Protest by Vaclav Havel
Three Performances Only:
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Three Shows Only: Friday, August 22 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, August 23 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, August 24 at 7:00 PM.
LOCATION
Upstairs at The Fountain Theatre
5060 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
TICKETS
$30.00
PARKING
• Secure, on-site parking: $5
• Street parking available in the neighborhood north of Fountain Ave.
• No parking after 6 p.m. on Mariposa or Alexandria Avenues south of Fountain Ave.
• Allow extra time to find street parking; make sure to read all parking signs
Cast and Creative Team
Steven Schub (Staněk) is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has starred in or guest-starred on more than 25 films and television shows, portraying punk legend Dee Dee Ramone in CBGB and protest singer Phil Ochs in The Chicago 8, with guest appearances on series ranging from 24 to Sesame Street. Schub was also the lead singer and lyricist for two touring and recording ska bands: the New York-based The Fenwicks and the Los Angeles-based HaSkaLA.
Robert Anthony Peters (Vaněk) earned his B.S. from the University of Arizona and trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. Peters has worked professionally for over a decade in theater, film, voiceover, and more. His acting credits include The Pursuit of Happyness and Steve Jobs. His short film Tank Man (2019), which he wrote, directed, and produced, has screened at festivals and events around the world, including in Hong Kong.
Jeffrey Carpenter (Director) is the Co-Artistic Director and founder of Bricolage Production Company in Pittsburgh, established in 2001. His innovative approach centers on immersive and site-specific experiences, placing audiences at the heart of the action. His immersive works with Bricolage include Project Amelia (2019), The Clearing (2018), DODO (2017), The Ascendants (2016), Enter the Imaginarium (2016), OjO (2015), and STRATA (2012). He has directed and performed in numerous productions across the U.S. and abroad. In 2024, he directed Hamlet at a former steel mill site in Braddock, Pennsylvania.
Václav Havel (Playwright, 1936–2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist, dissident, and statesman whose life embodied the struggle for truth and freedom. His plays remain enduring testaments to the resilience of the human spirit.
Jeffrey Carpenter, Director Bricolage Founder and Co-Artistic Director“We have a bold and unconventional vision for this production: to perform it in living rooms, at dinner parties, in backyards, classrooms, universities, bars—even behind bars! Why such a guerrilla approach? Because that’s how Protest was originally staged. Havel wrote it while under intense political persecution, and it was first performed secretly in private homes and underground venues, defying the regime’s efforts to silence dissent. In that spirit, we’re taking this production underground across the country. And we are honored to have The Fountain’s alternative space as our launchpad.”
