The performance of Howard Zinn’s play, Marx in Soho, portrayed the issues of the nineteenth-century in the context of modern day to highlight the underlying problems that still prevent society from advancing. The actor of Karl Marx, Bob Weick, targeted the audience of primarily college students and college professors by focusing on problems that are ordinarily either overlooked or simply ignored by ignorance. In doing so, this motivated the audience to think about social and economic issues while watching the performance, which created an even greater desire to evaluate and promote further change. Marx offered the solution of analyzing the root of the problem instead of blindly acting on fallacies, which was performed through passionate acting by changing the pitch and speed of his voice to adjust the mood of the theater. Bob Weick specifically captivated the audience through comical and relatable acting techniques in order to inspire the radical ideas of Karl Marx, which in turn prompted younger generations to take measures to instigate change in society.

Many of the same problems that Marx addressed still exist and are progressively worsening in America today, which is why the material is still relevant to the current system. Marx critiqued the capitalist society of the nineteenth-century, but Weick also incorporated the current election, confused political leaders, and large companies holding control over the “free markets” to show that the issues have evolved into newer forms. Weick specifically targeted Donald Trump and Walmart in order to single out giants that have influenced America, which would most likely be critiqued by Marx if he were alive today. Although one is not meant to leave the play enraged by these social figures, they are presented in order to get the audience to question these figures legitimate role in the economy. Thus, change is simply sparked by asking questions about modern figures, regardless of whether a revolution arises.