Rose Main Reading Room of the New York Public Library

(A reading room in New York. Rows of lamps. A woman is writing a play.)

Małgorzata
Sikorska-Miszczuk

PlaywrightLibrettistDramaturgScreenwriter
Rose Main Reading Room, NYPL · photo [credit]

Scene 1 — Now writing

2025–26 Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library, writing Goodbye Sister, We Won’t See Each Other Again! — a play about the Lokot Republic, an experimental fascist Russian state formed by the Nazis, and its executioner.

Premieres in 2026: Diabeł i dziewczyna (Teatr Nowy, Poznań), The Fairy Queen (Polish Royal Opera), Brzydkie kaczątko (Teatr Lalka, Warsaw).

About the fellowship
Painted ceiling of the reading room (look up)

Dramatis personae

(in order of appearance)
The Playwright (30+ plays · translated into 14 languages)
  • The Death of the Squirrel Mandir. Marcin Liber, Studio Melon, Warsaw, 2006
  • The Suitcasedir. Piotr Kruszczyński, Teatr Polski, Poznań, 2009
  • Bruno Schulz: The Messiahdir. Michał Zadara, Schauspielhaus Wien, 2010
  • Kobrodir. Iwona Siekierzyńska, Teatr Nowy, Łódź, 2014
  • Top Ten DreamsBurgtheater, Vienna, 2020
  • Diabeł i dziewczynadir. Marcin Liber, Teatr Nowy, Poznań, 2026
The Librettist (eight opera libretti)
  • The Magic Mountainmusic: Paweł Mykietyn, dir. Andrzej Chyra, Malta Festival, 2015
  • Człowiek z Manufakturymusic: Rafał Janiak, Teatr Wielki, Łódź, 2019
  • Yemaya – Queen of the Seasmusic: Zygmunt Krauze, Wrocław Opera, 2019
  • Noc krukówmusic: Zygmunt Krauze, Polish Royal Opera, 2022
  • The Fairy QueenHenry Purcell, dir. Kamila Siwińska, Polish Royal Opera, 2026
The Dramaturg (opera)
  • The GamblersShostakovich, dir. Andrzej Chyra, Baltic Opera, 2013
  • Die tote StadtKorngold, dir. Mariusz Treliński, Polish National Opera, 2017
  • The Fiery AngelProkofiev, dir. Mariusz Treliński, Polish National Opera, 2018
  • CarmenBizet, dir. Andrzej Chyra, Polish National Opera, 2018
The Screenwriter (television & film)
  • Sesame StreetPolish edition, 50 episodes
  • The NannyTVN, 2005–09
  • Kobro/Strzemiński. A Fantastic Taledir. Borys Lankosz, 2018
  • U Pana Boga w Królowym Mościefilm 2023, series 2025/26 · with Jacek Bromski
  • The Redhead (Ruda)TVP Television Theatre, dir. Wawrzyniec Kostrzewski, 2025

Scene 2 — Repertoire

Selected
works

All works →
2006The Death of the Squirrel ManPlay 2009The SuitcasePlay 2009Popiełuszko. Black MassPlay 2014KobroPlay 2015The Magic Mountain music: Paweł MykietynLibretto 2017Kuroń. Pasja według św. Jacka Teatr PowszechnyPlay 2019Człowiek z Manufaktury music: Rafał JaniakLibretto 2025The Redhead Ruda · TVP Television TheatreTV Theatre 2026Diabeł i dziewczyna Teatr Nowy, PoznańPlay · new 2026The Fairy Queen Polish Royal OperaLibretto · new
Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk in front of bookshelves

Scene 3 — Biography

30+plays
8libretti
14languages

Born in Warsaw. Studied journalism, political science and gender studies at the University of Warsaw, and screenwriting at the Łódź Film School. Debuted in 2006 with The Death of the Squirrel Man. Her collected plays appeared as Siedem nieprzyjemnych sztuk teatralnych, w tym trzy o Żydach (Seven Unpleasant Plays, Three of Them About Jews, 2019). Since 2023 she has led the Playwriting Workshop at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences; 2022–2026 board member of ZAiKS.

Full biography

Scene 4 — Recognition

Awards &
fellowships

2026Grand Prix, “Dwa Teatry” Festivalfor the TV Theatre production “The Redhead” (Ruda)
2025–26Cullman Center FellowNew York Public Library, USA
2023“Strefy Kontaktu” Drama Awardfor “Dziennik szału i chciwości”
2021Malta Maskfor the opera “The Magic Mountain”
2020Extraordinary Golden Maskfor the opera “Człowiek z Manufaktury”
2017Prix Godot, Caenfor “The Suitcase”
2015Grand Prix, “Dwa Teatry” Festivalfor the TV Theatre production “The Suitcase”
2014Extraordinary Golden Maskfor “Kobro”
2013Ferdinand Vaněk PrizeCzech Republic
2012Gdynia Drama Awardfor “Popiełuszko. Black Mass”
2011Stückemarkt finalist, TheatertreffenBerlin — for “The Mayor”

Fellowships: Polish Ministry of Culture, CEC ArtsLink (USA, 2009), Adam Mickiewicz Institute (2010), Stiftung Genshagen, Villa Decius (2022), Cullman Center, NYPL (2025–26).

Scene 5 — Contact

Conversations about collaboration

Productions, translations and artistic collaboration — get in touch.

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