Past Shows
R.U.R.
R.U.R. by Karel Čapek translated into English by Claudia Novack. This Czech play that introduced the word "robot" to the world was prescient for its time and remains relevant today.
Premiere: 3 November 2018
Jenůfa (Her Stepdaughter)
Jenůfa (Her Stepdaughter) by Gabriela Preissová translated by Barbara Day. This play was the basis for Janáček's famous opera.
Premiere: 18 May 2019
Charlotte and Alice
Dramatized reading of letters between Charlotte and Alice Masaryk. If you're interested in US or Czech history, feminism, prison, or mother-daughter relationships, you'll love this story.
Premiere: 30 August 2019
The Vaněk Plays
Thirty years after the Velvet Revolution, come and look back at the universal truths revealed in the original Vaněk Plays written by Václav Havel and translated into English by Jan Novák.
Premiere: 8 November 2019
Cat on the Rails
In a relationship that isn't moving, waiting for a train that isn't coming, in a country nobody can leave, the question "Where are we going?" takes on a different meaning.
Premiere: 1 March 2020
The Makropulos Secret
What can you accomplish in a lifetime? How long is your lifetime?
Premiere: 27 June 2020
Dad Takes a Shot
An epidemic of violence breaks out at a late-night bistro among a group of people celebrating a sports star's estranged father's name day.
Premiere: 30 October 2021
B. Proudew (Hrdý Budžes)
See Normalization through the eyes of a girl who is both smart and naive.
Premiere: 29 January 2022
The Trial
Based on the book by Franz Kafka and the script by Jan Grossman translated by Barbara Day.
Premiere: 21 May 2022
Poker Face
Petr Kolečko’s Poker Face is a wry look at three Czech generations as they bet on hope, gamble their futures, and bluff past their personal and political disappointments.
Premiere: 3 December 2022
The White Disease
A disease starts killing off older people while a dictator prepares for war.
Premiere: 20 May 2023
Fast & Furiants (Naši furianti)
A classic Czech comedy about life in a village.
Premiere: 25 November 2023