How it all began...
In my studies of feminism and theatre, as a scholar and practitioner, I noticed that there was often one female character to 20 male characters per audition. The role of the woman was often the wife or the mistress. This grew tiresome.
Artists who create solo work have often inspired me. This frees them to use their art more creatively, perform work that is meaningful to them, and serves as a way to circumvent audition rejections. They are like landscape gardeners taking a break from designing and planting for other people so they can focus on beautifying their own yards.
Three solo shows that inspired me to try my own were Goddard peer Ariel Luckey’s Amnesia, Brian Dykstra’s Selling Out, and Steven Fales’ Confessions of a Mormon Boy. What I love about these three is that they are solo works that use art for a greater purpose. Amnesia educates the audience on immigration policy through the telling of a highly personal account of the playwright’s family history. Selling Out was the perfect balance of entertaining theatre and political facts intended to spark outrage about media manipulation by the United States government. Confessions of a Mormon Boy resulted in Fales’ success as an actor and also gave voice to gay men subjected to the Ex-Gay movement. I hoped to follow in the footsteps of these three inspirational practitioners.
Artists who create solo work have often inspired me. This frees them to use their art more creatively, perform work that is meaningful to them, and serves as a way to circumvent audition rejections. They are like landscape gardeners taking a break from designing and planting for other people so they can focus on beautifying their own yards.
Three solo shows that inspired me to try my own were Goddard peer Ariel Luckey’s Amnesia, Brian Dykstra’s Selling Out, and Steven Fales’ Confessions of a Mormon Boy. What I love about these three is that they are solo works that use art for a greater purpose. Amnesia educates the audience on immigration policy through the telling of a highly personal account of the playwright’s family history. Selling Out was the perfect balance of entertaining theatre and political facts intended to spark outrage about media manipulation by the United States government. Confessions of a Mormon Boy resulted in Fales’ success as an actor and also gave voice to gay men subjected to the Ex-Gay movement. I hoped to follow in the footsteps of these three inspirational practitioners.