Danny Hoch

Obie Award-winning solo performer Danny Hoch returns to Berkeley Repertory Theatre with his latest work in progress. The audience becomes part of the process as this beloved hip-hop theatre artist gives a workshop of scenes from his next show. There’s no set, no costumes, no fancy light cues… just Danny and his trademark torrent of words. Seating is extremely limited.

Danny Hoch is an actor, playwright, and director whose breakthrough work, Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop, made its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in 1997. Seen around the world, Hoch’s plays have garnered numerous honors including two Obie Awards and an Edinburgh Fringe First Award. A pivotal figure in the development of hip-hop theatre, Hoch founded the Hip-Hop Theater Festival in 2000, which appears annually in Chicago, New York, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington, DC. Hoch’s writings on hip-hop, race, and class have appeared in American Theatre, Harper’s, The Nation, The New York Times, and The Village Voice, as well as several books: Creating Your Own Monologue, Extreme Exposure, Laughing in the Dark, and Out of Character. Hoch’s other writing and acting credits for the screen include American Splendor, Bamboozled, Blackhawk Down, HBO’s Def Poetry, Prison Song, Subway Stories, The Thin Red Line, War of the Worlds, Washington Heights, and Whiteboyz, as well as the upcoming Lucky You and We Own the Night.