About Marie-France MacDonald

It starts with the artist...

Marie-france MacDonald is an interdisciplinary artist who is passionate about using music and theater to heal self and community. She teaches a holistic method of piano, voice and drama from her home studio in Waldwick, NJ, and specialized in neurodiversity -- the idea that everyone has a unique learning style.

She is the founding director of Dignity Productions, and a former host of Boston's Salon Sundays, a venue for performing artists. She is also the founder of Fernwood Theater and a third place winner in The First National Women's Playwright Competition in Canada. She has a long history of utilizing the arts as a vehicle for social healing, and she believes "It starts with the artist."

Marie's background and experience include:

Composed Score: Church Yard Motel by David Frost

Script & Score: Opus One Number One

Third Place Winner: First Canadian National Women Playwright's Competition, The Children of Pegasus

First Place Winner: River Street Songwriting Competition, High Ground

Actor: Stage, Screen, Radio, Voice Over

Director: Warehouse Theatre, Employment Acts, Theatre BC,

Founding Director: Fernwood Theatre

Founder: Dignity Productions: You Are Not Alone / Radio-show/Rosemarie's Show Terry's Show (in production)

Past President: Business & Professional Women's Association and Fairmount Neighborhood Association

Editor: Fernwood News and Revive Monthly Magazine

Self-help tools: Coloring books / Reflection Cards / Meditation Cards / Five Smooth Stones / Therapy In A Box

Author: Music Notes, Lessons Learned From The Autism Spectrum and other Neuro-Diversities