986 - Five movements for one silence: Scherzo.
N. Lygeros
Translated from the Greek by Evi Charitidou
Anne, John, Luc, Marc, Mathew.
The whole stage takes place in dim light. The movements are vivid. They transcend words. The persons are running everywhere. They are heading towards those tied on the chairs.
Mathew
There they are!
Marc
Quick! Quick!
Luke
Anne! John!
A hollow sound is heard.
Mathew
In what a condition they have brought them to!
Marc
Let’s untie them!
They bustle around them
Luke
I believe they are alright.
They lift them slowly.
Mathew
Lift them up immediately. Time. We must go!
The three of them support the other two and walk in difficulty.
John
Let go of her!
Anne
John!
Luke
It’s us! Don’t be afraid of anything.
Mathew
I m here with Luke and Marc.
John
Mathew, is that you?
Mathew
Yes, my friend.
John
Take care of Anne…
Luke and Marc hold her even tighter.
Anne
John! John!
John
It’s our people, Anne, don’t be afraid of anything anymore.
Anne
Don’t leave me alone…
Luke
Anne, everything is alright now. Time. You are free!
Anne
Free?
Marc
Yes, free!
Anne
John, don’t believe it, it’s one more trap.
John
No, no… Time. Come into my arms, Anne.
Anne
What else will they do to us?
John
Nothing now. Nothing will happen to us now.
Marc
We must go.
John
But, she can’t.
Luke
What?
John
She can’t recognize you, the poor girl.
Anne
John?
John
Here I am!
Anne
Stay with me. Time. Don’t leave me alone.
The stage is shed with light and we are in a house. Anne is surrounded by her friends. Yet, she seems not able to recognize them.
Marc
I don’t know what to do…
Luke
She seems to have absolutely lost her memory…
John
They used to hit us with clubs day and night. Time. Had you delayed…Silence. I would be in the same state.
Mathew
You have suffered too much…
John
But she didn’t confess anything! That’s why they brought her into this state.
Luke
How can they be so dispicable!
Marc
They have committed genocide; they are capable of anything.
Mathew
Then how to resist them?
John
The way matters less, what is essential is resisting.
Luke
This is not enough! Time. Look at Anne. She has suffered too much. She can’t recognize us anymore.
John
We will teach her history again.
Marc
But how?
John
Each one of us will say to her one chapter every day.
Luke
You are not conscious.
John
Then, we will do it at nights.
Mathew
You are completely crazy.
Marc
No, we resist and we will help her by any means possible.
Luke
You are right! Time. We will rewrite history for her sake. She will stay with us.
Mathew
Then we will start from today.
Marc
In this way, we will retrieve the tradition of the peoples who have suffered.
Luke
We will have to go back in time.
Marc
Time is with us.
John
As long as we don’t forget.
Mathew
So, each one of us will have to write down all that he knows. Time. Thus she will have a complete view of our history.
Anne
John, you are here!
John is goes near her.
John
Yes, Anne. I will always be here.
Anne
Talk to me…
John nods to the others who get up.
John
I’m accompanying our friends.
Anne
Don’t leave me.
He holds her hand.
John
So, I’ ll start first.
He is talking to her low-voiced, while the other persons exit the stage.