A tragicomic operetta in three acts, which tells the tragic tale of a CHILD who finds love with a dime-store turtle, MR. RED EARS, only to have the sweet flower of selfless devotion crushed under the heel of mortality, dashing illusions to glittering shards and forever altering the worldview of our protagonist.

act one:

The CHILD, playing in the sunny afternoon, sings an aria of innocence and love, yearning for life, and so forth, entitled ” A Lizard in the Sun”. The time frame, early 1970’s, is set with pop culture references within the libretto.

As he finishes, enter MOM and DAD, with a Mysterious Box..

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