Spectacular Spectacular
[Outside palace gates]
Guard 1: What is the news from the outside world?
Guard 2: The evil maharajah is taking over kingdom after kingdom.
Spies say he'll be after us next.
Guard 1: Perhaps the Hindu courtesan can persuade him otherwise.
[Blackout. The scene lights back up as Hindu courtesan takes place on stage right. Penniless Sitar Player stage left. Center stage is separated by two
walls. Back center stage is a staircase]
Courtesan: Time to work my magic. [Walks to center stage]
Sitar Player: I'm late! The director's going to be furious! [Rushes to center stage, running into Hindu courtesan]
Courtesan: There you are. I've been waiting.
Sitar Player: You have?
Courtesan: Of course. Now come along.
Sitar Player: {bewildered} Yes.
[Courtesan leads Sitar Player up staircase. Blackout. Next scene: Courtesan and Sitar are on a bed]
Sitar Player: Are you sure I'm the right guy?
Courtesan: Yes, now let's make love!
Sitar Player: Make love?!
Courtesan: You want to make love, don't you? [Jumps on Sitar Player]
[Sexual Noises. Curtain. When it opens, Courtesan and Sitar Player are in bed lying down together]
Courtesan: That was amazing Maharajah.
Sitar Player: Maharajah? I'm not a Maharaja.
Courtesan: You're not?
Sitar Player: No. I'm a penniless Sitar Player.
Courtesan: You're kidding!
Sitar Player: No!
Courtesan: The Maharajah is going to kill me!
[Outside palace gates]
Guard 1: What is the news from the outside world?
Guard 2: The evil maharajah is taking over kingdom after kingdom.
Spies say he'll be after us next.
Guard 1: Perhaps the Hindu courtesan can persuade him otherwise.
[Blackout. The scene lights back up as Hindu courtesan takes place on stage right. Penniless Sitar Player stage left. Center stage is separated by two
walls. Back center stage is a staircase]
Courtesan: Time to work my magic. [Walks to center stage]
Sitar Player: I'm late! The director's going to be furious! [Rushes to center stage, running into Hindu courtesan]
Courtesan: There you are. I've been waiting.
Sitar Player: You have?
Courtesan: Of course. Now come along.
Sitar Player: {bewildered} Yes.
[Courtesan leads Sitar Player up staircase. Blackout. Next scene: Courtesan and Sitar are on a bed]
Sitar Player: Are you sure I'm the right guy?
Courtesan: Yes, now let's make love!
Sitar Player: Make love?!
Courtesan: You want to make love, don't you? [Jumps on Sitar Player]
[Sexual Noises. Curtain. When it opens, Courtesan and Sitar Player are in bed lying down together]
Courtesan: That was amazing Maharajah.
Sitar Player: Maharajah? I'm not a Maharaja.
Courtesan: You're not?
Sitar Player: No. I'm a penniless Sitar Player.
Courtesan: You're kidding!
Sitar Player: No!
Courtesan: The Maharajah is going to kill me!