The Tragedy Project: Part 1 and 2
For this project we had to create a Greek tragedy play. The requirements were that our scripts had to be set up like in ancient Greek times with a prolouge, parados, episode 1, chorus 1, episode 2, chorus 2.....exodos. We also had to create a storyboard to show what kind of props we would use and what the scene would look like.
Script
Temptations
By Becca Branch and Lizzie Scott
Prologue:
A single street light is shining. Leo, Aurora, Jason, and Ava are walking down the street talking about being vampires. Ava is getting a piggy back ride from Leo.
Leo and Ava: Ahhhhh (come on stage running around being crazy)
Aurora: Slow down, you two love birds. Just because we're vampires doesn't mean that it's safe to be out here in the middle of the night(Leo and Ava stick out their tongues in response)
Jason: Aurora's got a point, there's people out there that would love to hurt us.
Leo:(takes Jason aside, spotlight on Leo and Jason)Come on dude, Just cause you like her doesn't mean you have to agree with everything she says…
Jason: What, what are you talking about(stuttering his words, obviously is embarrassed, blushing)
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, Kira, and Cam enter the stage but can’t be seen.
Ava: (spotlight switches over to Aurora & Ava)Come on Aurora what's the worst that could happen?
Aurora: Well for one we could get in trouble with our parents, two we could get arrested by the police and three we could be captured by vampire hunters/slayers
Ava: Hahahaha like anyone actually knows we are real…
Spotlight switches to Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, with Cam and Kira. They put a finger to their lips like shushing, and are doing hand motions of who they are going to go after. Kira goes after Aurora, Cam after Jason, Mr. Valentine after Leo, Mrs. Valentine after Ava. The vampires turn and see them trying to sneak up on them and run in all directions, having a crazy “running after” scene where they trip over each other, running in slow motion, bumping into each other, trying to fight one another but completely missing, and then when the vampires try to bite them they capture them with silver bracelets/cuffs. Screaming throughout the whole chasing and laughing when they are finally caught.
Mr. Valentine: Bring these disgusting creatures over here(dragging them from off stage and opposite sides, hissing and "stop that" is being yelled)
Kira: This one needs to learn her manners. Cam why don't you give her a little beating to show her a thing or two(Cam hands Jason to Mr. Valentine, and walks over to Aurora. He grabs her and whips her up from the ground but then stops when he looks into her eyes)
Mrs. Valentine: What's the matter? She's just another useless vampire!(Says everything with disgust)
Cam: Mom, why do we do this? Look at this one, she's so scared, she doesn't even know what's going on. Come on mom, let's just let her go and take the rest.
Mrs. Valentine: Get over here right now(Cam walks over, she slaps him)this is the family business. We are just trying to protect the world from these vampires. They just hurt people and we can't live in a society where this happens. Now can you get back to beating her?
Cam: No mom. They don’t seem like they would hurt us. You’re stereotyping them. Look at them, they're all scared and confused!
Mr. Valentine: Listen to your mother! Take them into the car straight away and we will do the beating at home! Now go, and we might have to use you as an example for the beatings if you don't obey us right now.
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, Kira, and Cam take Aurora, Jason, Leo, and Ava. Lights go down.
End of prologue
Parados
Leo, Jason, and Ava are standing in a line on the edge of the stage, spotlight switches back and forth to the one that is talking.
Leo: For doing nothing wrong we still get in trouble. Even though we have never killed anyone we were captured
Ava: That night will always haunt us but the memories of our family keep us going, day in and day out
Jason: Becoming slaves has made us more grateful than ever before but may have changed us forever
Ava: Poor Aurora. She will forever be the most scared vampire you will meet and can never escape for fear of the consequences of being caught.
Leo: We may have each other but the torment from Kira just pushes Aurora into a hole of despair where no one but the one that truly cares for her can help her out
Jason: Hopefully I will be the one that can help her but she only sees Cam as someone who deeply cares for her
Leo, Jason, and Ava exit stage
End of Parados
Scene 1
Kira is lying down on the couch in the living room
Kira: Aurora,Aurora!(yelling to annoy Aurora)
Aurora walks in looking like she would rather die
Aurora: Yes Kira?
Kira: Make yourself useful and go make a card tower so I can go blow it over like the big bad wolf
Aurora: At least when I talk I don't roar like a wolf(mutters under her breath)
Kira: What did you say?! You stuuupid bloooood sucker(extending the word,with disgust) all you do is kill people and I will make sure you are never again capable of harming another soul!
Aurora: I am done with this! I have never bitten or hurt anyone!(grabs her locket and turns away as if about to cry)
Kira: Oh so what’s this?(Aurora turns away more) Give it here, you don’t want to know what I will do to you if you don’t.
Aurora: No this is the one piece of my family I have left, don’t take that away from me.
Kira: I don’t care what you think(Grabs her necklace off her neck and runs)
Aurora runs at Kira looking like she's going to bite her. Kira jumps up off the couch and jumps over it to try and keep away the locket. They go running back and forth across the stage, Kira laugh/screams when Aurora is on top trying to get the locket back, but Kira is struggling and moving back and forth trying to slap her off. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine run into the room with Cam following close behind and think Aurora is trying to bite Kira.
Mr. Valentine: Stop immediately you vile creature! We are fed up with your disrespect and crazy outbursts.( points and looks at Mrs. Valentine) Get the silver bracelets.( She walks off stage to grab them)
Cam: No Dad, don't do it. You don't even know her side of the story, I mean Kira could've been egging her on. How can we just do this to someone that may not be guilty (Mrs. Valentine comes back in)
Mrs. Valentine: Are you taking her side over your own blood related sister?!? (goes over to Aurora and cuffs her, Aurora screams in agony and is pushed to the ground)
Aurora: (stuttering with her words)Ahhhh, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to(looks at Cam then starts to cry)
Kira: That's right you better be sorry (spits at her and walks off stage with Mr. and Mrs. Valentine)
Cam runs over to Aurora, picks her up and takes her to the couch rest her head on a pillow, and starts taking off the cuffs/bracelets and helps her burns from the silver
Aurora: Why does your family hate me?
Cam: It's not that they hate you it's just(long pause as if thinking about what he will say) they don't appreciate you the way I do.
Aurora: You saw what happened today, I can't survive leaving. Especially with the consequences. I can't be alone. If it weren't for you I could be dead right now. There are so many things I could be thankful for because of you.
Cam: You don't need to thank me, I’m just glad you’re safe. What my parents are doing to you guys are wrong. They haven't witnessed you guys causing harm to people so they have no right to abuse you or your friends.
Aurora: There's nothing we can do. We will get punished.
Cam: I have a plan. We can run away together, (pause) be free (making big arm gestures)
Aurora: This is not a joking matter. (scolds)
Cam: I’m not joking. If you turn me into a vampire there is no way of my parents stopping us! It’s three to five, we have more power, and I know all their attacking plans, there’s no way they can beat us.
Aurora:That could work.. But is it worth it? All the consequences, We can never be sure we will make it out
Cam: But do you want this for the rest of your life? The abuse, the pain, the loneliness?
Aurora: I guess you're right... Okay I'll change you.
Aurora goes in and bites Cam, snaps his neck. Then Aurora runs out of the room leaving Cam lying on the floor. Lights go down, Cam exits stage for bite marks.
End of Scene 1
Chorus 1
Leo, Jason, and Ava are standing in a line on the edge of the stage, spotlight switches back and forth to the one that is talking.
Leo: That night, not only was Aurora taken away, but everything in her old life including her family was gone.
Jason: The only thing she had left, was the one special locket.
Ava: We were the only ones to know what’s so valuable about it
Leo: She never takes it off. When Kira took it from her something changed in Aurora. She changes into an aggressive vampire with no control over her emotion.
Jason: First she changed Cam into a vampire....
Ava: Who knows what will happen next
Lights go down. Ava, Jason, Leo walk off stage
End of Chorus 1
Scene 2
Lights come up. Cam is pacing back and forth in the living room muttering to himself. Cam starts to have a conversation with himself.
Cam: Oh no what have I done, what have I done(really worried and scared) how will my parents react, I'm so stupid I should've thought this through not only gone off of what would help the one I love.(Cam is facing one corner of the stage looking off into the audience, Kira walks on and stops at the other corner to hear him talking) She is so happy now that she can have another life away from all this torture, but what if I fail her and we both die because of it. I mean we are already dead but they could make it so we are forever apart.
Kira tries to move closer to him but ends up hitting a pot over on accident. She catches it but lands on the ground hard and ends up making Cam turn around and see her.
Kira: What's that on your neck?
Cam: Nothing. What are you talking about? (puts his hand over his neck like trying to hide the bite marks)
Kira: You know what I'm talking about (says it like she already knew and is hinting about getting in trouble) those bite marks (walks over to Cam and removes his hand) your one of them now. What will Mom and Dad think?
Mrs. Valentine: What will Mom and Dad think about what?
Kira: That Cam's a vampire (smiles,smirking)
Mrs. Valentine: What?!? Why? How could she? Why did you let her? That disgusting creature hurt my baby she will pay!
Cam: No mom, don't. I asked her to...(says in almost a whisper)
Mr. Valentine: You know we have always hated their kind, now we have a reason to kill her
Lights go down, Everyone exits.
End scene 2
Chorus 2
Ava: Kira has not only gotten her brother in trouble but has also has put all our lives at risk, just to please her parents
Jason: Cam has taken a selfish act of become a vampire and living forever to be with the one he loves, yet has completely betrayed his family
Ava: Mr. and Mrs. Valentine are coming for her. They will stop at nothing to kill her and make her pay for what she has done. Even though she did it for their son.
Leo: Aurora is truly being hunted. If only she knew the consequence of what she had done
Jason: She has changed him thinking that the vampires will have more power, not knowing the hunters will come for vengeance
Leo: Aurora has put us in more danger than we ever could
have known
Lights go down. Jason, Leo, and Ava exit stage.
End Chorus 2
By Becca Branch and Lizzie Scott
Prologue:
A single street light is shining. Leo, Aurora, Jason, and Ava are walking down the street talking about being vampires. Ava is getting a piggy back ride from Leo.
Leo and Ava: Ahhhhh (come on stage running around being crazy)
Aurora: Slow down, you two love birds. Just because we're vampires doesn't mean that it's safe to be out here in the middle of the night(Leo and Ava stick out their tongues in response)
Jason: Aurora's got a point, there's people out there that would love to hurt us.
Leo:(takes Jason aside, spotlight on Leo and Jason)Come on dude, Just cause you like her doesn't mean you have to agree with everything she says…
Jason: What, what are you talking about(stuttering his words, obviously is embarrassed, blushing)
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, Kira, and Cam enter the stage but can’t be seen.
Ava: (spotlight switches over to Aurora & Ava)Come on Aurora what's the worst that could happen?
Aurora: Well for one we could get in trouble with our parents, two we could get arrested by the police and three we could be captured by vampire hunters/slayers
Ava: Hahahaha like anyone actually knows we are real…
Spotlight switches to Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, with Cam and Kira. They put a finger to their lips like shushing, and are doing hand motions of who they are going to go after. Kira goes after Aurora, Cam after Jason, Mr. Valentine after Leo, Mrs. Valentine after Ava. The vampires turn and see them trying to sneak up on them and run in all directions, having a crazy “running after” scene where they trip over each other, running in slow motion, bumping into each other, trying to fight one another but completely missing, and then when the vampires try to bite them they capture them with silver bracelets/cuffs. Screaming throughout the whole chasing and laughing when they are finally caught.
Mr. Valentine: Bring these disgusting creatures over here(dragging them from off stage and opposite sides, hissing and "stop that" is being yelled)
Kira: This one needs to learn her manners. Cam why don't you give her a little beating to show her a thing or two(Cam hands Jason to Mr. Valentine, and walks over to Aurora. He grabs her and whips her up from the ground but then stops when he looks into her eyes)
Mrs. Valentine: What's the matter? She's just another useless vampire!(Says everything with disgust)
Cam: Mom, why do we do this? Look at this one, she's so scared, she doesn't even know what's going on. Come on mom, let's just let her go and take the rest.
Mrs. Valentine: Get over here right now(Cam walks over, she slaps him)this is the family business. We are just trying to protect the world from these vampires. They just hurt people and we can't live in a society where this happens. Now can you get back to beating her?
Cam: No mom. They don’t seem like they would hurt us. You’re stereotyping them. Look at them, they're all scared and confused!
Mr. Valentine: Listen to your mother! Take them into the car straight away and we will do the beating at home! Now go, and we might have to use you as an example for the beatings if you don't obey us right now.
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, Kira, and Cam take Aurora, Jason, Leo, and Ava. Lights go down.
End of prologue
Parados
Leo, Jason, and Ava are standing in a line on the edge of the stage, spotlight switches back and forth to the one that is talking.
Leo: For doing nothing wrong we still get in trouble. Even though we have never killed anyone we were captured
Ava: That night will always haunt us but the memories of our family keep us going, day in and day out
Jason: Becoming slaves has made us more grateful than ever before but may have changed us forever
Ava: Poor Aurora. She will forever be the most scared vampire you will meet and can never escape for fear of the consequences of being caught.
Leo: We may have each other but the torment from Kira just pushes Aurora into a hole of despair where no one but the one that truly cares for her can help her out
Jason: Hopefully I will be the one that can help her but she only sees Cam as someone who deeply cares for her
Leo, Jason, and Ava exit stage
End of Parados
Scene 1
Kira is lying down on the couch in the living room
Kira: Aurora,Aurora!(yelling to annoy Aurora)
Aurora walks in looking like she would rather die
Aurora: Yes Kira?
Kira: Make yourself useful and go make a card tower so I can go blow it over like the big bad wolf
Aurora: At least when I talk I don't roar like a wolf(mutters under her breath)
Kira: What did you say?! You stuuupid bloooood sucker(extending the word,with disgust) all you do is kill people and I will make sure you are never again capable of harming another soul!
Aurora: I am done with this! I have never bitten or hurt anyone!(grabs her locket and turns away as if about to cry)
Kira: Oh so what’s this?(Aurora turns away more) Give it here, you don’t want to know what I will do to you if you don’t.
Aurora: No this is the one piece of my family I have left, don’t take that away from me.
Kira: I don’t care what you think(Grabs her necklace off her neck and runs)
Aurora runs at Kira looking like she's going to bite her. Kira jumps up off the couch and jumps over it to try and keep away the locket. They go running back and forth across the stage, Kira laugh/screams when Aurora is on top trying to get the locket back, but Kira is struggling and moving back and forth trying to slap her off. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine run into the room with Cam following close behind and think Aurora is trying to bite Kira.
Mr. Valentine: Stop immediately you vile creature! We are fed up with your disrespect and crazy outbursts.( points and looks at Mrs. Valentine) Get the silver bracelets.( She walks off stage to grab them)
Cam: No Dad, don't do it. You don't even know her side of the story, I mean Kira could've been egging her on. How can we just do this to someone that may not be guilty (Mrs. Valentine comes back in)
Mrs. Valentine: Are you taking her side over your own blood related sister?!? (goes over to Aurora and cuffs her, Aurora screams in agony and is pushed to the ground)
Aurora: (stuttering with her words)Ahhhh, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to(looks at Cam then starts to cry)
Kira: That's right you better be sorry (spits at her and walks off stage with Mr. and Mrs. Valentine)
Cam runs over to Aurora, picks her up and takes her to the couch rest her head on a pillow, and starts taking off the cuffs/bracelets and helps her burns from the silver
Aurora: Why does your family hate me?
Cam: It's not that they hate you it's just(long pause as if thinking about what he will say) they don't appreciate you the way I do.
Aurora: You saw what happened today, I can't survive leaving. Especially with the consequences. I can't be alone. If it weren't for you I could be dead right now. There are so many things I could be thankful for because of you.
Cam: You don't need to thank me, I’m just glad you’re safe. What my parents are doing to you guys are wrong. They haven't witnessed you guys causing harm to people so they have no right to abuse you or your friends.
Aurora: There's nothing we can do. We will get punished.
Cam: I have a plan. We can run away together, (pause) be free (making big arm gestures)
Aurora: This is not a joking matter. (scolds)
Cam: I’m not joking. If you turn me into a vampire there is no way of my parents stopping us! It’s three to five, we have more power, and I know all their attacking plans, there’s no way they can beat us.
Aurora:That could work.. But is it worth it? All the consequences, We can never be sure we will make it out
Cam: But do you want this for the rest of your life? The abuse, the pain, the loneliness?
Aurora: I guess you're right... Okay I'll change you.
Aurora goes in and bites Cam, snaps his neck. Then Aurora runs out of the room leaving Cam lying on the floor. Lights go down, Cam exits stage for bite marks.
End of Scene 1
Chorus 1
Leo, Jason, and Ava are standing in a line on the edge of the stage, spotlight switches back and forth to the one that is talking.
Leo: That night, not only was Aurora taken away, but everything in her old life including her family was gone.
Jason: The only thing she had left, was the one special locket.
Ava: We were the only ones to know what’s so valuable about it
Leo: She never takes it off. When Kira took it from her something changed in Aurora. She changes into an aggressive vampire with no control over her emotion.
Jason: First she changed Cam into a vampire....
Ava: Who knows what will happen next
Lights go down. Ava, Jason, Leo walk off stage
End of Chorus 1
Scene 2
Lights come up. Cam is pacing back and forth in the living room muttering to himself. Cam starts to have a conversation with himself.
Cam: Oh no what have I done, what have I done(really worried and scared) how will my parents react, I'm so stupid I should've thought this through not only gone off of what would help the one I love.(Cam is facing one corner of the stage looking off into the audience, Kira walks on and stops at the other corner to hear him talking) She is so happy now that she can have another life away from all this torture, but what if I fail her and we both die because of it. I mean we are already dead but they could make it so we are forever apart.
Kira tries to move closer to him but ends up hitting a pot over on accident. She catches it but lands on the ground hard and ends up making Cam turn around and see her.
Kira: What's that on your neck?
Cam: Nothing. What are you talking about? (puts his hand over his neck like trying to hide the bite marks)
Kira: You know what I'm talking about (says it like she already knew and is hinting about getting in trouble) those bite marks (walks over to Cam and removes his hand) your one of them now. What will Mom and Dad think?
Mrs. Valentine: What will Mom and Dad think about what?
Kira: That Cam's a vampire (smiles,smirking)
Mrs. Valentine: What?!? Why? How could she? Why did you let her? That disgusting creature hurt my baby she will pay!
Cam: No mom, don't. I asked her to...(says in almost a whisper)
Mr. Valentine: You know we have always hated their kind, now we have a reason to kill her
Lights go down, Everyone exits.
End scene 2
Chorus 2
Ava: Kira has not only gotten her brother in trouble but has also has put all our lives at risk, just to please her parents
Jason: Cam has taken a selfish act of become a vampire and living forever to be with the one he loves, yet has completely betrayed his family
Ava: Mr. and Mrs. Valentine are coming for her. They will stop at nothing to kill her and make her pay for what she has done. Even though she did it for their son.
Leo: Aurora is truly being hunted. If only she knew the consequence of what she had done
Jason: She has changed him thinking that the vampires will have more power, not knowing the hunters will come for vengeance
Leo: Aurora has put us in more danger than we ever could
have known
Lights go down. Jason, Leo, and Ava exit stage.
End Chorus 2