BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artsboston.org//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artsboston.org X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130619T080210CEST-4164A44PLE@artsboston.org DTSTAMP:20130619T060210Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: The Memorandum\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.or g/event/detail/441655615/The_Memorandum\nEvent Date Begin: 2013-01-11\nEve nt Date End: 2013-01-19\n\nThis January\, Flat Earth Theatre celebrates th e legacy of legendary Czech playwright\, president\, and revolutionary lea der Vá\;clav Havel with a production of his absurd comedy\, The Memo randum\, in an English translation by Vera Blackwell. When an office abrup tly adopts a new &ldquo\;scientific&rdquo\; language\, Ptydepe\, a bewilde red executive is forced to navigate a labyrinth of red tape in an effort t o have an indecipherable memo translated. First performed in Prague under the shadow of Soviet-backed totalitarianism\, The Memorandum lampoons the bureaucratic appropriation of language with a satirical spin still represe ntative of today's global office culture.\nDirector Victoria Rose Townsend 's treatment examines the thin line between our recognizable reality and a world of bureaucratic chaos evocative of Terry Gilliam's Brazil and Mike Judge's Office Space. The language of Ptydepe\, intended to optimize effic iency and accuracy in communication\, is brought to life with the help of company linguist Devon Jones\, who worked with the cast and director to cr eate order and meaning from the untranslated gobbledegook of Havel's absur d linguistic creation.\nThe Flat Earth production accentuates the humor an d camaraderie in the adventures of Josef Gross\, whose unexpected wander ings through the ranks of his department inadvertently parallel Havel's ow n improbable journey from protest playwright to political prisoner to pres ident. When he receives an interoffice memo in Ptydepe\, Gross discovers that affairs in his department are not entirely under his control. Without proper documentation\, the befuddled Managing Director finds himself runn ing in circles in search of a translation. To complicate matters\, the Dep uty Director attempts to usurp Gross's job\, everyone in the Ptydepe Trans lation Center has gone to lunch\, and the Staff Watcher is keeping a close eye on the supply of cigars. Yxap tseror najx!\n\nStart time: General Adm ission. Doors open 15 minutes prior to curtain. DTSTART:20130111T000000 DTEND:20130119T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:The Memorandum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR