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Net of Dreams is the story of two young lovers caught in the grip of emotions they can neither understand nor control.
It is a classic tale of love, betrayal -- and getting rid of pesky dragons.
Set in the time of knightly quests, feuding kingdoms, and magic potions, Net of Dreams explores the universality and
unpredictability of love, no different today than in the middle ages. Based loosely on a twelfth-century Celtic legend, the
play deflates its own myth to get to the heart of a story that is at once comic and tragic.
The play begins in Ireland, where a young princess, Iseult, rescues a knight who was wounded while slaying a dragon. She
is soon betrothed to his uncle, but on the way to the wedding, the two accidentally drink a magic potion and fall instantly
in love for eight years.
The lovers cleverly avoid the traps of a scheming lord, finally being able to live together in perfect bliss. It is then
that the wonderful eight years are up, and the two are thrown into chaos once again.
3 women
5 men
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