Tag: actors

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

Ali works with UK’s Frantic Assembly

January 3, 2025

Though MacLean is known as an award-winning writer, she actually studied and is classically trained as an actor. In January MacLean will put those acting skills to use as she was selected for the Frantic Assembly Performance Residency!Frantic Assembly is a London based theater company with a specific movement technique. Formed in 1994, the Frantic … More Ali works with UK’s Frantic Assembly

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.

The Point performed at EST’s Winterfest

March 10, 2022

Ali MacLean’s edgy short play The Point was presented on Sunday, March 6th as part of Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Winterfest Reading Series. The play, which was also directed by MacLean is a comedic, thriller about dating, substance abuse, and violence in a small working-class New England town. Loosely based on a true story and people … More The Point performed at EST’s Winterfest

Monologue Anthology Available For Presale!

September 2, 2021

Ali will have monologues from three of her plays (She’s Not There, This Will Be Our Year, and Wolves At The Door) in the theater anthology book She Persisted, published by Applause Books. It is edited by Lawrence Harbison and Honor Roll!, with specific thanks to Cheryl Davis, Suzanne Bradbeer, Lucy Wang, and Jacquelyn Reingold. … More Monologue Anthology Available For Presale!

Ali on the ICWP Centre Stage Podcast

March 4, 2021

Ali MacLean appeared on the Centre Stage Podcast, produced by the International Centre for Women Playwrights. During the podcast Ali read excerpts from two of her plays “Sullen Girl” and “This Will Be Our Year”. She then joined Jenni Munday for a conversation about what motivates her playwriting, researching dark subject matter, and what inspires … More Ali on the ICWP Centre Stage Podcast

Lady Killer Performed by Veteran Comedy Cast at Scriptd Virtual Reading

February 21, 2021

A cast of veteran stage and TV actors led a laugh-filled reading of MacLean’s dark comedy, Lady Killer, which explores women who date men in prison. The Scriptd reading, which comprised of the pilot and second episode, included Emily Goss (Shook), Wes McGee (NCIS), Deb Hiett (Documentary Now), Rob Nagle (Little Fires Everywhere), Phil LaMarr … More Lady Killer Performed by Veteran Comedy Cast at Scriptd Virtual Reading

SCRIPTD presents a Live Reading of Ali MacLean’s LADY KILLER

February 10, 2021

Scriptd connects talented writers with fans and the industry to help promote and actualize film and TV’s next big scripts Described as Waitress meets What We Do In The Shadows, Lady Killer is MacLean‘s award-winning, dark comedy TV pilot, tonally similar to Barry. Shelly’s family and friends in small-town Bogalusa aren’t crazy about her long-distance courtship with Wayne … More SCRIPTD presents a Live Reading of Ali MacLean’s LADY KILLER

New play ‘The Point’ performed at the Antaeus short play night.

December 11, 2020

Ali MacLean participated in the Antaeus Playwrights Lab end of year play extravaganza. Each playwright selected was assigned the theme ‘Now or Never’, and instructed to write a ten-minute play. MacLean created the short play The Point featuring Angela Sauer, Emily Goss, Luis Kelly-Duarte, and Aaron Lyons. The Point is a dark story about a group of friends at … More New play ‘The Point’ performed at the Antaeus short play night.