Posted2/18/2021 7:52 AM
While it may be true that actors crave a spotlight, not everyone is capable of holding it alone. Solo shows -- those deeply personal, autobiographical meditations that often command local stages -- require a special kind of candor and courage.
Writer/director Chay Yew, former Victory Gardens Theater artistic director and an expert at helming solo shows, says solo artists bear truth and bear witness to their life stories. That's no easy task.
"If you're not pulling your beating heart from your rib cage and chest and offering it to the audience every night, you're doing it wrong," he said.