Psyché - Writings of an Erstwhile Poetess

Select tickets – Psyche (Live Theater: HUNGARY) – Hungarian House

Thursday June 12, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM, in English (angolul)

Friday June 13, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM, in Hungarian (magyarul)

Psyche, a Romani countess and poet, wanders across Europe during the Napoleonic era in a chauvinistic society that challenges her independence. The first English translation of a one-woman show performed by Stella Abel and adapted from the Hungarian book Psyche: Writings of an Erstwhile Poetess by Sándor Weöres.

From the poems by Sándor Weöres

Translated by David Cseh

Directed by Mark Tarnoki

Performed by Stella Abel

Produced by Steve Green and Andrew Nance

From The Broadcast Studios

Photos by Cam Harle

ABOUT THE 2025 REHEARSAL FOR TRUTH INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL

Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival, honoring Václav Havel, is a showcase of contemporary European theater organized each year in New York City. Conceived in 2017 as a shared endeavor of the Václav Havel Center (VHC) and Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA), the festival honors the legacy of Czech playwright, dissident and political thinker Vaclav Havel.

Each edition of Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival addresses current sociopolitical trends in Central and Eastern Europe, offering New York audiences a unique opportunity to witness the region’s theatrical zeitgeist.

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.