Last Act In Palmyra

ACT THREE: PALMYRA

Late summer at an oasis. Palm and pomegranate trees cluster tastefully around a dirty-looking spring. More camels are wandering about as a disreputable caravan arrives upon the scene:

SYNOPSIS: Falco, a cheeky low-life character, appears in the gracious city of Palmyra with a troupe of Travelling Players. He discovers that Sophrona, a long-sought runaway, is having an affair with Khaleed, a rich ne'er-do-well whose father is furious; Falco will have to resort to trickery if he is ever to sort things out. Meanwhile danger threatens from an unexpected quarter as the drama on-stage becomes more lifelike than the players had bargained for: