THE SOAP MYTH Benefit for Illinois Holocaust Museum

THE SOAP MYTH stars 2-time Tony nominee BOB GUNTON, Tony winner JOHN RUBINSTEIN and Drama Desk winner CAROLYN MCCORMICK directed by Lortel Award winner and Emmy nominee HARRIS YULIN

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (IHMEC) is the official educational partner of THE SOAP MYTH. As the third largest Holocaust Museum in the world, and 2017 Museum of the Year, IHMEC is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Holocaust by honoring the memories of the Survivors and by teaching universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice, and indifference.

Opening Reception headlined by Mercedes Ruehl and hosted by Richard Salomon, Museum Board of Directors' Vice President, from 6:45 - 7:30 pm.

Moderated post-show discussion with Mercedes Ruehl, Director Harris Yulin, Playwright Jeff Cohen, and cast.

Jeff Cohen's drama is considered one of the most important plays about the Holocaust by the foremost Holocaust historians in the world. The play directly engages one of the central issues of our time – Who has the right to write history? Fifty years after the end of World War II a passionate Holocaust survivor and a young journalist find themselves caught between numerous versions of the same story: Did the Nazis make soap from the corpses of their murdered victims? The play confronts the dangerous rise of anti-Semitism and exposes the pernicious scourge of Holocaust denial. Ultimately, The Soap Myth is a call to action: as the survivors of the Holocaust die off, who will be left to tell their story?

After a critically acclaimed Off Broadway run at the Roundabout Black Box in 2012, The Soap Myth toured the U.S. as a staged “concert reading” featuring such highly acclaimed, award winning actors as Ed Asner, Richard Dreyfuss, Harris Yulin, Tovah Feldshuh, Jayne Atkinson and Johanna Day.

The New York Times:

A pointed investigation of the politics of history. A revelation. Genuinely moving!

The New York Post:

Mesmerizing! Forceful! Powerful!

The Jewish Voice:

“The Soap Myth" continues to haunt me, it is theatre of witness at its best.

The Villager:

“There are certain movies, plays, books that one wishes would never end. For me, “The Soap Myth” is one of those extraordinary plays.”