Soho Repertory Theatre Inc

SOHO REPERTORY PROVIDES RADICAL THEATER MAKERS WITH PRODUCTIONS OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER AND TAILOR-MADE DEVELOPMENT AT KEY JUNCTURES IN THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICE.

SOHO REPERTORY LAUNCHED PROJECT NUMBER ONE IN FY21 AS A JOB CREATION PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT IN OUR FIELD, BRINGING A COHORT OF EIGHT THEATRE ARTISTS ONTO STAFF FOR THE SEASON. EACH ARTIST RECEIVED A FULL-TIME SALARY COMPARABLE TO THAT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFER ($1,250 PER WEEK) AND HEALTH INUSRANCE. PROJECT NUMBER ONE ARTISTS MET WITH THE STAFF BI-WEEKLY AND CREATED A NEW PIECE OF ART TO SHARE WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SOHO REPERTORY PRODUCES THREE PRODUCTIONS EACH YEAR. WHEN PROGRAMMING THEIR SEASON, THE COMPANY SEEKS OUT ARTISTS WIHT THEIR OWN CLEAR AND INHERENT VISIONS AND LOOK FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE DISTINCTLY THEATRICAL.SOHO REPERTORY VALUES EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH PRODUCTION TYPICALLY RUNS FOR THIRTY FOUR PERFORMANCES, WITH EXPENSIONS LASTING AS LONG AS FOURTEEN WEEKS. ALL PERFORMANCES ARE OPEN TO CRITICAL REVIEW. TICKETS ARE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC AT REASONABLE PRICES, GENERALLY TWENTY TO THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIANCE.

SOHO REPERTORY PRODUCES 3 PRODUCTIONS EACH YEAR BY RADICAL THEATER MAKERS AT CRITICAL JUNCTURES IN THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICE. SOHO REPERTORY SHOWS HAVE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH PRODUCTION VALUES AND USUALLY RUN FOR 40 INTIAL PERFORMANCES, WITH EXTENSIONS OF UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 6 WEEKS. TICKETS ARE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC AT AFFORDABLE PRICES, GENERALLY 20 TO 35 DOLLARS.

SOHO REPERTORY COMMISSIONS AND DEVELOPS NEW WORK THROUGH THE STUDIO PROGRAM. HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIO WORKSHOPS BRING NEW PLAYS PALPABLY CLOSER TO PRODUCTION-READINESS. UP TO FOUR ONE-WEEK OR TWO-WEEK LONG STUDIO WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE AT SOHO REPERTOY ANNUALLY, AND TYPICALLY CULMINATE IN FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES. SOHO REPERTORY ALSO COMMISSIONS UP TO THREE NEW PLAYS EACH YEAR.

SOHO REPERTORY COMMISSIONS AND DEVELOPS NEW WORK THROUGH THE STUDIO PROGRAM. HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIO WORKSHOPS BRING NEW PLAYS PALPABLY CLOSER TO PRODUCTION-READINESS OVER A ONE-WEEK REHEARSAL PERIOD. UP TO FOUR STUDIO WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE AT SOHO REPERTORY ANNUALLY, AND EACH WORKSHOP CULMINATES IN A FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.

THE SOHO REPERTORY WRITER DIRECTOR LAB FOSTERS MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN EARLY CAREER WRITERS AND DIRECTORS. FOUR WRITER DIRECTOR PAIRS GENERATE A NEW PLAY FROM SCRATCH UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ESTABLISHED CO-CHAIRS. THE PLAYS ARE THEN PRESENTED IN A FREE PUBLIC READING SERIES.

THE SOHO REPERTORY WRITER/DIRECTOR LAB FOSTERS MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN EARLY CAREER WRITERS AND DIRECTORS THAT OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE AN ARTISTIC HOME. FIVE WRITER/DIRECTOR PAIRS CREATE A NEW PLAY FROM INCEPTION UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ESTABLISHED CO-CHAIRS. THE PLAYS ARE THEN PRESENTED IN A WELL ATTENDED, FREE PUBLIC READING SERIES.

SOHO REPERTORY INVITES TWO ARTISTS EACH YEAR TO BE IN RESIDENCE AS PROJECT NUMBER ONE ARTISTS ON STAFF. EACH ARTIST RECEIVES A FULL-TIME SALARY OF $1,250 PER WEEK AND HEALTH INSURANCE. PN1 ARTISTS MEET WITH THE STAFF BI-WEEKLY AND CREATE A NEW PIECE OF ART TO SHARE WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.