Past Shows

2018–2019 Season: Origin Story

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

2019–2020 Season: Trapped

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

2021–2022 Season: Tribulations

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

2022–2023 Season: Lost Illusions

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