Allison Shea Reed is an Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Producer, and avid Monty Python & the Holy Grail Fan. She is passionate about creating work that defies mental illness stereotypes and helps end the stigma, as well as pieces that highlight and champion complex female characters that are likable and deeply flawed. She recently completed her Master's in Dramatic Writing at the Savannah College of Art and Design and holds a BFA in Acting and Musical Theatre from NYU Tisch.
Living with Olivia Cadence Donovan Comedy A woman in her late twenties grapples with the personification of her Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as she decides to stop surviving and start truly living her life.
Unlicensed Comedy A 30 year old woman thinks she is going to her first therapy intake session with a new therapist in New York and accidentally gets hired as a therapist instead by an older office trying to appeal to a younger demographic.
Glitches Sci-fi ⋄ Fantasy A young woman in her twenties, Olive, struggles to accept that she holds the power to kill people through song. After another magical being witnesses her murder out of self-defence, he introduces her to a group of adults who were the hidden children of the last magical families (The Glitches”) and recruits her to help them find the truth: who killed their families.
New York New Works Festival
Theater
Playwright & Actor Allison's play A-Door Me was selected to be a part of the New York New Works Festival at the Duke 42 Off-Broadway Theatre and then advanced to the Semi-Finals of the Festival.
New York Theatre Festival
Theater
Playwright & Actor Allison's play Living with Olivia Cadence Donovan was selected as part of the New York Theatre Festival to perform a full professional run at the Hudson Guild Theatre.
Tours and Attractions - Pilot - SCAD Original Sitcom
Television
Head-Writer From the Student Emmy Award-winning team behind The Buzz, Nailed It!, and G.R.I.T.S. comes SCAD's newest sitcom: Tours & Attractions. At Sweet T Tours, Savannah’s No. 1 tour company, a group of college students make the most of their last summer before graduation by putting unique spins on the tours they give. After a mishap the previous summer puts the company in deep water, new assistant manager Charlie is determined to chase five-star reviews. It's up to her fellow tour guides to remind Charlie what makes Savannah special.
World Premiere at SCAD TVfest in Atlanta in 2023
Savannah College of Art and Design
(2021-2023)
New York University
(2011-2016)