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Protest (tr. Blackwell)

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2m

Vera Blackwell, Vaclav Havel

PROTEST
By Vaclav Havel
Translated by Vera Blackwell

Ferdinand Vanek, the eternal dissident and the central character in Audience, Private View and this impressive autobiographical one-act, is approached by a friend whose future son-in-law, a song writer/singer and member of an opposition party, has been arrested...

Protest (tr. Blackwell)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m

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Summary
Ferdinand Vanek, the eternal dissident and the central character in Audience, Private View and this impressive autobiographical one-act, is approached by a friend whose future son-in-law, a song writer/singer and member of an opposition party, has been arrested. Vanek is asked to formulate a protest resolution, collect signatures and activate interest abroad so that his friend can save his pregnant daughter's intended spouse without endangering his comfortable middle class existence.
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Author

Vera Blackwell

Vaclav Havel

Václav Havel (1936 – 2011) was born in Prague, and was the first president of post-communist Czechoslovakia and the proceeding Czech Republic. In addition to his notoriety from a long history of Czech political involvement, he is regarded as one of the most influential Europe ...
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