Surviving the Solo Show Wilderness: Exploring One-Person Performance Processes through the Metaphor of Wilderness Survival

To assist solo practitioners in navigating the one-person show wilderness, we borrowed a seven-step structure from Dolly Garza's 1993 Alaskan Marine Safety Education Association manual, "Outdoor Survival Training for Alaskan Youth." Prompted by NCA's "Communication for Survi...

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Published in:Liminalities 2020-01, Vol.16 (4), p.1-20
Main Authors: Hamzehee, Josh, Baldwin, Andrea, Collins, Christopher C, Gamboa, Eddie, Garcia, Natalie, Scott, Julie-Ann, Shaffer, Tracy Stephenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Metaphor
Solo performances
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Summary:To assist solo practitioners in navigating the one-person show wilderness, we borrowed a seven-step structure from Dolly Garza's 1993 Alaskan Marine Safety Education Association manual, "Outdoor Survival Training for Alaskan Youth." Prompted by NCA's "Communication for Survival" theme, we utilized these seven steps of recognition, inventoiy, shelter, signals, play, food, and water as malleable metaphors for key stages in the often-stressful solo performance expedition. The first step of solo performance survival, recognition, is the honest acknowledgement of production goals, vision, scope, ethics, tensions, risks, and potential challenges. The second step, inventory, addresses the resources available and potential show needs, ranging from skills, methodology, environment, selfreflexivity, technology, production roles, crew needs, checklists and calendars, and what still needs knowing.
ISSN:1557-2935