Solo Heroes is a group of solo artists, developing solo shows. It was co-founded by Ivy Eisenberg and JJ Pyle, who met in a class at the Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) at Primary Stages, taught by comedian Judy Gold. Hours, weeks, months, and years were spent writing and rewriting and reading to fellow classmates. But we needed an outlet and an audience, hence Solo Heroes was born. We began in a small cabaret theatre on the Upper West Side of NYC in 2015 before moving downtown to the infamous Nuyorican Poets cafe on the Lower East Side of NYC.
We accept submissions, we hold rehearsals and we give artists a safe space to try out material and workshop sections of solo shows. Many Solo Heroes alums have gone on to produce full-length shows at the likes of the Cherry Lane Theatre, solo festivals, and even the Edinburgh Fringe.
We believe that:
Every Story has a Hero. Or is it... every Hero has a Story?
About Us
is an award-winning humor writer, storyteller and comedian. She's been telling stories in various venues throughout the Greater NYC area and Washington, DC since 2010. She is co-founder/co-producer of STORYBOOM storytelling series in White Plains, NY and was co-producer of the “Pros(e) of Pie” storytelling series in the Lower Hudson Valley. In 2017, Ivy debuted “You Would Cry Too” at the 2019 Solocom Festival. Her first Solo Show, “Loud, Large and Funny,” debuted in 2017.
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Ivy Eisenberg
originated the role of Matchgirl in Time's Scream and Hurry on both coasts, at the Elephant Lab in LA and at the Cherry Lane in NYC. Other favorite roles include Chrissy in In the Boom Boom Room, Deb in Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Darlene in Balm In Gilead, as well as many others. She is co-founder of The Gangbusters Theatre Company in Los Angeles. JJ has performed in 4 productions with Elsinore County and is a member of InViolet Theatre Company in NYC. Television credits include Boardwalk Empire, Criminal Minds, and The Food Network's 24-Hour Restaurant Battle. Her solo show, “How to Find a Husband in 37 Years or Longer," debuts in 2022.
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