Telling stories in the dark to help us live together in the light.

Ali has written, directed, and produced theatre across Canada. She specializes in new play development and musical theatre.

The sizzle reel:

  • Quartet of musicals about mental health toured to 80,000+ students (One Deep Breath series)

  • Published by Scirocco Drama (A Bear Awake in Winter)

  • Top Article of 2021 in Intermission Magazine (Turning the Wheel: Leaving the Full-time Theatre Life)

  • Merritt Award Nomination for Outstanding Independent Production in Nova Scotia (solo show, How To Be FEARLESS! With Roxy Roberts)

  • Residencies and Playwriting Units with Nightwood Theatre, Canadian Stage, Studio 180 Theatre, and The Musical Stage Company

  • Writing commissions from Museum of Toronto, Zuppa Theatre/Ecology Action Centre, Education Arts Canada, and Sheridan College

  • Past instructor at Mount Allison University, Brock University, Sheridan College, George Brown College, and Randolph College

  • Licensed therapist (MA, RCT-C, CCC) specializing in Narrative Therapy

Born and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia after a good, long chapter in Toronto.

Ali works as a therapist alongside her creative work.

Her dog is named after the man who was wrongfully blamed for the Halifax Explosion.