Reasons to See the 2019 Dallas Solo Fest

Pic from the Spring 2019 Audacity Solo Salon

Justin Lemieux, Tyler Cochran, Erin Singelton and host Brad McEntire

Erin Singleton performing Diagnose Me

Announcing the 2019 Dallas Solo Fest

Mel Moseley will present Sexology: The Musical!

Audacity Theatre Lab is pleased to announce the 2019 Dallas Solo Fest, June 6-16, 2019 at Theatre Too! downstairs at Theatre Three at the Quadrangle in Dallas’ Uptown neighborhood.  Eight unique one-person shows highlight this fifth year festival with a mix of local solo performers and performers coming in from around the country. 
 
This 2019 Dallas Solo Fest line-up includes Based On Actual Events by Jaye Lee Vocque, Brigham Mosley’s Critical, Darling!, Cyrano A-Go-Go by Brad McEntire, Justin Lemieux’s Girl Dad, Keeping Up With the Jorgensons by Jeremy Julian Greco, Carmel Clavin’s The Marvelous Musical Mechanical Maiden, Melanie Moseley’s Sexology: The Musical! and Who You Calling a Bitch!?! By Sacha Elie. Collectively, the shows of these performers represent a wide variety of solo performance styles including storytelling, cabaret, drag, historical biography, memoir as well as pieces that defy any kind of easy categorization. 
 

Sacha Elie will present Who You Calling a Bitch?!?

Produced by Brad McEntire, artistic director of Audacity Theatre Lab, the 2019 DSF will be the fifth festival of its kind since 2014’s inaugural festival. The purpose of the Dallas Solo Fest is to celebrate extraordinary solo theatre as well as increase awareness and appreciation for the form in the north Texas area. 
 
The Dallas Solo Fest is produced under the Audacity Theatre Lab banner and will play at Theatre Too! downstairs at Theatre Three, 2800 Routh Street, #168, Dallas, Texas 75201. Performances are Thursdays thru Sundays, June 6 – 16, 2019.
 

Justin Lemieux in Girl Dad [credit - Jordan Fraker]

Single tickets and Festival Passes for all shows went on sale May 1, 2019.  Festival Passes include one admission to each festival show and are $65.  Individual ticket prices for each show are $15. Reservations can be made online via the Dallas Solo Fest website or by calling (214) 888-6650. Details about the shows, artists’ bios, the full schedule and ticket information here at the festival website: www.DallasSoloFest.com

Audacity Solo Salon - Spring 2019

The aim of the Audacity Solo Salon is to support and nurture both established and emerging solo performers in the north Texas area. It is also a way to extend the mission of the Dallas Solo Fest beyond just the annual festival itself.

This quarterly series will be a way for solo artists to present, rehearse, experiement with and develop their work in front of supportive audiences. Come on out and see a new one-person show in progress...

This installment in what has become a semi-quarterly series from Audacity Theatre Lab will feature excerpts from solo shows-in-progress by Justin Lemieux, Erin Singleton and Abel Flores.

Monday, April 1st @ 7:30 pm
At the Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park, Dallas TX
For directions and parking information visit... HERE

Admission is P-W-Y-C, with any and all donations are welcome (donations go towards the the Dallas Solo Fest).
Also BYOB!

The Excerpts:

Justin Lemieux

Girl Dad - Written and Perfomed by Justin Lemieux
A rollercoaster journey through relationships, Girl Dad is a heart-warming exploration of one man's understanding of masculinity. When Justin becomes father to only daughters his expectations are upended and he must confront his assumptions about what girls experience in the world.

Erin Singleton

Diagnose Me - Written and Performed by Erin Singleton
Erin can spot misalignments. In this rousing show formatted like a TED talk-turned-confessional, Erin explores what happens when a person confronts her crippling need to fix the people in her life, but can't.

Tyler Cochran

Abel Flores, Jr.

AFJ - Written by Abel Flores, Jr. & Tyler Cochran, Performed by Abel Flores, Jr.
AFJ wants to be president and everything is riding on this speech. Will he be able to get your vote or crack under the pressure of his bold promises? This one-man show harkens back to the great political speeches of our past world leaders while still reminding us of the haunting qualities of the current political climate. Co-written by Tyler Cochran, Abel Flores Jr. brings his alter ego, AFJ, to the spotlight with a performance that will allow audiences to witness the absurdity of certain candidates that we know all too well.

Pics of Robert's Eternal Goldfish at the 2018 Elgin Fringe

Audience review of opening night of ROBERT'S ETERNAL GOLDFISH at 2018 Elgin Fringe

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Audacity Theatre Lab

- Ross
Masterful, intense, poignant, brilliant, insightful, oh and did I say intense? By far one of the best storytellers I've ever seen, well delivered and meaningful. I'll be talking about this one for a long time. This show is likely the best of show Fringe 2018. A must see.