1001

1001

1001

1001

1001

Overview

The cuckolded King Shahriyar is marrying a new bride every night and beheading her the next morning. As unrest spreads in the Sultanate, his vizier's daughter Scheherazade hatches a plan: she will offer herself as a bride and seduce the king with stories that leave him hanging on every word. She weaves such tales as "Sinbad the Sailor" and "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp" with stories of Borges, Flaubert, and Alan and Dahna -- a Jewish man and an Arab woman who have fallen in love in millennial New York City. Shahriyar becomes Alan and Scheherazade becomes Dahna as the worlds mingle and inform one another. Modern speech invades the fantasy tales, and swords and genii appear in the 21st Century, in a dance of cultures and people who are forever intertwined.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Authors

Jason Grote

Jason Grote's plays 1001 and Maria/Stuart are currently available from Samuel French. Other plays include This Storm is What We Call Progress, Hamilton Township, Box Americana, Darwin's Challenge, and Civilization. His plays have been produced and developed by Sundance, The O ...
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