Show Trial
By Laura Zlatos
Directed by Tom Costello
October 15th-November 8th
Featuring Justin Ahdoot*, Brian Bock, Kalusha Brutlag, Jessie Cannizzaro*, Jessica Frey*, Alex J. Gould*, Alex Mandell*, Tom Mezger*, Ema Zivkovik*
Dramaturgy - Tom Costello & Stephen Christensen
Scenic Design - Cat Raynor
Costume & Props - Design Patricia Marjorie
Lighting Design - Sawyer Smith
Sound Design - Nicholas Webster
Associate Costume & Props Design - Whitney Fabre
Graphic Design Morgan McDowell
Production Stage Management - Scott Yezzi
Associate Producer - Haley Fragen
*Appearing Courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
Breakneck Productions
With support from Mateo King West
One woman stands alone against an oppressive regime. Show Trial turns state propaganda into farce—with choreographed confessions, scripted testimony, and a healthy disregard for reality. Drawn from the real transcripts of the 1950 trial of Milada Horáková, the Czechoslovak dissident accused of treason by a regime that had already written the verdict, it's a political satire about the choices we make when history belongs to the victors.