Original Solo Performance: Step Mama Drama!
Step Mama Drama!, this solo show was written and performed by Allison Hetzel based on my her experiences as well as collected interviews to help illuminate the stepmother relationship that is part of the blended family experience. Step Mama Drama was performed at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at the 2019 United Solo Festival located Off-Broadway at Theatre Row in New York City, the world's largest juried festival of solo performance with performers from six continents. The 2018 international performance received a four-star review from the Mumble Theatre. In 2019, Step Mama Drama received a critics' choice award nomination from All About Solo as a result of her New York City performance and a four-and-a-half-star review.
Solo performance requires a balancing act of being an actor and creator along with promoting your production. This is all part of doing a one-person show. The inspiration for this project began over a decade ago when in 2016 I had the opportunity to share a selection of the show at the Identity Cabaret in Chicago, Illinois at the VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association) conference. The positive feedback from others was a significant step that helped the show take shape, structure, and come to fruition. The script, marketing materials, and recent reviews of Step Mama Drama are below for your review.
Solo performance requires a balancing act of being an actor and creator along with promoting your production. This is all part of doing a one-person show. The inspiration for this project began over a decade ago when in 2016 I had the opportunity to share a selection of the show at the Identity Cabaret in Chicago, Illinois at the VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association) conference. The positive feedback from others was a significant step that helped the show take shape, structure, and come to fruition. The script, marketing materials, and recent reviews of Step Mama Drama are below for your review.
Awards Nomination - In the Wings, Fall 2019
Testimonial
“Allison Hetzel’s one-woman show Step Mama Drama is a vulnerable and funny examination of a complex and under-discussed role in today’s society: the step-parent. Through exhaustive research, she gathered the stories of many step-parents and weaved them deftly together with her own, creating a poignant picture of this experience. Using text, movement, and song, Hetzel has created a beautiful show. I had a wonderful experience working with her to add crispness and specificity to the movement and clarification to the story arc.” -Kelley Schoger
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland
August 2018
Public Relations and MarketingPromotional materials included: an interview, flyer, program, and press releases.
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United Solo Festival, New York City, NY
November 2019
Public Relations and MarketingPromotions included an interview, postcard, program and program insert.
New York City Show Link for the United Solo Festival |
Awards and ReviewsThe New York City performance received reviews from Ronnie Burns with the Electric Link Off-Broadway Journal, and All About Solo, gave the show a four and and half star review this resulted in an award nomination for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 United Solo Festival.
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