solo show — How To Write A Solo Show.

The Power of Standing Up to the Stigma of Mental Illness. (Reprinted from "Take The Lead Women")

I guarded the secret like it was a magician’s trick because crazy and unstable does not get to work at the Goodman Theater, does not get invited to fabulous parties. All that crazy and unstable get is judged.

mental health, workshops one person showArlene MalinowskiApril 28, 2022mental health, mental illness, solo show, one person show, one person show coaching, writing, Coda, solo show workshops, one person show coaching playwritingComment

Kicking the Habit

I grew up in Paterson, NJ. It was a tough neighborhood where the second graders cursed, the nuns smoked and the dogs snarled. But the most feared group in all of Paterson… the ones who terrorized children… the ones who promised that retribution would be swift and merciless… was not the Jersey Mob but the Jersey Moms.

Arlene MalinowskiNovember 1, 20181960's, Bully, Catholic school, coming of age, Deaf, disability, Growing Up, Memior, Nightmare, Nun, Parent Teacher Conference, Paterson NJ, Saint Brendan's, sign language, Sister Mary Concepta, solo show

Copy of Aiming for Sainthood (excerpt)

And then it’s New Years Eve. A time when we atone for our sins, and start again. I think a lot about amends and resolutions and about the time when I will have to choose my ½ of the magnets.