TE15 Lithuanian Honey Cake

7 Stones

it away from him. he backs off, petrified ... the scene freezes. PART VII / “the first stone” the whole scene is frozen. THE STONE COLLECTOR’S WIFE stands still with the beige, fist sized, nondescript, stone in her hand. THE LANDLADY, THE MAID; THE STONE COLLECTOR and THE GUESTS / THE CHOIR look at the stone in her hand. THE MAID breaks out of the frozen moment. she takes a table cloth of the table next to her and walks over to THE STONE COLLECTOR’S WIFE and drapes it around her.

THE MAID

early in the morning jesus came into the temple. the people flocked to him ...

THE STONE COLLECTOR’S WIFE steps forward, crouches down and puts the stone on the ground by her side.

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