Michelle Maccarone is a 41-year-old New York City playwright, performer, and podcast host who found her creative voice by celebrating the wit and wisdom of mid-century women. Her latest play, "The Leopard and the Lynx," premiered at the New York Theatre Festival in January 2025.

• How her obsession with "Auntie Mame" led to discovering Pat Tanner's real-life story of bisexuality and lavender marriage

• Why she believes people in the 1970s had more freedom to create their own identities than we give them credit for

• The challenge of directing your own writing: "It's just too much, you get stuck in your own head"

• How perimenopause is teaching her not to recognize her own body anymore

• Why she's working on a one-woman show about Elsa Maxwell, the queer party planner who invented the scavenger hunt

• Her philosophy: "Not everyone has to like you and that's okay"

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