E,LI.O.T._ 1st group Learning Units 1st group LU_ARTS_GEO_HISTORY | Page 13

E.L.I.O.T. - ENHANCING LITERACY BASIC SKILLS AND FIGHTING DROPOUT WITH CROSS-
CURRICULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
ID Number: 2016-1-IT02-KA219-024165
MEDEA'S DREAM- the script
on the scene , medium shot, there are ATENA, ERA and behind a sheet AFRODITE.
From left GIASONE enters and from right MEDEA, followed by her father EETA, her mother IDIA,
her sister CALCIOPE and her brother APSIRTO.
EETA and GIASONE prepare them in front of the other, in the middle of the scene.
EETA: "Go to the plain of Ares: you will find two monstrous bulls that puff smoke from the nose.
Attach them to a plow, macaw a field and sow it with the teeth of dragon. Some armed giants will go
out that you must kill before the sunrises. If you accept and you will overcome the tests I will give you
the Gold Fleece. If you don't accept, I will make your egret having come until here to ask me it."
All exit , except GIASONE and MEDEA.
Francesco Cavalli's song "Se dardo pungente" start playing
MEDEA and GIASONE stage the falling in love, behind them the shades of ATENA, ERA and
AFRODITE appear, illuminated from behind the sheet.
music decrease, the shades of the goddesses disappear...
GIASONE goes out, MEDEA stays alone on the right of the scene, she takes a lighted candle, it falls
asleep.
Behind the sleeping Medea another MEDEA, frightened and disoriented, raises.
shades of bulls, dragons and war like giants are projected, while chaotic and anxious sounds of drums,
harness bells rattle and tambourines resound all around.
GIASONE enters, he turns her around as to kiss her, grazing her face with his fingers.
MEDEA stays close to him on the left of the scene.
From right EETA enters, followed by IDIA, APSIRTO and CALCIOPE.
THE WHOLE FAMILY (with deep voice, slowly, whispering, howling): " Do you want to betray us,
Medea?" "Do you want to abandon us?" "We, your family, your earth... your ancestors... do you want
to leave us, Medea? For the foreigner?"
GIASONE: "Medea... Medea... Come with me... follow me... leave the Colchide... become my bride..."
In this confused voices MEDEA is fought, but after uncertainty and hesitancy she goes out of scene
together with GIASONE, while her Family goes out from right sad and in mourning.
The sleeping MEDEA in the foreground, on the right moves her eyes troubled, shaken in the sleep.
She opens her eyes, as waking up suddenly
Francesco Cavalli 's song "Se dardo pungente" start plaiyng.
MEDEA extinguishes the candle.
THE END