MK Tuomanen (they/them) is the 2025 Terrence McNally Award winner for Night Science (developed at the Wilma, Playwrights’ Center, and Philadelphia Theater Company) and a Philadelphia Award winner for their play, Peaceable Kingdom, which was supported by the Venturous Fund. Called "best theater artist" by Philadelphia magazine, MK's touring solo works include Hello! Sadness! (Kimmel Center, FringeArts) Saint Joan Betrayed (Annenberg Center) and Consider the Cow (Red Eye Theater). Their Barrymore Award-nominated play Marcus/Emma premiered at InterAct Theater in 2017. As a director of solo performance, their work has been seen in Edinburgh Fringe (Violence of the Lambs, 40 Year Old Ballerino, Drunk Lion and Bortle 8 by Chris Davis) as well as UTR LaMama, the Guggenheim Works and Process, FringeArts and Woolly Mammoth (Rose: You Are Who You Eat by Rose Jarboe). They are a member of Applied Mechanics, an associated artist with the Bearded Ladies Cabaret and a member of the Minneapolis collective BETTY. MK was educated at the Lecoq School in Paris. www.mkplays.com