Narration: Deep within even the darkest of hearts there lives a

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2007-2008

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MYP Drama Untitled Play Script

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The Awakening

Narrator: Deep within even the darkest of hearts there lives a light.

Although it may be so small that one could assume it has been extinguished

Macawber: A light however still resides.

Igenous: When as children we are awarded the right to take our place upon

this earth we bring with us a gift.

Hope: This gift shines bright within us.

This gift is choice

Halva: The freedom to choice right or wrong,

Igneous: Good

Mal + Ishtar: Or bad

Macawber: But do we always accept this gift and use it correctly?

Narrator: Have you ever stopped to ask yourself this question?

I have

Macawber: Our time on this planet may have been small

but ever so significant

Entropians: For we have prospered.

Narrator: We have adapted it and changed its purpose to meet our own

All: Our world is

The dawn breaks. The Halva begin to stir from their sleep, stretching in grotesque and bizarre forms as they go about their morning routine. The mutants carry water from a communal source in the center of their grouping and then return to their separate areas to bathe, scratch and prepare themselves for the day in whatever form they desire whilst simultaneously we see the awakening of the Entropians A picture of the King on the screen

(ritual)

The screen goes on.the start of corporate fan fareP3

TeeVee: Good morning Entropians and welcome to a new day.

Micawber: The sun she rises, she does she does. Time for Micawber to wake, to wake. See what the dawn brings. What? The dawn, the dawn

Mutant: Oh shut up old woman! Its too early for your nonsense.

Micawber: Early yes but early no ... late sometimes.. maybe? No.

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One of the mutants throws something at Micawber who scuttles back to her corner. The mutant leader wakes up, his eyes rolling back into his head as he senses the world around him. He sits motionless as his concubine brings him water.

Igneous: Leave her.

More music people getting ready: Entropians sing national anthem

The Keeper scuttles forward, crab-like and twitching. He grabs some water from the communal bowl and throws it over

the prone and chained form of his charge. The Id awakes and tries to grab for the keepers leg.

Keeper: Ere! Getoffit!! Oh no you dont my beauty. You wait like the rest of us! No snacking on my leg, no you dont .. wait your turn like a good boy.

He pats the head of the id who tries to take a bite of his arm.

TeeVee: And now for breaking news.production on the vessel has

commenced and the royal advisor Lord Malachite is confident

that translation of the artifact is almost complete

despite the missing inscriptions.

Entropians: Oh

Igneous: The Id is restless.

TeeVee: Lord Malachite stated that commencement of building the vessel

was a positive step and essential for the safety, prosperity and

well being of all Entropians.

Entropians: Hooraar! Good fortune

(sudden outburst but quickly back to domesticity)

Micawber: Restless it is! It has seen! A dark day for us, oh dear we have seen. Seen! It is, it is .. is it?

Igneous: Silence you confused old crone. I will not have you disrupting the rest.

TeeVee: And that concludes our news.

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Theme music then insignia. The workers take their place at the office and continue lifting paper, processing paper and passing paper on)

Micawber wanders back over to Cog and wakes him up gently. She feeds him water and strokes his hair softly.

Micawber: Wake, wake my little one. No need for fear, the sun is here again. Another day! We will have a visitor maybe! A visitor .. maybe? Maybe .. maybe

(Malachite, Ishtar and Demeter enter the Drs place)

Malachite: Doctor we fear the Queen is not well

Ishtar: She has been fainting and weak of strength!

Demeter I am fine really just a little overtired

Ishtar: Your Highness it is better to be safe than sorry

Demeter: Oh dear friend I suppose youre right you do worry so

Dr: Well you will just follow me your highness I will perform an

Examination

The doctor leads the queen behind the screen. Ishtar and Malachite give friendly waves and talk secretly together. Igneous rises. He moves to the center of the floor.

Igneous: Gather! All you robbed and dispossessed. Gather at the Feast of the Dawn you true chosen. So it was, so it is and so it shall always be.

Halva: Halva

The mutants gather together in a circle with the leader at its head. The ceremony of breaking bread.

Igneous: For the gifts of Gaia we give thanks.

One of the mutants begins to snatch the food. Igneous glares at him, the mutant slowly puts the food back.

Igneous: In Gaia we trust. In Gaia we shelter. In Gaia we feast.

All: mumbled answering chant

The leader breaks the food and passes the bread around the circle from

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distorted limb to distorted limb. They wait for the signal. The leader eats slowly and thoughtfully. The rest enter a frenzy of eating and random talking. This dies down as appropriate to the action onstage with the Entropians. The feast ends and the mutants head to their separate areas to carry out their morning tasks. Sewing, mucking out the gimp, cleaning after the morning meal, tending plants etc

Malachite: And what if it is how you feared?

Ishtar: There is no question you know what to do (both smiling and waving) Then I shall await your news (she leaves)

The doctor is giving all sorts of test and actions with miscellaneous implements for birth whilst the advisor waits patently outside the screen

Dr: Now if you can just relax you majesty while I test you.

Demeter: What are you going to do with that!

Dr: Its a simple procedure theres no need to worry

Demeter: Ohmy (she faints)

(The doctor performs his procedure with the implement)

The nurse lifts Demeter back up

Demeter: Is it over?

Dr: Almost you highness now I am going to test your..

Dim: Oh my..(faint)

Dr: .nurse she passed out again.

Malachite: Just what is going on there?!!!

Dr: theres nothing to worry about just a simply procedure (the doctor comes out with a huge arm length gloves) I am almost finished Lord

Malachite

Malachite: Good the King awaits your prognosis!

Nurse: Are you okay my dear there, there

Demeter: Please Doctor tell me youre finished

Dr: Just one more thing to do..

(The doctor starts inserting the giant screw above her head at first slowly and then with increasing speeds. Demeter gives out almighty sounds)

Dr: .nurse she passed out again.

(The Doc continues until suddenly there is a champagne cork pop!

the Doc walks out with a bottle)

Dr: Lord Malachite you may inform the King her Highness is again

with Child!

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Malachite: Speak softer man(pulls the doc over) do you want the whole

world to know?

This is very bad news very bad news indeed

Dr: I dont understand

Malachite: How many times has the Queen been with child

Dr: 7 my lord

(the queens awakens and starts to ears-drop)

Mala: And of those 7 how many were born mutants and survived

Dr: only the boy survived

Mala: and thus being a mutant he was treated as one

Dr: But my Lord his

Mala: Silence! His highness cannot afford to bring a mutant child into

existence!

Dr: But Lord Malachite you cant keep banishing every mutant child

to the waste land out of fear on contamination

Mala: Do you not understand the importance of our mission

Our future survival depends on our race leaving this diseased

planet and all its waste behind to begin a new. If we are to

relocate do you think the King would be able to bring his mutant

baby?

Dr: But how can you be sure that relocation is what the artifact

suggests?

Mala: Think about! Obviously others have been in the same

predicament it is only natural that a road map was left behind

Demeter: You animal! Do you mean to tell me my son could still be alive!

Malachite: Your Highness you are not well you must rest

Demeter: Just you wait until the king hears of this treachery!

Malachite: There will be no need of that (he claps his hands)

(Enters the collectors. They grab the queen)

Mala: Take her far beyond the city walls and dump her in the waste

land

M: Yes Sir!

Dim: no you cant, please!

Mala: And you my dear Doctor you will remain silent of what you have

witnessed and inform the King the Queen died giving

birth to a mutant or I shall see you suffer a fate worse than death

Dr: but my Lord

Mala: Don't forget Dr I know your little secret and unless you want to

end up like the filth of Halva you would do well to obey.

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(Malachite then reaches inside his pocket and pulls out some medicine, needles etc..the Dr looks at them and then takes them)

Mala: (looking at the collector) Now observe the true nature of

medical research....POWER ! power to control.

take the Dr and be gone while I prepare to console the kings grief

They all leave. Enter Ishtar

Ishtar: And what is the news my love?

Malachite: It was how you feared

Ishtar: Then it is done?

Malachite: It is done.

We see Malachite walk over to the King to pass on the news. This is performed in silence. The King bows his head in grief. Demeter is thrown down into the Halva area. The mutants stop what they are doing to stare at her. Panic and confusion ass he wanders from group to group. Sense of terror comes from her. She confronts the Id who snarls and paws at her until pulled back by the keeper. The mutants surround her, interested in this new addition. She perceives only threat from them and begins to become more agitated. They crowd around until she is caught in the center with the mutants around her.

Micawber: Stop! Stop! She is frightened, frightened! We scare her, we scare her! Shhhh shhh, my pretty one. We mean you no harm.

Demeter: Wh .. what .. who are you?

Ingenous moves into the circle. The others pull back in respect leaving only Demeter on the floor in the center sheltered by Micawber.

Igneous: We are those that are fallen. The discarded, the unclean, the broken ones. We are the Halva.

Demeter: I dont

Igneous: .. understand. Yes you do. We are what remains of those that are cast out. Those that do not fit. Those that are not .. productive.

Demeter: But I ..

Igneous: thought that we were freaks. Destined to die out here in the

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wasteland. That was our destiny. That is what we are. According to your people. I sense your fear. Know that you are welcome.

Demeter: You ..

Igneous: Yes.

Demeter: I ..

Igneous: I know. All will be answered soon.

Demeter: How ..

Igneous: can I read you mind. It is a .. gift.

Micawber: Allow me to care for the girl. I wish to! I have seen it! I must! She is, she is special..

Igneous: Quiet! You are not open to me old woman. I cannot read you. You speak in riddles. In tongues that confuse.

Micawber: Please .. who else? Who else will look after hmm? Who else is skilled? Who? YOU? (points to the Keeper who backs away) YOU?! (to another who quickly moves back also) YOU??! (to the leader who stares down at her but does not move)

Igneous: Very well.

Igneous turns and moves away. The other mutants move back to their own positions and carry on what they were doing before Demeter and Hope arrived leaving Demeter on the ground. Micawber picks her up and takes her back to her dwelling.

Micawber: Come, come my dear. Quite a fright for you, a fright, yes. Micawber will care for you, Micawber will. Both of you

Cog moves over to Demeter and kneels in front of her, his head on her lap. She looks down aghast.

Demeter: Who are you?

Micawber: He cannot talk. Not since he came. No. No.

Demeter: Who is he? He seems

Micawber: Familiar? Yes, yes. He should, he should.

Demeter: But why?

Macawber doesnt answer, leans over Demeter and talks to Hope, cradled in her arms.

Micawber: Not the only one cast from above. Not the only one destined to

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fall. You will rise farther though my little one. Much farther. Oh yes. You will. (To Cog) I told you we would have a visitor. Take care of her Cog. Take care of your sister .

End of Scene 1

Scene 2

Hope is sitting on the ground with Cog listening to Macawber. Demeter is sitting someway off trying to untangle her hair. The Halva are in the background going about their daily routine.

Macawber: It was not always as is now little ones. Once we were whole, once the world we know was one .. one. Living in harmony, green more than now. Mutants? Mutants there were but not so much as now. Now the earth she has rebelled, like a disease are we. A disease. Like, like

Hope: Like a cancer?

Macawber: Yes yes, but no. Not so much. Like a thing that lives off another until all is destroyed. No care for balance. No care for life. All is greed. That is the way, the way we have taken. Not easy to turn back. Not easy at all. But a way there will be. Unexpected it can be. While there is Hope (she laughs, pointing at Elpis). Hope!

El: I dont understand.

Demeter: Igneous is right old woman. You do talk in riddles. Your words mock and confuse, they serve no purpose. El do not listen to her.

El: I want to understand.

Macawber: You will my little Elpis. You will. When Pandora opened the box that brought a million evils to the world there was one left to stand against the darkness.

El: What can only one do? What can they achieve against so much ill?

Demeter: Nothing! I have seen what true darkness is. When we were cast out from the city. When we fell from grace to live in this .. this .. slum!

El: Its not a slum! Its my home!

Demeter: home! Oh my little El. If only you could see our true home. The glistening towers, the wonders of the city. The future that is ours. This world is finished, we have only the dream of escape. When the ship is completed it will be glorious, a new world lies waiting beyond the stars. THAT is our Hope. THAT is our future.

Macawber: Too quick to look without. Too slow to look within. How easy it must be to give up what is most precious .

El: But what other hope do we have?

Igneous stands from where he was seated. Meditating in the middle of the camp.

Igneous: It is time. The Collector is almost here. Rise Halva!

The Halva stop what they are doing and begin to chant and sway. Enter the Collector.

Macawber: It begins again! Aeeeieiii! He has come on wings of death! He is here!

Igneous: Silence!

El: What is going on? Mother?

Demeter: This is our hope El! The collector is here!

Igneous: Welcome. Collector. The Halva greet you.