Ben Brantley has named Soho Rep.’s An Octoroon as a New York Times Critic’s Pick, and says it is “hilarious and harrowing…May turn out to be this decade’s most eloquent theatrical statement on race in America today.” Click here to…
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and the actors of Soho Rep,’s AN OCTOROON, Austin Smith and Haynes Thigpen, appeared on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show on February 24, to discuss the new production. Listen to the interview here:
NPR’s Jeff Lunden takes an in-depth look at our production of Soho Rep.’s AN OCTOROON. Hear interviews with playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, director Sarah Benson, and chief New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley, plus excerpts from rehearsal.
We are thrilled to announce full casting for our upcoming production of Soho Rep.’s An Octoroon, which begins performances February 14. Click here to read the casting announcement on Playbill.com.
Scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Greenblatt, after seeing a recent performance of Tamburlaine the Great, shared his thoughts on Christopher Marlowe and this two-part theatrical epic. Below is his letter: “On May 30, 1593, the playwright Christopher Marlowe, aged…
The New York Times has selected Tamburlaine, Parts I and II as a Critics’ Pick. Click here to read the full review by Ben Brantley.
The New Yorker reviews Tamburlaine the Great and says, “The great Shakespearean actor John Douglas Thompson is riveting in this gorgeous Theatre for a New Audience production of Christopher Marlowe’s 1587 antiwar drama.” Click here to read the full review.
The New York Review of Books reviews Tamburlaine, Parts I and II and takes an in-depth look at the production edited and directed by Michael Boyd and starring John Douglas Thompson. Click here to read the full review.
The Village Voice calls Tamburlaine the Great “fast, furious, and funny.” Click here to read the full review.
New Jersey Newsroom praises the Theatre for a New Audience production of Tamburlaine, Parts I and II, by Christopher Marlowe, edited and directed by Michael Boyd, and starring John Douglas Thompson. Click here to read the full review by Michael…