United Solo Theatre Festival
United Solo Theatre Festival is a theatre festival. It takes place at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in New York City. Its Founder and Artistic Director is Omar Sangare. Festival presents many categories of solo shows, including storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, improv, stand-up, magic, drama: tragedy and comedy. Since its inaugural edition, the Festival raises funds for The Actors Fund[1].
2010 Edition
The line-up of 47 solo shows was presented between November 8 and 21. The solo artists from three continents took part in the two-week festival. Four-time Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason presented awards at the closing ceremony, including the special uAward for Anna Deavere Smith.
2011 Edition
Omar Sangare announced the official dates for second edition in January 2011. Submissions opened March 1 and closed May 16, 2011[2]. The festival began on October 20 and concluded with a Closing Ceremony on November 20.[3] It took place in Theatre ROW in New York City. The New York Times chose United Solo for its The New Season Fall Preview[4], and Time Out New York gave the Festival a wild card.
In 2011, the United Solo board has nominated four performers for the uAward: Daniel Beaty in Through the Night, John Lithgow in Stories by Heart, Patti LuPone in The Gypsy in My Soul, and Robin Williams in Weapons of Self-Destruction[5]. The 2011 uAward went to Patti LuPone[6][7][8].
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