TE15 Lithuanian Honey Cake

7 Stones

the stone is father to the man and mother to

the woman. (latin)

a closed mouth spits no stones. (malagasy)

THE STONE COLLECTOR chooses a shiny, polished BLACK STONE that fits in a man’s palm, he puts it in his mouth. the stage goes black. PART IV / “the girl mind” THREE WOMEN as black as shadows rise from a pool of darkness at the centre of the stage. their silhouettes show us that they are clad in kimonos and have a traditional japanese hair-dress.

NARRATOR

one day a young salesman from boston who had traveled east to sell goods from his home country:

BUBBLEGUM ... SODA POP ... CANDIES ...

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