Acornia: “Dare to Live”

Scene 01

Music Opening

Narration :

The Time (V.O)
Greeting, all fellow!
It’s been a while…
I hope the light of the sun and the light of the moon always keep you in company…

The Time (V.O)
My name is Time.
I’ve been a witness and faithful friend of stories of human - here on earth…
I’ve seen kings and kingdoms rise and fall throughout centuries…

The Time (V.O)
And today, I shall reveal a story about a girl named Acornia
A young Princess of the Kingdom, Acornia lives happily…



Beautiful Music

The Time (V.O)
As a young Princess, Acornia lives a happy life…
She is loved by the King and the Queen… also by the people…
She is a vibrant girl, a bit childish… and a bit spoiled…
But she loves her parents and her people more than anything…

Stage : - Acornia plays a doll
- Acornia plays ‘congklak’ / rope
- Acornia dances happily
- Acornia gives charity to a beggar
- Acornia tries to open something (could be a box or something else), but couldn’t… and call up her father to help her…
- The King then sits in a chair, helps her open the thing, and starts talking to her…

The King
My Dear child, Acornia…
Being a King or a Queen is not about a fancy title at all..
But it is about huge responsibility we have to the people…
As their lives depend on us…
We shall not make them disappointed or sad or weary…

Acornia
(Smile happily, childish, spoiled…)
I understand, father….

The King
Another thing…
And this is very important…
This Kingdom relies on the Stone of Clients
It is with its power that our source of water running down for the drink of all creatures in this Kingdom…
It is also with its power that the soil become fertile and grow crops to feed the people…
We must protect it… Don’t let anything take it away…
Do you understand me?

Acornia
Yes, father…

The King
(Smile and put his hand on Acornia’s head)
Good. That’s my child…

Stage : Both Acornia and the King step out the stage


Scene 02

The Time (V.O)
However, the peace in the Kingdom does not last long…
A monster comes and ruin the entire Kingdom,,,,

Music: for horror and fight (Gamelan Bali)

Stage :

The King fights a monster bravely; however he finally lost and killed by the monster (the Monster stab the King on his chest).. The King then collapsed on the floor…
And then the Monster seems to take something out of the King

Monster
HA HA HA HA HA….
I have now the ‘Stone of Clients’…
HA HA HA HA HA….

Stage :

The King is still lying on the floor; died…
From out of the stage, Acornia runs approaching the King…

Acornia
Father..! Father…!
Wake up…
(starts to cry with her head up…)
NOOOOOOOOOOOO…!!!

Scene 03

Music: still for horror and fight

Stage: Acornia sits on a chair (a throne) with her hand on her head; listens carefully to the other two people – who are the commander in the Kingdom.

Commander I
Report, My Lady… the creature kidnapped and killed some of our best warriors! Our troops are scattered…!

Stage: Commander II enters the stage

Acornia
(asking Commander II)
How is my mother – the Queen?

Commander II
(shaking his head sadly…)
We did our best to keep her alive My Lady…
But…We are very sorry…

Acornia
(shaking her head and close her face with her palms; crying…)
No…
This can’t be happening…

(A pause)

Stage: Commander I and Commander II look at each other in agony…
And then Commander I finally speaks…

Commander I
My Lady…
We understand how you feel right now…
Losing the people you love…
But as you know…
The Monster also stole the Stone of Clients…
Our source of life…!
Wee need to claim it back, My Lady…
Before our people suffer…

Commander II
He’s right, My Lady…
Now that the King and Queen had passed away,
It is you whom we – the people are turning to…

Acornia
What do you mean…?

Commander II
You need to lead us, My Lady…

Acornia
But how this is possible..?
I’m just a young girl…l

Commander I
But you are… the Princess of this Kingdom…
The daughter of your father and the daughter of your mother
They are the King and The Queen
And they were great warriors…

Acornia
But how can I???

Commander I
My lady…

Acornia
Enough!
Leave me alone now…!

Stage: The commanders look at each other and then give a bow to Acornia before they leave the stage…


Scene 04

Stage: Acornia look up the sky and whisper sadly…

Acornia
Father….
What should I do…?

Stage: Comes ‘The Angel’…


The Angel
Isn’t obvious, Acornia…?
You should take the responsibility…

Stage: Comes ‘The Devil’…

The Devil
But you’re still a young girl…
It is not fair for them to throw you such a huge responsibility…
Your uncle from other Kingdom has expressed His willingness to accept you in His Kingdom…
Don’t you want to have a happy simple life like any other girls…?

Music: happy and cheerful
Stage: Acornia plays a rope happily… and read a letter with heart shape… smiling happily…

The Devil
Not to mention that there are people who doubt you…

(only voices of some people…)

Music: music which is ‘tensed’

VO 1
Are you crazy, Senator?
You want to trust her the task of searching the Stone of Clients??
You want to hand this Kingdom to a young and childish girl?
You want to hand our lives in her palm???

VO 2
But she is the Princess of this Kingdom!

VO 1
She is not ready!!

VO 2
Then we’ll make her ready!

VO 1
This is crazy!!
She will endanger all the people in this Kingdom!!

(voices of arguing people…)

Stage: During the ‘debate’ – Acornia seems to listen in agony.
And when the arguments escalate, she closes her ears and her eyes…

Stage: The Devil looks happy and win while the Angel looks sad and defeated

And then Stage Clear

Scene 05

Stage: Acornia comes in the stage with a veil covering her face and a bag… She looks very sad…

The Time (V.O)
And so with a broken heart, Acornia is heading to the Kingdom where her uncle welcomes her…
However, in a small village, she meets an old peasant…

Acornia
Excuse me, Sir…
Can I have a glass of water?

Old Peasant
Of course child…
Here you are…

Acornia
Thank you, Sir…
But is there enough water for you and your family?
I know that everything is difficult now…
With things happened in this Kingdom,
don’t you feel afraid of what will happen later?

Old Peasant
(Smiling)
My Dear,
Life is a journey…
Sometimes you need to climb the mountains…
But there are also times when you can enjoy the down road
All we need to do is to keep surviving

Stage: Suddenly, there is a short part of ‘Survivor’ song by Destiny’s child
The peasant dance energetically following the music
But when the music stops, he returns to be a weak peasant; coughing…

Acornia
But it is very difficult sometimes…
Up to the level where you think you can not bear it anymore…

Old Peasant
Yes, there are those times…
(taking a deep breath)
Like the time when I lost my family because of war…
I was devastated… and nearly give up…
But then I realize that it won’t make anything any better…

Acornia
So how did you overcome it?

Old Peasant
HOPE, My Dear…
As long as there is HOPE, there will always be a way…
Be strong and determined…
We will be able to pass it eventually
Although it seems to be very difficult at the first place…

Old Peasant
However, everything depends on us, eventually…
As the choice is in our hands…

Acornia
Do you think there’s still Hope for this Kingdom?

Old Peasant
Certainly, Dear…
We have our Princess Acornia…
She is our HOPE…

Music: awakening (Devdas)

Stage: The peasant leaves the stage
Acornia stunned…
And then cry…



Scene 06

Stage: Acornia still on the stage
And then come the Devil and the Angel into the stage
The Devil is angry, while the angel is happy

The Devil
Acornia!!!
What are you doing?!
Leave this Kingdom at once!!!

The Angel
No, Acornia…
You heard what the peasant said…
There’s always HOPE…

The Devil
Shut up..!!!!!

Stage: The Angel and The Devil are fighting


Note:
- Make the fight as such that it involves the audience
- Go to their tables… chase each other there

Stage: When both are fighting close Acornia, Acornia pulls a dagger / sword and stab the Devil

Acornia
This is MY CHOICE
And I choose HOPE!!

The Devil
(Lying on the floor)
Noooooooooooo…!!




Scene 07

Start the opening music of ‘Dare to Live’ – by Andrea Bocelli Feat. Laura P

Stage: Acornia is in the stage; facing away the Commanders
There are the two Commanders there; reporting to Acornia

Commander I
Report, My Lady,
Your uncle from other Kingdom has already sent his best warriors from his Kingdom to help us on the mission of taking back the Stone of Clients…
Helps are coming, My Lady…

Acornia
(Turning her back – now facing the Commanders)
Commanders…
As you are aware,
This is a huge responsibility.
I’m not afraid anymore…
But I need your every support…
And I’m willing to learn and do whatever it takes to accomplish our mission
For the sake of our people…

Commander I & II
(Together, bow to Acornia)
We are at your service, My Lady…

Music: more of ‘Dare to Live’

Stage: Acornia is making a move to pull up her ‘kain’ up – a transformation from a Princess to be a Warrior

One of the commanders shows the audience a board with a writing:

The Mighty Whip;
Made from the steel of Quality Control
Implemented in each stage of research process

Stage: Acornia practices using the Whip; acted like The Cat Woman
Note: please add the effect of cat voice… (as in Cat Woman)

One of the commanders shows the audience a board with a writing:

The Silver Arrows;
Made from the active credential presentation
And good reputation of your work performance,
Spreading across all directions to find their targets

Stage: Acornia practices using the Arrows… sometimes being corrected by one of the commanders

One of the commanders shows the audience a board with a writing:

The Sword of SKILL;
Made from trainings and tools that the ancestors have had since centuries; FPR, CLoSE and Add+Impact are some of the metal elements that built it

The Golden Shield of AcornCare;;
Made from the strong and close relationships among Acorn people;
Built by the celebration and condolence of daily events,
Where people celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and felt being given attention to; and being worth on their difficult times

Stage: Acornia practices using the Sword and the Shield with Commander
First of all, she’s loosing and fall… (make it humorous, please…J )
But then she tries again, and this time she wins
The opponent Commander loses his sword and surrenders


The Time (V.O)
… And so Acornia made the choice of HOPE…
It’s not an easy choice, though…
Because the path she chooses is a path of challenges and risks ahead…


Stage: Acornia is crowned,
And then she leads the Commanders by standing in front and pointing forward…
The Commanders are ‘mendayung’ behind her….


The Time (V.O)
Do they succeed in the mission, some of you may ask..
Well… this is a journey, anything can happen…
But I think they will make it… eventually
Before then, I shall be their faithful witness
And who knows… I may tell you the ending of this story…


-THE END -



March/April, 2008