The Shepherd In The Distance TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text Stringed music Princess enters from the left, veiled and carrying a scarf in her hands Goat enters with her, goes at once to the Shepherd Princess poses at center Wazir and Vizier turn, smirking Princess dances Wazir leers and strokes his beard Princess ends dance beside Vizier<br><br>Chords, agitato She ties his arms with her scarf<br><br>Sand blocks Wazir is convulsed with laughter<br><br>Chords Princess binds Wazir's arms with her veil<br><br>Sand blocks Vizier is convulsed with laughter<br><br>Princess rhythm on The Attendant enters from the left with a box wood drum on which a skull and cross-bones are conspicuous<br><br>Tap Princess takes two pills from the box<br><br>Tap She pops them into her prisoners' open mouths<br><br>Princess rhythm The Attendant exits as she came<br><br>Sand blocks Wazir and Vizier swallow vigorously<br><br>Drum crash They lay their heads upon the chess table and die COMMENTS: Visual Text This is a "pantomime" -- there's no dialogue or lyric; it's a description of aciton as well as a description of music. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheShepherdInTheDistance.pdf
