Erika MacDonald

10/10/2026

Two weeks until Tea TIME comes to the Berkshires!

"Tea TIME initially feels like an unconventional tea lesson led by the most entertaining person at a party. There is charm, comic precision and just enough delightful oddness to make the audience wonder where all of this is going. The answer, naturally, is somewhere much deeper than the bottom of a teacup..."
- Susan Short, Family Beautiful

Tea TIME by Erika MacDonald
October 24th at The Foundry
West Stockbridge MA

The Foundry is an ideal venue for this show, an intimate and highly professional black box theater committed to bringing the off-beat, the weird, the new, the ART to the Berkshires all year long!

(Psst... when you go to get your Tea TIME tickets check out some of the other upcoming acts as well, including the legendary Penny Arcade on 11/6!!)

10/09/2026

"In America, especially, we are encouraged to always have a lot going on. What are your successes? What do you DO?

"There are a lot of times when we may not seem to be "doing" much! Those are still really valuable times... Sometimes we need to find some stillness to build our strength."

- Erika MacDonald
speaking about her solo show Tea TIME to Hannah Levite last month at Urbanite Theatre

TEA TIME IS NOW TOURING TO THE NORTHEAST!

NEXT STOP:
The Foundry
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, MA
Saturday October 24th
7:30pm
Limited Seating. Advance tickets available.

09/28/2026

Excited for Solo Curious, my first event at Playhouse. Tonight!

But right now? Just enjoying the perfect weather, full shade, moment of quiet before the excitement begins.

09/24/2026

Erika is honored to be a Resident Artist at the Tony-Award-winning Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. She is excited to bring her extremely present and quirky style and her deep love and respect for solo performance to the Playhouse and beyond.

Look for her first Playhouse event coming up before the month is out!

09/23/2026

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: The two new Resident Artists at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park have been announced!

Erika MacDonald, award-winning solo performer of five-star shows such as Tea TIME (headliner Modern Works Festival, Urbanite Theatre) and The Barn Identity ("Best of Fest" - Tampa Fringe Festival), will be at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park on Monday giving a talk on solo show creation, called:

SOLO CURIOUS
a 90-minute talk with Erika MacDonald
Playhouse in the Park
Monday 9/28
7:00-8:30pm

More info below. Register here:
https://cincyplay.com/tickets/upcoming-public-events

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SOLO CURIOUS
A Low-Stakes, High Reward 90 min talk about Solo Show Creation

What is a solo show anyway? Wait, do I want to make one? Hm.

• Are you tired of waiting around to get cast in other people’s projects?
• Do you love performing, but you don’t like or respect the roles you are being offered?
• Wondering if solo performance is for you?
• Wondering how to begin?

Whether you see yourself as a playwright, an actor, a director, a producer, a designer, or all (or none!) of the above, if you are a human you can make a solo show. But do you want to? And how do you start? Are there rules? WHAT EVEN IS A SOLO SHOW!?

Bring all your questions. Let’s talk about it.

Erika MacDonald, award-winning American solo performer and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Resident Artist, has been creating and presenting original work on stages across North America since 2004. She says, “I’ve made all the mistakes, and I know what it takes.”

This is not a lecture on writing technique. This is also not an acting class. Erika will share about her process and then be wide open for all questions on everything you’ve ever wondered about solo performance but have been too afraid to ask!

This 90-minute session is a low-stakes, high-reward chance to sit in a room full of curious people, and spy into one artist’s journey into solo performance. You will walk away empowered to take the next step on your own journey IF YOU SO CHOOSE and ON YOUR OWN TERMS.

Because that’s what solo performance is all about: Owning your voice. And choosing when and how to share it with the world.

Get curious. Sign up.
Limited spots available.

09/22/2026

Was it just a dream? A "coffee dream ballet" perhaps?

A few photos from this past weekend's glorious performances of Erika MacDonald's solo show Tea TIME at the incredible Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota, FL.

Florida, definitely try to get tickets to the rest of Urbanite's Modern Works Festival events this week. Or, as Urbanite says: "Get some f*cking culture!"

New England, Tea TIME is coming your way next month at another ultra-hip theater venue! The Foundry Oct. 24, 2026, in West Stockbridge, MA. See you there!



Photo credit: Alisha Tyler-Lohr

09/18/2026

Wow! Such a beautifully-written, thoughtful and perceptive review of Tea TIME! Truly honored to be so welcomed into this vibrant Sarasota theatre community.

Tea TIME Urbanite Theatre review explores Erika MacDonald’s funny, poignant Modern Works Festival play about depression, connection and hope.

09/17/2026

Erika is so excited! Tea TIME opens tonight in Sarasota at Urbanite Theatre!

NOW PLAYING: September 17-20, 2026

Tea TIME is the 2026 headlining production of Urbanite Theatre's Modern Works Festival - A Celebration of New Works and Female Theatremakers