Monday, October 30 through Sunday, November 5

President Havel arrived in town last week and began his residency at Columbia University. At the festival, this first full week of performances has 10 openings including the world premiere of Motormorphosis on Friday at 6:30.

Cardinal Stage Company from Bloomington Indiana makes its New York debut with its critically acclaimed production of Unveiling at the Ohio Theatre on Monday at 9:00.

Director Jeff Lewonczyk will lead a discussion of Guardian Angel after the performance at the Brick Theater on Saturday at 3:00.

In case you missed some of the outstanding feature articles about the feestival last week:

Eric Grode has a wonderful and very in-depth piece, The Playwright President, in the New York Sun.

Randy Gener of Time Out New York previews the festival in Bounced Czech.

The Village Voice has an article about Havel and his relationship with New York City in Foreign Intelligence by Andy Propst.

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Michael Criscuolo of NYTheatre.com sat down for a podcast interview with with Edward Einhorn, Henry Akona and Ian W. Hill.