Theater 397P - ST-Creating a One-Person Show

The solo show is theatre at its best. The bare essentials are a good story and one performer. This course is for writers, actors, comics, performers and anyone who wants to create their own one-person show. Whether you are writing a solo show based on personal experience, a historical figure, or a gallery of characters around a central theme, this course will give you the tools to construct a show that utilizes all of your talents. For actors and comics the one-person show gives you more control over your career as well as a place for your own voice to be heard. For writers, the solo show presents the great challenge of peopling the stage with vivid characters while telling a compelling story.