Solo: The Everything Guide to Writing, Performing, and Producing Your One-Person Show
Autor Arlene Malinowski, Julie Ganeyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 dec 2025
The art of solo performance has exploded in the last twenty years as an immediate and accessible art form. The number of solo festivals grows every year, and artists are hungry for the opportunity to center their own voices and experiences. Solo is designed to feed that hunger.
Seasoned theater educators and performers Arlene Malinowski and Julie Ganey have compiled an invaluable guide for students and practitioners alike. Topics include high-stakes narratives, compelling characters, and the role of narrators, as well as practical exercises, interviews with performers at every stage of their careers, and examples from real one-person shows. Performers will also find advice on collaborating with directors, incorporating technical elements, and producing and marketing strategies.
Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned professional looking to refine your show-in-progress, Solo is an essential volume for anyone ready to bring their story to life onstage.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780810149717
ISBN-10: 0810149710
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Northwestern University Press
Colecția Northwestern University Press
ISBN-10: 0810149710
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Northwestern University Press
Colecția Northwestern University Press
Notă biografică
ARLENE MALINOWSKI serves as education director and resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists and has taught solo writing and performing for over twenty-five years.
JULIE GANEY has taught storytelling and performance at The Theatre School at DePaul, the Goodman Theatre, and 2nd Story, where she is a longtime company member.
JULIE GANEY has taught storytelling and performance at The Theatre School at DePaul, the Goodman Theatre, and 2nd Story, where she is a longtime company member.
Cuprins
Take the Plunge!
You Can Do It
What the Heck Do I Write About?
Getting Words on the Page
Be Accountable for Your Actions
There’s More Than One Way to Get Where You're Going
Fourteen Types of Solo Shows
The Nuts, Bolts & Buckles of Your Play
Seven Keys That Make a Solo Show Work
Your Brain's Got a Soft Spot
Story vs. Anecdote
The Beginning
The Middle
The End
Something at Stake
Essential Questions
Your Work is Going to Suck
People Your Play
Building Characters
Types of Narrators
Dialogue: Finding the Voice of Your Characters
Make a Scene!
Telling the Stories of Others
Making a Good Show Better
The Power of POV
Make it Multisensory
In General, Be Specific
Untangling Tenses
Universal Truth
Four Ways to Never Just Tell
Write from the Scar
Humor & Levity
Truth vs. Accuracy
Putting it Together Bit by Bit
Who Needs Narrative Structure?
An Organizing Principle
Stitching, Knitting & Using Narrative
Theatrical Elements
Create Some White Space
Construction & Deconstruction
Writing & Rewriting (Ugh)
Getting Feedback (Eeeeek)
Editing Techniques (Yikes)
How Do You Know When Your Solo Show is Done?
Rehearsing and Performing
The Great Script Debate
Acting for Solo
Bringing Characters to Life
Do I Really Need a Director?
How Will You Rehearse?
When Should the Writer Leave the Room?
Performing Your Show (Hallelujah! Finally Doing It!)
Reviews
Selling Yourself
Finding a Venue
In Solo, You Are Your Own Brand
Creating PR Materials
Press Releases & Media Kits
Getting Butts into Seats
Fundraising for Your Show
Festivals, Fringe & Touring
Protecting Your Work
The Ghost Light
Acknowledgements
Credits
You Can Do It
What the Heck Do I Write About?
Getting Words on the Page
Be Accountable for Your Actions
There’s More Than One Way to Get Where You're Going
Fourteen Types of Solo Shows
The Nuts, Bolts & Buckles of Your Play
Seven Keys That Make a Solo Show Work
Your Brain's Got a Soft Spot
Story vs. Anecdote
The Beginning
The Middle
The End
Something at Stake
Essential Questions
Your Work is Going to Suck
People Your Play
Building Characters
Types of Narrators
Dialogue: Finding the Voice of Your Characters
Make a Scene!
Telling the Stories of Others
Making a Good Show Better
The Power of POV
Make it Multisensory
In General, Be Specific
Untangling Tenses
Universal Truth
Four Ways to Never Just Tell
Write from the Scar
Humor & Levity
Truth vs. Accuracy
Putting it Together Bit by Bit
Who Needs Narrative Structure?
An Organizing Principle
Stitching, Knitting & Using Narrative
Theatrical Elements
Create Some White Space
Construction & Deconstruction
Writing & Rewriting (Ugh)
Getting Feedback (Eeeeek)
Editing Techniques (Yikes)
How Do You Know When Your Solo Show is Done?
Rehearsing and Performing
The Great Script Debate
Acting for Solo
Bringing Characters to Life
Do I Really Need a Director?
How Will You Rehearse?
When Should the Writer Leave the Room?
Performing Your Show (Hallelujah! Finally Doing It!)
Reviews
Selling Yourself
Finding a Venue
In Solo, You Are Your Own Brand
Creating PR Materials
Press Releases & Media Kits
Getting Butts into Seats
Fundraising for Your Show
Festivals, Fringe & Touring
Protecting Your Work
The Ghost Light
Acknowledgements
Credits
Recenzii
“Solo is spearheaded by two of the greatest to ever do it. An exceptional how to guide, it is friendly, funny, and bursting with craft. Malinowski and Ganey give a full scope of the history of solo theater and a path towards becoming the future of it. They don’t miss a beat. Get writing!” —Khanisha Foster, writer, actor, and director