Press & Awards

2019 Susan Blackburn Prize for Jackie Sibblies Drury’s "Fairview"

Soho Rep Director Sarah Benson recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise

Soho Rep Board Member Mimi Lien named MacArthur Fellow, Class of 2015

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins "An Octoroon" named #2 on The New York Times's list of the "25 Best American Plays since Angels in America."

Drama Desk Special Award for Sustained Achievement

2016 Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical for César Alvarez and The Lisps’ "Futurity"

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Broadway World

"Responding to the extreme precarity the artistic community is experiencing amidst a dire lack of government intervention, Soho Rep. Project Number One creates jobs to support artists in this moment and will be part of building a new path forward."

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Regina Robbins, Time Out New York, âś­âś­âś­âś­âś­

“Dares to raise questions that make the audience profoundly uncomfortable, but simultaneously creates a welcoming space to which everyone is invited”

Time Out Best of the City Awards 2021

"Soho Rep isn’t the last word in downtown experimental theater: Better than that, it’s often one of the first words, championing major voices at key points in their careers. Its astounding list of alums includes Richard Maxwell, Young Jean Lee, Adam Bock, Annie Baker, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, David Adjmi, Lucas Hnath, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Anne Washburn, Aleshea Harris and Jackie Sibblies Drury (whose Fairview, which premiered there, won the Pulitzer Prize). And Soho Rep’s low ticket prices, including 99¢ Sundays, help keep some of the city’s bravest, boldest and wildest theater within the reach of all New Yorkers. "

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The New York Times

“form-twisting, boundary-breaking, and acclaimed”

American Theatre

Soho Rep Elevates Meropi Peponides to Leadership Team

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Sarah Bahr, The New York Times

"An audacious home for new plays"

Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

“The downtown powerhouse...regularly outclasses the work done on many of the city’s larger stages.”

Jason Zinoman, The New York Times

"proving you don't need big budgets to mount beautifully designed productions with style and sophistication."

The New York Times Outstanding Playwriting Award for Dan LeFranc’s "Sixty Miles To Silverlake"

Soho Rep. board member and set designer Mimi Lien wins the 2020 Edwin Booth Award

Board member and set designer Mimi Lien wins Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design for "Fairview"

The New York Times

"The invaluable Soho Rep ... one of the most daring companies."

Tribeca Trib

“A cultural pillar in Tribeca for 25 years”

New York Magazine

“Forceful and always daring”

Sam Thielman, Variety

​​"[Soho Rep] has claimed an increasingly vital spot ... the venue has suddenly become one to watch for Manhattan theatergoers starved for new work."

The New York Times

“Keeps its audience off-balance and reeling”

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