New York → Prague: New Plays 2026

US Playwrights’ Residency Comes to Peškovka
October 29 & 31 | Peškovka Hall

The final days of October at Peškovka will belong to contemporary American playwriting and a trio of staged readings.

The first to take the stage will be renowned playwright, translator, and director Edward Einhorn with his latest play, Alma Baya. Three women find themselves stranded on an inhospitable planet, but there is one crucial catch: only two of them can survive.

This will be followed by two plays by Hansol Jung and May Treuhaft-Ali. This new translation and presentation are part of the artist residency exchange partnership between Švandovo divadlo and PlayCo in New York, generously supported by the Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation.

The surrealist comedy Pennies by South Korean playwright and translator Hansol Jung takes us into a motel room that is not so easy to leave – but where entering other people’s memories is suspiciously easy.

The evening will conclude with Escapegoat by New York playwright May Treuhaft-Ali. An ecological tragicomedy about turtles, goats, and the thin line between helping and violence disguised as rescue.

October 29 & 31 | Peškovka Hall

If you would like to attend, please contact us at obchodni@svandovodivadlo.cz.