The United Solo Collection on Indie Theater Now

United Solo, in association with Indie Theater Now, presents a collection of plays that have been selected from over a hundred productions presented during our most recent two seasons at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in New York City. In shows with a variety of themes, our playwrights explored cultural values, racial issues, political matters, as well as topics related to sexual identity, women’s interests, and world adventures. This new collection provides theatre enthusiasts with access to these high quality solo works. Join us in this revolutionary way of experiencing contemporary drama available so immediately online.

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A Seasonal Donation to The Actors Fund

This year again, United Solo Theatre Festival offered its support to The Actors Fund, an organization that helps entertainment professionals who are in need, crisis or transition. Before and after each show at the Festival the audience members were invited to join our fundraising. Both the generosity of our patrons and the involvement of the solo artists made the contribution to The Actors Fund possible.

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The 2011 United Solo AWARDS Have Been Announced

United Solo Theatre Festival concluded last night with a closing ceremony at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in New York City. A crowd of solo artists, special guests, and contributors packed into the theatre to commemorate seventy-seven productions featured this fall. Bill Bowers, the host of the ceremony and a member of the United Solo Academy, announced the 2011 award winners, who were selected from a diverse pool of artists representing eleven countries.

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The Worldʼs Largest Solo Theatre Festival Begins

The Second Annual United Solo opens tonight at Theatre ROW in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street. Through the following five-week period, the festival will offer seventy-seven productions ranging from two up to five different shows per day. This broad assortment of shows targets the multicultural nature of the New York City population. Five solo productions have been sold out before the opening night of the festival, and other popular shows will run out of tickets fast.

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An Acclaimed Writer Inaugurates the Festival

An acclaimed writer who has been a frequent contributor to The New York TimesBoston Globe and several magazines, and a solo performer, Cindy Wolfe Boynton, inaugurates this year’s United Solo Festival with her storytelling drama debut, entitled Right Time to Say I Love You. Other accomplished solo artists will follow.

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