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Baby Bipolar by Maria Mainelli at 7 Stages Theatre (Opening Night)
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Baby Bipolar by Maria Mainelli, 7 Stages - Storyteller and actor Maria Mainelli is performing a solo show at 7 Stages based on receiving a bipolar diagnosis during the pandemic which led to her becoming an outspoken advocate for the cause. "It's a combination of stories of the worst things I've done while manic, the depression I've fought through, and a bunch of truly awful therapists," she wrote in an email to Creative Loafing, adding that her team has the support of the International Bipolar Foundation while drawing much-needed attention to mental health as they've been on tour. "Maria gives us an honest, shameless, and wickedly funny telling of the search for radical self love," says Director Fiona Campbell. "This show is the dose of hope and the hearty serving of belly laughs we've all been needing." - Kevin C. Madigan
From the venue:
Have you ever been personally victimized by MyChart or found yourself writing a bad review for your therapist? Maria has. Baby Bipolar is the story of one woman’s journey from getting diagnosed with bipolar 1 to embracing a life where that doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
Hot off a tour with her debut show, Fly Trap, Maria Mainelli is a writer and comedian based in Atlanta, Georgia. She’s been seen onstage across the US and the UK and is an outspoken advocate for mental health, especially bipolar disorder. Her work aims to heal something in you while making you laugh enough not to realize it.
Winner of the “Old Greeny Laughs Too” award at Old Greeny Fringe Festival.
Contains strong language and potentially triggering themes.
Baby Bipolar by Maria Mainelli at 7 Stages Th... | 07/02/2026 8:00 PM