THE LATEST!
Updated 1/3/12
UPCOMING CLASSES!
Brief Phone Interview Required for Registration
Tel: (646) 707-3463
- Level 1 Solo Show Class
meeting Mondays, 6-9pm
STARTS Monday, January 16th (for 4 weeks)!
Limit: 6 Students! (Just 3 spots left!)
- Level 2 Solo Show Class
meeting Wednesdays, 6-9pm
STARTS Wednesday, January 18th (for 7 weeks)!
Limit: 5 Students! CLASS FILLED
(Pre-Requisite: Level 1 Solo Show Class)
Classes fill up fast, and most have a waiting list.
So register NOW to confirm your spot!
To register, or for more info on classes (cost, length... etc):
Go to our “Classes” page!
Next workshop: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2012 – 6-10pm
"SECRETS TO MARKETING YOUR SHOW IN ANY FESTIVAL" Workshop
$125 ($100 if paid before 12/31/11)
A One-Day Workshop co-taught with Robin Gelfenbien
A one-day workshop co-taught by Matt and marketing guru (and solo show alum) Robin Gelfenbien (MY SALVATION HAS A FIRST NAME: A WEINERMOBILE JOURNEY), this class is chock full of marketing tips that will help you get into festivals (like the FringeNYC, MITF and more) and then stand out from the crowd once you're in! A partial list of topics covered includes: How To Get Pre-Show Press AND Attract Reviewers, The Art of the 40-Word Blurb, Where to Best Put Your Limited Advertising Budget, Secrets to a Stand Out Press Packet, Using Social Networking to Attract Audiences, Industry and Buzz - for Free! and much, much more! (Includes a Panel of Solo Show Workshop Alumni who have self-produced their solo shows in all these festivals, who share their lists of Must Do's and Must Avoid's!)
Pictured: Our packed January 2011 Secrets to Marketing Your Show in Any Festival Workshop, with alumni panel Gabrielle Maisels (FringeNYC 2010 & 2011, MITF 2009, CAP Fringe 2009), Natalie Kim (MITF 2009 Producers Award, Edinburgh Fringe), Mary Dimino (Winner: Best Solo Show FringeNYC 2010), Christine Renee Miller (dir. MITF 2010 Audience Favorite Solo Show) and teachers Robin Gelfenbien and Matt Hoverman.
ALUMNI NEWS:
Congratulations to the 13 alumni who debuted their solo shows this past summer in festivals like the FringeNYC, the MITF, the Hollywood Fringe and more, including:
OVER THERE by PJ Walsh
Best of San Francisco Fringe 2011 Award
Best of Hollywood Fringe 2011 Award
GEORGIA & ME by Sarah Ford
2011 MITF Best Solo Show Award (pictured)
MATT IN NY TIMES!
Matt and his students were recently the subject of a Sunday New York Times Feature article on the burgeoning solo show community in NYC. To read the article, click on the photo above!
MATT IN BACKSTAGE!
Matt's column THE CHARACTER OF YOU: The 3 Keys to Autobiographical Solo Show Success was just published in BACKSTAGE! Read it here.
Photo: Matt Hoverman leading a Solo Show workshop for a new documentary by Out of The Blue Films, Inc.
Courtesy: Out of The Blue Films, Inc. www.outofthebluefilms.com
MATT’S LATEST E-BOOKS – NOW AVAILABLE!
Want all the wisdom of one of Matt’s workshops in the palm of your hand? (Or in the palm of your Palm Pilot?) Download one of his “How To” e-books NOW!
 
Want to see what kind of plays or solo shows get written in our classes?
Come see a class showing!
(They’re only $5 and a lot of fun!)
Next class showing (There are 2!):
- Wednesday, February 29th @ 7pm!
Level Two budding superstars Jim Chu, Joanna Glushak, Anthoula Katsimatides, Shana Solomon and Amy Stiller will perform their brand new powerful and hilarious 20-minute solo shows...
Location:
- Theaterlab
137 West 14th Street (bet. 6th & 7th aves), Studio C (3rd floor)
Just $5!
No Reservation Necessary
Photos of some recent Level 2 Solo Show Class Showings:
      
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