Project Description

As actor, playwright, and teaching, artist Arlene views her solo work as an artistic extension of the social justice work she has been committed to for the last 30 years. She has toured work across the US and internationally. Arlene is recipient of Fellowship at University Illinois Chicago Department of Disability in the Arts. Finalist in the New Plays From the Heartland, semi-finalist the O’Neill and Blue Ink Award. Nominated for LA Theater Ovations, LA Garland Award. As an actor she has worked in film, television and theater. She is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists where she developed and teaches the Solo/Story curriculum. She is touring with Little Bit Not Normal, a solo play intended to create dialogue around the subject of mental illness.