Solo performer Arlene Malinowski completes her trilogy with All Kinds of Crazy playing August 9 - 18, 2012 at 16th Street Theater, 6420 16th Street in Berwyn, with a press opening of Thursday, August 9 at 7:30 PM. Will Rogers (Associate Producer of Victory Gardens) directs. All Kinds of Crazy is part of 16th Street's Words in Motion which began with Julie Ganey's Love Thy Neighbor...Till It Hurts followed by Tony Fitzpatrick's Nickel History: The Nation of Heat (performing thru Aug 5 at Steppenwolf Garage). A coat left on the train tracks, virtual reality, and the secrets we keep about crazy. Secret spiller and author of What Does the Sun Sound Like and Aiming for Sainthood returns to 16th Street to complete her trilogy of true tales. A daughter of a deaf couple, Arlene became her parents' translator to the hearing world when she was 6-years-old. In All Kinds of Crazy a family secret is uncovered when she attends her sister's wedding. With her trademark humor, Arlene confronts her own state of mind when depression slipped in through her window, lit a cigarette and made himself at home. There will be a sign interpreted performance on Saturday, August 18 at 8:00 PM. Arlene Malinowski BIOGRAPHY Arlene Malinowski is a playwright/actor whose solo work is an extension of the social justice work she's been committed to for the last 20 years. Aiming for Sainthood was commissioned by 16th Street Theater as part of their inaugural season. It was later produced by Victory Gardens and co-produced by Chicago Dramatists and the New Works Project at Millennium Park.What Does the Sun Sound Like, winner of an L.A. Drama-Logue award, was produced at West Coast Ensemble, Blue Sphere Alliance and HBO Workspace. OR Forever Hold Your Peace was produced by Fillet of Solo, Blue Sphere Alliance, was nominated for an L.A. Ovation Award and named "Top 5 Best Solo Plays" by New City Magazine in 2009. Kicking the Habit was produced in L.A. at the Court Theater, David Henry Hwang Theater and at Women Theater Fest.She has toured all of her solo works in venues and colleges across the country and abroad including St Louis Center of Contemporary Art, L.V. Cultural Arts Center, UCLA, Smith College, State University of NY, National Center on Deafness, Ojai Solo Series, University of Wisconsin (Madison), and R.I.T. As an actor she has appeared in By the Music of the Spheres at the Goodman, Love Person at Victory Gardens and Pancake Breakfast with The New Colony. Her television credits include CSI, The Division, ER, The Practice and X Files. Her short plays have been produced by Chicago One-Minute Play Festival and the El Portal Theater.Arlene is an Associate Artist at 16th Street, was Artist in Residence at Quad Cities Arts Program (2011), and is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists. She has taught at Chicago Dramatists, Victory Gardens and does master classes in colleges. Will Rogers BIOGRAPHY Will Rogers is Associate Producer at Victory Gardens Theater where he previously directed Arlene Malinowski's What Does The Sun Sound Like? and Aiming For Sainthood. In Chicago Will has worked with The New Colony, Chicago Dramatists, Hell in a Handbag Production, and his own company The Idea Place. He has also worked with Austin Lyric Opera, Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin), and Spoleto Festival USA. Will is an alumni of Lincoln Center Directors ('05, '06) and holds a B.F.A. in Media and Performing Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design. TO PURCHASE TICKETS:Online – www.16thstreettheater.orgBy Phone – (708) 795-6704In Person – at North Berwyn Park District, 1619 Wesley Ave., BerwynHOW MUCH:General Admission: $18 Group Tickets $14 for 8+
