TEXT DRAMA PERFORMANCES English Education Department 2015

The Fading Charm of Cleopatra

SCENE 1

(Stage)

Narrator         : Cleopatra was an Egyptian queen who portrayed charming, beautiful and graceful. With a sharp nose, a slightly curved and very prominent chin indicated that she was the most beautiful woman on her period. Her hair was braided or pulled back with beautiful bangs on it made her as the legendary queen. Not only her physical, but also her personality was charming. Her self confidence and clever in speaking with an authoritative voice made her able to close with the important people of her period.

Lighting           : One beam of light towards Cleopatra and dark atmosphere with Egyptian background.

Cleopatra        : (standing in the middle of stage with the light leads toward her and dark atmosphere)

Zaki                 : (revering Cleopatra as crazy person because he loves her so much and admire the figure of Cleopatra)

                        “Look her!!!!!!!!” (indicates toward Cleopatra)

                        “She is beautiful, isn’t she??”

                        “You're my everything, you’re my love, you're my angel, you're the one whom I adore, your beauty makes me crazy, your eyes emit million lights that led me find the way of my life, your lips make me feel limp, and your beauty makes ​me forget thousand flowers that are in front of me, my Cleopatra.”

                        “You’re mine . . . . Cleopatra”

                        “You’re woman whom I am looking for . . . . Cleopatra”

                        “Cleopatra . . . . . oh Cleopatra”

Cleopatra        : “I’m just your illusion.” (swinging sword toward Zaki)

Lighting           : Dark atmosphere.

SCENE 2

(Zaki’s room)

Zaki                 : (sitting on the bed and staring at Cleopatra’s picture)

Zaki’s Mom    : (knocking the door of Zaki’s room and entering to it)

“This is Zahra, do you still remember? She is beautiful, isn’t she? and she is also sholehah. I think she's compatible for you, Zaki. Mrs. Zainab and I had planned it previously about your marriage. You know that, we have been friends for long time ago, I have already regarded Mrs. Zainab as our family.” (giving Zahra’s photo, the girl of his mother choice)

Zaki                 : (accepting the photo given by his mother)

“Who? Zahra mom?  What are you talking about?  We are friend mom, but since we moved from old house, I never know how she is now mom. It is impossible to marry her mom!" (refusing and putting Zahra’s photo on the bed)

Zaki’s Mom    : “How many times you always refuse many girls who hope you to marry?” (expression of give up)

“How many times I must wait for getting grandchild?” (expression of sad).

“I hope you can accept her as your wife later, no more hope except you marry her.” (appealing to Zaki and asking Cleopatra’s photo on his hand)

Zaki                 : “But mom . . . . Zahra is not the girl who I want to marry as my wife. I can’t accept her!” (trying to get back Cleopatra’s photo which taken by his mom and giving the reason to his mom)

Zaki’s Mom    : “Don’t look for woman as Egyptian queen whom you’ve been yearning!” (saying strictly with little annoyed)

Zaki                 : (quiet and facing to the corner of his room there displays a big photo of Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, and saying …..)

                        “Mom … I can’t accept Zahra to be my wife and … I need more times to think about this.”

Zaki’s Mom    :  (leaving Zaki’s room and saying …)

                        “We will go to Mrs. Zainab house to talk about the date of your marriage, and you can see how beautiful Zahra now.” (throwing Cleopatra’s photo on Zaki’s bed)

Zaki                 : “But…” (while stop his mother step) “I can’t!”

Zaki’s Mom    : (going out and closing the door of Zaki’s room)

Zaki                 : (taking Cleopatra’s photo and sticking it on the wall)

Lighting           : Dark

SCENE 3

(Zaki’s room)

Narrator         : Zaki has been unable to do anything, he submits to accept the marriage. Today is when Zaki must remove all the dreams about Cleopatra exactly.

Lighting          : (satu sorot lampu menyala setelah zaki berbicara)

Zaki                 : “Today is when I will meet my Cleopatra, yeah that’s right … Cleopatra of my mom’s choice, Cleopatra whom I'll be a companion of my life.” (looking at his beloved Egyptian queen’s photo)

Zaki’s Mom    : (knocking the door of Zaki’s room)

                        “Are you ready? We will go now.”

Uncle               : (while entering to Zaki’s room with half of women style and slightly effeminate like his trademark carrying a fan and a makeup bag)

                        “Hey Zaki … hmm your perfume is less pungent. Hey what is this? Your hair looks untidy as cat after falls on gutter.”

                        “ Come here, please…let me make you look more handsome!!” (Zaki forced to sit in front of the dressing table and grabbing a comb and trying to tidy up)

Zaki                 : “Really?” (while smelling his armpit)

                        “Ah … let me tidy myself! I worried if uncle who clean my hair, it not looks cool but make me looks coquettish like you.” (while clearing up the hair and spray the perfume to his body)

Uncle               : “You’re always kidding, Zaki. Hey Zaki your mom’s choice is perfect!” (sitting and wagging his favorite small fan)

Zaki                 : “Where do you know about Zahra?” (stop cleaning his hair and facing to uncle)

Uncle               : “Just want to know or really want to know? The important I want to give this flower to Zahra. Understand?”

Zaki                 : (taking the flower from his uncle, thinking hesitant and putting it back to the table)

Uncle               : (with explanation which slightly effeminate, uncle starting to talk about Zahra)

“Yesterday Zahra come to my salon, she is a beautiful woman Zak, has beautiful eyes, has white skin as white as milk were squeezed, her perfume is typical, and her polite way of talking  makes me lost in our conversation yesterday afternoon. And you must know Zaki … brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr her voice is very melodious, until my bird wants to fly everywhere.” (while demonstrating the bird flies) hahahahahaha (laughs)

Zaki                 : (taking the flower again and leaving his uncle out of the room)

Uncle               : (not realizing that he had left by Zaki in room, he come out of the room with mope expression as woman)

                        “Zaki?”

                        “Zakii … ah … Zakii … hate. Hate you. I hate you Zaki!”

SCENE 4

(Mrs. Zainab’s living room)

Narrator         : Zaki’s heart beats increasingly when he has to meet a girl he does not expect. Too many girls who refused by him then make his mother is sad, but Zaki is still trying to accept this marriage for the sake of his mother.

Uncle               : “Assalamualaikum ... spadaaaa … Anybody home?”

“Yuhuuuu yuhuuuuu…” (screaming while knocking on the door carrying a bag on his left hand)

Zahra’s Mom  : “Who’s that? Wait a minute!” (while screaming from inside home)

Zaki’s Mom    : “Don’t say like that! Be patient, please.” (while throwing uncle’s bag)

Zahra’s Mom  : (open the door) “Oh Zakis’ family … come in, please.”

Zaki’s Father  : “Thank you.”

Zahra’s Mom  : “Please take a seat!”

 Daddy … Zahra come here please! Zaki’s family is coming.”

Zahra              : “Yes, mom.” (voice from inside)

Zaki’s Father  : “Let’s discuss the date of our children marriage.” (starting talk and looking for the date of the wedding by phone)

                        “How about 27 July sir?”

Uncle               : “No, no, no. It’s a bad date. It will make a bad luck for them.” (while wagging his fan and folding his feet)

Zahra’s Father: “Don’t take too long time. How about 27 June sir? The sooner will be better sir.” (very enthusiasm).

Zaki’s Father  : “I agree, the sooner will be better.”

Uncle               : “Yaaaaahhh I very agree, yahh yahh yahhh all.” (with nodding to all family very enthusiasm)

Zaki’s Family: “Astagfirullah hal-adzim, I’m sorry sir.” (breast stroke)

Zahra              : (coming by bringing beverages) “Please, have a drink!”

Uncle               : “Oh my gosh, OMG OMG... Zahra, you’re so beautiful. Zaki try to look at her, she is beautiful, isn’t she?” (looking at Zaki)

Zaki                 : (pinch uncle’s thigh)

Uncle               : “Aaaaaaauuuuuuu, it’s hurt me, you know!”

                                                            SCENE 5

(Preparation Wedding Party)

Narrator           :today is a special day that all of people busy to prepare the wedding of Zahra and Zaki. This morning the situasion looks ramai to make the awsome decoration.

WO                  :excusme sir, I am from Jamal Event Organizer. We will make sure all of decoration is good and beautiful for your daughter wedding.

Uncle               :auuuu... auuu.. auuu... remember!

                        First don;t call me sir, but uncle Joe and second I am not Zahra father.

WO                  : and the third???

Uncle               : nothing!

WO                  :oh... ohh... OK!

                        Sir emm ucle, this is the list that already.... food has been ready! Drink also done! The flowers and romantic song also available.

Uncle               : the decoration???

WO                  : emmmmmm hemmm on process uncle

Uncle               : cusssss do it, oh yaa how about guest table?

WO                  : (smile) less tablecloths

Uncle               : hahhhh let’s look for the tablecloths and cusss apply in the table!

WO                  :  (looking for the cloths and see around the decoration and touch buttocks of the worker)

Beta                 : arrrghh.... (look at ucle) aaauuuu..... (change the voice to be coquettish)

Uncle               :aaarrrghhhh (scream and go!)

WO                  :what happen? What’s going on? (ask to Beta)

Beta                 : no problem madam

WO                  : iuuuu... you are genit

Unccle             : heiii ask him to go out now! (he said in the corner stage)

WO                  : gooo goo out now (to Beta)

                        He was  go out uncle...

Uncle               : (enter to the stage) you... where is the tablecloths???

WO                  : this is the tablecloth (while bring several tablecloth with the other colours)

Uncle               :let’s try to apply it in this table (indicate one of table)

WO                  :OK uncle...

                        (apply pink tablecloth) like this....???

Uncle               : (look at the table and think)  (geleng geleng muka) try another!

WO                  : (apply polkadot tablecloths) this..???

Uncle               : what’s this??? It’s so cute! (the coquettist voice)

WO                  :oh sorry…

                        (apply monochrome jilbab) how about this?

Uncle               : this is not tablecloths! This is Jilbab you know…..

WO                  : (laugh very loud) ohh OK uncle.

                        I have another (apply handkerchief ) like this, good or not???

Uncle               : aihh no.. no.. no…

                        Ahaaaaa… this, yeah this is better

WO                  : (evasive breath)  hahhhh oh OK

                        (come to the crew and say) all of the things is ready???

Property crew  : ahaaaa (short dance)

WO                  : (from surprise) OK (go out)

Narrator           : that is the situation before the wedding party, all of people excited about Zahra and Zaki wedding.

SCENCE 6

(Outdoor/ Wedding reception)

(After the light is on, the guests, headman, and bridegroom have seated on their chair)

Headman and Zaki     : (telling ijab qabul)

Headman        : SAH

Guests             : SAH

Backsound       : Marry your daugther’s song

Zaki and Zahra: (Zahra is kissing Zaki’s hand)

Lighting           : Dark

SCENE 7

Narrator         :  Zaki is a good man. Although up to 6 months of his marriage with Zahra, he does not occasionally think of the girl of his dream, an Egyptian queen who was no defect at all according to his judgment. But he tries to conceal his feelings were actually refused to state that he lives today. Zahra, who has become his life companion is not able to make him forgets the girl of his dream. Zahra’s beauty does not shake Zaki’s conviction to turn into her and isn’t able to defeat Cleopatra’s beauty. Zahra’s lover characteristic, Zahra’s patience, Zahra’s attention, unable to make zaki understands about the meaning of sincerity.

(At the restaurant)

Backsound : Romance song

Waiter             : (pouring the drinks)

Zaki                 : “Oh … my beautiful wife, would you like to dance with me?” (paying out to Zahra’s hand)

Zahra              : (holding Zaki’s hand and smiling)

(Dance together)

Zaki                 : “You are my Cleopatra …” (looking at Zahra sharply)

Zahra              : “Hahhh … Cleopatra, an Egyptian queen. What do you mean?”

Zaki                 : “Ahhh … no, no!!! It doesn’t matter honey.”

Zahra              : “I have been known very long time that you adore Cleopatra. I’m sorry, I’m not as beautiful as Cleopatra.” (stop dancing and turn back to Zaki)

Zaki                 : “What are you talking about, honey? You are more beautiful than Cleopatra. You are my wife now and I want to love you more every day.” (pulling Zahra’s hand and asking to dance anymore, slowmotion)

Zahra              : “Promise!”

Zaki                 : “I’ll try it.”

SCENE 8

(Dreaming)

Zaki                 : “Cleopatra, you are Cleopatra, aren’t you? Cleopatra … you’re mine!”

Cleopatra        : “I’m not yours!”

Zaki                 : “No, you are my happiness!”

Cleopatra        : “You are my sadness for me!”

Zaki                 : “Cleopatra, you are my future!”

Cleopatra        : “No. I’m not your future! She! She is your future!”

Lighting           : Lamp focus on Zaki and Zahra’s wedding photo

Zaki                 : “Who is she? What is this?”

                        “She is not a woman whom I look for! I can’t accept it! I only want a beautiful woman likes you, Cleopatra! I am only … Zahra …? Zahra … ?? Zahraaa…??” (looking at his wedding photo)

“I’m sorry, Zahra … I’m sorry, Zahra … I’m sorry, Zahra … I’m sorry, Zahraa ….!!!” (on the bed, getting up from dream)

Zahra              : “What’s going on, honey?”

Zaki                 : “It doesn’t matter, Zahra.”

Zahra              : “Let me take you a drink, honey.” (taking a drink)

(Alarm clock is ringing)

(Zaki goes down of bed while Zahra switches of the alarm)

Zaki                 : (seeing the collection of photo in the room) “Where is?”

                        “Where is? Where is the photo here? Where is the photo here?”

Zahra              : “What’s wrong, honey? Which is the photo you mean? Whose photo is this? Is this photo?” (pointing to another Cleopatra’s photo)

Zaki                 : “I said the photo here, Zahra!” (pointing to photo’s place which lost)

                        “Not that one! But the photo’s here!” (pointing again to Cleopatra’s photo place)

Zahra              : “Let me look for you, honey, but before that let me prepare hot water for you to take a bath.”

Zaki                 : “It is not necessary, Zahra. You are better helping me to look for the lost of photo now.” (taking a towel and going out from the room)

Zahra              : (looking for the photo around the room)

Uncle               : “Good morning and how’s life?” (singing and jargon paman)

Zahra              : “I’m fine, uncle.” (replying in monotone and sad)

Uncle               : (investigating Zahra’s face) “Do you lie to me? What’s wrong with you? What’s happen Zahra? Please, tell to me!”

Zahra              : “Actually uncle ….”

Uncle               : (interrupting Zahra’s speech) “Zahra, do you know my lipstick is new, is it good or no?” (while pointing his lips) “Oh … don’t worry, I also have bought for you.” (opening the bag) “This is for you.” (giving the lipstick)

Zahra              : (accepting the lipstick from uncle) “Oh yes, uncle. Thank you, but where is …??? (continuing to look for the photo)

Uncle               : “Oh yes, what did you want to tell me just now?”

Zahra              : “Oh yes uncle, where is …?” (still looking for the photo)

Uncle               : “Ahaaa, ahaaa, I’m forget, forget, forget, Zahra! I got a shopping coupon. Please, fill it, maybe we can get … bremmm bremmm bremmm (practicing ride motorcycle with voice)

Zahra              : “Yes uncle, I’ll fill it later, but now I’m looking for …”

Zaki                 : “How Zahra, have you found?” (voice from outside the room)

Zahra              : (expelling uncle) “Uncle, you better to go out now.”

Uncle               : “Ok Ok ulalaaa let’s go … (while going out the room)

Zaki                 : (meet without stopping with uncle in front the door of room) “Uncle …”

Uncle               : “Yuhuuu …” (continuing to go out from the room)

Zaki                 : “How Zahra, have you found it?”

Zahra              : “Hemm … hemm … just now I’ve looked for the photo, but … but …”

Zaki                 : “What’s again? You haven’t found it, right?

Uncle               : (knocking the door) “Good morning and how’s life?” (singing and jargon)

Zaki Zahra     : “Fine.” (replying together with monotone)

Zaki                 : “What’s wrong again, uncle?”

Uncle               : “I’m sorry Zaki, I just want to give this. Thanks, you have given me inspiration for this hair style, cucook.” (giving Cleopatra’s photo to Zahra and going out from the room immediately)

Zahra              : “Thank you.” (taking the photo, closing the door and giving it to Zaki)

Zaki                 : “So, uncle who borrow this? Has he told you?”

Zahra              : “I don’t know honey, suddenly he come just now and he gave me a lipstick and coupon.” (showing the lipstick and coupon)

Zaki                 : (bringing back Cleopatra’s photo to its place) “I hope you understand about this, Zahra. These all are my collection which very worth for me. So, help me to let the photos are still here.” (still sticking Cleopatra’s photo in its place)

Zahra              : “Ok honey.”

SCENE 9

(In the dining room)

Zahra              : “Honey, I have cooked a breakfast and a cup of coffee on the table. Do you want to eat now?”

Zaki                 : “Thank you.” (drinking a cup of tea. After that say good bye with Zahra)

Zahra              : (Taking cooked rice on a plate)

Zaki                 : “This morning I’m in a hurry, Zahra. You have to know that. It will be better if I have my breakfast in the office.”

Zahra              : “Wait…..Honey!” (taking stock for Zaki) “Zahra has prepared for your breakfast in the office.” (giving the stock)

Zaki                 : (received the meal stock) “Thank you Zahra. I’ve to go now.”

Zahra              : (shake hand with Zaki) (back to the table and have breakfast alone with sad expression)

SCENE 10

(In the bed room)

Narrator         : Since that accident Zaki seemed didn’t care anymore. We didn’t know what happened with Zaki. Zahra is always sad.  Every morning she always arranges well Cleopatra’s photo gallery in their bedroom. Zahra thinks that her husband is getting love with Cleopatra.

Zahra              : (taking the Cleopatra photos and cleaning it) “Oh God! Is it true that Cleopatra is his desire? My God, is it true that I’m not his soul mate. I do believe that I am not as beautiful as Cleopatra.” (crying)

(see at the small box, walking close to the small box, open it)

“May be, it is not the right time.” (taking the test peck, looking for awhile and put again the test peck in the small box)

(return cleaning the dust on the Cleopatra photos by climbing on the chair, suddently Zahra falls down with one of Cleopatra photo)

“Awwww…… (feeling in pain and holding her stomach) This picture…..what should I do???? Zaky will be angry to me. Aaaauuuuuuuu…… (feeling so pain) (Zahra is filled with blood, then called Zaki) Honeeeeeey…..I am so sorry. I accidentally dropped and broke her picture. SORRY…..” (tuttt….tuttt…tuuuuuut)

SCENE 11

(In the office)

Zaki                 : (Zaki pounded the table) Aaaaarrrrgggggghhhhh…… (screaming)

“I’ve said Zahra is a woman who I don’t look for. RASCAL! Yesterday, she loss the photo, today, she breaks down the photo, soooo…what about tomorrow? What will happen in the next?”

                        “I should not have accepted her in the match. It will never happen.”

                        “If I merry Cleopatra….mmmm…Cleopatraaaaa…my lady Cleopatra.”

“No….No….. Zahra is not Cleopatra. She is not. Cleopatra is not Zahra. Zahra is not Cleopatra. Oh Goooooood……”

(Setting office: become little dark)

Cleopatra        : (Cleopatra appears on the stage with the lights)

Zaki                 : “Is it you Cleopatra?” (Zaki asked haltingly) “Are you my angel? You are a woman who I looked for.”

Cleopatra        : “I am not a woman who is looking for.”

Zaki                 : “What did you say? You are my desire, my future, my everything.”

Cleopatra        : “Wake up Zaki!! I am not your future, I’m not your future.”

Zaki                 : “Nooooooooo Cleopatraaaa!!!! You are my future. Who is my future I look for. You are my desire.” (Zaki down, sad and angry)

(Suddently, Zaki’s phone is ringing)

Lighting           : Dark Situation

SCENE 12

(Zaki’s bedroom)

Lighting           : Dark situation

(Zaki calls Zahra but no answer from her. The house was dark without light)

Zaki                 : (open the door and turn on the lamp)

                        “What is it?” (opening the small box which is on the table)

                        “Test pack??? Pregnant?”

                        “Zahraaaa??? Is Zahra pregnant?”

                        “Zahraaaa….. Zahraaaaa!” (looking for Zahra)

Lighting           : Dark situation

(Zaki opens the door and turns on the lights)

Zaki                 : “Zahra … Zahra ... what’s going on with Zahra? Oh My God, What I’ve done with her? Zahra, Wake up!” (crying and mentioning Zahra’s name)

Narrator         : Zaky feels very guilty with the situation today. Zaky is down and regrets for what he has done. Cleopatra is only a dream, Zaki’s dream along day. Cleopatra is Zaki’s imagination and makes his attitude changed.