Category: acting

Ali launches Monumental Artists – a Space for Stories That Save Lives

December 2, 2025

MacLean and her team have launched Monumental Artists. Monumental Artists is a new initiative dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices-particularly disabled playwrights affected by mental illness, neurodivergence, or traumatic brain injuries. Too many talented artists face financial and structural barriers that keep them out of the industry, especially with DEI and the Arts under attack. We’re … More Ali launches Monumental Artists – a Space for Stories That Save Lives

Ali a Visionary at Radford Studios

October 23, 2025

Ali was honored by Vizibility at Radford Studios! Radford Studio Center hosted an evening honoring the extraordinary talents of mid-to-senior-level filmmakers with disabilities across the greater Los Angeles area. The groundbreaking, résumé-forward pop-up gallery as a spotlight on the visionaries whose work shapes the stories, worlds, and magic of the entertainment industry. The evening celebrated, … More Ali a Visionary at Radford Studios

Ali Joins the Unusual Suspects at Boston Court!

September 17, 2025

Ali begins her second year as a teaching artist with the Unusual Suspects Theatre Company. However, this year she is happy to announce her host is Boston Court Theater in Pasadena. Led by Artistic Director, Jessica Kubzansky, each year, Boston Court produces a season of more than 100 exciting performances in theatre and music, including … More Ali Joins the Unusual Suspects at Boston Court!

Final Resting Place Filmed at Tin Mirror Studios

August 21, 2025

Ali’s play, Final Resting Place, the TRU Voices 2025 selection, was filmed and streamed live at Tin Mirror Studios this past Sunday. Ali’s play, “A dramatic portrayal aimed at shedding light on the often-silenced issue of violence against women.” was part of Theater Resource Unlimited’s TRU Voices Play Reading Series The play was filmed on … More Final Resting Place Filmed at Tin Mirror Studios

MacLean launches Monumental Theater Company

May 15, 2025

Coinciding with the 5th annual MENTAL HEALTH ACTION DAY, Ali MacLean has launched a new collective – the MONUMENTAL THEATER COMPANY.  The MONUMENTAL THEATER COMPANY aims to advance disabled creatives, particularly those who are affected by mental illness, neurodivergence, or TBIs.  Modeled after the hundreds of grants and initiatives created and available to BIPOC or … More MacLean launches Monumental Theater Company

This Will Be Our Year semi-finalist for the O’Neill

April 2, 2025

MacLean’s musical opus, This Will Be Our Year, was named a semi-finalist by the prestigious O’Neill Musical Theater Conference. This Will Be Our Year was selected from over 400 entries to move forward as the conference selects two shows to workshop.  The O’Neill states: This piece was championed by our staff and reading teams alike: … More This Will Be Our Year semi-finalist for the O’Neill

MacLean’s ‘Those People’ Opens EST/LA Winterfest

March 17, 2025

Ali MacLean’s new play, Those People, a harrowing look at violence in school in the south, was chosen for the EST/LA Theater Company Winterfest Festival, and for the second year in a row, opened up the festival. The short play, directed by MacLean, and starring Cherish Monique Duke, Micheal McShane, and Ali MacLean is an … More MacLean’s ‘Those People’ Opens EST/LA Winterfest

MacLean lands cover story for Devise magazine

February 24, 2025

Ali wrote this issues cover story for Devise Magazine about the stars of the indie hit, Didi, Isaac Wang, and Shirley Chen. The two young talented and prolific actors led the cast in Sean Wang’s coming-of-age dramedy about an awkward Taiwanese teen in the mid 2000s. Devise Magazine is published by The Unusual Suspects and … More MacLean lands cover story for Devise magazine

MacLean’s THE POINT Recognized in Smith & Kraus 2025 Anthologies

January 22, 2025

MacLean will be published in the Smith & Kraus ‘Best of’ anthologies for the 5th time. According to her post, two monologues from her celebrated play THE POINT will be published in the Smith & Kraus 2025 ‘Best of’ anthologies. A monologue from the character “Murph” will appear in Best of Men’s and one from … More MacLean’s THE POINT Recognized in Smith & Kraus 2025 Anthologies