PROLOGUE
Poet wears an elegant tuxedo, huge salmon bow tie under his neck, dress
shoes and red French beret on his head. He runs into the stage which pretends
to be the middle of dark forest. He screams next poems.
Poet:
Help! Help! Robbery!
Where is the helpful delivery?
My new poem has been stolen!
Surely by this evil forest!
My heart is broken!
He wonders for a moment. Then he starts to walk – from tree to tree.
Or
maybe that is devil?
Or
maybe my characters ran away?
Or
evil new level!
Who is
going to perform today?
Magical forest, maybe a theatre of everyday,
Theatre of banality, triviality, stupidity…
A moment of silence.
Ah! Reality
does what it wants.
Forefathers' Eve today, time to go nowhere.
Leaves without looking through his shoulder.
CHARACTERS:
Poet
Prince
Princess
Mermaid
Ghost 1
Ghost 2
Ghost 3
Witch
Sorcerer
Ugly Duck
Bear
Ballerina
SCENE 1
The same forest. The light in the middle of stage. Prince and Princess
appear there. They wear typical medieval clothes.
Princess:
My ruddy lover!
Do not build me a castle
cover,
But throw a promise under my feet.
That is where roots and gods meet.
I will be yours forever. I will love you forever.
You will not experience any pain, until you are
loyal –
I will not die ever.
Prince lands
on his knees. He kisses her hands. Then he puts his head on the ground.
Prince:
I promise to serve faithfully, oh madam!
You
are life, paradise, sugar, and constant ecstasy.
You
were chosen to be my wife also by my heart.
He mumbles under
his nose.
I
cannot run now; I must take part.
This
game is called politics and MARRIAGE.
Prince and
Princess leave. In the darkness of forest, in the right, the shabby algal-blueberry
Mermaid emerges. Her black hair is dishevelled. She leans insecure, slowly into
the side of light in the middle of stage, but she does not reach the central
point. Ominous laughter, which brings you goosebumps. Suddenly she disappears
like she used the Cloak of Invisibility.
SCENE 2
The same forest. Ghosts appear – each one comes from the different side.
Pale faces, grey dirty torn clothes, the peasant style. Shackles on legs and
arms. Whole scene they are walking. Their voices are melodious like antic Greek
choir.
Ghost 1:
Eleven months –
Handcuffs of pure hurt…
Ghost 2:
Eleven months –
Handcuffs of pure hurt…
Now I am one of ghosts
Living in a desert…
Of this dark forest.
Ghost 3:
Eleven months –
Handcuffs of pure hurt…
Now I am one of ghosts
Living in a desert…
Of this dark forest.
Got to be honest –
This is a bloody
Rainforest.
Ghost 1:
Darkness screams.
Ghost 2:
Trees bleed.
Ghost 3:
Evil sings.
Ghost 1:
Moss stings.
Ghost 2:
Choir of ravens yawn.
Ghost 3:
Devil may pray.
They go out. Everybody in the different side, perpendicular to roads
they came from.
SCENE 3
The change of scenario. Cemetery. Old chapel, with a hole in the roof. The
same light in the middle of stage, which lights up the old altar, where is a
magical book now, crystal ball, boiler of sorrel soup, a plate of cakes and two
kettles – one with water, another one with tea.
Witch:
Poem about sunshine of your hair -
That is what I will give you now, my man.
Until we do not hear any voices.
„Your hair like silk, which reflects wings of
butterflies.
Even Mermaid will bend to smell and swim in skies…”
He interrupts her. In the meantime, Mermaid puts her head round the
backstage and curiously watches whole scene.
Sorcerer:
Silence, woman! This is not a
good time for this!
Forefathers’ Eve today. Souls food cannot miss.
Poems time is… well… in the summer…
That is when we can to heaven doors hammer…
Now we must start our witchcraft night.
Come, wife! You have a job to do. Put a spell.
Witch:
Do I really have to?
Sorcerer:
Yes, you have.
Witch:
Are you sure…? Is it…? Is it certain…?
Sorcerer:
Do not tease me…
Witch:
All right, all right, sweety…
She comes closer to the open book. She reads a spell.
Witch:
„Crumb, plum, one drum, green rum,
Dragonfly wings, orange, cloves, and leather gloves,
Tentacles, it will be a healthy spell like vegetables!”
They listen to the silence for a moment, but nothing happens. They look
at each other. Sorcerer scratches his head. He is upset.
Sorcerer:
It did not work… Does it mean that all of ghosts are dead…?
Mermaid hides. We can only hear her evil laughter from the backstage.
SCENE 4
Stage magically comes back to the previous state. Dark mysterious forest
again.
Ugly Duck:
Were you calling me Bear?!
Bear:
What?! Me?! No!
He stands on his hind legs and continues to speak.
Bear:
Ah! You speak! And me
too!
What a wonder?!
SCENE 5
Ugly Duck and Bear stay in their positions. Princess with Prince come in
arm in arm, Mermaid follows their lead. Next couple – Sorcerer and Witch. Three
Ghosts go next, carrying handcuffs still. Everybody meets in the middle of
stage and stand around Ugly Duck and Bear. Everybody looks at one another. Everybody
is surprised by the presence of others. Nobody understands anything.
SCENE 6
Poet goes to the forest, dressed like at the beginning,
but this time his beret is purple.
Poet:
Characters of my new poem!
Ladies and gentlemen – get to know each other!
Smell this family odour!
How good to see you all gathered!
Until anybody was able to make a move, Ballerina runs
into the stage, dancing. She does somersault in the air by the way.
Ballerina:
Come, lover, it is time to go home!
Theatre closes in five minutes!
She flies away from the stage. Everybody leaves. Nobody still understands nothing.
EPILOGUE
Poet:
Moon shines blue.
Time has no clue.
You
may be brand new!
And such miracles are possible
Only
to-
night.
He leaves the stage. Curtain falls.
THE END
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