MAX MITCHELL - Writer/Producer/Director

Max Mitchell has written several plays which have been produced in New York , Florida and Los Angeles . His play Life Support was called "a tour de force achievement ... and unforgettable" by the Los Angeles Times during its run at West Coast Ensemble. Life Support is published in The Best American Short Plays of 94/95 (Applause Books) along with plays by such distinguished playwrights as Elaine May, Steve Martin, David Mamet and Thornton Wilder. Mr. Mitchell began his career as a professional actor and has appeared in many plays and musicals across his native Canada. He studied acting with the legendary Uta Hagen in New York City . He was co-founder of the Off Off Broadway theater 500 Theater Row, on 42nd Street in New York City where he produced several plays and cabarets, including Piaf, A Love Song and Marlene, Marlene. Mr. Mitchell is a two time finalist in the prestigious Writers Film Project and has received an Edward Albee Artist's Fellowship. Get Your Stuff, his first feature film, was honored in North Carolina with best feature and in Portland , Oregon , with the coveted audience award. Max's short documentary film "The Spirit & The Earth" recently won first prize at Pahfest in June 2007. His feature length documentary, "The Maxmobile," about David Maxwell, his uncle, who invented one of the first cars in 1900, and his new film, “Horror In The Wind,” a sci fi comedy, are now available on DVD. Max is currently writing a new play called "Seeking Salvador" about a woman obsessed with Salvador Dali.