This was supposed to be a Shakespearean play. Now it feels like a combination of Artaud's Theatre of the Absurd, Grotowski's Theatre of Cruelty, an ancient Greek tragedy, the Living Theatre and a Brechtian Gulliver's Travels. What will happen next?
Will the King go mad, like Lear? He appears on stage once more and begins to stutter and slur his words even more. "What are we lurching toward?" asks a peasant.
Finally, an heroic figure emerges - a calm soothsayer. She is dark. This character resembles some familiar historical figures - sounds like Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps a relative of Gandhi, looks like Sojourner Truth. "Let the King expose himself," the Dark Lady advises. "Resist the despot. But be patient, O my beloved ones," she implores.
Another Act begins with a vision of the future. People increase their pressure on the King. Demonstrations erupt around the world. The King's once-victorious military begins to lose, having been lured into too many battles in distant locations all over the world. Traditional enemies unite against King Geroge II. Explosions rock the Empire. King George II loyalists begin to fade as they gaze upon their naked leader. Gradually, the King falls to his knees. He collapses in disgrace.
Will the King go mad, like Lear? He appears on stage once more and begins to stutter and slur his words even more. "What are we lurching toward?" asks a peasant.
Finally, an heroic figure emerges - a calm soothsayer. She is dark. This character resembles some familiar historical figures - sounds like Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps a relative of Gandhi, looks like Sojourner Truth. "Let the King expose himself," the Dark Lady advises. "Resist the despot. But be patient, O my beloved ones," she implores.
Another Act begins with a vision of the future. People increase their pressure on the King. Demonstrations erupt around the world. The King's once-victorious military begins to lose, having been lured into too many battles in distant locations all over the world. Traditional enemies unite against King Geroge II. Explosions rock the Empire. King George II loyalists begin to fade as they gaze upon their naked leader. Gradually, the King falls to his knees. He collapses in disgrace.