The first production photographs of Jeff Hiller in The Exhibitionist have arrived on the same day James Hindman’s solo comedy begins its nine-performance run at SoHo Playhouse.
Shot by Matthew Murphy, the pictures put Hiller in the costume of Justin: a pale blue museum vest over a striped tie, with a sign at his side directing visitors to The Lost Art of Vincent Van Gogh. Justin is the McMillon Museum of Art’s oldest intern, meant to be ushering patrons toward a newly discovered Van Gogh while, one floor down, his own painting is being judged in a competition that could change his life. In one frame he peers over the top of a Van Gogh guidebook; in another he is in full flow, a card held high above his head.
Performances begin tonight, Monday, November 9, at the theater on Vandam Street, and the engagement ends on Saturday, November 21. Andrew Russell directs the 65-minute play, which Hindman built as a comedy about what artists will put themselves through to have their work, and themselves, taken seriously. Christopher Ford designs the set and costumes, with lighting by Kate McGee and sound by Peter Mills Weiss.
Hiller took the 2025 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for HBO’s Somebody Somewhere; his television credits also include Widow’s Bay. The casting was announced in October; our earlier report has more on Hindman’s and Russell’s previous work.
The production comes from Occasional Drawl, the company run by Brian Letchworth and Christa Scott-Reed, in association with Whitley Theatrical.
Seats are tight. With performances selling out, the producers say a small number of extra tickets may be released each day at the SoHo Playhouse box office. Tickets for the run are on our The Exhibitionist show page.
