NOBODY'S REALLY HELPED ME Comes to United Solo Theatre Festival
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 25, 2018
Art school, modern womanhood, hilarious moments from comi-tragic relationships that almost existed…followed up with, "what's next, world?" Lanessa Long's, "Nobody's Really Helped Me", one-woman musical comedy filled with songs and stories about the melodramas that make up being 22 and on cliffs of severe unknowns.
College Professor-Turned-Storyteller Joins United Solo
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 24, 2018
Professor-turned storyteller and performing artist Ada Cheng will bring her heartbreaking solo performance, Breaking Rules, Broken Hearts: Loving across Borders, to United Solo Theatre Festival in New York. Her performance will take place on Saturday 10/13 at 6pm at The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, New York City). For ticketing information, please go to: http://unitedsolo.org/us/breakingrules-2018/.
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED Comes to United Solo
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 23, 2018
Fifty years after the Tet Offensive, O'Brien's book, The Things They Carried, remains a lyrical testimony to what the war in Vietnam was like day to day for the men who fought it. It captures a sense of time and place in a voice that is beautiful and courageous. In Jim Stowell's engaging personification of Tim O'Brien's witness to the reality of combat it's all there: memory, imagination, love, loss and the redemptive power of storytelling.
GATE 64 Comes to United Solo Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 23, 2018
Written and performed by Jane Watt, Gate 64 is making its way to New York after highly successful seasons at Sydney Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Matthew Greene's GOOD STANDING Comes to United Solo
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 23, 2018
A solo play about faith, hope and catharsis direct from the heart of Mormondom, Matthew Greene's GOOD STANDING brings Utah's Plan-B Theatre Company to United Solo for the third time, following a run in Salt Lake City.
PHOENIX PAYNE at United Solo Theatre Festival Dives Into Doris Payne's Life as a Theif
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 22, 2018
Actor, Monette McLin, has written a one-woman show 'Phoenix Payne' as a way to explore her admiration of the infamous Doris Marie Payne. Monologues delivered by fictional characters, and some from Payne herself, allow the audience to choose whether Doris should be vindicated, or continue to be vilified for her actions.
Join Candid “Can-erican” And Her Kick-Butt Fairytale Girlfriends In… BEAUTY, BOLLYWOOD, AND BEYOND
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 20, 2018
In this raw and rousing solo autobiographical show, Theresa Puskar pulls eight delightful characters from all over the world out of her repertoire, and takes you with her on a hilarious and heartfelt journey of self-discovery. She travels to India in a desperate search to find inner peace. Much to her surprise, four fairytale princesses appear in her meditations and share the truestories of self-love and empowerment. In doing so, they provide a unique and hilarious brand of tough love that whips her into a deep introspective journey from self-loathing to self-love. You will undoubtedly laugh and cry your way to opening your own heart, as you see yourself mirrored in her brutally honest, authentic and unabashed performance.
United Solo Theatre Festival Presents WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS IN CHELSEA
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 17, 2018
When Foster Lawrence was eighteen years old he fell form a fifth floor window in Manhattan; and does not know how. This incident served as his coming out as gay/queer. Ten years later, he attempts to "connect the dots" in finding out what happened that night.
The United Solo Festival Presents MADMAN
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 17, 2018
The United Solo Festival presents MADMAN, written and performed by Jake Austin Robertson, on September 23 at 7:30pm, October 14 at 4pm and October 17 at 9pm, The Studio Theater at Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC, 10036. The one-man play is directed by Sara Morgulis. Already a Festival Bestseller, MADMAN has sold out its first two shows and now has a third performance on October 17!
THE VAGINA ODYSSEY Comes to United Solo Festival
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 13, 2018
This award winning show is a vulnerable, provocative, and hilarious look at living with a vagina in a world that shames all things vagina. The show chronicles Sarah's journey from the confusion of puberty, to healing painful sex issues, to finding purpose, pleasure and a source of vulnerable, feminine power. Along the way Sarah encounters a 400 pound Goddess, a gang of feral pussy cats, and a talking vagina who has a lot to say and also loves telling jokes.
MASTER STORYTELLER Tells The True Tale Of Joe Charnitski's Funeral at United Solo
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 13, 2018
Joe shared a name with his father (and grandfather, and great-grandfather) but he didn't share his father's love of the small Pennsylvania town in which they had both grown up. When he left to pursue his vague dreams of show business in NYC, Joe knew he'd never live in that small town again…and then he did live in that small town again…and what happened when he returned would challenge him and change him forever.
The World's Largest Solo Theatre Festival Opens Tomorrow at Theatre Row
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 12, 2018
Solo performers from six continents will once again unite in the heart of New York's theatre district. Over 130 productions will be presented at this year's United Solo, the largest festival of its kind in the world, now in its 9th year. With up to five performances every day until November 18 at Theatre Row, this year's robust selection of one-person shows will attract thousands of theatregoers. Over 25 performances have sold out in advance, with more expected to follow. The festival will grant additional performance dates to its most popular productions. This year, United Solo also offers Master Classes with world-famous theatre creators and recognized experts, including Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, who will give her Master Class hosted by Omar Sangare, founder and artistic director of United Solo, on September 16, and Juilliard School professor Janis Brenner, whose Master Class is scheduled for September 17.
MASTER STORYTELLER Tells The True Tale Of Joe Charnitski's Funeral at United Solo
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 10, 2018
Joe shared a name with his father (and grandfather, and great-grandfather) but he didn't share his father's love of the small Pennsylvania town in which they had both grown up. When he left to pursue his vague dreams of show business in NYC, Joe knew he'd never live in that small town again…and then he did live in that small town again…and what happened when he returned would challenge him and change him forever.
Janis Brenner Comes to United Solo
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 10, 2018
Acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Janis Brenner will appear in the world premiere of the full-length dance/voice/theatre solo work, Inheritance: A Litany presented by the acclaimed United Solo Theatre Festival, October 4 & 11, 2018 at 7:30pm Off-Broadway at Theater Row, Off- NYC, at 410 W. 42nd St. Tickets are $45 in advance or at the door, and are available at 212-239-6200, at the theater, or at www.unitedsolo.org/us/inheritance-2018.
HOUN' DAWG: Life And Times Of Big Mama Thornton Comes to United Solo Festival
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 8, 2018
Step back in time with vocal powerhouse Big Mama Thornton, the blues singer, songwriter and entertainer known for her top Billboard hits. This musical comedy shows her experience with racial and sexual tensions in the music industry. Join us on her fearless journey of musical strife and success. What you know as HIStory is truly HERstory. Explicit language.
Olympia Dukakis To Give Master Class At United Solo
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 8, 2018
Due to popular demand, United Solo brings back Olympia Dukakis to teach in the Master Class Series on September 16, 2018 at Theatre Row in New York City. The class, "The Importance of Craft," will teach students to identify and develop what is important to them as performers. Ms. Dukakis will explain how to approach the craft of acting as a personal connection to the thoughts, actions, circumstances, and character, as expressed and defined by the text. "My most important tools when I teach are my own sensibility, my personal perceptions, my knowledge of the craft, and the excitement and satisfaction I always feel with students," said Ms. Dukakis.
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