Solo Show & Comedy Coach Alicia Dattner

How to Produce Your Solo Show, Step 4 [Get a Director]

Ever try to look at the back of your head in the mirror? It’s very difficult if you don’t have another mirror. That’s what trying to direct your own show is like. Even comedians get feedback on their work. If... Read more →

How to Produce Your Solo Show, Step 3 [Edit the Script]

You may choose to tell your story in chronological order, or you may choose to do something postmodern. Either way, put it all together and you’ve got your first draft. Read it out loud to a patient and/or kind friend.... Read more →

Have more joy and an open heart, by having more darkness.

The irony is not lost on me: The beacon of lightness I wish to be in the world is sometimes more like a beacon of lumpy meatloaf. They say you teach what you most need to learn, and so I... Read more →

How to Produce Your Solo Show, Step 2 [Write the Show]

I’ve written whole sets of posts on how to write a show, which you can refer to here. But I’ll encapsulate it by saying that basically you write every day. Write every day for a month. Same time, same place.... Read more →

How to Produce Your Solo Show, Step 1 [Choose Your Title]

I share this experience with you as a step-by-step mirror of what I’ve done to get my one-woman show on stage. Don’t take it word for word. Take it as a framework to try. Pick up some things and then... Read more →