Tragi-Comedy/ 5 Characters, 3 men, 2 women/ Full Length, 70 Minutes
Synopsis: A man with a seriously burnt face lives in a flat in the ghetto of Budapest. Known as the Prince, he was once the most feared figure in the district and a leader of the underground. His companion and caretaker, Uncle Sam, decides to bring a tenant to his flat, a young Transylvanian girl, innocent and unaware. Love blossoms, and the two plan their escape together. Based on real events.
Contact information:
Zsolt Pozsgai
H-7630 Pécs, Tétény u. 28.
Ph.: 00-36-30-2791324
horatiofilm@gmail.com
About the Playwright: Award-winning dramatist Zsolt Pozsgai’s plays have been seen worldwide. He is a winner of the European Drama Award, and three-time winner of the Hungarian Playwright’s Competition. Liselotte in May, his most performed play, premiered at the Deutsches Theater, Budapest, Hungary, in May, 2002 and has since been seen in over 22 stagings from New York City to Geneva, Switzerland to Vancouver, Canada. By the end of 2014, 57 of Pozsgai’s pieces, including tragedies, comedies, farces, and plays with music, had been performed in 87 theatres. He has also worked widely as a stage director, and as a writer and director for film and TV.