Karel ÄŒapek's rarely produced parable feels like a timely tragedy at Trap Door. Nicole Wiesner directs Karel ÄŒapek's 1937 parable (translated by Peter Majer and Cathy Porter) about the clash between fascism and pacifism. In an unnamed country the citizenry is stricken with an illness which manifests in white spots on the skin and fells anyone over 45.…
