The Journeys Begin.
"Mac has done it again! What he does like no other on stage, he now has done on paper. You feel as if you are living in the scene as Mac unfolds the drama, beauty and excitement of ancient history. What a joy it is to recommend Forever Changed, as a must read." Tony Hammon, Author, Bone of My Bones.
"Just as Mac brings characters to life on the stage, he transforms the written word into another world...you won't want an intermission!" Janet Folger, Speaker/Author True to Life, Founder: www.F2A.org
“With Forever Changed, this experienced actor and master story teller presents an intriguing drama packed with surprises in this powerful journey.” Gigi Graham author/speaker
“McConnell achieves a remarkable fluidity” Bill von Maurer, theater critic for the Miami Herald
“Mac has remarkable ability to transform one-dimensional literary characters into three-dimensional human beings.” Robert Miller, Bridgewater College.
My life as a dramatist forces me to look at life through the eyes of the characters I portray. Therein lies the very basics of characterization. Herein lies Journeys of attitudes too real to ignore, too honest to doubt and too personal to forget. Forever Changed is a surprisingly frank first person look at the life of a taxman in first century Jericho. Everybody knows his name. Everybody knows his business. What everybody doesn’t know is the very thing that motivated Zacchaeus to go out on a limb to see the latest in a long line of “would-be” Messiahs. Packed with historical truth, accented with true-to-life disappointments and riddled with honest questions, this dramatic novel systematically pulls the reader into pulling for this outcast and then rejoicing in his eventual redemption.
Forever changed is the first of five exciting journeys deep into the life and times of everyday people in the most important time in history.
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. He and wife Linda, live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Additional:
Born: Jacksonville, FL, January 4, 1945
Married: Wife Linda, of more than 30 years
Resident: Ft. Lauderdale, FL 30 years
BUSINESS AND AFFILIATIONS
Founder of the Artful Framer Gallery and owner from 1974 to 1995
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 2005
Sold business of 21 years to form One Way Productions dedicated to Spreading Good News Dramatically.
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.
HIGHLIGHTS
1990 - Tyler Moss in Crossing Delancey; -
1990-Captain Bracket in South Pacific
1990 - 2006 Simon Peter in Ft. Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
1994 - 2006 Scriptwriter for Ft. Lauderdale Christmas Pageant
1992-2006 Touring and performing One-man dramas
1999 - 2006 "Acting Nautrally" Drama Workshops
1996 Featured Dramatist at Fishnet Festival
1996 Directed “Another Kind of Love” for Wesleyan Youth Conference
1997 Directed 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 In concert as dramatist with Michael Card
2003 Easter Pageant Director, Messiah Baptist, KS
2003 Debut “Last Words of St Paul”
2004 Featured Dramatist, National Retreat, Salvation Army
2005 “Footsteps of Paul” in Greece with MTS Travel
