Greetings! Thanks for being here.
 
I am a writer and theatre creature based in Minneapolis, MN. I write and direct plays, and I also act and choreograph for the stage. My artistic research is centered on reproductive stories, and I am the brainmother of The Birth Play Project. 

This article, published in the Minnesota Women's Press, is a great "I Am" Song for the work that I do. It's titled Placing Birth in Public Memory.

I also love staging queerness-as-transcendence, love Shakespeare, and have recently become comfortable calling myself a songwriter/lyricist. I am passionate about somatic experience, fair process, and the potential of incorporating social science research into artistic leadership and company-building practices. 

Words I appreciate that have been used to describe my work: 
Precision. Muscular. Enchanting, wickedly smart. Heart-first, siren-voiced, joy-giver, avenging angel. A force, difficult to define and quantify. The magic was there. 

RECENT NEWS: The Birth Play Project announced an ambitious 2026 season this past November, including two original works and an adaptation of Titus Andronicus. Early in 2026, I am directing Twelfth Night for Shakespearean Youth Theatre and returning to Theatre Elision's remounted In the Green as Movement Director. 

To connect with me as a human, email madelinejwall97@gmail.com! To inquire specifically about the work of The Birth Play Project, email birthplayproject@gmail.com.