Staged reading of a play examining the former Slovak President Tiso and his complicity with Hitler during World War II. Based on the book Your Honour, Mr President by Madeline Vadkerty. Madeline Vadkerty will be in attendance to discuss the history behind the play.
“Hitler’s President,” Slovakia. Written by: Luba Lesna. Performed in English.
Free and open to the public. Suggested donation $15/ticket. Seats are limited, on first-come first-served basis.
This reading is presented with the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews.
ABOUT
The 2026 Spring Staged Readings is part of the Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival – a showcase of contemporary European theater organized each year in New York City. Conceived in 2017 as a shared endeavor of the Vaclav Havel Center and Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association, the festival honors the legacy of Czech playwright, dissident and political thinker Vaclav Havel.
The program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.