Motivation to Write Your One-Person Show
Sometimes motivating to write a one-person show is challenging. There’s no one waiting, no necessary deadline. It’s just you, on your own, accountable to no one. That may cause your writing motivation to sag, it’s understandable and common! Happens to me all the time! Here’s are some ways I’ve found to juice myself.
Getting Press for Your One-Person Show
In earlier blogs I’ve mentioned how helpful it is to have press reviews and ‘pull quotes’ for your show. How do you get ‘em? Here’s what I’ve done to get press:
Working With Booking Agents For Your Solo Show
Another way to enter the public speaking arena with your solo show is through a booking agent. In general, public speaking booking agencies are separate and different from LA/NY-style talent agencies; they deal just with public speaking.
How to Launch Your Solo Show as Public Speaking
So, back to what we were talking about a couple of blogs ago: taking your solo show to the public speaking arena, where the audiences are hungry for good entertainment and prepared to pay you for it.
A Great One-Person Show to See
Hello everybody! I am breaking from my normal blog style and content to recommend a specific show.
Your Solo Show as Public Speaking
Another possible outlet for your solo show is the public speaking arena. Organizations of all kinds (corporations, professional guilds and the like) regularly have conferences, meetings and events. They NEED GOOD SPEAKERS and are WILLING TO PAY for them!
Marketing Materials For Your Solo Show
Your marketing materials are often the first impression people will have of you and your work, the invitation for people to come see your performance. So you want to make ‘em powerful and provocative, enticing, seductive!
Taping Your Performance
Videotaping your performance can be helpful for several reasons, and depending on your purpose for taping, there are different factors to consider.
Publicity by Word of Mouth
The single most effective tool that helped my one-woman show throughout its journey from stage to bigger stage to film, etc. has been Word of Mouth. You can publicize until you’re flat broke, take out ads, mail out a jillion flyers, email the planet, but in my experience nothing worked better than People Other Than […]
Self-Producing VII: Production Timeline
Let’s get back to the discussion of self-producing your one-person show in a theater. As a self-producer, you’ll be juggling many many details, which can be daunting and stressful. Your most important ally will be TIME.