[5] It was later staged in Vancouver in 1995,[6] winning MacLennan a Jessie Award for outstanding emerging playwright[7] and the Theatrum National Playwriting Competition.

[8] His 1996 Grace won the Theatre BC National Playwriting Competition,[9] and has been produced across Canada and internationally.

[11] He then began to study screenwriting at the Canadian Film Centre,[4] although he continued to write plays during this time.

[17] Concurrently with the final season of Queer as Folk, he co-created and produced the Citytv dramedy series Godiva's in 2005.

[21] His other credits as a writer and producer have included The Guard, Being Erica, Flashpoint, Bitten and The Fosters.