When acting starts to
feel like a hobby,
instead of a career, learn how to
Write a Solo Show
& monetize it
You’ve finally figured out that being a starving artist is rubbish and your craft is a profession and not a hobby.
You’re ready to tell your story and make living as a working actor
You’ve got a story to tell, but don’t know where to start
You want a platform to show CDs, agents & managers your full range to secure bigger and more lucrative acting jobs
Watch the free 15 min class
All introductory recorded classes are either 90 min podcasts or 90 min recorded webinars $15-24.99
You’ll learn
1. How a solo show gets you more auditions and new reps
2. How to Monetize your show before it’s even written
3. How to earn 3 paychecks as actor, writer & producer
4. How to begin writing
Get Your Feet Wet
3 hour Live intro
Solo Show class
REGULAR PRICE
$230
SALE PRICE
$199
First Saturdays of the month
9am (PST)
10am (MT)
11am (CDT)
12pm (EST)
Small classes where you'll:
Spend the first hour just writing
Second hour identify stories and characters
Third hour learn how to shape you story
Learn how to generate a 10 page story easily and quickly
Learn how to market your story before its even finished
Learn how to monetize your story before you start writing
BONUS
Buy the live class by midnite tonite and you'll win a free copy of the How to Start Writing a Solo Show podcast ($15)
Want to get your feet wet before joining the 12 week MasterMind
Still on the fence about the 12 Session MasterMind?
Get your feet wet with the 1 day Introductory class.
Join any Saturday class in the next 30 days for $199 to see if the MasterMind is right for you
Buy the intro class to experience one day of the 12 Week MasterMind
What you’ll get
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Learn how to START telling your story with guided exercises
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We believe in keeping things simple, smart, and human. Every project starts with listening and ends with something we're proud to share.
Learn how to market your story before its even finished
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Learn how to generate story easily and quickly
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You’ll get a recording of the entire 3 hour class plus a discovery session with April ($750 value)
Want to get your feet wet before joining the 12 week MasterMind
Still on the fence about the 12 Session MasterMind?
Get your feet wet with the 1 day Introductory class.
Join any Saturday class in the next 30 days for $199 to see if the MasterMind is right for you
Buy the intro class to experience one day of the 12 Week MasterMind
Get Your Feet Wet
LIVE class
How to Write a Solo Show
This is a special sale and this class will not come again this year. Last chance to save $31.
Registration ENDS in 5 Days, unless the class fills first.
Want to have a rough draft of your story and begin monetizing it by the new year? Now's your chance.
Get Your Feet Wet
3 hour intro
Solo Show class
REGULAR PRICE
$230
SALE PRICE
$199
Next Sat, October 3rd
10am (MT)
9am (PST)
12pm (EST)
11am (CDT)
Small classes where you'll:
Learn how to START telling your story
Learn how to market your story before its even finished
Learn how to generate story easily and quickly
Learn how to monetize your story before you start writing
Meet the Instructor
APRIL YVETTE THOMPSON
April Yvette Thompson is a Tony-winning producer/writer/actor working across media. Film/TV credits include BULL, Blue Caprice, Gotham, Blue Bloods, Babylon Fields, The Exonerated (w/Susan Sarandon & Delroy Lindo), Accidental Husband, Backwards, Law & Order & Third Watch, etc.
Broadway/Off Broadway credits include Clybourne Park, (Pulitzer & Tony); Vassar Voices (w/Meryl Streep), Good Bread Alley, Liberty CityThe Exonerated (w/Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss), Medea, King Lear, Macbeth, Antigone & Light Raise the Roof.
As SimonSays Entertainment Director of Development, April produced Sundance features: Blue Caprice (w/Isaiah Washington), Mother of George (w/Danai Gurira), Gun Hill Road (w/Esai Morales). April was on the Tony-winning producing teams for 2017 Tony for Best Revival for August Wilson's Jitney directed by Ruben Santiago Hudson and 2012 Tony for Best Revival, Porgy & Bess starring Audra MacDonald (Tony).
April wrote, produced & starred in her Miami Trilogy of plays: Good Bread Alley and Liberty City (Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Lortel noms & Jeff Award) at New York Theatre Workshop. Her latest play, Black Livesis in development at NYTW.
Education: Vassar College & Rutgers University.
AprilYvetteThompson.com
Frequently Asked Questions
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All classes are virtual Zoom classes. You can dial in or log on visually from anywhere in the world
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The easiest way to start is buy the StoryTelling Circle Writers’ Retreat Payment plan for only $340.
You’ll get 10 hours of personal attention because the retreat is limited to 8 writers -
The Story Telling Circle begins with learning story strucure by sourcing your oral memories first. Taking advantage of your natural storytelling gifts that you use in real life to communicate what you need, love and dream about.
The way you speak is your writers’ voice in the circle. And when your writer’s voice has the attention of a rapt audience, stories fall from your lips and onto the page effortlessly
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
April@thedreamunlocked.com
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We offer payment plans to make joining the circle easily. As well as PayPal Pay later.
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Fun. Like that one aunt that is brilliantly unfettered in her opinions and interests. Well travelled and free of heart, April is the teacher who wants you to take your stories out into the world and transform your life. Making a living from your stories and creating a life that matches your dreams is the ultimate goal. You know, the stuff no one teaches you in school. We don’t want to just take your money. We want to give you the tools to change your life.