maguire wilder

is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer from Atlanta, Georgia. Her work interrogates the thin line between femininity and masculinity, how we do things when we know we’re going to fail, and often centers niche sub-communities. Her screenplays have been recognized by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Welcome to Smelter, First Place Winner, CMU Script Competition) and Austin Film Festival (Breaking Ball, Second Rounder, Drama Feature). 

 

A playwright by training, her work has been seen at City Theatre (Pittsburgh), Carnegie Mellon University, Kings Head Theatre (London), Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Spark Theatre Festival (New York), Bernie Grant Arts Center (London), the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center (Connecticut), Playwrights Horizons Downtown, and Theaterlab NYC. Her play 4 girls the first letter e won the FringeBiscuit Trends Award at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival received 4 stars in The Scotsman and was described by critics as “dark, elusive, and powerful” (Lexical Lunacy), “masterfully nuanced” (Fringe Biscuit), and “a revelation” (Binge Fringe). 

 

Her plays have received support from the Sewanee Writers Conference, Fresh Ground Pepper, and The Bechdel Project. Finalist: MoxieArts Lamoise New Works Festival, Papatango Prize, Pipeline’s PlayLab, and the Playwrights Realm Scratchpad Series.

 

BFA, Drama: NYU Tisch. MFA, Dramatic Writing: Carnegie Mellon University (Winner: Lee Miller Award).