The Mutual Inspirations Festival this year celebrates the 125th anniversary of the birth of Czech author Čapek. Catch a glimpse of this production followed by a discussion with Georgetown students at the Czech Embassy.

Presented by:

Georgetown University Theater and Performance Studies Program in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

Light refreshments follow the event.

Event Details:

Date: October 8, 7 pm

Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic
3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008

RSVP required 
https://warwiththenewts.eventbrite.com
 

Sneak Preview:
War with the Newts
Adapted and directed
by Prof. Natsu Onoda Power
From the novel by Karel Čapek

On a small island west of Sumatra, Captain Jan van Toch discovers an unusual species of intelligent newts, who multiply quickly and can be trained to use tools - a convenient new source of cheap labor for underwater engineering projects. But what happens when they learn to speak our languages, demand their rights, and build not only dams but also bombs? This world premiere adaptation of War with the Newts, Karel Čapek’s satirical 1939 science fiction classic, is a literary “mockumentary,” incorporating fictional newspaper articles and scientific reports. The production promises to showcase Onoda Power’s “nifty visual tricks” and “delightfully unexpected” (Washington Post) solutions for the stage. This production is offered in conjunction with the Embassy of the Czech Republic's Mutual Inspirations Festival and with the Davis Performing Arts Center Center’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. The show will open on November 12 and runs until November 22, 2015, in the Gonda Theatre of the Davis Performing Arts Center. For additional information, please visit: http://performingarts.georgetown.edu

ON VIEW
EXHIBITION at the Czech Embassy
Presented by the Karel Čapek Memorial, the exhibitions The Life and Times of the Writer Karel Čapek (1890 - 1938) and Josef Čapek: Painter, Poet, and Writer reveal an intimate portrait of the author and his brother through pictures and excerpts from their work.