tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post114929142602044247..comments2024-02-27T16:59:54.089-05:00Comments on (The New) Theatre Ideas: "Stones in His Pockets"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-1149543487409830712006-06-05T17:38:00.000-04:002006-06-05T17:38:00.000-04:00I am laughing when I realize that my position on o...I am laughing when I realize that my position on one person shows depends largely on what the last solo show I have seen is.<BR/><BR/>There is something I admire so much about the solo performer. They have the guts tostand out there and say, "there's nothing else here but me baby! And I am going to hold your attention and entertain you." It is almost like a game of chicken.<BR/><BR/>Some pet peeves about solo performances: <BR/><BR/>-Stand up comedians essentially doing their stand-up act and calling it a "one man or woman show." <BR/><BR/>-Seeing a new solo show and realizing, about two minutes in, that the solo performer even realizes that their life is not exciting enough to maintain a 10 minute short play, never mind a 60 minute solo performance piece.<BR/><BR/>I actually ended up writing a play about this called I Go Solo. It Got an IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England) nomination for Best New Play that year: <BR/><BR/>http://www.theatermirror.com/igsetcls.htm<BR/><BR/>-The increasing practice of a show like Eric Bogosian's Drinking in America, or Anna Deveare Smith's Twilight Los Angeles, being done by a cast of say 13 different actors. Having seen both shows performed by their authors, and then seeing the multi-performer versions, I can honestly say that something is lost.<BR/><BR/>Just my thoughtsArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845394320537913576noreply@blogger.com