G. Valmont Thomas* in Yussef El Guindi’s “The Tyrant,” photo by John Ulman

“The play itself is brilliant, dark, challenging and thoroughly believable. G. Valmont Thomas is spectacular as the brutal and very sophisticated “barbarian”. Thomas brings such incredible range to the man’s experience and such insight to his complexity and contradiction… Perhaps the greatest achievement of this dense, challenging drama is the way in which it allows us to see entire societies, political forces and national histories, as embodiments of real human beings.”

To read Jerry Kraft’s review of SOAP Fest and all of the plays, click here.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Megan Ahiers and Brian D. Simmons* in Brendan Healy’s “Things to Say When It’s Too Late to Say Them, aka Proof You Were Here,” photo by John Ulman.

Tickets are still available for Thursday through Sunday’s closing. With only 5 performances, get your tickets before it’s gone!

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Sarah Harlett*, Seanjohn Walsh*, and Christopher Morson in tech rehearsal for Juliet Waller Pruzan’s Cumulus.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

With all this excitement, what are you waiting for?

Look out for up-to-the-minute details from West of Lenin’s social media maven, Rachel Delmar! For the coolest theatre updates, visit @WestofLenin.

In less than two weeks, four new plays crafted by local, award-winning playwrights will make their debut. Five performances only! Do you have your tickets yet?

Rehearsing Cumulus, by Juliet Waller Pruzan, with director Rachel Katz Carey and actors Leslie Law*, Kayla Walker, and Jason Marr.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Look out for it all around Fremont and neighboring areas. Please help us spread the word! We’d sure love to see you and your friends at SOAP Fest. Sincerest thanks to our loyal and talented designer, Sean Williams, for creating another captivating image.

She put the playwrights through their paces and captured some terrific looks around Fremont. From the bridge, to finding funky murals, making them laugh their heads off, or dancing under the highway, photographer Ann-Margaret Johnson of Sassafras Photos gets her moment! To see the playwrights in action, click here.