The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig
The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig is the final work by Václav Havel, co-authored by Vladimír Morávek. The English translation is by Edward Einhorn . Originally a short dialogue from 1987 (entitled simply The Pig) and printed in a samizdat, the piece is a comic (and true) story of Václav Havel’s efforts to hold a pig roast for his friends. In 2010, Morávek rediscovered the dialogue and decided to stage it. He began by giving lines to characters only mentioned in passing, but then made a more radical choice: he added sections from one of the most beloved Czech works, The Bartered Bride. This new version was the centerpiece of a theater festival in Brno that June. The English translation was performed at the 3LD Art & Technology Center in New York as part of the Ohio Theater's Ice Factory It was later published by Theater 61 Press. It was remounted in 2014 at 3LD Art + Technology Center. The cast and production team of this play consisted of the following: PRODUCTION TEAM Director - Henry Akona Choreographer - Patrice Miller Stage Manager - Elizabeth Irwin Assistant Musical Director - Melissa Elledge Assistant Director - Joe Pilowski Dramaturg - Karen Lee Ott Set Designer - Jane Stein Lighting Designer - Jeff Nash Costume Designer - Carla Gant Projection Designers - Kate Freer & David Tennet Sound Operator - Will Campbell Band Coordinator - Yvonne Roen CAST American Journalist - Katherine Boynton Accordion - Melissa Elledge Ensemble - Elizabeth Figols-Galagarza Kešot/Ensemble - John Gallop III Camera Op - Andrew Goldsmith Havel - Robert Honeywell Fanda/Choral Leader/Trombone - Michael Hopewell Violin - Amanda Lo Cello - Michael Midlarsky Tap Master's Wife/Ensemble/Clarinet - Jenny Lee Mitchell Grip - Mateo Moreno Tomačka/Ensemble/Violin - Phoebe Silva Soprano Soloist/Ensemble - Moira Stone Tenor Soloist/Ensemble - Terrence Stone Tap Master/Ensemble - Michael Whitney Olga/Ensemble/Flute - Sandy York External links The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig | Translator's Note Theater 61 Press website References Plays by Václav Havel 1987 plays 2010 plays