Moira MacDonald
Photos by Colbert Davis.
Moira Lael MacDonald is a multidisciplinary theater artist and filmmaker. She was awarded an Artists’ Residency in June of 2020 at Automata Arts in Los Angeles, during which she continued development on her current project, Blue Waves. Her most recent work, Selkie, was performed at Automata Arts as well as the Skirball Cultural Center in LA. Other work includes Edwin, Margery and Me, Anatomy Lesson, Amaranth, The Life of the Bee, and Letter from the Bees. Her short hand-processed film, The Visible Woman, has been screened at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, and at Concord Space as part of the Heavenly Directives series. Moira holds an MFA in Puppetry and Integrated Media from CalArts, and a BFA in Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She teaches at Pasadena City College, Moorpark College, and the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility. Moira was born and raised in Sitka, Alaska.
Curriculum Vitae
The Story of Minka & Misho The Getty Museum, “Fantastic Journeys” October 2021
Blue Waves (Lily & Svetlana) Artist Residency, Automata Arts, LA June 2020
Selkie Automata Arts LA Feb 2020
Selkie Spring Puppet Festival, Skirball Cultural Center, April 2019
Blue Waves Automata Arts LA, Sept 2017
Selkie Tongva After Dark, Santa Monica Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Sept 2016
Edwin Walt Disney Music Center, Sleepless, Sept 2016.
Anatomy Lesson REDCAT Studio, June 2015 Developed & performed with Gina Marie Napolitan.
Margery & You Automata, November 2013.
Margery & Me REDCAT Studio, November 2012 (Julianne Just, dir.). CalArts, April 2012. (Deena Selenow, dir.)
Amaranth, part of “Translucent Travels” at Automata.
The Life of the Bee CalArts, April 2011.
Letter from the Bees CalArts, May 2010.
The Visible Woman (film) 8 1/2 mins, 16mm, hand processed. Screened at Concord Space as part of the “Heavenly Directives” series.
Coming Around Again (film) 3 mins, 16mm, hand processed. Screened at Calarts.