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RFT Spring Readings: Vanek 2026 (Belarus, Czechia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, USA)

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St, New York

A series of newly commissioned short plays using Václav Havel’s character, Ferdinand Vaněk (or his relatives and descendants) and placing them in modern scenarios, imaging them in the world of today. Vanek was based on Havel himself but because a symbol of the dissident movement in Czechoslovakia. He has been used by multiple playwrights, including...

RFT Spring Readings: Hitler’s President (Slovakia)

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St, New York

A new play examining the former Slovak President Tiso and his complicity with Hitler during World War II. Madeline Vadkerty will be in attendance to discuss the history behind the play. more info

RFT Spring Readings: Antonina (Ukraine)

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St, New York

"There is nothing romantic about war." For nonbinary soldier Antonina Crimea, the front line is a place of stark truths and haunting echoes. In this new Ukranian play by Tetiana Kytsenko, Antonina confronts "T"—the person they were before the invasion. The play is an intimate portrait of survival, the blurring of past and present, and...