Name: Psych Hospital Hope (Presented by Mental Illness & Friends)
Start: 2025-11-22T17:30:00-05:00
Location: 4828 Lorain Ave, 44102

Mental Illness and Friends, created and hosted by Deena Nyer Mendlowitz, is a live comedy talk-show combining stand-up, improv, and open, honest dialogue with other artists dealing with mental health issues.
Nyer Mendlowitz, who lives with anxiety and suicidal ideation, begins each performance with a new opening monologue, seamlessly weaving mental illness, real life, and laughter together.
Each month she invites other comedians, improv artists, actors, and often a musical guest to perform and share a bit of their own mental health history. This special episode features comedians and storytellers who also happen to have been in a psych hospital.
The hour-long show closes with an improv set based on topics discussed that evening. The results are hilarious, honest, enlightening, empowering, inspiring and leave both the performers and audience feeling a little more connected and understood.
Host - Deena Nyer Mendlowitz
For Real Tho with Dionne Atchison
Who's Deena:
Deena Nyer Mendlowitz is a comedian, an improviser, and a teacher. In 2018 she was named one of Ohio's funniest women by Cleveland.com and was also honored as a Cleveland Jewish News Difference Maker for the work she has done using comedy to promote mental health awareness and to destigmatize mental illness. Her work has been featured on NPR, in USA Today & New Scientist Magazine. Deena is the co-founder of Mass Hysteria Improv Fest and creator of This Improvised Life, a part improvised, part written story-telling hour.
Date/Time: Saturday 11/22/25
Doors 5pm/Show 5:30pm
Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show - Limited Seating
All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.
Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102
Age Restrictions: 16+ unless accompanied by parent/guardian. Shows may contain adult language/content/situations.
Food/Drinks: We have a full bar including popcorn and other small snacks.
Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.