REDTWIST
What is Solo Fest?
Redtwist's mission with the One-On-Wednesday series is programming unique, boundary-pushing, and highly theatrical solo work. The Solo Incubator Festival is a developmental festival which showcases artists-in-process as they develop their storytelling and expand on the theatrical and technical elements of their original shows. Our goal is to connect solo creators in varying stages of experience with others in the community, and help expand the breadth and depth of solo work for Redtwist to produce in future One-On-Wednesday slots
Tuesday, July 21st - 7:30pm
Dealbreaker
A Solo Show by Lauren Kee
Written and Performed by Lauren Kee
Advisor: John Michael Coglin
Lauren grew up watching Sex and the City, and always believed adulthood would be filled with fun dating experiences, flings, and eventually, true love. But on her quest to live out that dream, she gets… herpes. In this sex positive show, Lauren blends vulnerable storytelling with comedy to share what it's like dating with herpes, handling disclosure, and the path to healing. It's a story of stigma, self-discovery, and hope. This show is for anyone who's ever feared they might die alone because of herpes or anything else
Body of the State
A Solo Show by Francis Miller
Written and Performed by Francis Miller
Advisor: Madelyn Loehr
Body of the State is an urgent solo performance piece that explores one person’s pursuit of gender-affirming care, theatricalizing their experience of gender, bureaucracy, community and how it feels to exist in a body that is regulated and legislated by their own government. In Body of the State, the audience is given control of Miller’s performance and body as they wield the familiar and formidable tool of American legislature and healthcare; paperwork.
Tuesday, July 28th - 7:30pm
Sound & Fury
A Solo Show by Rusty Allen
Written and Performed by Rusty Allen
Advisor: Jessica Love
What happens when we coerce ourselves and each other into pursuing power via the roles society has prescribed to us? Sound & Fury: A Solo Macbeth repurposes the infamous tragedy as a vehicle to explore mixed race Asian American identity, plumbing the depths of violence enacted by a world that would reduce us and unleashing the multitudes contained in all of us.
Supervirgin
A Solo Show by Nkechi Chibueze
Written and Performed by Nkechi Chibueze
Advisor: Eileen Tull
Thirty five year old Kechi has never been kissed. Her dreams of love, romance, and marriage have been dashed over and over, but now she is ready to team up with famed Fairy Relationship Godmother Helenior Cosmopolitan to solve her love problems once and for all. Come along with Kechi as she examines her past for clues to help her get that first kiss.