Dissident Power in Havel’s Vaněk (CZECHIA)

Dissident Power in Havel’s Vaněk (CZECH)

Excerpts from Czech plays that use Havel's character, Vaněk, originally created as a stand-in for himself (a dissident playwright) during the Communist era in Czechoslovakia. The character was then adapted by numerous other Czech dissident playwrights such as Pavel Landovsky and Pavel Kohout. The excerpts will be accompanied by a discussion with Carol Strong, who recently wrote a book about the character and its enduring significance.

Cast: Robert Laine, Tony Torn, Maxwell Zener

Excerpts directed by Edward Einhorn

90 minutes including discussion

Presented in cooperation with Untitled Theater Company No. 61