A workshop
Written and directed by Dodo Gombar
With: Signy Ackermann, Rose Kanj, Sophia Mucha, Kingsley Nwaogu, Richard Toth
Twelve scenes connected by a certain kind of extreme. Relationships, stereotypes, uncertainties, tensions. Language cut to the bone, silence that speaks. A network of intertwined happenings that lead to crossing our intimate border, to crossing our own portal, to the hope. To the future…
Presented in English.
Directed by the author with local student and professional actors.
In cooperation with the Consulate General of Slovakia in New York.
ABOUT THE 2026 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. The 2026 festival is being produced in partnership with Untitled Theater Company No. 61.
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.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.