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‘Solstice comes from the Latin (sol, sun; sistit, stands). For several days before and after each solstice, the sun appears to stand still in the sky—that is, its noontime elevation does not seem to change.’
—Infoplease
'Revenge should have no bounds.’
—Claudius
'If it’s Surrealism, it’s a bit loose, right—?’
—Anon.
'Plays should be amusing.’
—Eric Bentley
Dancehall (Le Café Royalé) owner Guröv often reminisces about a former girlfriend (Arkina Alekseyevich) while Léticia Nicolé, his waitress/hostess/present girlfriend, is weary of her near-indentured status and wants to leave, yet she waits, waits, waits ...
When his wayward brother Thaedeus comes home with visions of returning the tourist beach to its once-pristine state, Guröv does not become aware of a complicity between his brother and Léticia. On a night of summer solstice as Guröv, Thaedeus and Léticia gather like moths to a flame with hopes of resolving differences, tensions flare up. Once viable in the era of the big bands and nightly fashionable dancing, Le Café Royalé becomes a metaphor for those who struggle, blind in despair leavened only by occasional moments of joy.
