About Us
What We Do
Good Apples Collective is a developmental orchard for new theatrical works that expose abuses of power, challenge taboos around desire and sexuality, and uplift the voices of queer and gender marginalized communities.
Co-led by director Nina Goodheart and playwright Sophie McIntosh, Good Apples Collective empowers emerging artists to create work with trusted creative peers and revolt against oppressive hierarchies that undercut and isolate new voices. Good Apples Collective is committed to theatrical practices that emphasize community care and accountability and give our audiences the opportunity to engage with perspectives that they would not otherwise encounter.
As a collective, we value curiosity, warmth, humor, surprise, sustainability, and connection. We are committed to moving the needle when it comes to industry production practices, which are too often ruinously unsustainable for working artists; we work hard to ensure equitable compensation and healthy workloads for all of our collaborators. As part of our efforts to make theater more financially accessible, we also offer discounted tickets to young people and artists whenever possible.
Founded in response to the scarcity of opportunities for emerging theatermakers of marginalized genders to collaborate professionally, Good Apples Collective is continually seeking to expand its community of collaborators. In short: we’re always branching out. If you’re interested in connecting with us or supporting our upcoming projects, don’t hesitate to drop us a line. Come grow with us.
Who We Are
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Co-Founder & Playwright
Sophie McIntosh (she/her) is a New York–based playwright and theatermaker. Her writing gives voice to women and queer folks, offers empathetic insight into living with mental illness, and explores how the ways we relate to animals and the natural world reflect our own humanity.
Recent productions of Sophie’s work include the world premiere of MACBITCHES (New York Times Critic’s Pick), the premieres of CUNNICULARII (recommended by Sara Holdren in NY Magazine) and CITYSCRAPE at Good Apples Collective, and college productions of ELEVEN WEEKS OF NUCLEAR SUMMER at Notre Dame University and the University of Michigan. Sophie’s plays have also been developed by Pioneer Theatre Company, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, the 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, the Bechdel Group, the Unicorn Theatre, Atlanta Shakespeare Company, and Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective. Her work has been performed at colleges across the country.
Sophie is a proud recipient of a BA in drama from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and is currently working toward an MFA in playwriting at Columbia University.
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Co-Founder & Director
Nina Goodheart (she/her) is a director and producer based in New York. She is passionate about creating theater that builds community, centers people of marginalized genders, and demands an emotional response.
Recent directing credits include Wakeman (developmental reading of a new musical for TBD Theatricals), cityscrape (world premiere at Arts on Site), before the flood (world premiere at the Chain Theatre), The Wolves, and Fun Home, among others.
Recent assisting credits include Gabriel Byrne’s Walking with Ghosts on Broadway (resident director, Broadway) and Mindplay by Vinny DePonto and Josh Koenigsberg (associate director, Arena Stage, dir. Andrew Neisler).
She has had the pleasure of working with directors such as Diane Paulus (Jagged Little Pill, Broadway), Lila Neugebauer (Mary Page Marlowe, Second Stage Theater), Lonny Price (Scotland, PA, Roundabout Theatre Company, and Walking with Ghosts), and Andrew Neisler (Mindplay), as well as organizations including the American Repertory Theater, NYMF, New York Stage & Film, Virgin Voyages, and Climan Producing. She currently serves as Creative Associate to director Whitney White.
