United Solo Theatre Festival is a theatre festival

Theatre festival

Theatre festivals amongst the earliest types of festival. Classical Greek theatre was associated with religious festivals dedicated to Dionysus. The medieval mystery plays were presented at the major Christian feasts...

. It takes place at Theatre ROW

Theatre Row (New York City)

Theatre Row is the popular name for a section of 42nd Street in New York City which is the location for a number of small theatres; it is also the name of a large theatre complex built in 2000 to house six theatres....

 on 42nd Street in New York City

New York City

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. Its Founder and Artistic Director is Omar Sangare

Omar Sangare

Omar Sangare is a Polish actor and director, who graduated from the Theater Academy in Warsaw, where he studied with the Oscar winning director, Andrzej Wajda. In 1994 he was awarded a scholarship to The British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. While there he worked with Derek Jacobi,...

. Festival presents many categories of solo shows, including storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, improv, stand-up, magic, drama: tragedy and comedy.

2010 Edition

The line-up of 47 solo shows was presented between November 8 and 21. The solo artists from three continents took part in the two-week festival. Four-time Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason is an American actress and television director.She received four Academy Award nominations as Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh. She is also known for starring in the 1986 film Heartbreak Ridge.-Life:Mason was...

 presented awards at the closing ceremony, including the special uAward for Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress.-Early life:...

.

2011 Edition

Omar Sangare

Omar Sangare

Omar Sangare is a Polish actor and director, who graduated from the Theater Academy in Warsaw, where he studied with the Oscar winning director, Andrzej Wajda. In 1994 he was awarded a scholarship to The British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. While there he worked with Derek Jacobi,...

 announced the official dates for second edition in January 2011. The festival will be twice longer and will last from October 20 to November 20. It will take place in Theatre ROW in New York City. Submissions are open till May 16, 2011.



Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

Patti Ann LuPone is an American singer and actress, known for her Tony Award-winning performances as Eva Perón in the 1979 stage musical Evita and as Madame Rose in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy, and for her Olivier Award-winning performance as Fantine in the original London cast of Les...

, John Lithgow

John Lithgow

John Arthur Lithgow is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio...

, Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...

 and Daniel Beaty are nominated for the 2011 special uAward.

External links

• Official site
• Broadway World on 2010 Edition
• Theatermania on 2010 Edition
• BackStage on 2010 Edition