Bryden MacDonald (born October 30, 1960 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian playwright. His best known plays include Whale Riding Weather, which was a nominated for the Governor General's Award for English drama at the 1994 Governor General's Awards, and With Bated Breath, which was a shortlisted nominee in the Drama category at the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards. His other plays include The Weekend Healer (1994), Divinity Bash / nine lives (1998) and The Extasy of Bedridden Riding Hood (2004). He was nominated again for the Governor General's Award for English drama for Odd Ducks (2015), He has also helmed musical tributes to Leonard Cohen (Sincerely, A Friend, 1991), Carole Pope and Rough Trade (Shaking the Foundations, 1999) and Joni Mitchell (When All the Slaves Are Free, 2003).