by Václav Havel
adapted for the stage by Vladimír Morávek
featuring music from The Bartered Bride
by Bedřich Smetana
Translation and additional text
by Edward Einhorn
Direction and musical arrangements
by Henry Akona
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE/AMERICAN PREMIERE!
Presented at SoHo Think Tank/Ohio Theater's ICE FACTORY
Wed June 29 - Sat July 2, 2011
at 3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich Street
A theatrical-musical-technological-gastronomic extravaganza
With: Katherine Boynton, Elizabeth Figols Galagarza, John Gallop, Andrew Goldsworth, Robert Honeywell, Michael Hopewell, Jenny Lee Mitchell, Mateo Moreno, Phoebe Silva, Moira Stone, Terence Stone, Michael Whitney, Sandy York
Accordionist/Assistant Music Director: Melissa Elledge, Cello: Michael Midlarsky, Violin: Amanda Lo
Choreography/Assistant Producer: Patrice Miller, Set Design: Jane Stein, Costume Design: Carla Gant, Lighting Design: Jeff Nash, Video Design: Kate Freer and David Tennent, Dramaturgy: Karen Lee Ott, Assistant Director: Joe Pikowski, Stage Manager: Elizabeth Irwin
Graphic art by Clinton Corbett
Each night has a different pre/post show band:
6/29 The Drunkard’s Wife
6/30 Short Stride Clyde vs. the 5 Brothers Fat
7/1 Ace Case
7/2 Aeroplane Pageant
Václav Havel needs a pig he can slaughter and cook for a party with his dissident friends. An American journalist arrives for an interview. The villagers have a pig to sell, but where is it? And why is everyone singing The Bartered Bride? Food, drink, song, video, politics and celebration collide in this adaptation by experimental Czech director Vladimír Morávek of Havel’s text and Smetana’s music. Untitled Theater Company No. 61, the company that brought you The Havel Festival, presents the English-language premiere of this theatrical-musical-technological-gastronomic extravaganza, translated by Edward Einhorn and directed by Henry Akona. Celebrate the 4th of July by joining us at a Czech zabíjačka feast. Reserve a table and enjoy a meal or just sit back and enjoy the party.