Ed Malone

Ed is a playwright, director, actor, clown and buffoon who was born and raised in Cork City, Ireland. He moved to New York City in 2007 after two years of schooling in Paris – first in Ecole Jacques Lecoq and then working with the legendary French clown Philippe Gaulier at Ecole Philippe Gaulier.

His solo play ‘The Three Irish Widows Versus The Rest of the World’ received three sell – out runs in New York City in 2010. ‘Do yourself a favor, see this play’ said nytheatre.com. Ed’s debut play ‘The Self Obsessed Tragedy of Ed Malone’ toured Ireland and England extensively to great critical acclaim and this play along with it’s sequel ‘The Self Obsessed Tragedy of Ed Malone Chapter 2’ received a sell – out run at Stage Left Studios in New York City in the spring of 2009. Ed’s play ‘The Ballad of Charlie and Cate received it’s World Premiere in Ireland in June 2015 as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival. Ed stepped into the role of Brendan, the Irish Repertory Theatre’s Lucille Lortell award nominated production of The Weir and he also played Johnny Boyle in Juno and the Paycock at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Mr. Malone is a member of the Dramatist’s Guild of America and American Actor’s Equity.