Why did Germans mock the Czechs? How did the Czechs respond? And what does T. G. Masaryk have to do with it all?

This production, aimed at a teenage audience, explores the forgery of the so-called "Manuscripts"—the *Manuscript of Dvůr Králové* and the *Manuscript of Zelená Hora*—and their subsequent exposure as fakes by a group of scholars led by T. G. Masaryk, who would later become the first president of Czechoslovakia.

In an era where every piece of information entering the public sphere requires rigorous verification and careful weighing, this production highlights the importance of critical thinking and the necessity of subjecting the "reality" around us to a truly relentless examination.

The protagonist is Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk—the man responsible for the inclusion of the motto "Truth Prevails" (*Pravda vítězí*) on the Czechoslovak presidential standard. He took a stand against the forged manuscripts, defying the prevailing belief in their authenticity—or, more accurately, the widespread desire for them to be genuine.

This original production, based on his own script, was created for the Naivní divadlo (Naïve Theatre) by Jakub Vašíček, the artistic director of the Drak Theatre. Vašíček is also the creative force behind several other award-winning works for teenagers (including *#Burn*, *#IAmHere*, and *#Herostratos* at the Naivní divadlo).