Words First
Thao P. Nguyen, Producer & Solo Artist
Words First is the premier solo performance event in San Francisco. Each month we invite a new line-up of the finest solo artists, comics, and storytellers to the CounterPULSE stage. Solo performance is a unique brand of theater: one person, one stage. All of the pieces are written and performed by the solo artists themselves!
Performances every first Wednesday at 7:30pm.
Produced and curated by Thao P. Nguyen.
Interested in performing at Words First? See application instructions at the bottom of this page!
Interested in being a volunteer usher at Words First? All volunteers get to see the show for free! Email us to sign up!
Upcoming performances:
October 6, 2010
November 3, 2010
February 2, 2011
March 2, 2011
April 6, 2011
May 4, 2011
Performers include:
W. Kamau Bell, Artistic Director
November 3, 2010
Ericka Lutz
Pidge Meade
Liza Raynal
Martha Rynberg
October 6, 2010
Coke Nakamoto
Zahra Noorbakhsh
Thao P. Nguyen
August 4, 2010
Nicole Maxali
Debra Netkin
Bruce Pachtman
Kim Page
July 7, 2010
Deirdre Kennedy
Ericka Lutz
Mia Paschal
David Jacobson
Martha Rynberg, Solo Artist
June 2, 2010
Colin Mahan
Meldy Hernandez
Michael Katz
Bruce Pachtman
May 5, 2010
Sigal Shoham
Sarah Weidman
Mary Samson
David Caggiano
April 7, 2010
Monica Bhatnagar
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner
Howard Petrick
Enzo Lombard
March 3, 2010
Thao P. Nguyen
Zahra Noorbakhsh
Bruce Pachtman
Lisa-Marie Rollins
Bruce Pachtman, Solo Artist
February 3, 2010
Nicole Maxali
Ericka Lutz
Enzo Lombard
Zahra Noorbakhsh
Martha Rynberg
December 2, 2009
danceNAGANUMA
November 4, 2009
Carolyn Doyle
Thao P. Nguyen
Enzo Lombard
Jabari Davis
October 7, 2009
Cherry Zonkowski
Mark Kenward
Lambeth Sterling
Wayne Harris
September 2, 2009
Kenny Yun
David Allen Moss
Bruce Pachtman
Mary Van Note
Vanessa Khaleel, Solo Artist
August 5, 2009
Janine Brito
Alex Koll
Les Milton
Zahra Noorbakhsh
July 1, 2009
Paolo Sambrano
Virginia Harrington
Martha Rynberg
Colleen “Coke” Nakamoto
May 6, 2009
Debra Netkin
Thao P. Nguyen
Enzo Lombard
Jenny Overman
April 1, 2009
Nicole Maxali
Jawad Ali
Vanessa Khaleel
Jabari Davis
Coke Nakamoto, Solo Artist
March 4, 2009
Shaun Landry
Selena Polston
Erica Campbell
Colin Mahan
February 4, 2009
Mike Capozzola
Katie Rubin
Alicia Dattner
Brian Malow
January 7, 2009
Tim Lee
Mark Silverman
Janine Brito
Alex Koll
Bruce Pachtman
About the Producer
THAO P. NGUYEN (writer/performer/producer) has been writing and performing solo shows since she joined the Solo Performance Workshop in 2007. She will be debuting her full-length one-woman show, “Fortunate Daughter” in the Fall of 2010. Her director, the critically acclaimed W. Kamau Bell (SF Weekly’s 2008 Comedian of the Year; “Four Stars” in Time Out New York and SF Chronicle), has awarded her with the coveted “W. Kamau Bell Solo Performance Black Belt,” a distinction which to this date has been awarded only four times. She also co-produces two monthly solo performance series in San Francisco: Words First at CounterPULSE and City Solo at Off-Market Theater.
Application to Perform
Thank you for your interest in performing at Words First. The producers of this showcase are always looking for new, fresh talent! Please send the following information via email:
(a) Your name (and your stage name, if different),
(b) Your contact information,
(c) Artist resume and/or bio (one page max, no head-shot necessary),
(d) A short (two or three sentence) description of the 15-minute piece you are interested in performing at Words First,
(e) Information on any of your upcoming performances, and
(f) A link to a 5-minute clip of your work posted online (e.g., on youtube.com).
