TE15 Lithuanian Honey Cake

Sjón

THE CONDUCTOR

I replied that I’m still hanging on so educated men like them ought to be safe here too ...

THE CONDUCTOR looks around as if he’s suddenly found himself in a different place than the theatre. the SOLOISTS and THE CHOIR retreat into the dark of the stage. THE CONDUCTOR starts feeling chilly and puts his arms around himself as if to fend off the cold. he sinks slowly down into a crouching position and becomes THE STONE COLLECTOR. PART I / “rescue” darkened stage. a man, THE STONE COLLECTOR, squats at the edge of the stage. two NARRATORS come into the auditorium and start creating the scene with their words. TWO NARRATORS it snows. slowly we recognise the form of a man who is squatting on the middle of the stage. he has a black top hat on his head and rests his forehead on his knees so we only see the top of the top hat, a pitch black dot in the drifting snow: THE STONE COLLECTOR.

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