THE 2019 REHEARSAL FOR TRUTH THEATER FESTIVAL | May 9-12, 2019
2019 SPRING WEEKEND
The inaugural Spring Weekend added a weekend of contemporary European stage readings to yearly program of Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival.
The 2019 Spring Weekend presented dramas in translation, showcasing the work of young playwrights and offering New York performers and directors the opportunity to try out these works onstage. Audiences were exposed to current trends in European dramatic creation and their interpretations by local New York City theater professionals. The performing arts and cultural institutions of the five participating countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) collaborated with the Director of Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival, Pavla Niklova, to select the plays as well as arrange trips of some of the chosen playwrights to New York City, to participate in the rehearsals, stage reading performances, and discussions with the audience after the shows.
>> About Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival
Organizers
The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation (VHLF)
Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA)
co-presenters
Polish Cultural Institute
Romanian Cultural Institute
PARTNERS
Untitled Theater Company #61
MAIN SUPPORTERS
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Council Member Ben Kallos
SUPORTERS
Center for International Theatre Development
Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York
Consulate General of Slovakia in New York
VENUE
Bohemian National Hall, New York City
2019 SPRING WEEKEND PROGRAM
VANEK VARIATIONS | stage readings
Audience. Playwright: Vaclav Havel. Translated from Czech to English by: Jan Novak. The Meeting. Playwright: Edward Einhorn, Infiltration. Playwright: Petr Erbes. Translated from Czech to English by: Paul Wilson. Director: Edward Einhorn. Cast: Audience: Matthew Trumbull and Michael Bertolini, The Meeting: Richard Toth and Elizabeth Chappel, Infiltration: Matthew Trumbull, Katherine Laheen, Ivanna Cullinan and Sandy York.
PUPPENHAUS. TREATMENT | STAGE READING
Playwright: Magda Fertacz. Translated from Polish to English by: Artur Zapalowski. Directed by: Zishan Ugurlu. Cast: Wednesday Sue Derrico, Chris Murphy, Tony Naumovksi and Anna Podolak.
SUNFLOWER | stage reading
Playwright: Andrea Pass. Translated by: Patrick Mullowney. Directed by: Adrian Alea. Cast: Alberto Bonilla, Kimberlee Walker, Cindy De La Cruz, John Noble Barrack, Esau Mora, Molly Rose Heller.
URN ON AN EMPTY STAGE | STAGE READING
Playwright: Martin Cicvak. Translated from Slovak to English by: Katarina Briggler. Directed by: Michael Piatkowski. Cast: Andrea Sooch, Diana Sillaots, Jeremy Carlisle Parker and Katarina Vizina (a.k.a. Briggler).
I HOPE I WOULDN’T MEET MYSELF TODAY (ROMANIA) | PLAY
Playwright: Herta Müller, Nobel Prize recipient. Translated to English and directed by: Simona Maicanescu. Cast: Simona Maicanescu.
