Mackenzie Davenport is a director, writer, and curator based in New York City.

In 2021 he founded Ensemble, a platform for artists to release digital ephemera from their creative process, such as sketches and storyboards. In 2025 Ensemble was acquired by Transient Labs, where Mackenzie continues on as creative producer and curator.

As a theatre director, he co-founded Silicon Prairie Theatre in 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he directed its’ productions, recieving a Mayor’s Arts Award. As a student at Nebraska Wesleyan University he directed Caligula (2019), The Rest in Power (2020), and The Bald Soprano (2021), which was a part of the university’s main stage season. In 2025 he directed The Terrorist Jonah Levy, written by Jack Buchanan, and Starquest, a performance lecture by artist Maya Man, performed in New York and Los Angeles.

He curated ‘Net Evil’ a group exhibition for Feral File.

Mackenzie creates video essays on contemporary theatre, aiming to create a stronger international theatre community online. His video ‘How Robert Wilson Bends Time’ was featured in the Legacy of Robert Wilson conference in 2024, co-hosted by the Segal Theatre Center & Wilson’s Watermill Center.

Contact

For art inquiries:
mack@transientlabs.xyz

For theatre / video inquiries:
mackenziewdavenport@gmail.com

Select Ensemble Projects

Finiliar Sketches
Shadowing Gifs
Clickmine Sketches
Bullet Heaven Sprites
Interaction Studies
Pizzafire
Memory Box
Beggar’s Belief Sketchbook
Bryan Brinkman Sketches
Uncirculated Fake Internet Money

Ed Fornieles
Jonathan Chomko
Sarah Friend
Sam Hains
Eric De Giuli
Dadabots
0xDEAFBEEF
Mitchell Chan
Bryan Brinkman
Steve Pikelny

2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022

Theatre Directing Projects

The Terrorist Jonah Levy
Starquest by Maya Man
The Bald Soprano
The Rest in Power
Caligula
Darts of Glory
The Hobbit
Beauty and the Beast
Fire at Night
Dog Sees God
Don’t Dress for Dinner
Boeing Boeing

Independent
Independent
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
The Haymarket Theatre
The Haymarket Theatre
The Haymarket Theatre
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Silicon Prairie Theatre
Silicon Prairie Theatre
Silicon Prairie Theatre

2025
2025
2021
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2017
2017
2016

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