The Conspirators

In honor of his 70th birthday and upcoming two month residency at Columbia University, Untitled Theater Company #61 (Artistic Director Edward Einhorn) – the company that brought us the Ionesco Festival and recently the NEUROfest – presents all of the plays of Vaclav Havel in Havel Fest.

The Conspirators is an English language premiere, translated by Carol Rocamora and Tomas Rychetsky, directed by Kay Matschullat. In a fictional country, a dictator has been overthrown for democracy, but the new government is concerned it could handle his return if it so happens, so they form a fake conspiracy to overthrow the government, hoping that a stronger military, more censorship, and the torture of a political prisoner will help preserve their democratic ideals. Performed at the Ohio Theater and various living rooms throughout the city.