SOLOCOM NYC’25: HIGGINS/FOGARTY/SHAPIRO/WICKENS/FITZER

This is A Message for Ted – OONA HIGGINS

This is A Message for Ted is a comedic coming of age memoir about Oona’s first cell phone, and the strange calls that followed: Mark from the attorneys office, someone with an important message about an automobile service contract and the dentist reconfirming for tomorrow’s appointment… They were all meant to go to someone named Ted Campbell, the man who used to have Oona‘s phone number. Oona makes it her mission to figure out just who Ted Campbell was, and discovers more about herself than she was expecting.

SHARON FOGARTY

Three funny songs encapsulate love, depression and happiness. Just me on guitar, I use my story telling experience to share unusual experiences. This is a gentle, funny, pleasant, feel good performance, not recommended for kids under 15.

Sergeant People Please – AUDREY SHAPIRO

What happens when a people pleaser leads an army into battle? A lot of I’m sorrys and double checking! Whether our sergeant is trying too hard to be liked by his soldiers, awkwardly tiptoeing around his superiors, or just trying to read his Brene Brown, his fear of conflict creates chaos at every turn. I’m really excited to explore the tension between leadership and likability in this piece.

Presented (Unofficially) by the New Zealand & Australia Tourism Boards – SHAWN WICKENS

Casual Stoner, Published Author and Comedian Shawn Wickens details his solo adventure to the NZ Fringe and Adelaide Fringe Festivals in Feb/Mar 2025.

The working vacation marks his first time visiting the Southern Hemisphere.
He went there with his solo show SECRET TIME TRAVEL MEETING, which debuted at SoloCom ’23 (under the previous title TIME MACHINE BLUEPRINTS: THE SHOW). That performance is about Time Travel. But this is a different show. This one is a show about just regular travel… but to New Zealand and Australia.

He won’t be talking about the Future. He’ll be sharing stories about a trip he made in the Past. If that makes sense.

PLEASE NOTE: At the time of this writing, Wickens has yet to make this trip. But he will.

On the Existence of God – NOAH FITZER

“On the Existence of God” will be a humorous and compassionate examination into human spirituality, explored through my experiences as a lifelong religious minority. Growing up in the Evangelical South in a household of atheist Jews, I knew from the onset that we were outsiders. Throughout childhood and adolescence, I struggled to resolve the dissonance between my distinctive personal philosophy and my desire for ubiquitous approval. So maybe I never did find God, but to those who did, you and I may not be quite so different as I once believed. The show will feature one to three original songs.

SOLOCOM NYC has launched over 400 new solo comedies that have gone on to longer runs, tours and festivals around the world (including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.)

SOLOCOM NYC is a festival of new solo work. All shows presented are 75% 100% new material, and are created specifically for the festival. SOLOCOMs goal is to push artists to create a show that is meaningful, personal and to follow the fear.