Past Projects –
Past Projects –
Beyond Ken Dryden
Soulpepper Theatre (Toronto); Urban Stages; Montréal Fringe
A world premiere solo show by Oren Safdie. Directed by Padraic Lillis.
Nominated for Best English Production at the Montréal Fringe.
“Max Katz lives believably in each moment…[His] energy and enthusiasm remain electric throughout the one-hour running time. Katz,…an engaging storyteller…, moves back and forth with a graceful and steady fluidity. It’s beautifully performed.” – Our Theatre Voice
“Director Padraic Lillis and actor Max Katz help bring the story to life with heart-thumping, sweaty-palmed excitement.” – Glenn Sumi, The Toronto Star
“Max Katz…is filled with child-like wonder, and an infectious frenetic energy. [He] bounds around the stage relating hilarious stories of Safdie’s relationships. The text of Beyond Ken Dryden is expansive, and Katz rarely stops speaking. Yet, he never stumbles, never falters.” – Forget The Box
Runs May 15-June 1, 2025 at Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto – TICKETS
Hamlet
Radiohole
Performed as a Kendall Roy-inspired Claudius in an Acid, Black liberation, avant-garde Hamlet.
Conceived and directed by Elevator Repair Service company member Christopher Rashee-Stevenson. Produced by ERS member Maggie Hoffman.
Hell Dialogues
The Sheen Center
A new adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre’s No Exit. A collaboration of Russian and Ukrainian creatives in wake of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Directed by Masha Kotlova.
“Katz as Garcin gave a stunning performance of his final moments on the physical plane” – The Theatre Times
“The trio, [Katz, Jacoby, and Zinenko], dances, contorts, and seesaws their way through the text with a ferocious, infectious focus.” – BroadwayDNA
Mama Duke
Short Film
Award Winner: Berkshire International Film Festival
Official Selection: Pan African Film Festival
Roxbury Film Festival
Coney Island Film Festival
Written and directed by Cyrille Phipps.
An Infinite Ache
Little Red Light Theatre
“胡宜汝饰演女主角希望,搭档男演员马克斯·卡茨，两位演员用精湛的演技让观众完全投入到角色与故事之中， 让在场观众频频落泪又对爱燃起希望。[Hu Yiru…and actor Max Katz use superb acting skill to fully immerse the audience in the characters and story, making the audience cry frequently and rekindling hope for love.]” – 一点 [Yi Dian Zi Xun]
Directed by Michael Blatt. By David Schulner.
Piano Concerto Icarus
Short Film
Written and directed by Yanchen Ge. Co-starring Curzon Dobell.
the devil smokes American Spirits
The Tank
World premiere. Rehearsed reading of new work by Melissa Toomey. Directed by Christopher Rashee-Stevenson.
The Thursday Night Club
Feature Film
Directed by Valerie Smaldone. Written by Lou Aronica. Based on the book by Steven Manchester.
Available to stream on Amazon Prime.
War Stories
The Tank
World Premiere. New work by Marthe Rachel Gold. Directed by Christina Roussos.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hudson Classical Theatre Company
Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith. Adapted by Susane Lee.
Dear Elizabeth
TNC Theatre
Directed by Marina Miller. By Sarah Ruhl.
Named Best Play of the Year by the McGill Daily.
“Max Katz portrays the psychologically struggling poet with a quiet finesse. Katz does not portray Lowell’s bipolar disorder in an unrealistic, over-the-top manner, but instead approaches the illness with introversion and discomfiture that make his character all the more believable” – McGill Daily