Award winning Christian Actor Mac McConnell presents Bible Story Dramas and Church Plays for Outreach and Evangelism
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Mac McConnell, an entrepreneur at heart, expanded a modest picture framing studio into three art galleries, won Small business of the year, featured in Inc Magazine, and Décor magazine as innovative management. Mac, a record setting pilot and TaeKwon-Do Black Belt, sold it all founding One Way Productions – www.way.org – writing and performing hundreds of one-man dramas, throughout the US and the Middle East. His award winning historical novels are based on his dramas. Mac's is now available with his 25 minute motivational presentation, "What Are You Working For?"
He and wife Linda, live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Born: Jacksonville, FL, 1945Married: Wife Linda
Resident: Ft. Lauderdale, FL 40 years
BUSINESS AND AFFILIATIONS
Founder of the Artful Framer Gallery and owner from 1974 to 1995
Miami Herald Small Business of the year 1989
Leadership Broward VII 1989
Small Business Leader of the year 1990
First Chair of The Theater Company of Plantation 1991
Past President of the Plantation Chamber of Commerce 1992
World Aviation Speed Record Holder
Black Belt TaeKwon-Do
1st degree Krav Maga
Angel Flight Pilot
Civil Air Patrol Pilot
Sold business of 21 years to form One Way Productions dedicated to Spreading Good News Dramatically.
MOTIVATIONAL
Mac's 25 minute motivational presentation, "What Are You Working For?" is available for your business, business organization, Chamber of Commerce, ministry and men's or women's groups. contact mac@BibleActor.com
THEATRICAL
Narrator/Script writer for the Emmy award winning Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
Actor/Author of 6 one-man dramas. Performing in U.S., Kiev, Ukraine, Scotland
Jerusalem and Greece. Awarded Best of Ft. Lauderdale for Bible Acting.
HIGHLIGHTS
1989 Winner, Miami Herald's Small Business of the Year.
1990 Tyler Moss in Crossing Delancey; -
1990 Captain Bracket in South Pacific
1990 2015 Simon Peter in Emmy Award winning Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
1994 2015 Scriptwriter for Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
1992 - Touring and performing One-man dramas
1999 2013 "Acting Naturally" Drama Workshops
1996 Featured Dramatist at Fishnet Festival
1996 Directed “Another Kind of Love” for Wesleyan Youth Conference
1997 Directed/performed Christmas Eve special at Coral Sky Amphitheater
1997 Patrick Henry for Reclaiming America
1997 Featured Dramatist Music in the Smokies
1998 Patrick Henry for Lift up Your Eyes Conference
2000 Patrick Henry for Concerned Women for America Conference
2000 Zacchaeus for 10th Annual Heart of Florida Women’s Conference
2001 Featured dramatist, Grand opening of The Holy Land Experience
2001 Dramatist for “The Boggs”; summer camp to 1400 youth
2001 Drama Tour in Scotland
2002 Keynote Speaker, Music Conference, CA
2002 Featured Dramatist, Kempke Music Conference
2002 Drama Workshop Leader, Coral Festival
2002 Premier of “In His Steps”
2003 Easter Pageant Director, Messiah Baptist, KS
2003 Debut “Last Words of St Paul”
2004 Featured Dramatist, National Retreat, Salvation Army
2005 - 2007 As St. Paul during “Footsteps of Paul” tours in Greece and Turkey
2006 Feature article in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2006 - 2009 Authoring Christian historical novels, the Journeys
2007 Feature article in Today's Christian
2007 Feature article in the Miami Herald
2008 Dove Award for Christian historical novel, Bozra, A Shepherd's Journey
2009 Mom's Choice Silver Award for Christian historical novel, Bozra, A Shepherd's Journey
2009 Finalist, Book of The Year for Christian historical novel, Forever Changed.
2010 Cradle to Cross Trilogy - winner of Best Christian Anthologies and Compilations.
2010 Cradle to Cross Trilogy, Finalist, Christian Book of the Year.
2010 One Way Productions honored with "Best of Ft. Lauderdale" for Bible Actor.
2011 Footsteps of St. Peter, The Early Years wins the Silver Seal for Book of the Year
2011 Forever Changed the book translated into Spanish
2011 Forever Changed the drama presented at CITA in San Juan
2011 Forever Changed the drama in Nicaragua with First Baptist Church Missions
2012 Forever Changed drama at the Bogg Campgrounds youth camp
Sold business of 21 years to form One Way Productions dedicated to Spreading Good News Dramatically.
MOTIVATIONAL
Mac's 25 minute motivational presentation, "What Are You Working For?" is available for your business, business organization, Chamber of Commerce, ministry and men's or women's groups. contact mac@BibleActor.com
THEATRICAL
Narrator/Script writer for the Emmy award winning Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
Actor/Author of 6 one-man dramas. Performing in U.S., Kiev, Ukraine, Scotland
Jerusalem and Greece. Awarded Best of Ft. Lauderdale for Bible Acting.
HIGHLIGHTS
1989 Winner, Miami Herald's Small Business of the Year.
1990 Tyler Moss in Crossing Delancey; -
1990 Captain Bracket in South Pacific
1990 2015 Simon Peter in Emmy Award winning Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
1994 2015 Scriptwriter for Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
1992 - Touring and performing One-man dramas
1999 2013 "Acting Naturally" Drama Workshops
1996 Featured Dramatist at Fishnet Festival
1996 Directed “Another Kind of Love” for Wesleyan Youth Conference
1997 Directed/performed Christmas Eve special at Coral Sky Amphitheater
1997 Patrick Henry for Reclaiming America
1997 Featured Dramatist Music in the Smokies
1998 Patrick Henry for Lift up Your Eyes Conference
2000 Patrick Henry for Concerned Women for America Conference
2000 Zacchaeus for 10th Annual Heart of Florida Women’s Conference
2001 Featured dramatist, Grand opening of The Holy Land Experience
2001 Dramatist for “The Boggs”; summer camp to 1400 youth
2001 Drama Tour in Scotland
2002 Keynote Speaker, Music Conference, CA
2002 Featured Dramatist, Kempke Music Conference
2002 Drama Workshop Leader, Coral Festival
2002 Premier of “In His Steps”
2003 Easter Pageant Director, Messiah Baptist, KS
2003 Debut “Last Words of St Paul”
2004 Featured Dramatist, National Retreat, Salvation Army
2005 - 2007 As St. Paul during “Footsteps of Paul” tours in Greece and Turkey
2006 Feature article in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2006 - 2009 Authoring Christian historical novels, the Journeys
2007 Feature article in Today's Christian
2007 Feature article in the Miami Herald
2008 Dove Award for Christian historical novel, Bozra, A Shepherd's Journey
2009 Mom's Choice Silver Award for Christian historical novel, Bozra, A Shepherd's Journey
2009 Finalist, Book of The Year for Christian historical novel, Forever Changed.
2010 Cradle to Cross Trilogy - winner of Best Christian Anthologies and Compilations.
2010 Cradle to Cross Trilogy, Finalist, Christian Book of the Year.
2010 One Way Productions honored with "Best of Ft. Lauderdale" for Bible Actor.
2011 Footsteps of St. Peter, The Early Years wins the Silver Seal for Book of the Year
2011 Forever Changed the book translated into Spanish
2011 Forever Changed the drama presented at CITA in San Juan
2011 Forever Changed the drama in Nicaragua with First Baptist Church Missions
2012 Forever Changed drama at the Bogg Campgrounds youth camp
2013 Narrator for Easter Pageant with One Voice Ministries in NH.
2013 London tour of Forever Changed with IMB and helped start a new drama troupe.
2014 Simon Peter at the Pearly Gates in movie short "Highway to Hell."
2014 Drama workshop for Cooper City Church of God.
2015 Narrator for 6 performances of "The Great Day" at Pioneer Baptist Church, Abilene, TX.
2013 London tour of Forever Changed with IMB and helped start a new drama troupe.
2014 Simon Peter at the Pearly Gates in movie short "Highway to Hell."
2014 Drama workshop for Cooper City Church of God.
2015 Narrator for 6 performances of "The Great Day" at Pioneer Baptist Church, Abilene, TX.
2015 Narrator for Emmy Award winning 32nd annual Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant.
2016 CANCER defeated - completely clear after 39 radiation treatments. - PTL
2016 Patrick Henry at Cooper City Church of God
2016 Simon Peter narrations for "The Wonder of Jesus through One Man's Eyes" at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, Tampa, FL
2016 Simon Peter in the 1st Annual Cross Christmas Special in Mac's original script, "From the Cradle to the Cross." The Cross Community Church, Deerfield, FL.
2017 Simon Peter narrations for "The Wonder of Jesus through One Man's Eyes" at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, Tampa, FL
2017 Simon Peter/Narrator in the 2nd Annual Cross Christmas Special The Cross Community Church, Deerfield, FL.
2017 Drama instruction with Christian drama troupe in Cuba
2018 Simon Peter/Narrator in the 3rd Annual Cross Christmas Special The Cross Community Church, Deerfield, FL.
2019 Narrator for Easter Pageant with One Voice Ministries in NH
2018 Simon Peter/Narrator in the 3rd Annual Cross Christmas Special The Cross Community Church, Deerfield, FL.
2019 Narrator for Easter Pageant with One Voice Ministries in NH
2019 Drama performance tour in the Holy Land with Pastor Christopher Burcham of Union Hill Baptist Church.
2019 Patrick Henry at Anchor Church of God, Callahan, FL
2019 Simon Peter/Narrator in the 4th Annual Cross Christmas Special The Cross Community Church, Deerfield, FL.
2019 Patrick Henry at Anchor Church of God, Callahan, FL
2019 Simon Peter/Narrator in the 4th Annual Cross Christmas Special The Cross Community Church, Deerfield, FL.
2019 Narrator for Emmy Award winning 36th annual and final Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant.
2020 Drama tour in King, NC cancelled after one performance due to Covid.
2020 Drama tour in King, NC cancelled after one performance due to Covid.
2021 From the Cradle Throught the Cross at Plantation Baptist Church
2021 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow speech with Coral Ridge Presbyterian Christmas concert
2022 Simon Peter with One Voice Ministries in "A Night to Remember," Meredith ,NH.
2022 From the Cradle Through the Cross Easter Sunday at Calvary Bible Chruch Meredith, NH