Part 1 was good. Read that here. In sharing my experience with comedy the next thing I want to suggest (and by suggest, I mean require) is that you GO SEE LIVE COMEDY. Go see standup comedy. Go to the club. The standup comedy club. This is the only way Read more…
ACTION: Make a commitment to yourself when you begin that you will give comedy 100% of your good will efforts for a certain period of time–that could be one day, one month, or one year. But make that commitment and then renew it when the time comes. You sort of do comedy like you can sort of be pregnant. I know a lady who tried both. It wasn’t pretty.
Ann Randolph is a brilliant and inspiring solo performer, comic actor, writer, and teacher in the theater world. I first saw her show Squeezebox at The Marsh a couple of years ago and last year saw her new show, Loveland this last year. Her work is honest, imaginative, and quirky, with Read more…
How can you benefit from coaching with me? Cultivate and experience your full range of self-expression and humanity. Create a customized map for transformation, inside and out. Assemble and integrate your different “parts” so that each works together for you. Find clarity and focus to create real success in your Read more…
I love using humor, laughter, passion, and vulnerability to inspire people to see things in new light. I’ve been working with speakers, performers, thought-leaders, and people who are yearning to be more creative, helping them to finally express themselves fully and live their purpose on earth. I help people discover Read more…
Writing the story of your life (or any other made up story for that matter), and then performing it for others, can be a difficult task. A one man show or one woman show however depends on your ability to reveal the nitty gritty of your story in a way Read more…
I’m in Phoenix, Arizona, getting ready to put on my one-woman-show, The Punchline at the Phoenix Fringe Festival. It’s no simple task being a solo performer. The benefits are that you don’t have to compromise your vision with other people who you might work with, and that you can perform Read more…
Each time we move up to a higher level of productivity, creativity, or integrity, the part of us that has been stuck can get scared. You can address that part of you by actually talking to it, respecting it’s concerns, and giving it a voice.
Here’s the thing that will blow this up and bring it to the next level: you need to let your mind know that you mean business. So take the vision you’ve written, and find a magical way to show yourself your commitment. Perhaps you post it on your wall where you look every day. Perhaps you light a candle and dedicate yourself to your vision each morning. Perhaps you distill the vision into a word and wear that word around your wrist or neck as an amulet.
Step five: Perform! Take your due on stage, strut your stuff, and tell your story for real–be the most you-est you you’ve ever been, share your story in a way that lets the audience fully see who you really are. (Hint: the less you care how good you are, the better you’ll be.)