People have gathered in the square, terrified by prophecies of doom. Trumpets blare. King George II enters. In the background the King's castle has begun to crumble, as the whole world watches. The King dismounts from a high horse. He stumbles. His powerful court tries to steady him.
(Cliff-note: In a surreal Shakespearean play last season two of that Italian, Leonardo Da Vinci's big-bird contraptions flew into a double-towered castle and another into a pentagon-shaped fort and exploded. That was as weird and odd as this play.)
Back at the square, peasants discuss rumors. News of a shadow court spreads throughout the kingdom. King George II was never considered very powerful or brilliant. Other lords are more powerful than this figurehead. But King George II has the family name and the lineage. King George II tries to read a royal proclamation, but stumbles. The powerful vice-king prompts him. Now weakened, perhaps the King will be sacrificed?
The audience grows wilder with anticipation, breaking into arguments, waving various colorful flags. A group of Women in Purple face off against Women in Red, White, and Blue. "The King will fall," a stupid white man shouts from beneath his baseball cap. A small umpire tries to silence the large man, but a librarian monk comes to help. Other librarians rally to the monk's side; the umpire backs off in the face of such solid support.
(Cliff-note: In a surreal Shakespearean play last season two of that Italian, Leonardo Da Vinci's big-bird contraptions flew into a double-towered castle and another into a pentagon-shaped fort and exploded. That was as weird and odd as this play.)
Back at the square, peasants discuss rumors. News of a shadow court spreads throughout the kingdom. King George II was never considered very powerful or brilliant. Other lords are more powerful than this figurehead. But King George II has the family name and the lineage. King George II tries to read a royal proclamation, but stumbles. The powerful vice-king prompts him. Now weakened, perhaps the King will be sacrificed?
The audience grows wilder with anticipation, breaking into arguments, waving various colorful flags. A group of Women in Purple face off against Women in Red, White, and Blue. "The King will fall," a stupid white man shouts from beneath his baseball cap. A small umpire tries to silence the large man, but a librarian monk comes to help. Other librarians rally to the monk's side; the umpire backs off in the face of such solid support.