“What!? You think I want to stand on a stage all by myself? And say words I come up with myself?” Yes. Yes, I do think you want that. And I want to be there while you give it a try. This 4-hour one-day workshop is designed to get you out of your head, into your body, and onstage by yourself. By the end of the workshop you will have created and performed your own original one-minute solo performance piece. Exercises will put you in touch with some of your solo performance “scene partners”: your own Body, the Space, and your Audience. So even though you will be performing by yourself you will never feel alone.

Please bring/wear:
- Clothes you are comfortable moving in
- Water bottle and a small snack
- Two sentences of text, fully memorized (instructions will be sent upon registration)
- Curiosity

This workshop is intended for female-identifying enrollees only, for adults 18 and over. Enrollment is limited to 10 students. Register by September 15 for $80 early enrollment.

Location: Alphas Comedy Collective at Hoffner Lodge - 4120 Hamilton Ave. Cincinnati

About the Instructor
Erika MacDonald never thought she would want to perform her own solo work. She came to solo performance from traditional theater, starting in 2004 when she realized that she had something to say and she didn’t want to wait around for other people to give her words or permission to get on stage.

Performance work includes original solo shows Tea TIME (Artists’ Pick Encore Award, 2025 Cincinnati Fringe Festival), The Barn Identity (Best of Fest, 2023 Tampa Fringe Festival; 5 Stars, Saskatoon Star Phoenix), Evacuated! (Critics’ Pick of the Fringe Award, 2016 Cincinnati Fringe Festival), Tap Me on the Shoulder (Critics’ Choice Award: “Best Female Performer,” 2014 Orlando Fringe Festival), and FLUID (“Top Ten Hottest Plays,” Curve Magazine).

About Alphas Comedy:
Alphas is an all-female identifying Cincinnati, Ohio based sketch and improv comedy group who has been writing, performing, and improvising shows together since April 2022. Their mission is to amplify women's voices in comedy, while providing an inclusive, safe space for exploration, performance, and learning. Learn more at alphascomedy.com