(Liz sitting, Angeline enters and sits beside her)
Angeline-Liz, are you all right? Rachel said I might find you here.
Liz-Oh Ange, I have just learned the true story of my life, and I’m not sure I like it.
Angeline-(laughing) I haven’t heard my nickname in a long time. What made you say it?
Liz-I don’t know, maybe just longing for when we were free, without a care in the world.
Angeline-Okay, spit it out Lizzy, what’s the problem?
Liz-I learned that Rachel isn’t my mom.
Angeline-Oh, that.
Liz-What do you mean ‘that.’
Angeline-(sigh)Most of the village has noticed that you have brown hair while your mother has blonde. And that you’re a lot shorter than she is. And your voice is a lot different…
Liz-Okay, I get the picture. Everyone but me figured it out a while ago.
Angeline-I’m sorry I never told you. I thought you knew.
Liz-(sigh)It’s okay, I probably wouldn’t have believed you always. I wouldn’t have believed Rachel either, even it she told it to my face. I wasn’t ready then. I’m not sure I’m ready now. But there’s more.
Angeline-More?
Liz-Apparently Noella came to Rachel’s doorstep with me in hand and told her to protect me. She also told Rachel not to tell me that she wasn’t my mother until my fifteenth birthday.
Angeline-That’s big.
Liz-I know.
Angeline-So what are you going to do?
Liz-Well, I’m old enough to go to work, and make my own future, so I think I’ll go work at the castle. Will you come with me Ange?
Angeline-Of course. What are friends for? I’ve always wanted to see the castle up close. Do you think there will be any cute boys? All the boys here are conceited, or ugly. (both laugh)
Liz-You never will change will you Ange?
Angeline-Nope.
Liz-Anyway, I bet the boys at the castle will be the same way.
Angeline-Darn. (both giggle)
Monday, April 28, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Lost Princess Act 1 Scene 4
Narrator-Princess Emily ran crying through the gardens until she was all worn out and sat promptly in that spot. It happened to be right in front of some roses. Roses were her mother’s favorite flower.
Emily-(sadly)Was her favorite flower.
Narrator-Princess Emily could not be more heart broken. Her mother had been her greatest friend. They had laughed together, played games, talked. Now it was all gone. Never to happen again. She couldn’t even envelop herself in duties of the crown. She had to go on a wild goose hunt to see if her sister had survived. If she hadn’t, she didn’t know if she could bare another heartbreak. If she was alive, would she know how to rule? Would she be kind or cold-hearted? Truthful or…
Kaitlyn-(on ground bowing)Your highness? I heard what happened, and I know how close you two were. (Emily looks up)
Emily-Kaitlyn, please get up. You are my friend, and I am not queen. Yet. You don’t need to call me princess either, at least in private company. I should have changed that long ago. (Kaitlyn sits next to Emily)
Kaitlyn-What do you mean your not queen, Princess…I mean Emily.
Emily-Apparently I wasn’t the only royal babe born the night I was born. I have an older twin. If I prove she died, I can take the throne. If I prove she’s alive, then she takes the throne. If I can’t prove it either way, I don’t know what happens. I think I shall visit Noella’s temple and ask her for advice.
Kaitlyn-I would suggest a change of clothes first, Emily. You have mud all over your beautiful birthday dress.
Emily-(Smiling)Mother will kill me. (Starts crying)
Kaitlyn-(gently)My Lady, please don’t cry. (pull out handkerchief) She’s in a happy place now. And you’ve still got me, and Becca, and Mary. You wouldn’t want to give the court the impression that we’ve got a weepy princess. (Kaitlyn puts arm around Emily and wipes away her tears) I can wash most of the mud off, so you can still wear it the rest of the day.
Emily-Thank you, and I told you to stop giving me titles.
Kaitlyn-It takes a while to break a habit, and I like calling you Princess. You bring honor to that title, unlike some.
Emily-That is the nicest thing anyone has anyone has said to me, and it came from the head cook. Courtiers surround me all the time, but never has one said a thing as nice as you just said. I’m glad you’re my friend.
Kaitlyn-Me too, Emily. Whoever marries you will be a lucky man indeed.
Emily-(sticks out tongue)Not if I have anything to say about it.
Emily-(sadly)Was her favorite flower.
Narrator-Princess Emily could not be more heart broken. Her mother had been her greatest friend. They had laughed together, played games, talked. Now it was all gone. Never to happen again. She couldn’t even envelop herself in duties of the crown. She had to go on a wild goose hunt to see if her sister had survived. If she hadn’t, she didn’t know if she could bare another heartbreak. If she was alive, would she know how to rule? Would she be kind or cold-hearted? Truthful or…
Kaitlyn-(on ground bowing)Your highness? I heard what happened, and I know how close you two were. (Emily looks up)
Emily-Kaitlyn, please get up. You are my friend, and I am not queen. Yet. You don’t need to call me princess either, at least in private company. I should have changed that long ago. (Kaitlyn sits next to Emily)
Kaitlyn-What do you mean your not queen, Princess…I mean Emily.
Emily-Apparently I wasn’t the only royal babe born the night I was born. I have an older twin. If I prove she died, I can take the throne. If I prove she’s alive, then she takes the throne. If I can’t prove it either way, I don’t know what happens. I think I shall visit Noella’s temple and ask her for advice.
Kaitlyn-I would suggest a change of clothes first, Emily. You have mud all over your beautiful birthday dress.
Emily-(Smiling)Mother will kill me. (Starts crying)
Kaitlyn-(gently)My Lady, please don’t cry. (pull out handkerchief) She’s in a happy place now. And you’ve still got me, and Becca, and Mary. You wouldn’t want to give the court the impression that we’ve got a weepy princess. (Kaitlyn puts arm around Emily and wipes away her tears) I can wash most of the mud off, so you can still wear it the rest of the day.
Emily-Thank you, and I told you to stop giving me titles.
Kaitlyn-It takes a while to break a habit, and I like calling you Princess. You bring honor to that title, unlike some.
Emily-That is the nicest thing anyone has anyone has said to me, and it came from the head cook. Courtiers surround me all the time, but never has one said a thing as nice as you just said. I’m glad you’re my friend.
Kaitlyn-Me too, Emily. Whoever marries you will be a lucky man indeed.
Emily-(sticks out tongue)Not if I have anything to say about it.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Lost Princess Act 1 Scene 3
Liz-Mom, can you stop being mysterious, you’ve been mysterious with me my whole life, and anything I ask you about that you direct conversation to another topic. I want the truth. I’m fifteen now, Mom, I’m ready to know.
Rachel-I want to tell you, but it is going to sound strange, and you’re going to leave me after I tell you, I know it. That is why I have been putting it off.
Liz-I won’t run away, Mom. I pro…
Rachel-Now don’t make any promises you can’t keep. You’re an honest girl Liz, and I want to keep it that way. You might have noticed you don’t have a father. Thankfully lots of people get pregnant without getting married or we would have had to have this discussing earlier. I’m barely ready to tell you now. You are not my daughter. (Liz gasped)
Liz-Then how did you get me? Did someone who had a baby decide they didn’t want it anymore and gave it to you? Or did you find me on the side of the road? Or…
Rachel-If you would stop talking I could tell you. Well anyway, one night, exactly fifteen years ago today, Noella came to my doorstep. Since she is the goddess of birth and I am a wet nurse, I am very familiar with Noella. I go to burn incense in her temple after every birth I help with, but this was the first time I had ever seen her in person. She was beautiful beyond description, and she told me,
Noella- Rachel, you have been so loyal to me. Because of this I offer you a gift.
Rachel-In her arms was a babe that had been born not even an hour ago. She didn’t tell me her name, but told me,
Noella-Call her Liz, though this is not her real name. She must be hid from the world until her fifteenth birthday. Then tell her about her past. Then she must make her own choices.
Rachel-I have dreaded this moment ever since. Now Liz...(stop, Liz runs out crying)
Rachel-I want to tell you, but it is going to sound strange, and you’re going to leave me after I tell you, I know it. That is why I have been putting it off.
Liz-I won’t run away, Mom. I pro…
Rachel-Now don’t make any promises you can’t keep. You’re an honest girl Liz, and I want to keep it that way. You might have noticed you don’t have a father. Thankfully lots of people get pregnant without getting married or we would have had to have this discussing earlier. I’m barely ready to tell you now. You are not my daughter. (Liz gasped)
Liz-Then how did you get me? Did someone who had a baby decide they didn’t want it anymore and gave it to you? Or did you find me on the side of the road? Or…
Rachel-If you would stop talking I could tell you. Well anyway, one night, exactly fifteen years ago today, Noella came to my doorstep. Since she is the goddess of birth and I am a wet nurse, I am very familiar with Noella. I go to burn incense in her temple after every birth I help with, but this was the first time I had ever seen her in person. She was beautiful beyond description, and she told me,
Noella- Rachel, you have been so loyal to me. Because of this I offer you a gift.
Rachel-In her arms was a babe that had been born not even an hour ago. She didn’t tell me her name, but told me,
Noella-Call her Liz, though this is not her real name. She must be hid from the world until her fifteenth birthday. Then tell her about her past. Then she must make her own choices.
Rachel-I have dreaded this moment ever since. Now Liz...(stop, Liz runs out crying)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Lost Princess Act 1 Scene 2
Scene 2
Narrator-Princess Emily was a little short for her age, but no one mentioned that. She had blonde hair that sparkled in the sunlight, and everyone mentioned that, especially because today was her birthday. Now everyone didn’t say bad things about her because they were afraid of her temper; they said good things because she was very nice. Her new Lady-in-Waiting Tiffany, who happened to be her new friend, helped her put-up her hair. Kaitlyn, the head chef who was also her friend, had brought up her favorite breakfast, eggs and bacon.
Emily-You guys are the best friends a princess ever had. You always know when it’s my birthday, but I am constantly forgetting yours.
Tiffany-Well, you’re the princess, everyone knows for weeks before when your birthday is. I’m just glad the baby didn’t come before your birthday, but its coming soon!
Emily-I’m glad too. I’d be sorry if you had to miss it. You know what, whenever I am with you guys I always forget who I am. I am always shocked when I walk out the door and realize I’m a princess. (They laugh, but stop with knock on door. Tiffany strides to the door while waving to Kaitlyn to hide.)
Guard-I’m am very sorry to interrupt, but the queen requires her daughter immediately. (Tiffany and Emily look at each other.)
Narrator-The Queen was very old. Her husband had already died from old age. The princess’s brother, Edward had become king, but then died in a hunting accident a couple months later. Princess Erin had given Edward three beautiful daughters, but no son. As there were no other male heirs, the Queen had become Queen again. Now it looked like her life might be at the end as well. Princess Emily hurried to her mother’s chambers, once inside she found her lying in bed, very ill.
Queen-Emily, I am about to die, but I need to tell you the truth about something. The night I had you, I also had another child, your twin. Somehow the wet nurse was able to slip away with your sister during the night and was never heard from again. I do not know what happened to her, but you have to either prove her death or her existence. You must do this to become the legitimate queen, as she was born first. (with those words she dies)
Narrator-Princess Emily was a little short for her age, but no one mentioned that. She had blonde hair that sparkled in the sunlight, and everyone mentioned that, especially because today was her birthday. Now everyone didn’t say bad things about her because they were afraid of her temper; they said good things because she was very nice. Her new Lady-in-Waiting Tiffany, who happened to be her new friend, helped her put-up her hair. Kaitlyn, the head chef who was also her friend, had brought up her favorite breakfast, eggs and bacon.
Emily-You guys are the best friends a princess ever had. You always know when it’s my birthday, but I am constantly forgetting yours.
Tiffany-Well, you’re the princess, everyone knows for weeks before when your birthday is. I’m just glad the baby didn’t come before your birthday, but its coming soon!
Emily-I’m glad too. I’d be sorry if you had to miss it. You know what, whenever I am with you guys I always forget who I am. I am always shocked when I walk out the door and realize I’m a princess. (They laugh, but stop with knock on door. Tiffany strides to the door while waving to Kaitlyn to hide.)
Guard-I’m am very sorry to interrupt, but the queen requires her daughter immediately. (Tiffany and Emily look at each other.)
Narrator-The Queen was very old. Her husband had already died from old age. The princess’s brother, Edward had become king, but then died in a hunting accident a couple months later. Princess Erin had given Edward three beautiful daughters, but no son. As there were no other male heirs, the Queen had become Queen again. Now it looked like her life might be at the end as well. Princess Emily hurried to her mother’s chambers, once inside she found her lying in bed, very ill.
Queen-Emily, I am about to die, but I need to tell you the truth about something. The night I had you, I also had another child, your twin. Somehow the wet nurse was able to slip away with your sister during the night and was never heard from again. I do not know what happened to her, but you have to either prove her death or her existence. You must do this to become the legitimate queen, as she was born first. (with those words she dies)
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