Actioning the Text

We also needed to include actions that the actors would perform along with certain lines in the text:

Actions to Accompany Text:

When the mother-in-law sings the part of the lullaby where she says “Sleep, my rose, the stallion is crying,” a recording of a baby whimpering should play.

When the mother in law says, “Wait, close the window” the wife should actually close it because there would be “wind” blowing in through it, moving the pink curtains.

When the mother-in-law says, “Don’t come here! Don’t enter!” she should cross herself and the child, as if trying to protect themselves from death.

After Leonardo leaves, the wife and the mother-in-law switch the lines they said in the previous part of the lullaby. So when the wife says “Don’t come here! Don’t enter!” she should fall over the body of her child in the cradle, as if trying to protect the child.

When the wife finally says, “My child is resting,” someone should come in and take away the limp body of the child, although the wife tries to still hold onto her child.