She’s Not There Brings Top Prize to the Lexington Theatre Department

April 18, 2024

Ali MacLean’s award winning play, She’s Not There, which tackles living with depression and how it affects the people around you, was requested by the Lexington High School Theater program for their 2024 UIL competition play. Though MacLean doesn’t normally allow anyone to change her work, she made an exception so that the play could … More She’s Not There Brings Top Prize to the Lexington Theatre Department

Ali to be Published in ‘Frozen Women’ Anthology.

March 14, 2024

Ali MacLean’s short play called ‘The Girl Who Survived the Highway Hunter’ will be published in FROZEN WOMEN/FLOWING THOUGHTS by Palmetto Press. The Anthology series was curated and edited by Deb Randall at the Venus Theatre in Maryland. The Frozen Women/Flowing Voices anthology will include a collection of 80 short plays and monologues by women … More Ali to be Published in ‘Frozen Women’ Anthology.

THE POINT Opens Winterfest to Raves.

February 28, 2024

Ali MacLean’s new play about love, class warfare, and opioids in Massachusetts, opened EST/LA’s Winterfest Festival of Plays last week, as the Pick of the Playwrights Unit. Starring Ashley Denise Robinson as the Co-ed, Abby, Michael King as Lugo the local drug kingpin, Greg Winter as the hapless Scanlan, Brent Morin as the heartsick Murph, … More THE POINT Opens Winterfest to Raves.

MacLean’s full length play THE POINT, about Massachusetts class warfare and drugs, opens EST’s WINTERFEST

February 22, 2024

Ali MacLean’s new full length play The Point, a dark and comedic thriller based on the true story of a murder in the woods amongst ‘friends’, will debut at EST/LA. The  official Winterfest selection of the Playwrights Unit, will open up this year’s EST/LA festival of new work. As the ‘Pick of the Playwrights Unit’ The … More MacLean’s full length play THE POINT, about Massachusetts class warfare and drugs, opens EST’s WINTERFEST

MacLean places in top 9% for Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2023 competition

October 28, 2023

Ali’s play FINAL RESTING PLACE has made it to the final round of the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2023. With a submission total of over a thousand scripts, MacLean is in the top 9% of the selected playwrights. The Women’s Prize is the first of its kind which celebrates and champions female and non-binary playwrights … More MacLean places in top 9% for Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2023 competition

MacLean published again by Smith and Kraus – Best Monologues of 2023!

October 12, 2023

Marking the 6th and 7th publication for Ali, Smith and Kraus‘s newest anthologies to hit the shelves The Best Men’s Stage Monologues 2023 and The Best Women’s Stage Monologues 2023 both feature two pieces each from Ali’s plays. Each book has a monologue from Ali’s acclaimed play This Will Be Our Year (Hugo and Shannon), … More MacLean published again by Smith and Kraus – Best Monologues of 2023!

MacLean workshops full length version of The Point with EST/LA.

October 4, 2023

Ali brought the newest version of her short play The Point, which was named one of the ‘Best Ten Minute Plays of 2022’ and published by Smith & Kraus, to the EST Playwrights Unit last week. Supported by a cast of talented actors from EST/LA, Antaeus, and other local LA theater companies, Ali joined the … More MacLean workshops full length version of The Point with EST/LA.

More MTV MHAD content – Ali chats with Brent Morin and Rachel Bloom.

May 19, 2023

It is Mental Health Awareness Month. As both a Mental Health Ambassador and a Partner with MTV and Taskforce, Ali aims to help empower people around the globe to take action for mental health, whether for themselves, for their loved ones or to advocate for systemic changes in their community. Ali has created content with … More More MTV MHAD content – Ali chats with Brent Morin and Rachel Bloom.

Today is MTV Mental Health Action Day! Watch Ali’s Roundtable Chat

May 18, 2023

Today is Mental Health Action Day 2023! The theme this year, planned in partnership with MTV and TaskForce, is ACTION. What if everyone dedicated one hour to take action for their mental health? As an MTV Mental Health Talent Ambassador, and a 2023 Partner with MTV and Taskforce, Ali’s goal is to help empower people around the globe to take action for mental health, … More Today is MTV Mental Health Action Day! Watch Ali’s Roundtable Chat