René Schleifer

The monologue of a man who is considered the most tragic and controversial figure in Slovak history. Confessions of the only president of the satellite Slovak state performed by Marian Labuda Jr. Television recording of the Arena Theatre production.

The meeting of the most bloodthirsty emperor Nero and the Stoic philosopher Seneca during one hot night in the Roman arena. The long conversation, which is really just a deliberate delay of Seneca's execution, results in a tense polemic about man's relationship to God, to power, and to the other man.