With great joy, I found myself with 9 other solo performers putting on a collective showcase for the local solo fest. I have yet to perform at the pretty little theater located just off Jackson and found everyone friendly and efficient. You can judge a theater greatly by its green room: and this one was festive, cluttered, and powered by a little electric heater. It didn’t take long for the 10 of us to rally around each other, one by one standing on stage by ourselves, begging the audience for their undivided attention. From magic tricks to psuedo-flight, I was floored by the diverse range of solo interpretation. Gone are the days of a talking head and a single chair, folks are adding a lot more to their solo stage work these days. It’s been almost ten years since I performed my own solo show, and in the next two months I’m amping up for my revival, my ‘gettin’ the band back together,’ my coming out of retirement tour. Once again, I’ll stand in front of an audience and implore them to watch.

It’s gonna be awesome.

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Backstage during the two night run of “Shorties!” A whole bunch of short solo work by a whole bunch of great performers.