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Coming from its world premiere at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Roadkill Bambi is a new show about how we make decisions while caught in the headlights of unavoidable disaster.
Portia is driving home from a wedding with her girlfriend Alison when they hit a deer. Portia dies. Then the accident happens again. And again. And again. Trapped in an absurd time loop, challenging secrets are revealed and Portia must reimagine what a future with Alison looks like, ask if she wants that future, all while it seems like The Future (in a metaphysical sense) might not even exist anymore. Whatever keeps you up at night– growing far-right facism in the west or the climate crisis; divorce or death– humans are constantly staring down endings and grieving for futures we envisioned but will never live. Roadkill Bambi a surreal dirge for these imagined futures. Featuring scientific lecture, vaporwave music, and a chain-smoking deer, this play is a Groundhog Day for the 2020s.
Written by Mal MacKenzie during a bout of debilitating eco-anxiety, Roadkill Bambi captures the grief of a generation promised technological prosperity who must now plan for a future that is already dead. It does not, however, bend to nihilism. Instead, this play asks how we take action towards a better tomorrow, even when we had something else in mind.
Sawubona Creativity Project (SCP): Theatre for Performance Art & Education welcomes diverse artists, from emerging playwrights to seasoned performers. Our goal is to foster original work and community-driven productions. Our space is a home for bold, transformative performances that inspire, educate, and connect audiences through the power of live art.
September 6, 2025 9.00pm
1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1
General Admission: $12
September 7, 2025 6.00pm
1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1
General Admission: $12
September 20, 2025 10.00pm
1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1
General Admission: $12
September 27, 2025 8.30pm
1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1
General Admission: $12
About the Artist
Mal MacKenzie, Lauren McKee, Shane Troxell and PJ Witkowski are all alumni of the Penn State Acting BFA. They last all performed together at the 2024 Philly Fringe Festival as company members of "Damned Without Vision: an Abolitionist Experiement"
Mal is a writer, performer, and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their previous plays, Bone Play and The Bloop were both recieved to great acclaim. They have been a writer in residence at The Colerain Center for Education, Preservation, and the Arts and were most recently seen performing as Macbeth in the Erica Schmidt adaptation, Mac Beth, with Vigilance Theater Group. malmackenzie.com
Lauren is a Philly-based actor & director, currently performing science shows at the Franklin Institute. She has performed in and directed shows across PA— in State College, Pittsburgh, and Philly. Lauren was most recently a member of the Edinburgh Fringe cast of Roadkill Bambi. laurenmckee.com
PJ is an actor and writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Earlier this year they closed Rock of Ages at the Player’s Club of Swarthmore. They are a player of the tin whistle and a performer with Historic Philadelphia. On instagram @pjwitkwoski
Shane is a theatrical artist living in Philadelphia and loving it. His work includes acting, writing, dancing, fight choreography and performance, stunt work, and now this! Recent work includes My Fathers Dragon with Enchantment Theatre Company. I like work with a new take and a cutting edge. shanetroxell.com
ArtSake Theatre Company is a non-profit organization that seeks to inspire climate activism and optimism through the power of performance. Founded in 2023, ASTC strives to produce thought-provoking works that facilitate awareness and conversation about our present and future situation, as well as provide theater-makers the space and tools to explore their own creativity.
- Lauren McKeeActorlemckee@gmail.com
- Shane TroxellSound Performersltroxell4@gmail.com
- PJ WitkowskiActorpjohnasaurus@gmail.com
- Allegra RichieDirectorajr7397@psu.edu
- Malcolm MacKenzieWriter/ Actormalcolm.m.mackenzie@gmail.com
- Spencer McKeeSound Design/ Composerspencercmckee@gmail.com
- Laurencio RuizDesignerlcr112@psu.edu
Accessibility & Content Considerations
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This event is appropriate for ages 13+
Violent ContentAdult Language
Audience Interaction
Sexual content, Self harm, Assault
Patrons with allergies or scent aversions: please be aware that this production contains herbal cigarettes
Covid-19 Safety policy
This event does not require masks to be worn
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