Ali Maclean’s multi award-winning play, Wolves at the Door, is the winner of the Long Beach Playhouse New Works Festival. Wolves at The Door is a searing look at an incel fueled mass shooting and a family grieving in its wake–topics which continue to remain relevant every day in American society. Wolves was previously developed, … More Wolves At The Door winner at Long Beach Playhouse
Ali’s work is published in both The Best Women’s Stage Monologues of 2025 and The Best Men’s Stage Monologues of 2025, released by Smith & Kraus publishing. Both pieces are from her acclaimed play, The Point, which is now being developed as a film. The Point, which boasts Boston accents, drug busts, brutality, and Bon … More Ali published in Smith & Kraus Best of 2025 Anthologies
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
TRU Producers held a Town Hall on Tuesday spotlighting neurodivergent artists, hosted by Bob Ost. Joining Ali were playwrights Dave Osmundsen, Scott Sickles, Jackson Tucker-Meyer, Harmon dot out, and Mario A. Gomez. The panel, which took place at Polaris North in NYC was part of the TRU monthly conversations on issues of current cultural significance. … More Ali Speaks at TRU Town Hall: Understanding and Respecting Neurodivergent Artists
Ali spent the long weekend in the desert with fifteen talented playwrights from the writers collective The Playwrights Union. Playwrights Union is an inclusive group of writers working in theater, film and television that actively fosters growth for LA-based playwrights and provides a supportive artistic community. Playwrights Union is an inclusive group of writers working … More Ali Joins The Playwrights Union for Winter Writing Retreat
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!
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
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
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 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
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