Maggie Metnick is an AEA Actor, Writer, & Solo Show Coach based in NYC whose work has spanned disciplines and continents. She is proudly queer and neurodiverse. 

She co-created, produced, and performed in male drag the comedy news show,  “Man Up: A Show for Women,” which was named one of The Top Reviewed Shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2024.

As a performer, her work has been showcased in National TV Commercials, award winning short films, and Off Broadway.

After studying improv at The People’s Improv Theatre, her quick wit and expert comedic timing has made her someone that writers, directors, and brands want to work with again and again. 

On the set of her National Oreo Commercial she was notably thanked for “making the day fun for everyone” and on set for the brand new HERO Mighty Shield Campaign, her physical improv made the brand’s executives literally cry laughing. 

Originally from Providence, Rhode Island, Maggie moved to NYC to pursue acting at Pace University. 

Her education in Devised Theatre through the International Performance Ensemble program provided her with specified training in creative collaboration of all kinds and has lent itself to her expertise in creating work from vision to production. 

Maggie has written, performed, and produced two Solo Shows;“I Want To Be Your Friend, Please” a clown show about Maggie’s lived experience with social anxiety and OCD, and “12 Year Old Boys And Other Things That Make Me Nervous” in which she played multiple characters ranging from Her Ex to a pink sock puppet named First Penis. Both shows sold out Dixon Place and The PIT Underground respectively.

She’s been able to translate her experience producing Solo Shows into a unique hybrid coaching & directing experience for creatives of all kinds to produce their own. 

After 4 years of coaching one-on-one, Maggie was invited to be a Key Note Speaker and Guest Facilitator at Penn State for a week of workshops entitled Solos in Solidarity: Performing An Ethics of Care about how the art form of Solo Show can be a vehicle for individual and community healing. 

She is currently an Artist in Residence at Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective.

Maggie is fueled by her love of animals, romance anime, and her passion for writing erotic fan fiction that she plans on turning into the next 50 Shades of Grey.