Friday, May 24, 2013

The BIGGEST SoLow Fest ever!

Loners and Rebels, do we have some news for you! This year's festival is bursting with exciting solo work - it's our biggest festival ever with almost 40 participants. You might even call it a SoLowSplosion. You might. We're not recommending that per se, just saying you could do it if you want.

Here is your updated list of SoLow  Festival acts for 2013 (Alphabetical by show title):

SoLow Festival 2013.  Hell yes.

SHOW: 3 – MM2 = 1 (Tre meno emme emme 2 e’uguale a uno)
ARTIST: MM2 Modern Dance Company
LOCATION: The Porch at 30th Street Station
DATE: Sunday, June 23 @ 2pm

SHOW: A Man And His Bunker
ARTIST: Jordan B. Mottram
LOCATION: Home (9th and Moore)
DATE: Thurs. June 27 - Sun. June 30 @ 9pm

SHOW: A Merry Midwest Mestizo Eats a Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
ARTIST: David-Hanley Tejeda
LOCATION:East Passyunk Ave (walking)
DATE: Sat., Jun 22 @ 4PM

SHOW: At Last: The Play-At-Home Romance Game Show
ARTIST: Meghann Williams
LOCATION: Home (10th and Dudley)
DATES: TBA

SHOW: At the Gloaming with the Humorless Bastard
ARTIST: Annie Wilson
LOCATION: Kensington Apartment
DATES: Fri. June 21 and Sat. June 22 @ 5:15am through dawn (with the Summer Solstice)

SHOW: Dear Diary, Bye.
PLAYWRIGHT: Ellie Brown
ACTOR: Harry Watermeier
DIRECTOR: Seth Reighgott
DATE: Thurs. June 20 and Fri. June 21 @ 8pm

SHOW: Diary of a Dumb Bitch
ARTIST: Theresa Leahy
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (1170 S. Broad - Back Room)
DATE: TBA

SHOW: Disengaged
ARTIST: Carly Bodner
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (1170 S. Broad - Back Room)
DATE: June 20, 22, 23

SHOW: Good Enough
ARTIST: Heidi Rose
LOCATION: Vox Medica, Inc. (601 Walnut St)
DATES: Tues. June 25 @ 7pm, Thurs. June 27 @ 7pm

SHOW: Guilty But Insane: A Confessional Monologue
ARTIST: Josh Hitchens
LOCATION: A Philadelphia Basement
DATES: TBA

SHOW: Half Baked/Acoustic Theatre/NPR Tiny Desk Theatre Series
ARTIST: Ilse Zoerb
LOCATION: TBA
DATE: TBA

SHOW: I’m Feeling Good About My Body, Is That Okay?
ARTIST: Eileen Tull
LOCATION: Moeller High School (Cincinnati, OH)
DATE: June 27, 2013

SHOW: It Girl Silenced; The Last dance of Clara Bow
ARTIST: Amanda Schoonover
DIRECTOR: Brenna Geffers
LOCATION: TBA
DATE:  TBA

SHOW: Jug Baby
ARTIST: C. Kennedy
DIRECTORS: Kate Black-Regan, Chris Davis
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (Broad and Federal)
DATES: TBA

SHOW: Last Meals From Death Row
ARTIST: Kevin Meehan
LOCATION: HOME (6th and South)
DATE: TBA

SHOW: Moon Protection Factor (MPF) 45+
ARTIST: Colleena Sabatino
LOCATION: The Piazza at Schmidt's. 1050 N. Hancock in Northern Libertites.
DATE:  Sun. June 23rd at  8:43 PM EST

SHOW: motor is where?
ARTIST: Christina Gesualdi and Alice Yorke
LOCATION: Mascher Space Co-Op
DATE: TBA

SHOW: My Last Trip to Nowhere-Land
ARTIST: Johnny Smith
DIRECTOR: Sam Sherburne
LOCATION: HOME (6th and Dickinson)
DATE: TBA
 
SHOW: My Suicidal Summer
ARTIST: Lesley Berkowitz
LOCATION: TBA

SHOW: Nobody's Home
ARTIST: Mason Rosenthal
LOCATION: HOME (Broad between Ellsworth and Federal)
DATE: TBA

SHOW:  On the Rocks
ARTIST: Stuart Meyers in collaboration with Adam Kerbel & Kelly Turner
PRODUCER: Hybridge Arts Collective
LOCATION: Broad Street Ministry, 315 South Broad Street
DATE: Mon. June 24th and Tues. June 25th at 8pm

SHOW: Phone a Friend/Enemy/Stranger
ARTIST: Arjuna Ojos
LOCATION: Anywhere via Telephone
DATE: Various

SHOW: ROUGH CUT
ARTIST: Douglas Williams with Andrew Carroll
LOCATION: TBA UArts building
DATES: TBA

SHOW: Skating Stirner's City: A Postmodern Lecture and Performance of Skateboarding as Identity
ARTIST:  Hunter Fine
LOCATION: Skateboard derive (conscious drift) from Love Park (JFK Blvd. and North 16th) to culminate the performance at the corner of South and 6th Streets.
DATE: Sat. June 22nd @ 3pm 

SHOW: Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke
ARTIST: Seth Reichgott/ Slim Bob Slim
LOCATION: Quig’s at Plays and Players
DATES: June 22, 28, 29 @ 8pm

SHOW: So Cruel: a sibling serenade
ARTIST: Amelia Longo
DIRECTOR: Liz Green
LOCATION: Outside; 2nd and Christian.
DATE: TBA

SHOW: The Marilyn Problem?
ARTIST: Gigi Naglak
LOCATION:  Museum at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St.
DATES: TBA

SHOW: The Solo Ensemble
ARTISTS: TS Hawkins, Baset, Tiffany Bacon, Nicole Stacie, Hilary Asare, Zuhairah McGill
LOCATION: TBA

SHOW: What Keeps
ARTIST: Kristen Bailey
DIRECTOR: Candra Kennedy
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor
DATE:  TBA

SHOW: When I grow up. . .
ARTIST: Ben Storey
LOCATION: The Trestle Inn
DATE: Wed. June 26th

SHOW: You Have 20 New Voicemails
ARTIST: Steve Gravelle
LOCATION: Home (10th and Tasker)
DATES: TBA

 more to come as we welcome more and more artists!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

2013 Schedule


SoLow Festival 2013. (Alphabetical by show title)

SHOW: 3 – MM2 = 1 (Tre meno emme emme 2 e’uguale a uno)
ARTIST: MM2 Modern Dance Company
LOCATION: The Porch at 30th Street Station
DATE: Sunday, June 23 @ 2pm

SHOW: A Man And His Bunker
ARTIST: Jordan B. Mottram
LOCATION: Home (9th and Moore)
DATE: Thurs. June 27 - Sun. June 30 @ 9pm
SHOW: At Home with the Humorless Bastard

ARTIST: Annie Wilson
LOCATION: Kensington Apartment
DATES: Fri. June 21 and Sat. June 22 @ 5:15am through dawn (with the Summer Solstice)

SHOW: At Last
ARTIST: Meghann Williams
LOCATION: Home (10th and Dudley)
DATES: TBA

SHOW: Dear Diary, Bye.
PLAYWRIGHT: Ellie Brown
ACTOR: Harry Watermeier
DIRECTOR: Seth Reighgott
DATE: Thurs. June 20 and Fri. June 21 @ 8pm

SHOW: Diary of a Dumb Bitch
ARTIST: Theresa Leahy
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (1170 S. Broad - Back Room)
DATE: TBA

SHOW: Good Enough
ARTIST: Heidi Rose
LOCATION: Vox Medica, Inc. (601 Walnut St)
DATES: Tues. June 25 @ 7pm, Thurs. June 27 @ 7pm

SHOW: Guilty But Insane: A Confessional Monologue
ARTIST: Josh Hitchens
LOCATION: A Philadelphia Basement
DATES: TBA

SHOW: I’m Feeling Good About My Body, Is That Okay?
ARTIST: Eileen Tull
LOCATION: Moeller High School (Cincinnati, OH)
DATE: June 27, 2013

SHOW: Jug Baby
ARTIST: C. Kennedy
DIRECTORS: Kate Black-Regan, Chris Davis
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (Broad and Federal)
DATES: TBA

SHOW: Last Meals From Death Row
ARTIST: Kevin Meehan
LOCATION: HOME (6th and South)
DATE: TBA

SHOW: motor is where?
ARTIST: Christina Gesualdi and Alice Yorke
LOCATION: Mascher Space Co-Op
DATE: TBA

SHOW: My Suicidal Summer
ARTIST: Lesley Berkowitz
LOCATION: TBA

SHOW: Phone a Friend/Enemy/Stranger
ARTIST: Arjuna Ojos
LOCATION: Anywhere via Telephone
DATE: Various

SHOW: ROUGH CUT
ARTIST: Douglas Williams with Andrew Carroll
LOCATION: TBA UArts building
DATES: TBA

SHOW: Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke
ARTIST: Seth Reichgott/ Slim Bob Slim
LOCATION: Quig’s at Plays and Players
DATES: June 22, 28, 29 @ 8pm

SHOW: The Solo Ensemble
ARTISTS: TS Hawkins, Baset, Tiffany Bacon, Nicole Stacie, Hilary Asare, Zuhairah McGill
LOCATION: TBA

SHOW: You Have 20 New Voicemails
ARTIST: Steve Gravelle
LOCATION: Home (10th and Tasker)
DATES: TBA

SHOW: TBA
ARTIST: Gigi Naglak
LOCATION: Museum at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (315 Chestnut)
DATES: TBA


Sunday, May 5, 2013

From us. To you.

Hello Artists-

You want to be in SoLow Festival 2013?
Rest assured. It isn't too late.

Now is the time to get your form of commitment into us.

The compiling process has begun on our end, so send us your show details.
Don't miss a beat.
We are excited to launch our 4th year and we hope that you will be a part of it.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Love,
SoLow

Thursday, April 4, 2013

SoLow Form of Commitment 2013

SoLow 2013 Form of Commitment

Click the link and download the form.
Read it and fill it out at your leisure.
Email finished forms to solowfestival@gmail.com
Due by May 15th, 2013.

Everyone is accepted into SoLow. There is no screening process. The form of commitment is just that - a commitment to perform at least once during the festival, June 20-June 30, 2013.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Be a part of SoLow Festival 2013

We are making things official.
SoLow 2013 is happening and we want you to join us this year. Whether it be as performer, volunteer, and/or audience member, now is as good a time as any to be involved.

The details:
Dates: June 20-30, 2013
Theme: "Loners and Rebels"

Our application will be available soon. If you already know you want to present a piece, email us at solowfestival (at) gmail (dot) com.
We would love to hear from you and we will email you our application once it becomes available.

Now is the time. Think about the project you have always wanted to make, but don't want to stress out about it. SoLow 2013 is your chance.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

SoLow 2013

Amanda and Thomas are mixing up a new year of SoLow.

We can at least say that the dates for SoLow Festival 2013 will be June 20th-30th.

Don't miss us.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Twitter

We finally joined Twitter.
Follow us @SoLowFest

Also, today I am #bcphilly #barcampphilly