Mary Poindexter McLaughlin
Artistic Director
Mary 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 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, live events are still touchstones of The Real.
Substack: The Art of Freedom
Dramatists Guild, SAG/AFTRA. Plays on NPX.
Peter McLaughlin
Actor, Producer
Peter has performed in numerous NYC-based soap operas, including One Life to Live, Another World, and All My Children. His stage work spans countless theatrical productions in and around NYC, frequent performances with UnRehearsed Shakespeare, and entertaining audiences aboard cross-Atlantic cruise ships. As producer, teacher, and “verse nurse,” Peter has guided casts in tackling the challenge of performing Shakespeare without rehearsal. A former volunteer firefighter, Peter currently works as a hypnotherapist with a practice in Tarpon Springs.