Video « SOHO REP.

Video Posts

In Praise of…Dan Lefranc

A hearty congratulations to 2008/2009 season playwright and Writer/Director Lab alumnus Dan LeFranc for winning the prestigious New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award.

To celebrate, FEED has produced a slide show interview in which Dan speaks about his plays, his singular use of illustration and text, as well as the rewriting process. Learn about what stimulates this hyper imaginative writer and take a look at some of the influences that have gone into his plays, including the play the NY Times sited in their award, Sixty Miles to Silverlake. (read more)

Welcome to ‘Evelyn Evelyn’!

Soho Rep is excited to announce its association with the brilliant singer Amanda Palmer (of the famed Boston rock band The Dresden Dolls). Amanda will be bringing her new project to The Lucille Lortel Theatre EVELYN EVELYN: A evening of Musical Entertainment with the World-Famous Conjoined Twin Sisters: Evelyn & Evelyn Neville with Soho Rep as a presenting partner. Click through to discover why we are so excited for this show at the Lucille Lortel Theater in Greenwich Village. (read more)

In praise of… The Writer/Director Lab

As we launch the 2010 Writer/Director Lab, here’s a video featuring past and current Chairs of the Lab. Take a short peek at what goes into choosing the Lab members and what the process is all about. Watch our trio of Lab gurus speak about some particularly memorable works to have come out of the program. This video features Maria Goyanes (Director of Special Projects at The Public Theater) who chaired the Lab from 2006 to 2008, as well as the current Co-Chairs: the dramaturg Danny Manley and the playwright Kate E. Ryan.

With thanks to Samantha Santos of RNO Pictures for her editing acumen. www.rnopictures.com (read more)

New Cynthia Hopkins’ video! “One Point Victory”

Another short film in our continuing series focusing on THE TRUTH: A TRAGEDY.

All videos made by Cynthia and director DJ Mendel.

(read more)

New video! Language and Thought in THE TRUTH: A TRAGEDY

How and why do we use language?
What do words mean for someone who has a neurological disorder?
Why do we remember the things we remember?
(read more)

Learn more about THE TRUTH: A TRAGEDY

We are now featuring a video inspired by Cynthia Hopkins’ poignant and clear-eyed music-theater piece THE TRUTH: A TRAGEDY. This video has been made specially for the FEED site by Cynthia and director DJ Mendel; we hope you enjoy it. (read more)

Coming up in May at Soho Rep– Cynthia Hopkins

We invite you to watch a promo video for our US premiere production in May, “The Truth: A Tragedy” by performer-musician Cynthia Hopkins.

This, her newest piece, looks at a multitude of subjects ranging from German “wonder cabinets”, the 17th century phenomenon of collecting incredibly personal objects and displaying them; to Parkinson’s disease and what makes a contemporary tragedy. (read more)