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Lady Killer a semi-finalist for Outstanding Screenplays

August 27, 2025

MacLean’s acclaimed TV pilot Lady Killer, which explores women who date men in prison, has racked up another laurel. The project is a semi-finalist for the Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition. The script, which began as a web series concept for Super Deluxe, has garnered attention from agencies, directors, and production companies as well as … More Lady Killer a semi-finalist for Outstanding Screenplays

TRU’s VIRTUAL performance of MacLean’s FINAL RESTING PLACE joined by Obama White House DV speaker

August 15, 2025

Producing Artistic Director John Lant of Write Act Repertory is pleased to announce  FINAL RESTING PLACE “A dramatic portrayal aimed at shedding light on the often-silenced issue of violence against women.” part of Theater Resources Unlimited’s TRU Voices Play Reading Series – August 17 | 4 p.m. EST Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) hasannounced the TRU Voices … More TRU’s VIRTUAL performance of MacLean’s FINAL RESTING PLACE joined by Obama White House DV speaker

THE POINT selected for 15th Anniversary Summer Playwrights Festival!

June 19, 2024

Coming this July: Moah love and murdah! THE POINT – Murph and Scanlan join love birds Lugo and Teenie for a debaucherous party deep in the Massachusetts woods. At first, they miss the underlying tension between the couple but then realize that the night is about to take a deadly turn…  Ali’s latest play, an … More THE POINT selected for 15th Anniversary Summer Playwrights Festival!

Ali is a 2024 MTV Task Force Ambassador for Mental Health Action Day!

May 16, 2024

Thursday, May 16th is Mental Health Action Day! In 2021, MTV Entertainment Group, Task Force, and Partners launched the first Mental Health Action Day to shift the culture of mental health. Today, with over 2,000+ partners, brands, and influential speakers, plus millions of individual participants from across 32 countries, this year the focus is on deepening impact. … More Ali is a 2024 MTV Task Force Ambassador for Mental Health Action Day!

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.

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.

Ali’s MTV Mental Health Action Day interviews are live

May 16, 2023

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