# Edward Einhorn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edward_Einhorn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edward_Einhorn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Einhorn > Source revision: 1352330277 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American playwright and director Edward Einhorn Born (1970-09-06) September 6, 1970 (age 55) Westfield, New Jersey, U.S. Occupation Playwright theater director novelist Nationality American Alma mater Westfield High School Johns Hopkins University Guildhall School of Music and Drama Website www.edwardeinhorn.com **Edward Einhorn** (born September 6, 1970) is an American playwright, theater director, and novelist. ## Early life, education and career A native of [Westfield, New Jersey](/source/Westfield%2C_New_Jersey), Einhorn graduated from [Westfield High School](/source/Westfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)), where he was an editor of the student newspaper *[Hi's Eye](/source/Hi's_Eye)*. He attended [Johns Hopkins University](/source/Johns_Hopkins_University), and he has a MA in Opera Writing from the [Guildhall School of Music and Drama](/source/Guildhall_School_of_Music_and_Drama). In 1992, he cofounded the Untitled Theater Company No. 61 in New York with his older brother, David. He curated the Ionesco Festival in 2001 ([Eugène Ionesco](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco)'s complete works) and the Havel Festival in 2006 ([Václav Havel](/source/V%C3%A1clav_Havel)'s complete works). He currently also serves as the artistic director of the Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival, honoring [Václav Havel](/source/V%C3%A1clav_Havel).[1] ## As a playwright As a playwright, Einhorn became known for his absurd comic style. One of his best-known plays is *The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by [Gertrude Stein](/source/Gertrude_Stein)*,[2] a farce set at a fantasy marriage between Stein and Toklas. The show received a Critic's Pick from Jesse Green, then co-chief reviewer of *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* for its production at [HERE Arts](/source/HERE_Arts_Center). It was also produced [Off-West End](/source/Off_West_End) at the [Jermyn Street Theatre](/source/Jermyn_Street_Theatre).[3] at His other works include dramas on Jewish legends[4] and a series of plays on neurological and neuroscientific topics — *The Neurology of the Soul* (on [neuromarketing](/source/Neuromarketing)),[5] *The Boy Who Wanted to be a Robot* (on [Asperger syndrome](/source/Asperger_syndrome)), *The Taste of Blue*, (on [synesthesia](/source/Synesthesia)), *Strangers* (on [Korsakoff syndrome](/source/Korsakoff_syndrome)), and *Linguish* (on [aphasia](/source/Aphasia)). He adapted *[Lysistrata](/source/Lysistrata)* and *[Iphigenia in Aulis](/source/Iphigenia_in_Aulis)* for modern audiences.[6] In 2023, his play *The Shylock and the Shakespeareans*, a darkly humorous retelling of *[The Merchant of Venice](/source/The_Merchant_of_Venice)*, was produced at [The New Ohio Theatre](/source/New_Ohio_Theatre) and received a rave review from [Yair Rosenberg](/source/Yair_Rosenberg) in *[The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic)*.[7] Adaptations include *[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?](/source/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F)* by [Philip K. Dick](/source/Philip_K._Dick);[8]*[The Left Hand of Darkness](/source/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness)*[9] and *[The Lathe of Heaven](/source/The_Lathe_of_Heaven)*, both by [Ursula Le Guin](/source/Ursula_Le_Guin); *[The Iron Heel](/source/The_Iron_Heel)*, by [Jack London](/source/Jack_London);[10] and [*City of Glass*](/source/City_of_Glass_(Paul_Auster_book)), by [Paul Auster](/source/Paul_Auster). He also translated and adapted [Václav Havel](/source/V%C3%A1clav_Havel)'s final play, *[The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig](/source/The_Pig%2C_or_V%C3%A1clav_Havel's_Hunt_for_a_Pig)*,[11][12] as well as translating Havel's one-act, *[Ela, Hela, and the Hitch](/source/Ela%2C_Hela%2C_and_the_Hitch)*.[13] He also turned the existing fragments of *Exagoge* by [Ezekiel the Tragedian](/source/Ezekiel_the_Tragedian) into a play/opera/immersive Passover seder.[14] ## As a novelist Einhorn has written two [Oz](/source/Land_of_Oz) novels, *[Paradox in Oz](/source/Paradox_in_Oz)*[15] and *The Living House of Oz,* both illustrated by [Eric Shanower](/source/Eric_Shanower).[16] He has written two picture books on mathematical subjects for young readers: *A Very Improbable Story*,[17] on the subject of [probability](/source/Probability), and *Fractions in Disguise*, on the subject of [fractions](/source/Fractions).[18] A number of his plays have also been published,[19] including a graphic novel adaptation of *Iphigenia in Aulis*, with art by [Eric Shanower](/source/Eric_Shanower), from [Image Comics](/source/Image_Comics).[20] ## Podcasts In 2020, his podcast *The Resistible Rise of [J. R. Brinkley](/source/J._R._Brinkley)* was released, a four-part audio drama about the quack doctor turned politician, hosted by [Dan Butler](/source/Dan_Butler).[21] In 2021, his podcast *[The Iron Heel](/source/The_Iron_Heel)* was released, a three-part audio drama adaptation of the book by [Jack London](/source/Jack_London).[22] ## As a theater director While working with Untitled Theater Company No. 61, he directed [T. S. Eliot](/source/T._S._Eliot)'s *Sweeney Agonistes*, [Eugène Ionesco](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco)'s *[The Bald Soprano](/source/The_Bald_Soprano)*, and [Richard Foreman](/source/Richard_Foreman)'s *My Head Was a Sledgehammer*, among other works. [Off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway), he directed *Fairy Tales of the Absurd*, a trilogy of one-act plays, two by Ionesco and one (*One Head Too Many*) by himself.[23] In 2014 and 2015, he created and directed the show *Money Lab*, an economic vaudeville, produced at [HERE Arts Center](/source/HERE_Arts_Center) in Manhattan and [The Brick](/source/The_Brick) in Brooklyn.[24][25] In 2022, he directed a film of *The Last Cyclist* written in [Terezín](/source/Terez%C3%ADn) ([Theresienstadt Ghetto](/source/Theresienstadt_Ghetto)) by [Karel Švenk](/source/Karel_%C5%A0venk) and reconstructed by Naomi Patz, which was originally staged at [La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club](/source/La_MaMa_Experimental_Theatre_Club) and was broadcast on [WNET](/source/WNET) Channel 13, a [PBS](/source/PBS) affiliate, as part of Theater Close Up.[26][27] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Rehearsal for Truth Festival website](https://www.rehearsalfortruth.org/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [New York Times review, *The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein*](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/14/theater/review-love-genius-and-the-marriage-of-alice-b-toklas-by-gertrude-stein.html?_r=0) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Jermyn Street Theatre production of *The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein*](https://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/the-marriage-of-alice-b-toklas/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Edward Einhorn, *The Golem, Methuselah, and Shylock: Plays by Edward Einhorn*, New York, Theater 61 Press, 2005. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Scientific American review, *The Neurology of the Soul*, February 13, 2019](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/illusion-chasers/the-neurology-of-the-soul-on-valentines-day/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Script of Lysistrata](http://www.lysistratascript.com) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [The Atlantic review, *The Shylock and the Shakespeareans*](https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/deep-shtetl/64823a17c3200400372e7e8e/shakespeare-merchant-of-venice-anti-semitism/?_r=0) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [New York Times Review, *Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?*](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/04/theater/04android.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [*Chicago Reader* review, *The Left Hand of Darkness*](https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/sex-sci-fi-ibsen-and-more) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Vincentelli, Elisabeth (August 27, 2016). ["Review: 'The Iron Heel' Reworks a Jack London Dystopia"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/theater/review-the-iron-heel-reworks-a-jack-london-dystopia.html). *The New York Times*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Backstage review, *The Pig*](http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-ny-theatre-off-off-broadway/the-pig-or-vaclav-havel-s-hunt-for-a-pig-1005260552.story) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [*New York Times* review, *The Pig*](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/theater/the-pig-or-vaclav-havels-hunt-for-a-pig-a-wry-czech-tale.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [*Theater 61 Press*](http://www.theater61press.com) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Chava Pearl Lansky [The world’s oldest Jewish play inspires a new, immersive production](https://www.jta.org/2024/05/03/ny/the-worlds-oldest-jewish-play-inspires-a-new-immersive-production). JTA. May 3, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Edward Einhorn, *Paradox in Oz*, San Diego, [Hungry Tiger Press](/source/Hungry_Tiger_Press), 1999. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Edward Einhorn, *The Living House of Oz*, San Diego, Hungry Tiger Press, 2005. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Edward Einhorn, *A Very Improbable Story,* Watertown, MA, Charlesbridge Press, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** [*Kirkus* review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/edward-einhorn/fractions-in-disguise/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** [Midwest book review, *Playing Dreidel*](http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/oct_11.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** [Image Comics *Iphigenia in Aulis* page](https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/iphigenia-in-aulis-the-age-of-bronze-edition-tp) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** [Set the Tape review, *The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley*](https://setthetape.com/2021/01/01/the-resistible-rise-of-j-r-brinkley-audio-drama-review/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["UTC61 website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210430150356/http://www.untitledtheater.com/previous-productions/the-iron-heel.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.untitledtheater.com/previous-productions/the-iron-heel.html) on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** [New York Times review, *Fairy Tales of the Absurd*](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/18/theater/theater-review-lunar-voyage-on-wings-of-whimsy.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** [*Village Voice* review, Money Lab](http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-08-14/theater/money-lab-a-vaudevillian-social-experiment-proves-the-value-of-art/full/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** [blogcritics review, Money Lab](http://blogcritics.org/theater-review-nyc-money-lab-conceived-and-curated-by-edward-einhorn/,) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** [*The Last Cyclist* website](http://www.thelastcyclist.com) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** [Article about *The Last Cyclist* in *The Times of Israel*](https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-lost-comedy-cabaret-from-the-terezin-ghetto-is-reconstructed-and-finally-staged) ## External links - [Edward Einhorn's website](http://www.edwardeinhorn.com) - [Untitled Theater Company #61](http://www.untitledtheater.com) - [Edward Einhorn](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?100453) at the [Internet Speculative Fiction Database](/source/Internet_Speculative_Fiction_Database) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Korea Israel People LibraryThing Other Open Library Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Edward Einhorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Einhorn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Einhorn?action=history)). 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