Vaclav Havel night, and another FTP show!

Cold Reading:
​Vaclav Havel Night!
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
7-10 PM ET
In Person & On Zoom

Join us this month as we explore the work of Vaclav Havel. One of the most fascinating figures in modern theatre, Havel was a playwright, poet, political prisoner, and eventually president of the Czech Republic for 13 years. RSVP here to join us in person in Manhattan or virtually on Zoom!


SUPPORTING GOOD WORK
At each Cold Reading, we ask attendees to consider supporting an organization doing good work. Last time we gathered, we pointed folks to The Trans Justice Funding Project. The TJFP moves money to trans-led grassroots groups and projects with trust and no strings attached. They center trans justice in the US and US territories and honor and amplify the ways communities organize, create and shift culture, commit their love and care, and fight like hell for trans liberation. Donate here.

​It CAN Happen Here!
By Melody Brooks, Katrin Hilbe, Tess Howsam, Daniel Jacobs and Susan Quinn
Directed by Katrin Hilbe
March 6-30
Culture Lab LIC
5-25 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY

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Fans of The Nobodies Who Were Everybody will love It CAN Happen Here!, a multi-media experience from New Perspectives Theatre Company and Culture Lab LIC that weaves together three strands of storyline: the achievements of the Federal Theatre Project, which employed tens of thousands of artists from every demographic working in every theatrical genre and which brought performances into every corner of the U.S.; the ground-breaking work of its fearless leader, Hallie Flanagan, whose vision shaped the story-telling and aesthetics of the most impactful productions; and the political consequences, which encompassed the breaking of racial and social barriers and earned the disapprobation of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), whose legacy of attacks on Theatre and the Arts continue to this day.


Ground-breaking artists from NPTC's and CLLIC's creative teams are collaborating with director Katrin Hilbe to take the audience on a fast paced and stylized journey from HUAC hearings to Federal Theatre performances, from Hallie's home life to labor strikes, from the beginnings of an impossible undertaking to a triumphant success to a devastating loss. Learn more about the production and get tickets here! The TIA team will be attending March 23rd performance — we hope to see some of you there!