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As actor, educator and writer Arlene views her Solo Shows as an artistic extension of the Diversity and social
justice work she has been doing for the last twenty years. She has performed her autobiographical Solo shows (What Does
the Sun Sound Like, The Bully and Or Forever Hold Your Peace) about growing up hearing in A Deaf family
and culture to sold out houses throughout the country, including St Louis Center of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Women's
Theatre Festival, HBO Workspace, NoHo Theatre Festival, Ojai Solo Series, National Center on Deafness, West Coast Ensemble,
Blue Sphere Alliance as well as at numerous colleges throughout the country.
Her solo work has been honored with an LA Garland Award, and nominations for an LA Weekly Award and
Los Angeles Theatre Ovation Award. As an actor she has appeared in numerous theatre productions including "By theMusic
of the Spheres" at the Goodman theatre in Chicago. Other favorite roles include "Lovers and Other Strangers", "Labor
pains", "Chapter Two", "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" with Deaf West and the critically acclaimed "In A Different Voice"
and "Faith, Hope & Clarity".
Arlene is also a writer and performer with the Womans group "dish", as well as the nationally touring, multicultural
show "A Slice of Rice, Frijoles & Greens" which was recently honored with the White House Award for the Initiative on
Race. Recent credits include a recurring role on CSI as well as guest starring on The Practice, ER, The Division, Any Day
Now, Diagnosis Murder, 12 segments of Fit Spa & Resort and The X Files.
As an educator, Dr Malinowski is founder of Training Power Associates, a successful training and development
company that focuses in the areas of Diversity, Leadership, Team Building and Communication Skills in organizations nationwide.
Arlene, together with solo artist Wendy Kamenoff, teach the workshop intensive; "Solo Writing from the Soul"
across the country. Arlene currently teaches and coaches the solo process at Chicago Dramatists as well
privately and has taught acting on the college level.(For further info see below) She has recently been named Resident
Playwright at Chicago Dramatists. Currently, Arlene is working on a new solo piece about her Deaf Mother, her hearing
Aunt Jane and communicating with "the other side".
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Contact: 805. 573.2369
E Mail: soloshow@earthlink.net
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