Theatre practitioner

PAST PRODUCTIONS:

RED'S WIDOW

Marymount Manhattan College, 2017

Allie’s first play to be produced, a retelling of the lives of Richard III and Anne Neville set in 1930s New York. Currently being reworked.

Alphabet Girls

Sugartown Shorts, 2019

A short play about two young women in Rochester, NY circa 1973 as they attempt to solve a popular murder case.

Until The NExt Wedding

Under the rug Presents Cuttin’ a rug scratch night, 2023

A 20 min. play about two people coming together at a wedding as they rehash their years of friendship - and more than friendship.

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence by Mikael Philippos

Under the rug Theatre Company, Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Director

Allie made her Edinburgh Fringe Debut at the Gilded Balloon with this dark comedy about a mother of two struggling to support her kids while her husband is behind bars.

Allie is an early career playwright who aims to challenge how we think about bodies, history, and their intersection.

She is currently researching and working on her Masters Dissertation play, TIll The Fat Lady Screams. Which is a chaotic story of three women facing the historic and contemporary implications of fatness and how they can combat fatphobia.

Recent Projects:

Until the Next Wedding

Actor, Playwright

Allie made her acting and playwriting debut at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Paradise in Augustines with this exciting new play.

Two childhood friends clash at a wedding in a rush of chaos, heartbreak, and discovering the importance of growth.

The play received 4 Stars. You can read the review here.

Aqua Sorella by Allie Willison

Playwright

Recently showcased at Tired Horse Theatre Company’s Scratch Night, The Agora, in Glasgow.

Set in Renaissance Italy, this play follows two sisters trained as professional poisoners by the famed Giulia Tofana as they struggle to survive, fall in love, and ultimately are faced with impossible choices. It explores the themes of bodily autonomy, the truth of love, and the strength of solidarity between women.

Currently seeking further production.