04/16/2021
New Solo Show Development Class offering starting on May 2 over Zoom. Limited space so be sure to register soon.
YOUR PERSONAL VOICE THROUGH SOLO PERFORMANCE
“The shortest distance between two people is a story.” Isabel Allende
You’ve probably had the experience of listening to someone tell a personal story and were transported
to a time in your life when you had a similar experience. Or, you project yourself into a possible future,
facing the same circumstances. This process is essential to human contact and communication. Since
the dawn of time we’ve sat around the fire and shared those experiences that can keep us safe, alive
and fulfilled. Solo performance is today’s equivalent of that ancestral fire.
This six week course will give you the fundamentals to develop your personal voice. We will identify and
develop powerful stories from your life and learn the formula to turn them into a full-length spoken
memoir performed onstage or in the virtual space. Through this process you will develop your personal
voice and learn to use that to engage an audience, allowing them to resonate with your life and
experience.
The class will culminate in a Zoom performance featuring 10 minutes of your piece, which you will have
worked through by redrafting, analysis and feedback. The performance will be open to the general
public.
You will also learn the process of producing your piece for a festival, open mic or self-produced
performance. If you go on to complete your play in your own time once the course has been completed,
for an additional fee, Christine can work with you further to help with development and direction. If
you’ve always wanted to share your unique story, trust that this is a safe and creative opportunity that
may help you to open future doors.
“Whatever you can do or dream, you can. Begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. “
W. H. Murray
Christine McHugh is a renowned storytelling coach who has developed and directed over two dozen solo
performances. Students have performed in festivals and stages around the US, including Solo Mio in San
Francisco, Asia Society NYC, Fringe Festivals in Indianapolis, Minneapolis and San Francisco and United
Solo in New York. In 2018, she toured her solo show, Parents Must Be Dead, across the country and
looks forward to presenting it to live audiences again in the near future.
YOUR PERSONAL VOICE THROUGH SOLO PERFORMANCE is offered through Stage Santa Fe. The online
classes will begin Sunday, May 2, and run through Sunday, June 13, 2021 from 1-3 PM MT. Class will not
meet on May 30. Online registration is available on the Stage Santa Fe website, www.stagesantafe.com,
and on the Stage Santa Fe page. The cost for the 6-week series of classes is $150. Further
information is available online at www.stagesantafe.com.
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