I’ll Be with you in a minute in The Hollywood fringe
Terra is directing Natalie Grove’s solo show, I’ll Be With You In A Minute. It’s a beautiful piece about her ongoing journey with her mother, who has early onset Alzheimer’s and was recently moved into Memory Care. Click here for tickets.
Crepe Group Presentation
Terra’s new play, Crepe Group, is being workshopped at The Artist’s Space in February! The workshop culminates in an invited presentation on March 2nd at 11am. Click here for more information.
Serotinous named a SemiFinalist
Terra’s feature film screenplay, Serotinous, was named a 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalist. Check out the full list here.
Serotinous named a Finalist
Terra’s feature film screenplay, Serotinous, was selected as a Finalist in The Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch deck - Sizzle Reel - Trailer Contest!
The Artist’s Space Turns 1!
The Artist’s Space celebrated its inaugural year with past and present students, who were invited to share material they had worked on in class over the year that they wanted to revisit or felt particularly proud of. Students from different classes got to meet and celebrate each other’s beautiful, courageous, and inspiring work. Check out photos from the afternoon here.
“Invited” Short Film
Terra and Christopher M. Smith star in Claire Epstein’s short film INVITED, now on Vimeo - watch it here!
“high desert” on Apple TV+
Terra co-stars in two episodes of Jay Roach and Ben Stiller’s Apple TV+ series, “High Desert,” opposite Rupert Friend.
FATAL ATTRACTION
Terra co-stars in an episode of the new Paramount+ series, “Fatal Attraction.”
Introducing the artist’s space
Alongside casting director Danny Gordon, Terra co-founded The Artist’s Space in LA - a studio designed for entertainment industry professionals looking to hone their craft, ignite their creativity, and reconnect with the core of their artistry in a professionally-driven but commercial-free environment. At The Artist’s Space, she teaches an ongoing scene study class and writer’s lab.
“Finding the zone”
Terra wrapped the feature film “Finding The Zone” in Colorado. She plays a leading role.
*camels not featured in the movie but should be on all sets moving forward for company morale*
“I am like you” premieres in NYC
Terra stars in Haik Kocharian’s feature film, “I Am Like You,” premiering in NYC on September 16th at Cinema Village with a week-long run to follow.
Watch the trailer here.
“I am like you” screens at DTLA Film Festival
“I am Like You” has been selected to participate in the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. Click here for more information and tickets.
“What’s Done Is Done” Released on World Down Syndrome Day
Delta Spirit’s music video, produced by Terra, is the first music video to star actors with down syndrome. Watch it HERE.
SXSW 2022 World Premiere Selection
Terra produced Delta Spirit’s music video, “What’s Done Is Done,” which will receive its world premiere at SXSW 2022!
Directed by Michael Parks Randa ("Best Summer Ever"), in partnership with Delta Spirit and the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, the music video is centered around a disability love story starring Zack Gottsagen (Peanut Butter Falcon) and Jamie Brewer (American Horror Story).
A music video like this has never been made before, and sends a clear message to the music video industry: inclusion matters.
“Best Summer Ever” Jury Prize Winner
“Best Summer Ever” is the Sarasota Film Festival 2021 Narrative Feature Competition Jury Award Winner.
Variety names “Best Summer Ever” a Template for Disability Representation in Hollywood
“What’s unprecedented here is that Sage is in a wheelchair and is played by an actress who herself is in a wheelchair. In fact, it’s the first musical to star people with disabilities and the first SAG-registered movie in which more than half the cast and crew are disabled.”
Read the review here.
“Best Summer Ever” Named New York Times Critic’s Pick
“A largely disabled cast leads the teen musical “Best Summer Ever.” It isn’t “High School Musical,” it’s better.”
Read the full review here.
Watch the film on Apple TV, and all VOD platforms. Check our website for the full listing.
“Best summer ever” | The Hollywood Reporter Review
A rave review by The Hollywood Reporter’s Leslie Felperin! Read it here.
“…this profoundly inclusive work posits a world where it would be as utterly unnecessary to discuss someone's different physical form or mental abilities as it would be to mention that Sage is white and Tony is Black.”
“Best Summer Ever” Musical Lands at Freestyle Digital Media
The Hollywood Reporter exclusively announced that Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American rights to the inclusive musical romance “Best Summer Ever” after a SXSW festival premiere.
“Best Summer Ever” is written by Will Halby, Terra Mackintosh, Michael Parks Randa, Andrew Pilkington, Lauren Smitelli.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard serve as executive producers along with Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Amy Brenneman.
The film is produced by Terra Mackintosh, Andrew Pilkington, Leah Romond, Jake Sharpless, and Katie White.
“True Story” on Netflix
Terra co-stars opposite Kevin Hart and Chris Hemsworth in Netflix’s upcoming series “True Story,” directed by Stephen Williams (“Watchmen” and “Lost”), written and executive produced by “Narcos” executive producer Eric Newman.
“Best summer ever” featured in Variety’s academy voters guide
“Best Summer Ever” was included in Variety’s recent article A Guide to Avoiding #OscarsSoWhite: Instructions for Academy Voters Before Filling Out Their Ballots, listing BSE with “Sound of Metal” and “Crip Camp” under the Disability Category. As the article states:
There are only about four films out of the near 600 full-length features this year that have a disability as its central theme. Zeno Mountain Farms’ “Best Summer Ever,” Samuel Goldwyn Films’ “Come As You Are,” Netflix’s “Crip Camp” and Hulu’s “Run.”
SXSW 2021 | “Best Summer Ever” included in 2020 Spotlight Selection
“Best Summer Ever” has been invited back to SXSW 2021 for their 2020 Spotlight Selection.
Simon Hatt’s “Hammer Down”
Terra is featured in the new short film “Hammer Down” by Simon Hatt (Guardians of the Galaxy sequels, The Suicide Squad), starring Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”).
Watch the film here.
“In Defense of Wonder”
Terra starred in Francesca Mirabella’s short film “In Defense of Wonder,” which was an Atlanta Film Festival and NYU Tisch First Run Film Festival Selection, at which Terra received the 2018 Craft Award for Lead Actress.
Watch the film here.
Jay and the Contest Digital Presentation
Terra starred as the title role of “Jay” in a digital presentation of Matt Webster’s new play Jay and the Contest, opposite Tony Award winner Ali Stroker. The digital presentation included original music by Tony Award nominee Andrew Lippa. The presentation can be seen here.
special jury award winner - SXSW 2020 Final Draft Screenwriters Award
Terra was awarded the SXSW 2020 Final Draft Screenwriters Award for “Best Summer Ever,” written by Terra, Will Halby, Michael Parks Randa, Andrew Pilkington, and Lauren Smitelli.
“Best Summer Ever” is a 2020 World Premiere SXSW Selection!
“Best Summer Ever” is a 2020 SXSW World Premiere selection! We can’t wait to show the world this fresh, exhilarating take on the beloved teen musical made with a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities.
Terra is a Producer, Screenwriter, Casting Director, on set acting coach, and actress in the film. Check out an exclusive clip here!
Festival Award
Terra received the RAVE Theatre Festival Award for Outstanding Performance for her work in Matt Webster’s BACK. The play also won Outstanding Design.
BACK World Premiere in RAVE Theatre Festival
Terra is starring in the world premiere of Matt Webster’s Back, directed by David Perlow, in Ken Davenport’s new RAVE Theatre Festival in August 2019. Click here for tickets and more information.
‘In Defense of Wonder’ World Premiere
Terra will be heading to the Atlanta Film Festival in April for the world premiere of Francesca Mirabella’s short film ‘In Defense of Wonder,’ which she stars in. The film is included in the REBELS IN THE RYE Narrative Shorts category — Bold works and bolder heroines reckon with the world around them.
‘I am like you’
Terra will be playing a lead role in Haik Kocharian’s upcoming feature film ‘I Am Like You’, filming over the course of a year in Montana. The film follows a friendship between a wolf-dog, Lucky, and a 13 year old troubled boy, Sean. When the two are forcefully separated, we follow Lucky’s journey in search of his best friend. Terra will play “Joelle”, Sean’s mother.
Haik’s last award-winning film, ‘Please Be Normal’, starred Sam and Elisabeth Waterston and screened at Cannes Film Festival and TIFF.
“Out The Door” Indie feature
That’s a wrap on Maggie' Farley’s phsychological thriller “Out the Door”. The film follows Bree, an agoraphobe struggling to recover from a trauma while her wife navigates her own tragedy. The film also stars Rebecca S’manga Frank.
BACK Workshop
Terra returned to the role of "Leah" in a workshop of Matt Webster's BACK, directed by David Perlow and produced by David Treatman.
high maintenance on hbo
Terra will be co-starring as "Kel" in Season 3 of HBO's 'High Maintenance.'
control freaks @ Circle in the Square on Broadway
Terra was asked to read the role of "Sister (Spaghetti / Pinkie) Willard" in Control Freaks, directed by Jennifer Sandella, as a part of ANIMUS Theatre Company's Beth Henley 12 Hour Reading Festival at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. Read more about the festival here.
Slaughterhouse @ EST
Terra will be playing the role of "Hannah" in a staged reading of the new play Slaughterhouse by Anchuli Felicia King, directed by Benita de Wit at Ensemble Studio Theater on Tuesday May 22nd @ 7pm as part of the Bloodworks reading series.
the trouble with white people @ NJ Rep
Terra will be playing the role of "Jolene" in a public reading of The Trouble With White People by John Biguenet, directed by Evan Bergman at New Jersey Repertory Theatre on May 14th.
BACK by Matt Webster
Terra is starring in the third reading of Back by Matt Webster, directed by Jenna Worsham (The Parisian Woman) on April 24th at The Studios at Manhattan Theatre Club.
RSVP: BackPlayRSVP@gmail.com
BACK by Matt Webster @ The Freeman Studio
The Freeman Studio is launching their New-Play Series with a reading of Back by Matt Webster, directed by Jenna Worsham on March 23rd at 8pm.
Salty by Aaron Richard Johnson
Terra joins the cast of the world premiere of Aaron Richard Johnson's play Salty, directed by Benita De Wit.
Photograph from the set of "Reasonable Suspicion"
"out the door"
Terra will be playing the lead role of "Bree" in Maggie Farley's upcoming feature "Out The Door," shooting in June 2018. The film follows Bree, an agoraphobe struggling to recover from a trauma while her wife navigates her own tragedy. Terra played the lead in Maggie's short film "Reasonable Suspicion."
2018 NYU Tisch First run film festival Craft Award
Terra received the 2018 Craft Award from NYU Tisch First Run Film Festival for Lead Actress in the film 'In Defense of Wonder', directed by Francesca Mirabella.
BACK BY MATT WEBSTER
Terra will be starring in the NYC premiere reading of BACK, a new play by Matt Webster directed by Jenna Worsham.
Tuesday, February 6th at 7pm
The Studios at Manhattan Theatre Club
311 West 43rd Street, 8th Floor
Please RSVP by emailing Terra at tmmackintosh@gmail.com.
Photograph by Art Heffron
"free the nip" music video with madeline rhodes
Terra was a featured dancer in Madeline Rhodes upcoming music video for her original song "Free The Nip," directed by Théo Jourdain. The song is about female empowerment and freeing ourselves of the patriarchy and whatever holds us back. The video is set to drop in February 2018!
Joan Scheckel The Technique | Action Lab
Terra was selected to participate in master teacher Joan Scheckle's Action Lab in NYC.
Photo credit: Art Heffron
Zeno mountain farm's 'best summer ever'
Terra has collaborated with Zeno Mountain Farm on their upcoming original movie musical 'Best Summer Ever' as a Co-Producer, writer, acting coach and Casting Director. She is also playing the featured role of "Principal Donna".
Made with an entirely integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, this groundbreaking film will no doubt shift the narrative in the entertainment industry surrounding disability.
'keep me posted' web series
Created, produced, directed and written by women, Pitch Her Productions new web series 'Keep Me Posted' releases its first three episodes. Terra plays "Ali", one of the leading ladies.
'the wait' by madhura berman
Terra starred as "Joy" opposite Soloman Ruff in Madhura Berman's short film 'The Wait'. The film follows Shay, a foster child, as he waits with Joy, his social worker, at a train station for his new adoptive mother to arrive.
'divorce' ON HBO
Terra filmed a co-starring role on HBO's 'Divorce' opposite Thomas Hayden Church. Set to air fall of 2017.
voice over debut
Terra made her voice over debut as the narrator of Artists for Peace and Justice's Q1 2017 Report.
Check out all the amazing progress we've made this year!
Artwork by Leigh Poulos
"what by who" with attentiontheatre
Terra played "The Pilot" in George Brandt's Grounded, produced by ATTENTIONTheatre and directed by David Perlow.
The play was shared with a small group of friends in the basement of the Franciscan Community Center as the first installation of ATTENTIONTheatre's WHATbyWHO Series.
'THE GREATEST SHOWMAN' READING
Terra was invited to play multiple supporting roles in a reading of FOX's upcoming movie musical 'The Greatest Showman', starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Michael Gracey.
'REASONABLE SUSPICION'
Terra plays "Danielle", the lead in the upcoming feature film 'Reasonable Suspicion', directed by Maggie Farley. The film follows Danielle, a cop who goes on the run after being set up to kill her informant.
running interference by Ashley rodbro and eric william morris
Terra played "Jenny" in Ashley Rodbro and Eric William Morris' new play Running Interference in the 2015 FRINGE NYC Festival, directed by Jonathan Judge Russo.
The play won the FRINGE Excellence in Ensemble Award, was a TimeOut NY Critic's Pick, on the Theatre Is Easy "Best Bet" List and on Ken Davenport's "Stand Outs Of The FRINGE" List.
"Terra Mackintosh makes Jenny a woman with depths of feeling and great strength behind a sometimes winsome exterior." - NY Theatre Now
"As Jenny, who is the nucleus of the story, Terra Mackintosh positively radiates" - Theatre Is Easy
FROZEN by bryony lavery
Terra produced, in collaboration with Matt Renskers, Ryan Krause and Essential Theatre Group, a site-specific, immersive production of Bryony Lavery's Frozen, directed by Matt Renskers, in Studio 301 warehouse in Brooklyn. She also starred as "Agnetha".