me in headshot mode circa 2022
me proofreading circa 1994
hello!
i’m ali and when i was twelve i used to walk through new york city on google earth street view and memorize how to walk to my favorite theaters.
my favorite thing in the world is cultivating a space for artists to create their best work, and then putting that work in front of as many people as possible. if i love something, i make it my job to make everyone else love it too.
i don’t like artist statements; i do like these things:
musicals that don’t “sound like musicals" (i also love the ones that do, this is non-derogatory)
real things happening onstage (if you have ideas on how to shave someone’s head onstage more than once, let me know and maybe i’ll finish my gay haircut play)
theater in surprising places (let me do a play in your living room)
resourceful, innovative direction
realities that are just a liiiittle bit different from our own
monsters (literally, like, werewolves) with souls; related, people who think they are bad trying very, very hard to be good
limitations (financial, spacial, what-have-you) and overcoming them
being the number one cheerleader for a project
spreadsheets, for business and for fun (these are sometimes the same)
spinning as many plates as possible
producing with deep care for artists at the center
i have worked on and off- broadway, in administrative and creative contexts, freelance and with an organization, for about ten years. i love things earnestly and loudly, and am always looking for my next work or artist to champion.
here are some of my peers whose work i adore and i am always eager to work with:
good apples collective (nina goodheart and sophie mcintosh)
the following images sum up my ethos as a dramaturg and producer, respectively