You Gave Me A sheep

Book & LYRICS by lauren taslitz
music by Emily Chiu

When Princess Cosabella, a Weaver, and Prince Roy, a Herder, are married, they promise their fathers that, after a brief honeymoon on Earth, they will return to their jobs in The Kingdom of the Stars. But newlyweds will forget and Kings will punish. Will Cosabella and Roys’ love withstand the test, and will the rest of the universe survive? You Gave Me A Sheep considers whether, even in a fairy tale, true love has its limits.

A reimagining of the Chinese folktale, The Herder and The Weaver.

(20 min)

LISTEN

After they have been banished to opposite sides of the galaxy, allowed to meet only once per year, Roy and Cosabella grapple with the long-term implications of their love.

Development History

• (Winter 2016) Staged Reading
  Discover New Musicals, National Asian Artists’ Project, New York, NY