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8 Things NOT to Look for in a PR Firm, if You’re a Solo Performer or Comedian

Hire someone because they’re affordable, creative, and powerful, and they believe in what you’re doing (not just paying lip service to your mission). But most importantly hire them because you feel aligned before, during, and after your interactions with them.

By Alicia Dattner, 7 monthsApril 30, 2023 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

6 Tricks to Save Face When You Forget Your Lines on Stage

The truth is, when you forget your lines, there is nothing you can actually do to "lose face". Your face, your body, your personality, is essentially an illusion. In fact, the metaphor of a play or a show fits so perfectly with life. We rehearse, the moment arrives, we're on Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 6 yearsNovember 12, 2017 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Your Fear of Public Speaking Might Be Something Else Entirely

I've often had dreams that I was back in high school, doing my school play again, and the nightmare part is, "But I don't remember my lines any more!" It's perhaps the thing we fear most ABOUT public speaking or getting on stage. What if the fear isn't actually a Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 6 yearsNovember 9, 2017 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Carving Your Own Laugh: Comedy Career Q & A, PART EIGHT: Stay Grounded and Magical

Comedy Career Q & A, Part 8: Stay Grounded and Magical Alicia: And if you can quit your job and enjoy that for a while and have it be building toward you creating the next level of your performance and who you are on stage, amazing, do it. If it’s Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 7 yearsApril 4, 2017 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Carving Your Own Laugh: Comedy Career Q & A, PART SEVEN: Grow Big or Grow Home

Comedy Career Q & A, Part 7: Grow Big or Grow Home Alicia: I think doing what you love should be the goal and if doing the other things to pay the rent make it easier to be creative then that’s beautiful. If they make it harder and they drain  Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 7 yearsMarch 30, 2017 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Carving Your Own Laugh: Comedy Career Q & A, PART SIX: Slow & Steady Meteoric Rise

Comedy Career Q & A, Part 6: Slow & Steady Meteoric Rise Alicia: Yeah, you can’t have a viral video if you don’t have any videos. Able: That’s true. Yeah. So you’ve done that yourself? Alicia: No. Able: Okay. Alicia: Why do you think I’m still talking to you? I’m Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 7 yearsMarch 28, 2017 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Carving Your Own Laugh: Comedy Career Q & A, PART FOUR: Develop Your Show

Comedy Career Q & A, Part 4: Develop Your Show Able: So, it sounds like a lot of what you’re saying is go where you think your people are going to be and see how it lands with them and branch out from there. Alicia: Yeah, definitely and tell me more about Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 7 yearsMarch 21, 2017 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Carving Your Own Laugh: Comedy Career Q & A, PART TWO: Quitting the Club

Comedy Career Q & A, Part 2: Quitting the Club Alicia: I couldn’t be in a bar anymore. Able: Yep. Alicia: I couldn’t be surrounded by 22 year old heterosexual dudes, smoking pot and drinking and a lot of the moments were really fun but a lot of them were kind Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 7 yearsMarch 14, 2017 ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Carving Your Own Laugh – Comedy Career Q & A, PART ONE: Traditional Standup Path

Comedy Career Q & A, Part 1: Traditional Standup Path Alicia: So, hello everybody. I am here today with my new buddy Able and we are going to spend a little time doing some Q & A on comedy, performance and anything that you have that you want to throw Read more…

By Alicia Dattner, 7 yearsMarch 9, 2017 ago
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