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Zaglada – performed reading of a new play by Richard Vetere
February 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm
Zaglada – performed reading of a new play by Richard Vetere
New York City – In Person
The Kosciuszko Foundation invites you to a performed reading of
Zagłada (Holocaust)
A new play by Richard Vetere
featuring:
Jon Avner, Jennean Farmer, Iza Laskowska, Lou Martini, Jr. & Maja Wampuszyc
directed by
Alice Jankell
Original music compositions by Rick Baitz
A discussion moderated by Dr. Eva Fogelman will follow the presentation
The Kosciuszko Foundation: 15 E 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
Space is limited. Registration is required. Free and open to the public. In lieu of admission, a $15 donation towards the Kosciuszko Foundation is appreciated. Proof of vaccination is needed to enter.
Zagłada is about a 90-year-old Polish man living in Maspeth, Queens, who is exposed by an African-American journalist as having been a Kapo in Buchenwald. The man shoots at the journalist, is arrested for firing an illegal firearm, and is held at the 112th Precinct by an NYPD Intelligence Bureau Officer. There he is forced to confront his past by a Federal Prosecutor who is driven by a personal vendetta.