Drama Script- 1st Scene
Part 1: The Fight between Sophie’s Parents and the Mafia
(Sophie enters from left and stands at extreme right of stage.
FATHER and MOTHER enter at the same time with SOPHIE. But they stay in the middle of the stage with the set.
The stage is dark, spotlight on Sophie.)
SOPHIE: (slowly looks up at audience) Hello. My name is Sophie. I am seven years old.
(pause)
I live in [name] Orphanage.
(pause)
My parents died 2 years ago.
(continues looking at audience
the light on her dims a bit
the second half of the stage lights up, brighter than the one on Sophie)
(FATHER is reading a newspaper
MOTHER is cooking. She carries one plate of dishes to a table)
MOTHER: Come on, Sophie. It’s time for dinner. (happy smile on her face)
(FATHER puts down newspaper and starts to eat
FATHER and MOTHER freeze in eating and putting dish down action respectively
Spotlight back onto Sophie, while lights at the FATHER-MOTHER side dims)
SOPHIE: They died. Because someone killed them.
(3 people walk in from the left of the stage. They are RHM and 2 FOLLOWERS
Light on them and light dims from SOPHIE)
FOLLOWER 1: This is the place?
RHM: Positive.
(Both followers stand on either side of the invisible door, holding revolvers
They look to RHM for command to take action
RHM nods
FOLLOWER 1 kicks down the invisible door
RHM enters the house first, puts his hand in the pockets, gives a smart look)
(FATHER and MOTHER unfreeze
RHM motions for 2 FOLLOWERS to kill them (snap fingers etc)
MOTHER screams and stops
FATHER tries to protect her by placing his body in front of her
FOLLOWER 1 just shoots FATHER
FATHER falls to the ground
MOTHER looks at SOPHIE’S bedroom door at the corner of her eye, worried
FOLLOWER 2 grabs MOTHER (by the hair?) and shows her to RHM)
RHM: I am not to blame. You both made a choice and there’s no going back on it. (tells FOLLOWER 2) Get rid of her, make it quick.
(FOLLOWER 2 shoots MOTHER, at least 2-3 shots
At this time, RHM’S back is to the 2 parents
now, both of them lie on the floor, motionless)
RHM: Gentlemen, let’s get a move on.
(RHM and 2 FOLLOWERS exit
FATHER and MOTHER remain lying there
Light back to Sophie. Spotlight.)
SOPHIE: I saw everything. I hid in the bedroom.
(pause)
They didn’t see me.
(pause)
But I know how they look like.
(pause)
And I will find them one day.
(SOPHIE smiles ominously at the audience
light dims
everyone offstage :D)
Part 2: The Part Where Her Abilities Are Shown
(Orphanage children (how many?), including SOPHIE, and ORPHANAGE LADY are in a class)
(They are situated in the left side of the stage. The children are sitting down on the floor and the ORPHANAGE LADY closes her book- it’s after their reading lesson)
ORPHANAGE LADY: Ok, children, you may go off to the playground now…
CHILDREN: Yay!
(CHILDREN start running off to the right side of the stage)
ORPHANAGE LADY: …and be careful, don’t push around. I’ll be back with some lemonade.
(ORPHANAGE LADY exits)
(CHILDREN are sitting down, playing mainly hand games)
(SOPHIE is playing a teddy bear by herself in a corner)
(BULLY sees SOPHIE and smiles before making his way towards her)
(BULLY snatches the teddy)
SOPHIE: (indignant and angry) Hey! Give that back!
(BULLY holds the bear high up in the air and makes taunting sounds e.g. “nananipupu” etc)
SOPHIE: Hmph! (turns away, back facing BULLY)
BULLY: Hah! Got your teddy now. Aren’t you crying? Like you did when you first came to this place? Ha! You were such a crybaby then. Oh wait, you still are one!
(BULLY and friends with him/her laugh as well)
(SOPHIE gives a very stern, warning look that forebodes that something is about to happen)
(Light dims)
(ORPHANAGE LADY speaks from backstage)
ORPHANAGE LADY: Bedtime everybody!
(Kids are sleeping on the stage floor in neat rows)
(Spotlight on SOPHIE and BULLY)
(SOPHIE sits up and puts her hand on her forehead, and looks at BULLY, appearing to be concentrating at something, then she smiles at the audience, before lying back down again)
(Light changes in the stage background to show that her powers are activated)
(BULLY starts to turn in his sleep, starts to have fits, and starts screaming)
BULLY: Ah! Help me! Help! Somebody help! (sharp intake of breath)
(BULLY wakes up wide awake, with eyes as big as round tennis balls, in fear)
BULLY: Whew, it’s just a nightmare. (sighs with relief and lies back down again)
(Light dims
everybody offstage :D)
(SOPHIE’S voice in mike)
SOPHIE: See that? That’s what I can do. This ability to manipulate dreams has also caused my parents’ deaths. They too, could do the same and a mafia leader wanted them badly. But…they refused and so, they paid the price.
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Yeah. That's it. The other parts of the first scene are written by Kailin and Cheryl. The other parts are Sophie meeting RHM and Daughter in a pub and the story progresses there. I have done up to here. All of you see whether can or not. :D
-Iffera-
