Elpenor+2

"The Drink of Death"

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SCENE 1 [NEWSROOM]

__1. MUSIC: 		LIGHT AND HAPPY.__

2. ELPENOR: 	Hi! My name is Elpenor. I have spent half of my life aboard a ship, being teased, with nowhere to escape. Most of the crew makes fun of me for having such a high voice, but I’m not worried, once I turn 16, I will become a real man. They call me weak, but just watch, I will show them one day. I might be scrawny, but I have both the brains and the brawn, and I can totally take them in a fight. This is my story about the day I was chosen to help the great Odysseus.

SCENE 2 [AT SEA]

1. ELPENOR: 	We could finally see the horizon of the Aeaean Island after a long day at sea. I had heard that Circe, a bewitching goddess, lived there. Thank God I had escaped death from the Lastrygonians. I feel so bad for the rest of my crewmembers who had died a gruesome death that day. After we had landed, Odysseus chose me to follow him in search of Circe. I was so honored that the great tactician has chosen me, the brave and manly Elpenor. When I am older, I want to be just like him.

SCENE 3 [CIRCE’S HOUSE]

1. ELPENOR: 	Then, we traveled through the dark and scary forest in search of Circe’s home. Once we had finally found it, with my excellent navigation skills of course, Circe made us drink this weird potion. Aaaaaaaaaaah! Oh no, why does Circe have that evil grin? I hope that potion isn’t going to turn us into...

__2. SOUND:	MAGIC.__

3. ELPENOR:	Pee-uuu! Man, do I smell disgusting! And this mud tastes horrible, how can pigs live like this?

__4. SOUND:	SNORTING PIGS.__

5. ELPENOR:	Well, at least I’m not dead. Why does Odysseus get to have all the fun with Circe while we wait here eating mud? Don’t we deserve to have a feast while he’s up there enjoying himself?

SCENE 4 [BARN]

1. ELPENOR: 	Yay! Here comes Circe with Odysseus. Well, that was quick. I wonder what they were doing.

__2. SOUND: 		MAGIC.__

3. ELPENOR:	That’s better, now I can actually walk on two legs instead of four. Now, let’s party! I bet all of you that I can chug 10 bottles of wine… in a row. Come on you guys, let’s go up onto the roof!

SCENE 5 [ROOF]

__1. SOUND:	BURP.__

2. ELPENOR:	(drunk) Hi ya guys. I’m Elpenor and I love Odysseus. Whoa! What’s that down there? I’m so high up, I feel like I’m flying! (jumps off roof) Aaaaaaaaaaah!

__3. SOUND:	CRASH.__

__4. MUSIC:	DEPRESSING.__