For love and fear to play such powerful foes,
For man to seek prehension from first glance
At knowledge and enlightenment, it begs
To chase the purpose or to drown in doubt.
-The Girl Who Drowns IV ii
For man to seek prehension from first glance
At knowledge and enlightenment, it begs
To chase the purpose or to drown in doubt.
-The Girl Who Drowns IV ii
McLean is an existential and introspective storyteller whose work explores the psychology of spirituality and the divine feminine. Inspired by the classics and the hero's journey, she believes in humanity against all odds. With an MFA in Shakespeare from The George Washington University and more than a decade working in the arts as a professional actor, director, producer and painter, McLean shares her unique, evocative vision with the world through her stories.
Writing projects
The Girl Who Drowns
Available as a stage play as well as a feature screenplay and show bible.
Accepted into the New York Fringe Festival for 2020.
Written mostly in Shakespearean verse (iambic pentameter), The Girl Who Drowns tells the introspective story of an actress playing the role of Ophelia in a modern production of Hamlet. Parallel stories mirror the actress's journey with that of the character Ophelia as she discovers a paradox that challenges her very existence.
Available as a stage play as well as a feature screenplay and show bible.
Accepted into the New York Fringe Festival for 2020.
Written mostly in Shakespearean verse (iambic pentameter), The Girl Who Drowns tells the introspective story of an actress playing the role of Ophelia in a modern production of Hamlet. Parallel stories mirror the actress's journey with that of the character Ophelia as she discovers a paradox that challenges her very existence.
The Girl With Four Souls
An illustrated bedtime story for adults.
Currently in pre-publication, this short story uses McLean's artwork and poetry to guide its audience through a modern telling of the hero's journey. The Girl With Four Souls is a dark and beautiful story about the loss of innocence, and all the little deaths one faces throughout their life.
An illustrated bedtime story for adults.
Currently in pre-publication, this short story uses McLean's artwork and poetry to guide its audience through a modern telling of the hero's journey. The Girl With Four Souls is a dark and beautiful story about the loss of innocence, and all the little deaths one faces throughout their life.
The First Witch
Television Series
Pilot episode and show bible available.
A supernatural dramedy series, The First Witch, explores what happens in Geneva when a CERN quantum physicist with bi-polar disorder, strikes a deal with the Universe in a moment of desperation and gets a lot more than she bargained for - a magical pregnancy.
This series aims to be darker, deeper, and more mature than its influences, Buffy, Supernatural, and Dr. Who. It takes the mother/daughter banter of Gilmore Girls, the magic of Stranger Things and the stakes of X-men to a whole new level. Ultimately, like all art, it’s a combination of symbols representing an abstract thought: If the collective consciousness of the universe continues to expand, then human consciousness will also evolve, begging the question, what’s next?
Television Series
Pilot episode and show bible available.
A supernatural dramedy series, The First Witch, explores what happens in Geneva when a CERN quantum physicist with bi-polar disorder, strikes a deal with the Universe in a moment of desperation and gets a lot more than she bargained for - a magical pregnancy.
This series aims to be darker, deeper, and more mature than its influences, Buffy, Supernatural, and Dr. Who. It takes the mother/daughter banter of Gilmore Girls, the magic of Stranger Things and the stakes of X-men to a whole new level. Ultimately, like all art, it’s a combination of symbols representing an abstract thought: If the collective consciousness of the universe continues to expand, then human consciousness will also evolve, begging the question, what’s next?
Oh My Life
Television series
Pilot episode and show bible available.
Parallel storylines reveal the harrowing journey of artist Margaret, whose life is unraveling, and her inner being’s heroic quest to save them both by defeating the ultimate villain, Fear, in this magical, epic adventure series.
Using McLean's artwork as Margaret's, the aesthetic of her inner world is dictated by the style of the paintings, which act as a portal between the symbiotic universes.
Television series
Pilot episode and show bible available.
Parallel storylines reveal the harrowing journey of artist Margaret, whose life is unraveling, and her inner being’s heroic quest to save them both by defeating the ultimate villain, Fear, in this magical, epic adventure series.
Using McLean's artwork as Margaret's, the aesthetic of her inner world is dictated by the style of the paintings, which act as a portal between the symbiotic universes.