Actors:
- The eldest son
- The second son
- Prince Ivan
- Frog (Vasilisa the Wise)
- Storyteller1 (merchant's daughter)
- Storyteller2 (nobleman's daughter)
- Gypsy lady
- Koshchei the Deathless
The voice from behind the scenes
Storyteller1 : Once upon a time there was a tzar who had three sons.
Storyteller2 : When his sons came of age the tzar wanted them to get married.
Three princes enter the stage. They carry a bow and arrow.
Storyteller 1 : He said to his sons to went out into the green meadow and let their arrows fly.
Three princes shoot, then they run off the stage.
Storyteller 2 : The eldest son's arrow fell into a nobleman's courtyard, where it was picked up by the nobleman's daughter.
Storyteller 2 enters the stage with one of the prince holding a microphone and an arrow.
Storyteller 1 : The second son's arrow fell into a merchant's courtyard, and it was picked up by the merchant's daughter.
Storyteller 1 enters the stage with the other prince holding a microphone and an arrow.
Prince Ivan enters the stage. He’s searching his arrow. Two princes go away from the stage.
Storyteller 2 : But the arrow shot by the youngest son, Prince Ivan, rose so high and flew so far that he didn't know where to look for it.
Storyteller 1 : So he started to walk, and at last he came to a marsh.
The prince saw a frog with his arrow.
Storyteller 2 : In the marsh he saw a frog with his arrow in her mouth.
Song of prince Ivan and the frog (music from the song of Shawn Mendes “Perfectly Wrong”)
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Prince Ivan: Shot an arrow in the air, And it fell into a marsh. And was found by the frog, So I have to marry her. Prince and frog We are groom and bride. How ridiculous! Frog becomes my wife. You are perfectly wrong for me All the stars in the sky can see. Yeah, you’re perfectly wrong for me. Frog : Marry me and you won’t regret It’s your fortune, don’t be upset Marry me and you won’t regret The frog leaves her “skin” (green raincoat) and runs from the stage. Ivan finds her skin and throws it into the fire. |
Storyteller 1 : After the marriage Ivan learnt that the frog was an enchanted Princess — Vasilisa the Wise. Prince Ivan found the frog skin and threw it into the fire.
Vasilisa the Wise runs is appearing on the stage in the form of a Swan and sings.
Song of Vasilisa the Wise (music from the song of Rihanna “Cry”)
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Oh, prince Ivan, What have you done? You’ve burnt frog skin and destroyed our life You’re loosing me, I have to go. Goodbye, my prince, Goodbye, my love. The time is running, my sole is crying And it killed me like a knife That we have to be apart Now I’m in grief and sorrow Flying to Koshchei the Deathless I’m a bird with a broken wing Farewell, Ivan, remember me, my love. Vasilisa the Wise waves Ivan, who is crying, and leaves the stage. |
Storyteller 1 : Prince Ivan wept long and hard, then bowed in all four directions and went forth he knew not where to seek his wife, Vasilisa the Wise.
Song of prince Ivan (music from the song of Tomas N'evergreen “Since You've Been Gone”)
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I’m strongly sure this is the right decision And I believe that I can find my wife! Go to Koshchei and we will make the struggle. I hope, my love, I’ll save you with my life! Since you've been gone Baby you've been on my mind Since you've been gone, how can I go on Since you've been out of my life Baby since you've been gone I guess that I should be alright Since you've been gone, how can I go on? Since you've been out of my life. |
Storyteller 2: Prince Ivan walked by and by and one day he happened to meet a Gypsy lady.
Gypsy lady : Hello, young man! Where are you going and what are you seeking?"
Prince Ivan: I’ve lost my wife, the wise Princess Vassilisa. I’m seeking her.
Gypsy lady : I know, I know. Your wife is with Koshchey the Deathless now. It will be difficult to get her away from him. Koshchey is not easy to deal with.
Prince Ivan: Please, tell me, Gypsy lady, what should I do? Lay out your cards and tell memy fortune.
Song of Gypsy lady
Fashion changes daily with no plan
But as long as the world goes on,
Gypsy lady with old deck of cards can
Find at least one more client to con.
When, expecting impossible wonders,
Someone knocks anyday on my door,
And I lay out my cards without blunder,
Telling fortunes of nobles and poor.
What's there to say, what's there to say...
This is the human’s nature,
They wish to know what happens next,
They want to know the future.
What's there to say, what's there to say!
This is the human’s nature,
They wish to know what happens next,
They want to know the future!
Gypsy lady: «Your wife is now in the power of Koshchei the Deathless. His death is in the egg, the egg is in a stone casket, the casket is in the stone cave that Koshchei the Deathless guards as the apple of his eye.
Prince Ivan: Thank you, goodbye!
Gypsy lady : Have a nice trip. I wish you good luck.
Gypsy lady and Ivan go away.
Speaker 1 : By long and by late, Ivan finds the egg.
Ivan appears with the egg in his hands. Koshchei runs on stage with a sword. Ivan and Koshchei are singing while struggling.
Song of Prince Ivan and Koshchei (music from the song of Bon Jovi “It’s my life”)
Prince Ivan : It's your life, it's now or never!
Koshchei : I’m gonna live forever!
Prince Ivan : I won't let you survive!
Koshchei : Oh, my life ….. (falls on floor)
Vasilisa the Wise runs out of the wings. Ivan and Vasilisa spin around, holding hands.
All the actors enter the stage and sing the final song.
Final song (music from the song of Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson “Beauty and the Beast”)
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Tale as old as time Tune as old as song Bittersweet and strange Finding you can change Learning you were wrong Certain as the sun Rising in the east Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme frog princess and prince Ever just the same Ever a surprise Ever as before Ever just as sure As the sun will arise |
Литература:
- https://www.amalgama-lab.com/songs/b/bon_jovi/it_s_my_life.html
- http://www.artrusse.ca/FairyTales/frog-princess.htm
- https://www.amalgama-lab.com/songs/r/rihanna/cry.html
- https://en.lyrsense.com/celine_dion/beauty_and_the_beast
- http://www.fun4child.ru/341-carevna-ljagushka.-skazka-na-anglijjskom-dlja.html#sel=
