SHORTLISTED Theatre503 International Playwriting Award 2023
LONGLISTED Woven Voices Playwriting Prize 2023
“So I asked him. From the beginning. Tell me the story.”
Inspired by the thrilling post-war journey of playwright Caroline Lezny's late grandfather, SCARLET UNDERGROUND is the story of six soldiers from a WWII-ravaged Poland forced to flee their country under threat from the newly occupying Soviet Army. Between 1945 and 1948, they wander Europe in search of a new place to call home, reexamining their identities and reevaluating their futures. This high-paced saga is a look into the personal consequences of war and the generational trauma it carries.
6M, 2F / full-length
Murnau, Germany, 2019, recreating the journey told in Scarlet Underground.
Live Reading
Scarlet Underground was slated to be produced as a staged reading in April 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the reading was relocated to a digital format. Streamed live to a virtual audience, the cast was as follows:
KAZIMIERZ LEZNY Harrison Brousseau
JAN KACZYNSKI Gabriel Krut
DAVID FRIEDMAN Tommy O'Brien
JOSEF GORSKI James Cullinane
HENRYK PETRI Ben Price
ANTON NOVAK Nick Kloska
THE GRANDDAUGHTER Macy Mateer
THE WOMAN Teagan Earley
STAGE DIRECTIONS Tommy Favorite
