The Rise of the Personal Narrative Show, Part 2: Are we going to keep going with this or what?
In the ’70s and ’80s, a core of innovators brought stand-up comedy from the fringe to the mainstream. Is personal narrative performance next?
James Judd
James Judd is a solo performer of autobiographic stories. He is the current Artist in Residence for the All For One Festival in New York City. His stories are regularly featured in National Public Radio’s popular storytelling program Snap Judgment. Those stories can be downloaded at www.snapjudgment.org or viewed on Snap Judgment’s YouTube channel.
James received the 2013 Outstanding Performance Award for his play Funny Stories at the Midtown International Theater Festival. His other plays are Killer Quack, Breathe Normally, and the long-running, award-winning solo play 7SINS. He is also an attorney and wine-grape farmer. He holds a Master of Professional Writing Degree from USC.
The Rise of the Personal Narrative Show, Part 1: Is This a Real Thing?
Why this movement, now? Perhaps personal narrative shows are an extension of our ability (and increasing need) to self-promote through social media.
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Set and lighting tricks can help create a sense of intimacy, but only if the intimacy is already present in the writing. It has to be in the words.
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My benchmark didn’t translate and neither did any of the other dozens of punchlines in that excruciating trainwreck. Here’s why.