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EntertainmentHow to Be an Actor

How to Put on a One-Man Show

Instructions

  • Step 1: Find inspiration Draw from your most memorable life experiences, or adapt a piece of writing you feel passionately about, and write a script about it.
  • TIP: Condense your material to include only the most powerful elements of the story.
  • Step 2: Choreograph Choreograph the show. Develop a plan for how to deliver lines at given moments and how to move your body to fit with those lines.
  • TIP: Work with a director.
  • Step 3: Practice Practice the show until every movement and every line is perfect.
  • Step 4: Find a space Shop around for the best space, and ask a lot of questions so you know of any potential pitfalls that might come with the venue.
  • Step 5: Get a production photograph Have a professional production photograph taken for your poster and send it out to the press to get attention for the show.
  • Step 6: Improvise Improvise during the show. React to what happens in the space and interact with the audience. Tailor your piece to the audience at each show, and they will respond positively.
  • FACT: Roy Dotrice holds the world record for solo performances at 1,782.

You Will Need

  • Script
  • Choreography
  • Practice
  • Performance space
  • Production photograph
  • Poster
  • Improvisation skills
  • Director (optional)

Lessons in this Guide

How to Have a Jersey Accent

How to Act

How to Know If Your Child was Born to Be a Star

How to Direct Actors

How to Master Method Acting

How to Get the Best Headshot

How to Get Noticed at a Casting Call

How to Sword Fight

How to Hold an Open Casting Call

How to Hit Your Mark

How to Ace a Cold Reading

How to Put on a One-Man Show

How to Pick a Drama School

How to Project Your Voice on Stage

How to Get into a Performing Arts Camp

How to Have a Career in Acting

How to Get into a Performing Arts High School

How to Join a Theater Group

How to Nail a Broadway Audition & Get the Part

How to Practice Ventriloquism

How to Prepare a Monologue

How To Get Into the Screen Actors Guild

How to Overcome Stage Fright

How to Impress a Casting Director

How To Cry Convincingly on Stage

How to Prepare for an Acting Audition

How to Become an Extra in a Movie

How to Memorize Lines

How to Make a Small Acting Role Stand Out

How to Get a Job Doing Voice-Overs

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