I founded the Big Bridge Theatre Consortium with a little help from my friends in 2016 as a direct response to the rise in xenophobia, sectarianism and racism within the United States.
The consortium is committed to combating these issues by commissioning new American plays dedicated to personal and political experiences of interfaith conflict.
Much of the violence and xenophobia in the world is caused by the weaponization of religion, and yet, the vast majority of religions contain pathways toward peace and reconciliation.
As a Quaker and a theatre maker, I am interested in stories that directly explore those tensions. I don't pretend to believe that global conflict can be solved in the theatre, but I do believe the theatre gives us a space to listen to each other, and when we listen well, hearts and minds begin to crack open and change becomes possible.
For more information about the consortium, click the webpage link below.
News
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Havurah by Margot Connolly, produced by Hope College Theatre, was a featured production (one of three) at the American College Theatre Festival, Region 3 (Madison, WI) January 7-8, 2026.
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The Jewish Plays Project selected Havurah by Margot Connolly as one of its top 8 finalists for best play of the year.
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The Interstitial hosted a private reading of Havurah at A.R.T./New York Studios@520, August 17, 2025 at 2:00pm.
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Hope College produced Havurah by Margot Connolly Oct. 17-25, 2025.
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George Fox University produced Havurah by Margot Connolly Oct. 23 - Nov. 2nd, 2025.
Commissions
Project 1
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon will hold a Peace Conference this Month
by Arlene Hutton
Project 2
The Hijabis
by Rohina Malik
Project 3
Havurah
by Margot Connolly