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.
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
Ali’s play Final Resting Place, which is a scathing and satirical look at America’s obsession with true crime and violence against women, has been named a Second Rounder for the Ojai Playwrights Conference. The ranking means Ali’s play is in consideration for the conference in August. For more than two decades, the Ojai Playwrights Conference … More Ali’s Final Resting Place placed high for Ojai
Ali’s award-winning play, She’s Not There, is on the home page of New Play Exchange this week. The play, which deals with depression and has been dubbed ‘Annie Hall meets The Babadook’, is shortlisted as one of the most highly recommended horror scripts that are yet to be produced. NewPlayX: To get the new year … More She’s Not There on NPX featured plays!
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 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
This year’s Mental Health Action Day is on Thursday, May 18th and the theme, planned in partnership with TaskForce, is ACTION. What if everyone dedicated one hour to take action for their mental health? As an MTV Mental Health Talent Ambassador, and this year a Partner with MTV and Taskforce, Ali’s goal is to help empower people around the globe to take action for mental … More MTV Mental Health Action Day chats with Mike Doughty, Will Wheaton, and Craig Finn!
In 2021, MTV Entertainment Group and Partners launched the first Mental Health Action Day to shift the culture of mental health. With 1,800+ partners and millions of individual participants from across 32 countries, this year the focus is on deepening impact. This year’s Mental Health Action Day is on Thursday, May 18th and the theme, planned in partnership with … More Ali’s MTV Mental Health Action Day interviews are live
Team TWBOY has some exciting prospects coming up, including workshops with some broadway producers and creatives. However, funds are needed, so Ali and the gang started a fundraiser: Hey you rock ‘n rollers! Help us take This Will Be Our Year on the road! Or even down the road… Recently Ali adapted her play This Will Be Our … More Help take rock n roll show This Will Be Our Year on the road! Or down it…
It’s a good week for Ali’s screenplay, She’s Not There. First her award-winning story is advanced to the next round by Script Lab, then she lands in the Top 8% of discoverable projects and Top 10% of projects on the site. In a highly competitive field such as the Coverfly screenplay database, which showcases hundreds … More She’s Not There gets top ranking on Coverfly
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