Solo Theatre

Scottee shares the inner workings of a solo performer’s mind, and offers advice for those who may be venturing into the art form.

Eva Price tackles solo theatre from a commercial producer’s perspective, encountering all the classic challenges, and new ones that arise because of the art form. 

Michael Milligan explores the bare minimum needed to make solo theatre, as well as the grassroots nature of it, and what can happen when you collaborate with people who are deeply passionate, though perhaps not artists.

Director Seth Barrish talks about the process of directing a solo show.

Deb Margolin explores what it is to teach solo theatre, and the difference between an act of personal revelation and an act of performance.

Matt Hoverman outlines the process of creating a solo show in a series of letters with an aspiring solo performer.

Scott Wesley Slavin kicks off our week on solo theatre, exploring vulnerability, therapy, one-to-one relationships, and defiance. He asks, “What is solo theatre? What could it be?”