Tag: theatre

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

MacLean’s Final Resting Place will be staged at the Broadwater Theater

November 22, 2024

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

Cast is set for The Point: A Dark and Menacing Thriller at The Road Theatre

July 10, 2024

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

MacLean’s full length play THE POINT, about Massachusetts class warfare and drugs, opens EST’s WINTERFEST

February 22, 2024

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

Wolves At The Door a Rousing Success at The Road Theatre

March 3, 2020

Ali MacLean’s poignant and heartbreaking take on the aftermath of a mass shooting had it’s Road Theatre debut Monday night before a rapt audience. The show, which was directed by veteran director Casey Stangl (Pasadena Playhouse, LaJolla Playhouse, Guthrie Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and the Humana Festival), and produced by Spark Theatrical, was Maclean’s first … More Wolves At The Door a Rousing Success at The Road Theatre

She’s Not There Wins BEST PLAY At SHE LA ARTS Theater Festival

August 5, 2019

The Los Angeles premiere of Ali MacLean’s award-winning play SHE’S NOT THERE performed to packed houses at the Zephyr Theatre this past week as part of SHE NYC Arts / SHE LA Arts Summer Theatre Festival. SHE’S NOT THERE was selected by She LA Arts, which supports the creation and production of powerful, and commercially … More She’s Not There Wins BEST PLAY At SHE LA ARTS Theater Festival

She’s Not There Gets a London Debut

December 18, 2018

Ali MacLean’s serio-comic award-winning play She’s Not There, which tackles depression and how it can affect a relationship, will be presented as part of Cuckoo Bang’s Bits New Playwrights night in London on April 16th. Cuckoo Bang is a theatre company that works to create bold, dynamic work with the best emerging and established talent … More She’s Not There Gets a London Debut

Ali MacLean awarded the 2018 Gassner playwriting prize at the NETC Theatre Awards

October 31, 2018

Gassner Award Honoree 2018 First Prize:  Ali MacLean  She’s Not There   The John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award Competition fosters new playwrights and scripts through this important competition established by Molly Gassner, wife of theatre historian John Gassner. The Award was created in 1967 to honor the late John Gassner (1903-1967) for his lifetime dedication to all … More Ali MacLean awarded the 2018 Gassner playwriting prize at the NETC Theatre Awards

She’s Not There – 2018 John Gassner award recipient

August 10, 2018

Ali MacLean’s play She’s Not There is the 2018 John Gassner playwriting award recipient. The John Gassner Memorial playwriting award fosters new playwrights and scripts through this important competition established by Molly Gassner, wife of theatre historian, John Gassner. The award was created in 1967 to honor the late John Gassner for his lifetime dedication … More She’s Not There – 2018 John Gassner award recipient

She’s Not There – a play by Ali MacLean, debuts at Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Winterfest

January 25, 2018

  As part of EST/LA’s Winterfest Playreading Series, She’s Not There, by Ali MacLean, delves into the struggle, battle, and ultimate repercussions mental illness has not only on the victim, but to all those in her life as well. With Paul McKinney, Lizzie Peet, J.P. Manx, Anil Margsahayam, Keith Szarabajka, J.P. Manoux, John Ennis, Kathleen … More She’s Not There – a play by Ali MacLean, debuts at Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Winterfest