A Great One-Person Show to See
Hello everybody! I am breaking from my normal blog style and content to recommend a specific show.
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.
Self-Producing III: Initial Planning
Hi everyone. In previous blogs I’ve discussed the challenges and rewards of self-producing a theater run of your one-person show. Now let’s get down to some of the details of HOW to do it. We’ll start with the Initial Planning.
Why am I doing this?
Lately, I’ve been looking at things that serve me personally and things that serve my career. Since this is not about me and my personal stuff we’ll focus on the career part. As I’m culling out projects, people, and general distraction from my career (I didn’t move here to surf), I’ve had to take a […]
Get started: Choosing a Subject For Your One-Person Show
Performing a one-person show is hella fun. You thinking of doing one? I say go for it, and I’m going to help you. In this blog series I will share with you all my ideas and experiences with writing, self-producing, and performing a solo show. I’ll start with the first question you may be asking, […]