The Winter's Tale to him in a dream and bade him name the girl Perdita. He leaves a fardel (a bundle) by the baby containing gold and other trinkets which suggest that the baby is of noble blood. A violent storm suddenly appears, wrecking the ship on which Antigonus arrived. He wishes to take pity on the child, but is chased away in one of Shakespeare's most famous stage directions: "Exit, pursued by a bear." (It is not known whether Shakespeare used a real bear from the London bear-pits, or an actor in bear costume.) Perdita is rescued by a shepherd and his
Exit: An Illusion Theatre Company in 2015, 86 years after it was written. Exit: An Illusion Exit: An Illusion is a one-act play by Marita Bonner. The play was written in 1929, but was performed for the first time in New York City by the Xoregos Performing Company in 2015. The play involves three characters (Dot, Buddy and Exit Mann), who are used as symbols to represent beliefs of the early 20th century, including colorism and sexism in America. The play begins with a foreword written by Bonner. It describes Dot and Buddy’s flat, which is a room with disheveled furniture, ragged curtains,