[Capdist-announce] THEATER VOICES staged reading of THE VANEK PLAYS by Vaclav Havel

[Theater Voices]

 *Theater Voices will present the first production of its twenty-fifth
anniversary season, a staged reading of THE VANEK PLAYS by Vaclav Havel,
directed by Mark Dalton.*

Performances will be given at Steamer No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Avenue in
Albany, on Friday, October 12 at 8:00 PM; Saturday, October 13 at 3:00PM
and 8:00 PM; and Sunday, October 14 at 3:00 PM. Admission is free.


Set in the 1970’s, the three scripts dramatize the plight of a dissident
playwright named Vanek, who in his attempt to re-acclimate himself to
society encounters friends and colleagues who offer help. The title
character’s plight is not unlike that of the dramatist himself, who went on
to become the first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003). Throughout
his career he wrote more then twenty plays as well as numerous works of
nonfiction. The director of this presentation is Mark Dalton, who is a
writer, director and educator living in Albany. He is very happy to be
returning to Theater Voices 16 years after directing David Mamet's *The
Water Engine*. Directing *The Vanek Plays* also represents a return for
Mark to the depiction of anti-Soviet dissent, a topic explored in his
production of Larry Shue's *Wenceslas Square*, which was staged by Capital
Repertory Theatre in 1994. The cast includes Gary Maggio, Christopher
Conant, Joseph Bonarrigo, John Noble and Yvonne Perry.

Contact www.theatervoices.org or 518-438-5503 for more information.
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