Show Trial (Live Theater: SLOVAKIA/USA)

Staged Reading: Show Trial (SLOVAKIA/USA)

By Laura Zlatos
Directed by Tom Costello

Charged with high treason, Czech resistance leader Milada Horáková stands trial against the communist regime in one of the largest sham trials in Eastern Europe. An absurdist interpretation of the era’s ruthless propaganda machine, Show Trial satirizes Stalinist sham trials using real court transcripts translated into English for the first time. Show Trial exposes the farcical nature of authoritarian justice, proving that whoever controls history, creates it. 

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes; performed in English

Followed by a discussion with the author.