one-man show
Single performer production
A one-man show is a theatrical performance with a single performer, typically combining acting, storytelling, and sometimes music: His one-man show about Truman Capote ran for six months.
The phrase extends to any endeavor dominated by one person: The department was basically a one-man show until they hired more staff.
Also one-woman show.
- soloPerformance by one
- center stagePosition of maximum attention
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- bare stageUndecorated theatrical platform
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
solo act · performer · stage · applause · autobiographical · ego · virtuoso · standing ovation · microphone · curtain · audience · standing room only · comedian · storytelling · personal story · memoir · theatrical · bravura
- live actscomedy act, circus act, variety act, solo act, clown act
- live entertainmentballet, Broadway, concert, circus, musical
- live performanceconcert, gig, performer, stage presence, audience
- one-personsolo act, solo performance, monologue, single occupancy, single-seater
- performance artsmime, mimicry, impressions, celebrity impression, drag performance
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
one-man showensemble
Unified group or outfit
ensemble cast · troupe · company · chorus · ensemble piece
one-man showcollaboration
Joint intellectual work
collective · partnership · committee · group project · joint venture
one, man, show, ones, manly, manliness, manhood, mankind, manful