Written By: Maryia Bialkovich
Translated into English By: Darya Vashkevich, edited by Apeksha Harsh
Directed By: E:dward Einhorn
Timelessness, anti-dialogue and an atmosphere of suspense. Any Spot with Marks Left Behind is a play that has the intonation of contemporary absurdism. The heroine finds herself in someone else’s apartment and doesn’t remember how she got there. Strange sounds out of nowhere, overly friendly hosts and uncomfortable silence. The play has two acts that are radically different: by the end, the collective unconscious is transformed into a search for self-determination. The playwright explores the origins of violence, social and personal norms that do not always reflect reality.
With: Craig Anderson, Jeremy Cohen, Kingsley Nwaogu, Masha Pruss, Moira Stone, Yvonne Roen, Anna Trubachova, Mikhl Yashinsky, Ann Marie Yoo
Followed by a post show discussion
Part of Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival honoring Vaclav Havel, produced by the Václav Havel Center and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association, in association with Untitled Theater Company No. 61.
About
Maryia Bialkovich was born in 1991 (Minsk, Belarus). In 2014 she finished studying at the School of young writers by the Union of Belarusian Writers. In 2014 – 2019 Maryia studied and worked in Belarus Free Theatre as an actress, a stage manager and a playwright.
Maryia Bialkovich’s plays include Any Spot With Marks Left Behind, Wellbeing, Peaceful People and Torn Loops. Maryia is a co-author of three productions by Belarus Free Theatre: Dogs of Europe, Tomorrow I Was Always a Lion and The Master Had a Talking Sparrow.
Dramaturgical adaptations and plays by Maryia Bialkovich were staged by Belarus Free Theatre (Belarus, UK) and Malenky Theatre (Israel). They were presented as various readings in Belarus, Estonia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Russia.
Plays by Maryia Bialkovich are translated into English, German and Czech languages. Plays by Maryia are included in short-lists and lists of plays recommended for staging by playwright competitions AURORA, Liubimovka, Centre for Belarusian Dramaturgy, Remarka, Writebox.
ABOUT THE 2024 REHEARSAL FOR TRUTH INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL
Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival, honoring Václav Havel, is a showcase of contemporary European theater organized each year in New York City. Conceived in 2017 as a shared endeavor of the Václav Havel Center (VHC) and Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA), the festival honors the legacy of Czech playwright, dissident and political thinker Vaclav Havel.
Each edition of Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival addresses current sociopolitical trends in Central and Eastern Europe, offering New York audiences a unique opportunity to witness the region’s theatrical zeitgeist.
The program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.