Marialena is a composer/lyricist. She has developed work at the Weston Playhouse Artists Retreat, Redhouse Arts Center New Works Festival, NYMF, SheNYC Theater Festival, The Brick (NYC), Coho Theatre (Portland, OR), the Guilford Performing Arts Festival (Drama Award commission), the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, the Springworks Festival in Stratford, ON, etc. She sings with the band Bears of Alaska, and is a member of the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Writing Workshop. Proud Maestra mentor and member.