Morgan Bassichis

Morgan Bassichis (born 1983) is an American comedic performer and writer, living and working in New York City.

Early life
Bassichis was born in Newton, MA in 1983. Bassichis actively participated in theater growing up. Their parents were progressive social workers.

They inherited political zeal and musical taste from their mother. After graduating from college, they worked for ten years as an anti-prison activist and educator in San Francisco.

Politics
Bassichis is active in the anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace.

Performances

 * Whitney Biennial (2019) - curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta
 * Damned If You Duet - The Kitchen - (2018)
 * More Protest Songs! - Danspace Project - (2018)
 * Me But Also Everybody (Part IV) - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - (2018) 
 * The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions: The Musical - the New Museum - (2017)
 * Senior Energy - Portland Institute for Contemporary Art - (2017)
 * Me, But Also Everybody! (Part II) - MoMA PS1 - (2015)

Grants, residencies, & awards

 * Robert Rauschenberg Foundation - 2017 Resident
 * Art Matters Foundation - 2015 Grantee
 * Lower Manhattan Cultural Council - 2015 Process Space Artist

Writing

 * The Odd Years (Wendy's Subway, 2020)
 * Essay in the 2019 edition of The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions (Nightboat Books)
 * co-ed. Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah (Wendy's Subway, 2023)