Playwriting
Max began playwriting during his sophomore year at Northwestern University and has pursued it nonstop since. However, he has been writing since he was five years old, having written his first novel at age ten. Max is continuously learning more about the art of writing and is currently writing a folk horror play, a historical fiction novel set during the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, and a screenplay adaptation of his very first play, Maelstrom.
Productions
Amicus
8m, 1w
A World War I-era romantic epic which asks the question, “What does it mean to be remembered?”
Director: Max Outcalt
Producer: Daniel Uglunts
Cast: Brett Czarniak, Sebastian Gomez, Tyler Fargason, Teri Sun, Liev Bruce Low, Klax Kirsammer, Alex Heid, Elia Silbey, Nora Mary Hubert
A Northwestern University Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts Student Performance Project (November 2025)
Maelstrom
3m, 3w
An Irish coming-of-age drama centered around grief, poetry, and family.
Director: Max Outcalt
Producer: Hillary Altes
Cast: Vikram Jallepalli, Shahzeb Shah, Grace Demarest, Celeste Shuman, Sarah Talbert, Oliver Tam
A Northwestern University Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts Student Performance Project (February 2025)
