SYNOPSIS:  Bans of marriage have been announced twice for young Josephine in her tiny Polish village, but a voice tells her not to marry Stanislaus. The “voice” says Josephine’s bridegroom awaits in Grodno with a red dress. In 1943, the prophecy is realized at the hands of the Nazis.

GENRE: Ten-minute drama

PRODUCTION HISTORY:  THE RED DRESS was performed as a staged reading in the August 2023 Cicada Festival in Mt. Gretna, PA.