TED SOD As a performer, TED SOD has been seen on TV in Law and Order, L & O: Criminal Intent, and Jonny Zero. His independent films include Crocodile Tears, Keane, Law and Order: SVU and Gold digger’s Rush. He has acted in plays produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival, BAM Theatre Company, Second Stage, Playwrights’ Horizons, American Place Theatre and the Circle, Seattle and Yale Repertory Companies, among others. He was a member of the Circle Repertory Theatre Lab and Company and studied acting with Michael Howard.
TED SOD was Artistic Associate/Director of Education from 1998-2001 at George Street Playhouse (GSP). At GSP, he has directed AGNES OF GOD, A NIGHT IN TUNISIA, TALLEY’S FOLLY and WIT on the main stage (named one of the 10 best productions in NJ of 2000 and best play new to NJ by The Star Ledger). He directed numerous touring shows for young audiences and annually curated The Diva Project/Solo Performance Festival including such artists as: Penny Arcade, Reno, Carmelita Tropicana, Tonya Pinkins, Kirsten Childs, Linda Mancini, and others. He has directed JAR THE FLOOR for Charlotte Rep and HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT for The Arbor Music Society.
NYC directing credits include: THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES at The Terry Schrieber Studio; WHO POPPED POPPI CHULO? and SCARLET SEES THE LIGHT for the NYC Fringe Festivals in 2003 and 2004; BY JUPITER for the Musicals in Mufti series at The York Theatre Company and assisting Daniel Sullivan on the world premiere of 10 UNKNOWNS at Lincoln Center Theater. Sod was an Artist-in-Residence at Seattle Repertory Theatre (SRT) for five seasons. At SRT, Sod directed touring productions of FITTING IN and HOMECOMING and ran the education programming. He was a participant in Lincoln Center Directors’ Lab and is a member of SSD&C.
TED SOD is the author of STEALING; DAMAGED GOODS; SALON; THE KISS; A RUDE AWAKENING (OFF BROADWAY AND PINE); SATAN AND SIMON DESOTO (published by Heinemann Books) and THE LOST ART OF CONVERSATION. He co-wrote and directed LUCKY TO BE ME at the O’Neill Theatre Center’s Cabaret Conference. His plays for young audiences include: MAKE ME PELE FOR A DAY; THREE WISHES; and CONQUEST OF FEARS. He is currently writing the librettos for two musicals: GAY GRIMMS and 27, RUE DE FLEURUS as well as a screenplay entitled LUCKY STAR.
Sod produced, wrote, and acted in CROCODILE TEARS, an independent feature film, based on his play “Satan and Simon DeSoto”, which is now available on video and DVD at selected Blockbuster Video Stores and through Culture Q Connection (www.cultureconnection). It was recently sold to Starz Q cable. He produced and directed TWILIGHT DANCE, a documentary about senior citizen ballroom dances, in association with KCTS, a PBS affiliate in Seattle.
Sod was awarded Washington State Arts Commission’s 1992 playwriting fellowship; and has received grants or residencies from PEN Center USA, The Berrilla Kerr Foundation, Art Matters, Artist Trust, The Edward Albee and Blue Mountain Foundations and the Seattle and King County Arts Commissions. He is a member of the BMI librettists workshop and The Dramatists Guild.
TED SOD has taught Undergraduate Directing at Brooklyn College; Improvisation at Baruch College and Acting (Meisner Technique) at American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has taught classes and conducted professional development workshops for Roundabout Theatre, New Victory Theatre, Theatre For A New Audience, TDF, Seattle Rep, George Street Playhouse, Artists' Collective For Social Change, focusing on arts standards, playwriting, acting/improvisation, directing, using theatre in the classroom, etc. He functions as education department dramaturge for The Roundabout Theatre Company, where he is responsible for pre and post-show discussions, the lecture series and interviewing artists in season productions for study guides. “Ted worked for me at Seattle Rep in the 1990s as the head of Education and Outreach and he proved to be a triple threat in the job: an exciting teacher, a director of lively intelligence and great visual flair, and a gifted writer. We were lucky to have him and I wouldn’t hesitate to hire him again if, God forbid, I found myself in charge of another theatrical institution. He has a genuine passion for teaching and directing. Aside from his dedication and craft, Ted has the quality most important to a productive life in this profession: a deep and abiding curiosity.” -Daniel Sullivan, Former Artistic Director, Seattle Repertory Theatre “Professor Sod was a galvanizing presence throughout the term. He is clearly a professional with a wealth of information garnered through an impressive directing career. The students were excited and responsive throughout the session. This was an excellent class.” -Thomas Bullard, Department of Theatre, Brooklyn College