TAPOS!!!

"We have seen the dawn!!!" (clap clap clap)
Nagtayuan na ang audience matapos silang manood. Sa wakas!! Tapos na rina gn musical play namin. Maganda ang feedback samin nung prof namin, 100 kami sa dalawang quiz. Ang saya. Natapos ng maayos ang play namin. Balik na ulit sa pagiging accounting student. Hmm, lalayo na ba ako sa pagiging playwright? Siguro, sa ngayon, oo muna. Wala pa akong alam masyado sa paggawa ng play, kaya itutuloy ko muna yung pagsusulat ko ng iba pang bagay. Pero masaya ako kasi so far, so good...

Unang Script

ok,, eto na yung pinaghirapan kong script,, 

maraming mali dyan technically pero buong puso ko yang sinulat, kaya kung may mali kayong nakita, pasensya na po,, ahehe,,

tapos yung Bad-MJ, kaya ganyan kasi hindi yan yung tugtog talaga dyan,,

ina-acknowledge ko yung mga original composers and singers ng mga kanta at tugtog na ginamit dito, nanghiram lang po ako ng mga sining ninyo para mapaganda yung presentation naming buong klase,,

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WE HAVE SEEN THE DAWN

Presented by: BSA21KA1 S.Y. ’12-‘13

Characters:

ELIAS -                  the modern LAKANDULA, a father of strict stature and authority

SALOME-             ELIAS’ wife, a sweet, patient woman who is almost a martyr

HERMANA-         oldest child of ELIAS and SALOME, a sweet but strong lady

MAXIMINA-       next to HERMANA, a boyish lady

LAURA-                                next to MAXIMINA, has an intelligence deficiency

JOSEFA-               a soft hearted lady

CLAUDIO-            the youngest, the only boy, a rebellious, stubborn child and a member of KILUSAN

KASTILA-              Spanish official head of the Spanish Office, a good soldier, man, and friend

TWO GUARDIA CIVIL- two soldiers who battered ELIAS while he was in the Manila

A GUARDIA CIVIL-soldier who followed CLAUDIO, killed SALOME

ANDRES-              head of KILUSAN, authority and leadership is his innate characteristics

KILUSAN-            a group of rebels, facilitated by ANDRES but later, by ELIAS

GUARDIA CIVIL- the defense structure of Spanish Office, fought the KILUSAN during the Revolution

LAKANDULA-     the original one, narrator of the story

Setting:

[The setting is dynamic; the view point used is the audience’s view; from the left, the door from the “background”; the middle is empty; the right side has a mat (banig)]

ACT 1

Scene 1

(hero)

[lights on; open the curtains; music start]

[the dancers is in the stage; they will dance along a Muslim music]

[after dancing, LAKANDULA will enter and sing]

LAKANDULA: I’m a hero, with a weapon like my heart

I have never been afraid of any war

I sought the answer, and found it in my soul

I have fought with all my heart in all those years

Now, a new hero comes along

With the strength to carry on,

Who has cast his fears aside

Though he know not if he’ll survive

He has felt the hope is gone

But he stood and gave it all

And I finally see that’s him

Who i sought in all those years

[lights off; close curtains, music fade]

Scene 2

(Paraiso)

[open curtains; lights on]

[ELIAS is in the left of the stage, SALOME is in the opposite; their children, HERMANA, MAXIMINA, LAURA, CLAUDIO, JOSEFA is sitting in line in the middle, respectively; they are having their dinner. Their food is short and everyone wants more. There is only one fried fish left in the middle. Claudio will try to get it but his siblings will react violently]

CLAUDIO: hey! That belongs to me! It’s mine!

MAXIMINA: and who gave you permission to claim it?

HERMANA: hey, you two, respect the food and don’t fight in front of it!

CLAUDIO: but it should be mine because I want more, shouldn’t it?

[ELIAS will get it instead to stop the fighting of his children]

CLAUDIO: can I have it, tatay?

ELIAS: no, just eat your share

CLAUDIO: but it’s not enough for me!

ELIAS: MAKE IT!

[music starts]

[“Paraiso”, second stanza, chorus and last stanza]

[ELIAS and CLAUDIO will stand]

ELIAS: we live in this place called, “Paraiso”

In a house made of bamboo floors and walls

[SALOME will stand]

SALOME: We learned there’s no free in “Paraiso”

That we have to pay for our needs

[HERMANA and LAURA will stand]

HERMANA: Little food in a day

[MAXIMINA and JOSEFA will stand]

JOSEFA: Little bread on the tray

ALL: Paraiso, help us to endure

Paraiso, take us by the hand

Paraiso, help us to understand

And if we could see a single hope, what a joy

This tired and hungry place could expect

Some bless and hope and respect

From the rest of the world

Paraiso…

[music fades]

[close curtain, lights off]

Scene 3

(Right Here Waiting)

[Open curtain, lights on, start music]

LAKANDULA: life is getting hard, and for his family, he decided that he will have to work in Manila to support his family’s need, but his wife who loves him so much and knows that it would be hard not only for her but also for their children is having a hard time accepting his husband’s decision…

[SALOME is in the left side of the stage, at her back is his husband ELIAS; their children is sleeping in the right side of the stage. SALOME is helping ELIAS in preparing his things for his plan of working in Manila. SALOME is sulking, and ELIAS goes to his wife to comfort her]

ELIAS: we’ll be oceans apart

Day after day

And I’ll slowly go insane

I’ll miss your voice on my side

but it wouldn’t stop the pain

[SALOME will stand. ELIAS will go to the side of SALOME; SALOME will look at him and will sing]

SALOME: oh can’t you see it baby, you got me going crazy.

But wherever you go, whatever you do

I will be right here, waiting for you

Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks

I will be right here, waiting for you

ELIAS and SALOME: i wonder how we can survive our romance

But in the end if I’m with you, I’ll take the chance

[ELIAS will caress SALOME; SALOME will just stand and lean onto ELIAS]

[lights off, close curtains, music fade]

Scene 4

(Journey – Lea Salonga)

[open curtain, lights on]

LAKANDULA: he is working in Manila now. He is a street sweeper working for a college institution. Though it’s not the job he is expecting to have, it pays him enough, so no need to ask for more. But the life of a worker in Manila is harder than what he expected…

[ELIAS is already working in Manila; he is in the right side of the stage sweeping; TWO GUARDIA CIVIL is in the left side of the stage talking to each other; two young beautiful ladies will enter the scene; the TWO GUARDIA CIVIL will go to them and will try to be impolite to the ladies; ELIAS will just pretend to be blind for he doesn’t want to evoke the anger of the soldier; but he will cough, and it will be remarked by the two as impoliteness to their power]

[start music]

[they will leave the young ladies and they will confront ELIAS; he will try to explain and apologize to the soldiers but the latter will beat ELIAS nonetheless; they will leave him crouching in pain; the two ladies will sing “Journey”]

TWO YOUNG LADIES: What a journey it has been
And the end is not in sight
But the stars are out tonight
and they're bound to guide my way

When they're shining on my life
I can see a better day
I won't let the darkness in,
what a journey it has been.

[music fades]

[ELIAS will slowly stand up and he will slowly walk out of the scene]

[lights off, close curtain]

Scene 5

(The Prayer)

[open curtain, lights on]

[SALOME is in the left side of the stage, holding a T-Shirt of her husband, with a heavy and lonely heart; ELIAS will enter into the scene and will go to the right side of the stage; *note: they are not in the same place, SALOME is in the province, ELIAS in Manila]

[start music]

[ELIAS will slowly sit to his mat and get a small envelope and a piece of paper money under the mat, and a piece of paper in his pocket which is his letter to his family; he will close his eyes and will pray]

[ELIAS and SALOME will sing]

ELIAS and SALOME: I pray we'll find your light
And hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night
Remind us where you are

Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead him to a place
Guide him with your grace
Give him faith so he'll be safe

Need to find a place
Guide us with your grace
give us faith so we'll be safe

[they will both bow]

[music fades, lights off, close curtain]

ACT 2

Scene 1

(Home – Daughtry)

[open curtain; lights on; music starts soflty]

LAKANDULA: Five years later, he has already enough money to go home and support his family in the province. He is finally going home. But like what is expected, his emotional support to his family has never been enough while he is working, making it hard for his family to accept him as a father again…

[many years later, ELIAS comes home; all his children is in the right side of the stage except CLAUDIO; SALOME is in the middle stage; he will enter]

[everyone will look to him; SALOME will just stand in the middle, for she is shocked and can’t believe that his husband is already home; his children will go to him and will kiss his hand; they will step back to give way for ELIAS; ELIAS will go to SALOME slowly; SALOME will sob]

[music starts the normal volume]

SALOME: I was staring out into the night

Trying to hide the pain

I wish I was in your love

And feeling good have cost a lot of things

The pain I felt is different kind of pain

[ELIAS will hold SALOME’s wrists]

ELIAS: I’m already home

‘Tis a place where I belong

Where your love has always been enough for me

I had been lonely from

And I think I was all wrong

But I don’t regret this life I chose for me

But I miss you and this place where I belong

I’m already home

I’m already home…

[SALOME will hug his husband; their children will also go to them and hug them]

[music fades]

ELIAS: so, where’s Claudio?

[everyone will look at each other; but JOSEFA will be the one who will tell ELIAS about CLAUDIO]

JOSEFA: tatay, don’t be shocked for what I will tell you… he joined a rebel group in this province months later. We didn’t know it—

ELIAS: what? Where is he? I need to stop this insane decision of him at once! Claudio? Claudio?! Claudio!

[lights off; curtain close]

Scene 2

(Untitled – Simple Plan)

LAKANDULA: his rebellious son has created an atmosphere of resentment to him. His son’s in-born rebellious attitude has found its reason of manifestation when he worked in Manila…

[ELIAS is already home; he is doing something; he is in the right side of the stage; CLAUDIO will enter the scene and will stop at the sight of ELIAS; ELIAS will see him and will stand]

ELIAS: Claudio…

CLAUDIO:  tay?

ELIAS: Claudio, where have you been? I heard that you— hey…

[music will start for chorus]

[CLAUDIO will ignore him and will walk past ELIAS; ELIAS will try to stop him but the CLAUDIO will be angry]

CLAUDIO: why did you do this to us?!!

You’ve made a mistake

Got nowhere to run

The night goes on as you’re fading away

Do you see what you’ve done?

Our father is gone

Why did you do this to me?!

[ELIAS will not move in shock; CLAUDIO will just stand; HERMANA will enter the scene]

HERMANA: why are you screaming?

Don’t you think it’s childish to act rashly?

CLAUDIO: he deserved worse than this

Unrespectable, he is

Leaving his fam’ly in vain…

[HERMANA will go to CLAUDIO and will try to comfort him]

HERMANA: I’ll ask you to hold

This man here, he left us for our sake

For us to live a life of living,

We’re not in vain for what he should have done

No, we’re not

CLAUDIO: but he still did this to us

Still made a mistake

Got nowhere to run

The night went on as he faded away

Do you see what he’d done?

Our father is gone

He still did this to me

[CLAUDIO will exit the stage; HERMANA will try to follow him but ELIAS will stop her]

[music stop; lights off; curtain close]

Scene 3

(I will be here)

[start music; curtain open; lights on]

LAKANDULA: every secret has it ways to expose itself, and when it happens, a great sacrifice will be made for a great purpose…

[ELIAS and his family is in the middle of the stage; they’re like having a good time with each other; CLAUDIO will enter the scene with blood and bruises all over his body; ELIAS will catch his son’s nearly failing body; LAURA will cry; HERMANA will caress her while looking at CLAUDIO; MAXIMINA and JOSEFA will tend to SALOME who are nearly fainting; a GUARDIA CIVIL will enter to the scene, banging the door; he will point his gun to CLAUDIO; ELIAS will stand up and will try to stop him; the GUARDIA will be able to attack ELIAS in the stomach and head; ELIAS will faint and fall; the GUARDIA will point the gun to CLAUDIO again but he will see SALOME running towards ELIAS; he will shoot SALOME; the GUARDIA will be shocked for what he have done and will quickly but hesitantly exit the stage; everyone will go to SALOME, mourning for what have happened; ELIAS will stand slowly]

[music will be strong]

[ELIAS will quickly grab SALOME; their children will comfort each other]

CLAUDIO: tomorrow morning, oh please wake up,

You should see the sun appear

ah, you should be here

HERMANA: without you, we’ll lose sight of love

Hold our hands, we’ll have no fear

ah, ah please be here

ALL (except for CLAUDIO and LAURA): oh, please be here

We’ll be lost when you are quiet

When we need to speak our mind

You always listen

O please be here

Our laughter turns to crying

You’re the reason we are smiling

If we’re together

ELIAS: oh please be here… SALOME!!!

[lights off; music fades; close curtain]

Scene 4

(Only hope- Switchfoot)

[open curtain; lights on (light is slightly dim); music starts in low volume]

LAKANDULA: a sacrificed has been made for a great purpose. His son has persuaded him to join the rebel group, for he has great sense of leadership and now a strong urge to fight and to protect…

[after the incident of SALOME being killed, ELIAS has been persuaded by CLAUDIO to join the KILUSAN; the KILUSAN is making its business in the right side of the stage; ANDRES is in the middle of the stage; ELIAS and CLAUDIO will enter in to the scene; the KILUSAN will stop doing their business and will scrutinize ELIAS]

ELIAS: are we here?

CLAUDIO: yes father

[CLAUDIO will continue to walk towards ANDRES to “say” the KILUSAN’s “code”]

[ANDRES will look to ELIAS]

ANDRES: Claudio, who is this man?

ELIAS: I’m Elias, Claudio’s—

ANDRES: first rule: do not answer if you’re not asked

CLAUDIO: he is Elias, a new recruit

ANDRES: hmm, so Elias, why are you here

ELIAS: I am here to give my support to the Kilusan

ANDRES: so, here’s the Kilusan. Let you introduce yourself, and give the reason why you are here.

[ELIAS will look to the KILUSAN and vice versa]

ELIAS: good evening, everyone

KILUSAN: good evening.

[the music will be at the normal volume]

ELIAS: there’s a sorrow inside of my soul

And I tried to let go of it over and over again

Without her it is infinite cold

Hear her sing to me over and over and over again

When she laid her head back down

I lifted my hands and prayed

Her life is yours

I prayed, she’s only yours

I know now, you’re my only hope

[music will slowly have a low volume; ANDRES will walk towards ELIAS, along a member of the KILUSAN who is holding a book, a paper, and a quill]

ANDRES: now for our rite of passage,

[ANDRES will get his knife and will cut his wrist and ELIAS’]

Give me your right arm

[ELIAS will give his arm; they will shake their hands]

Now, we will fight for one cause: to fight for our right to live justly and die satisfyingly. For the Kilusan.

ELIAS: for the Kilusan

KILUSAN: for the Kilusan! Long live the Philippines!

[lights off; music stop; curtain close]

Scene 5

(Dare You to Move - Switchfoot)

LAKANDULA: he has been lonely for some time, and it made him feel isolated from other people than his family and the rebel group, but he has not lost his attitude of helping people in need, even those who discriminate their skin…

[open curtain; lights on]

[HERMANA is in the right side of the stage, making some errands; ELIAS, along with the KASTILA, enters the scene and put the wounded KASTILA in the mat]

ELIAS: Hermana, help me here

[HERMANA will stop what she is doing and will help her father]

HERMANA:  Tay, who is this man?

ELIAS: I don’t know. I just caught him being battered by two youngsters in the forest. Please get some warm water and towel, and take care of him. If you need anything, I’ll be outside.

 HERMANA: ok Tay

[ELIAS will exit; HERMANA will be getting a warm water and a towel; she will go back to take care of the KASTILA; after a while, the KASTILA will wake up and will try to stand quickly; he wouldn’t be able to do so, for his body is still injured; HERMANA will call ELIAS while helping the KASTILA to sit]

HERMANA: Tatay! Tatay! He is awake

[music start]

KASTILA: hey, why are you helping me? i mean, it’s not bad to help, but I’m not an Indio, and I didn’t do anything to you for you to help me…

HERMANA: welcome to the real world

Welcome to existence

Love is always here

Love is always here

Everybody’s watching you now

Everybody cares for you now

You’re not an Indio, you said

You’re still a man, we say

[ELIAS will enter to the scene and will sit beside the KASTILA]

KASTILA: I cannot believe,

You said this is the real?

All this time I thought you are not good

ELIAS: I dare you to move

From the lies, oh you move

You can be enlightened

for what good we do to you

HERMANA: maybe there are hidden stories to tell

Maybe you’ll know it whenever you’re there

Now that you know what’s real, yourself

What you’ll gonna do?

What you’ll gonna do?

Love is here...

KASTILA: I can help you to move

From this house, you can move

I can give you some works to do

I can help you to move

From this house to a new,

You can work as a Keeper,

Of the gates of our Office

You can have all you want, then,

For helping me, I can repay you

[music fades]

[ELIAS will look to HERMANA; he’ll look back to the KASTILA and will nod]

KASTILA: ok then, you can start tomorrow

ELIAS: ok

[lights off; music stop; curtain close]

ACT 3

Scene 1

(Bad - MJ)

LAKANDULA: the opposing actions of great men towards what people think they should do have fruits of sweeter results, for this is caress with adversity far beyond the limit of a normal man. He is working in the Spanish Office for several weeks now as a keys keeper. He holds every door’s keys of every room in the whole office. For this, he has by all means the capability to open any room, including the storage room for guns, canons, bullets and more. He planned his work. Now is the time to work his plan.

[curtain open; lights on; music on]

[ELIAS is in the left side of the stage; he will be walking to the right; 5 guardias are in the right; these 5 will exit the scene; ELIAS will stop walking to respect them; after the guardias exit, ELIAS will go around the whole stage, as if he is looking for something; in every point of his stop over, he will get a piece of paper; every time he gets a paper, he will be looking all throughout the stage to check if any guardias are still in the premises; at the third time he do this, a slightly drunk guardia will enter the scene; he will be shocked and will try to hide the papers he is holding]

GUARDIA1: hey, keeper, can we have the key for the storage room of beer?

ELIAS: yes… yes… just wait

[ELIAS will get a key in his bag]

Here it is…

GUARIDA1: ok, thanks… hmm, what are you doing here?

ELIAS: I’m just checking if everything’s in place

GUARDIA1: ok… thanks again

[the guardia will not see the papers and he will exit; ELIAS will be relieved after the guardia exits the scene; he will continue his errand and will exit the scene]

[lights off; music fades; curtain close]

Scene 2

(Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Greenday)

[curtain open; lights on (dim); music on]

[ANDRES and CLAUDIO is in the middle of the stage]

CLAUDIO: it’s a lonely road

But the only one I’ve ever known

Here is where it goes

And it’s home to me and I want it more

It is an empty street

And it holds for me my broken dreams

It’s where I can sleep

I’m just only one and i sleep alone

I sleep alone, I sleep alone

I sleep alone, I sleep a—

ANDRES: your shadow’s not the only one beside you

And maybe you close your heart so you can’t feel them

If you are lost, why don’t you let them find you?

Till then, you sleep alone

CLAUDIO: I wish a higher life

That will put me somewhere in the light

But for now, my life

Is in the edge of getting lost alone

ANDRES: contentment in your life

Other than that, then everything’s all right

Check your vital signs to know you’re still alive

Then you’re not alone

You’re not alone, you’re not alone

You’re not alone, you’re not a—

CLAUDIO: my shadow’s not the only one beside me

And maybe i close my heart so i can’t feel them

And I am lost, but they just cannot find me

Till then, i am alone

[music fades, but will not stop]

[CLAUDIO will exit the scene]

[ELIAS will enter and will walk towards ANDRES; they will shake their hands; ELIAS will give him the papers]

ELIAS: here it is. Use this to make some plan. I’ll whistle to signal. Tomorrow, we attack.

ANDRES: ok then. For the Kilusan

ELIAS: for the Kilusan

BOTH: for the Philippines

[lights off; music stop; curtain close]

Scene 3

(Eye of the Tiger)

LAKANDULA: no escape. There would be no going back for him for he has travelled into a point of no return. The night after that day, they tried to accomplish their part in the Revolution…

[open curtain; lights on (dim); music starts]

[ELIAS is in the middle of the stage; he will whistle; the KILUSAN will enter, including ANDRES; they will get the firearms in the stage and will one by one exit the scene; a bell will ring; 3 guardias will enter and will shoot as many as possible; two rebels will enter the scene and will shoot to death the guardias; at the end if the skirmish, among the rebels three will be shot, including ANDRES; ELIAS will hold ANDRES]

ELIAS: brother! Rise up back on your feet!

You did your time and took your chances

Don’t go the distant; it’s too soon for our fleet

Be alive for our will survive

ANDRES: so many things…it happens too fast

Now you will lead them to glory

ELIAS: don’t lose your grip,

We have dreams for our lives

You must fight for us to keep them alive

Brother!

ANDRES: go now; don’t let the sacrifice of our people be in vain. They need…need…

[ANDRES will die; ELIAS will close ANDRES’ eyes; he will exit the scene]

[lights off; close curtain]

Scene 4

(Eye of the Tiger)

LAKANDULA: his leadership was tested. After the death of the leader of the rebel group, he became its head. At the night of the day after that, the Revolution bells throughout the whole country…

[open curtain; lights on (dim)]

[the GUARDIA CIVIL, led by the KASTILA, is in stage, and is formed as barricading armies; the KILUSAN, led by ELIAS, will enter into the scene and will fight the GURDIA CIVIL; the fight will be the background; the stage will be given to ELIAS and the KASTILA]

ALL: face to face, now we are here

GUARDIA CIVIL: holding on to our duty

ALL: we stack the odds and will not take to the street

KILUSAN: for we kill, just to live and to survive

ELIAS: it’s the eye of the tiger, not the thrill of the fight,

For we rise to protect us from our rival

KASTILA: but we are not your rival that stalks in the night

For we watch you but not with the eye of a tiger

[ELIAS will attack the KASTILA and he will kill him; the GUARDIA CIVIL will fall, and the remaining KILUSAN will shout for joy]

[music stops]

KILUSAN: long live the KILUSAN! Long live the Philippines!

[at the heat of joy, CLAUDIO will go towards ELIAS; he will hug his father and vice versa]

[lights off; close curtain]

Scene 5

(Lean On)

[open curtain; lights on; music starts]

[ELIAS and CLAUDIO will sing]

(We’re All in This Together)

[everyone will be in the stage; and will dance accompanied by the song]

[everyone will stop; lights off; close curtain]

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