Mary Poindexter McLaughlin believes in the transformative power of story and the freedom to articulate it. An award-winning playwright (The Buddha’s Wife), published poet, and essayist, she holds degrees from Stanford University and SUNY Buffalo. Mary draws on a decade of acting in NYC to direct/produce plays in Florida and beyond through her production company, Art of Freedom Live, and teaches theatre arts – including her movement-based ImproviDance – to connect with our divine humanity and push back against the encroaching Machine. In a world of deep-faked reality, theatre is still a touchstone of The Real. 

Substack: The Art of Freedom

Dramatists Guild, SAG/AFTRA. Plays on NPX.