SINGLES RETREAT WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN JUNE
Sat June - 11 - 4
Sun June 11 - 4
Program:
Sat: Going In
- extremely fun + deep writing prompts to mine your life’s gems
- performance warmup routine
- un-cringe guided improv with other workshop members
Sun: Getting It Out
- getting on your feet
- developing a support system
- setting up your own show
- fundraising crash course
Plus lots of Q + A time with me
early bird special - $600 if you register before June 10th
$655 - if after June 10th
- space is very limited
- contact me for info on the CCA professional development grant
What you will need to bring
comfortable clothing
notebook and pen
lunch 🍑
I will have extra supplies if you need, snacks + drinks
PRAISE FOR SINGLES RETREAT
I’ve been performing for two decades and took Singles Retreat to zhuzh up my practice. Oooweee did it deliver! Jibz’s prompts led me to *multiple* narrative breakthroughs in a project that was heretofore giving "meh". Thank you, Jibz!! - CPR
The fundraising segment lit a fire to ask for more resources for a project. Not to be all MLM but I actually made money as a result of this program (!). - MJ
This was such a special class! I’d been wanting an excuse/structure to get deeper into performance, and got to learn how the proverbial sausage is made DIRECTLY from one of my favorite performers. I would take this class again in a heartbeat!!! The community aspect was an unexpected bonus! - CJ
I loved how Jibz demystified solo performance in terms of considering all the collaboration involved, all of the behind the scenes antics & logistics, and all of the juicy intel about how much money it does or doesn’t cost to put on a show. It meant a lot to me to have really generous insights from Jibz, whose work I so love, it was exciting from the POV of an admirerer AND encouraging from the POV of a dirtbag low budget performer. - BP
About me:
I have been making solo performance work since 2001. I have an undergrad degree from San Francisco Art Institute and certificate of completion of advanced Acting Program from American Conservatory Theater. I have written and produced dozens of solo performance pieces and videos. I have been in several trashy punk bands and in dozens of short films and web series that never saw the light of day. In 2019 I sold a TV show to FX. I have taught theater and performance at NYU, Cal-Arts and PRATT and lectured internationally. I grew up going to a performing arts summer camp as a child and learned improv from the activist clown and Woodstock MC, Wavy Gravy. I have been curating and hosting Weirdo Night since 2016 in Los Angeles and NYC. I am sober and gayyyyyyy.
Awards + Fellowships:
2022 Guggenheim Fellowship Award in Drama and Performance
2021 United States Artist Award
2021 Department of Cultural Affairs COLA Grant
2020 Creative Capital Award
2020 Art Matters Grant
2019 MacDowell Colony Artist Residency
2019 Dress in Purple Fund, administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts
2017 Kindle Project Carousel Award
2014 LMCC Process Space Artist Residency, NYC
2013 Yaddo Artist Residency
2013 Kindle Project Makers Muse Award
2008 Franklin Furnace Fund for The Arts
2008 Fresh Tracks Artist Residency, Dance Theater Workshop, NYC
view my CV ooh lala