The Bat

“The Bat” by Krisztina Tóth is a darkly humorous contemporary Hungarian drama in which the disappearance of a child’s rubber bat from a kindergarten changing room triggers escalating suspicion, resentment, and outright hatred among adults in the classroom’s orbit. What begins as a seemingly trivial conflict spirals into tragicomic nightmare, as Tóth gestures at the underlying fractures in contemporary Hungarian society. New Stage Theatre Company (NSTC), located at 36 West 106th Street (basement), will present the piece's US premiere March 20 to April 4. The piece is translated by Szilvi Naray-Davey, directed by Ildiko Nemeth and performed by Adam Boncz and Sarah Lemp.