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The Soap Myth

Jeff Cohen

2009

More than a half century after World War Two, at the desperate urging of a passionate survivor, a young investigative reporter finds herself caught between numerous versions of the same story. Played out against the backdrop of deadline reporting and journalistic integrity, the critically acclaimed The Soap Myth by Jeff Cohen questions who has the right to write history — and what is our responsibility once we know the truth?

Directed by

Arnold Mittelman

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Reviews

The New York Times

Dee Pelletier’s frightening monologue[ ...] was a revelation [...] Donald Corren [...] is a chameleonic wonder as a historian [...] A genuinely moving conclusion.
History News Network

An eye-opening history lesson [...] A gut-wrenching play by Jeff Cohen [...] Unforgettable.
The Philadelphia Jewish Voice

Continues to haunt me ... This is the theatre of witness at its best - provocative and morally ambiguous.

Cast & creative team

Characters

Milton Saltzman

Greg Mullavey
Annie Blumberg

Andi Potamkin
Comic / Daniel Silver / Smirnov / Mazur / Neely

Donald Corren
Esther Feinman / Brenda Goodsen

Dee Pelletier

Team

Jeff Cohen

Writer
Arnold Mittelman

Director
David Withrow

Costume Designer
Heather Wolensky

Scenic Designer
Leon Levitch

Composer
Jay Scott

Lighting Designer

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