Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: The Story of a Book

Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: The Story of a Book

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About This Show

Emerging from thousands of stories of people and objects forever lost, The Story of a Book portrays a nearly century-long history of the Strachs, a Jewish family from the city of Brno. It centers on their machzor, a prayer book assumed long lost after its confiscation in the Theresienstadt ghetto. The sacred book then undergoes a miraculous rediscovery and returns to the family. The play details the fate of multiple generations of machzor owners, rendering tragic historical events with overwhelming simplicity. It tells the story of a book, of a family, of Europe. Written and directed by: Hana Mikolaskova. Original story: Angela Strach. Cast: Miroslav Sykora, Zdislava Zacalova, Melika Yildizova, Ester Aylin Yildizova, Hana Mikolaskova, Elias Kliment. Dramaturgy: Eva Petlakova. Music: Ivan Acher. Costume design: Sylva Zimula Hanakova. Language: Czech, with English supertitles.

Show Details

Running Time: 1hr 0min (0 intermissions)
Dates: One Night Only: June 4, 2023
Ticket Office: (212) 988-1733

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