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
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
ALI MACLEAN’S FINAL RESTING PLACE: READING TO BENEFIT PEACE OVER VIOLENCE ON DECEMBER 4. Final Resting Place will be performed at the Broadwater Theater Second Stage on Wednesday, December 4th at 7:30pm. MacLean’s play, which is the winner of the International Centre for Women Playwrights Amy Oestreicher Award, will be read as a benefit for … More MacLean’s Final Resting Place will be staged at the Broadwater Theater
On Saturday, Ali showcased her new short musical, Call Waiting at the Lincoln Center Plaza Performing Arts Center. The book, which was inspired by the Dorothy Parker short story ‘The Telephone Call’, was written by Ali, with lyrics by Ken Harmon and music by Jonathon Lynch. Call Waiting, was written this summer for the New York Public Library … More Ali’s new musical ‘Call Waiting’ performed at Lincoln Center
Casting has finalized for MacLean’s newest play, The Point, which will be performed at the Road Theatre as part of their 15th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival. Ali’s play, a dark and comedic thriller based on the true story of a murder in the woods amongst ‘friends’, was selected out of over 900 submissions for The Road Theatre’s … More Cast is set for The Point: A Dark and Menacing Thriller at The Road Theatre
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 has been chosen to join the BlackMagic Filmmakers Collection and will participate in their Bridge the Gap initiative. Founded with the belief that the art of filmmaking should be accessible to all, the Blackmagic Collective is designed to bring together filmmakers from all disciplines and experience levels to learn from, share with, and inspire … More Ali is magic for Bridge the Gap Writers Initiative!
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 MacLean’s award winning play, She’s Not There, which tackles living with depression and how it affects the people around you, was requested by the Lexington High School Theater program for their 2024 UIL competition play. Though MacLean doesn’t normally allow anyone to change her work, she made an exception so that the play could … More She’s Not There Brings Top Prize to the Lexington Theatre Department
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