Muar

Ulin nuha

MUAR

PLAYERS

MUAR, 20, hard worker, strong boy, and kind to everyone

SINO, 8, grown up boy, Calm and cute

THE OLD MAN, 75, wise, calm, and charismatic

THE PRINCE, 35, ambitions, petulant and cruel man

PRINCESS DELLA, 18, beautiful and powerless girl, looked depressed

SCENE 1. In the border of a village, there live two children in the small house, near the forest. MUAR, the older brother, works in the field and the young brother stays in the house. MUAR that always goes home at twilight greets his brother before entering home.

MUAR (knocking the door and saying). Good afternoon my little, please open the door for your beloved brother.

SINO (standing behind the door). What are you bringing now?

MUAR. Two pieces of cassava and a fish.

(Then SINO welcomes MUAR and they dine together at the night. The nice dinner is disturbed by something which is watching. In the dark of night, He watches for a moment and then disappears.)

(As usual, MUAR asks for permission to go to the field.)

MUAR. Don’t open the door for anyone except for me, okay?

SINO (showing his thumb). Okay my brother.

SCENE 2. That day isn’t like another day. When the sun goes to the horizon, a hoarse sound calls the little brother.

TIGER. Good afternoon my little, please open the door for your beloved brother.

SINO (walking to the door uncertainly). What are you bringing now?

TIGER. Two pieces of cassava and a fish.

(After thinking for a moment, he finally opens the door and suddenly appears a strong giant TIGER in front of him. SINO can’t do anything except silences, invites THE TIGER to eat him.)

SCENE 3. The day become dark as Muar go home to meet his little brother. He opens the door and found that SINO has disappeared. When he sees at the backyard, he finds a piece of his brother, the head. He shocks and he cries. He can’t stop his crying until he tired and fell asleep. In the dream, he finds an old white man that stand in the light.

OLD MAN (saying calmly). Oh my son. I send my condolences to you for your little brother.

MUAR. Thanks Father. I accept it.

MUAR (silences in a moment and then saying). Father whom stand in the light, can you help me?

OLD MAN (saying wisely). What do you want from me?

MUAR. Do you know how to make my little brother revive?

OLD MAN (silences to think for a moment, then saying). I know how to bring your brother in life, but it is difficult and need a lot of sacrifice.

MUAR (shouting). I don’t mind if it can revive him, what I need now is my brother!

OLD MAN. What you just need is walking to the north until you find the white pigeon that has a ruby on his head. You can ask the bird the direction. It will guide you to meet the horse that can produces fire in every path of it. The horse will guide you to meet the tunnel made from roots. Walk on it and you’ll find the water of life in the fountain at the end of tunnel.

OLD MAN. One that you have to notice is be kind to anyone you meet during the journey.

MUAR. Thanks kindly Father, I’ll remember your advice.

SCENE 4. On the next morning, MUAR starts to go to find the water of life. The head of his little brother are saved in the box as THE OLD MAN said. He walks through the forests and rivers for a few days. In there, he finds the beautiful pigeon trapped in a blackthorn. MUAR helps and treats it. MUAR sure that this is the bird that he has to follow. After the pigeon healthy, he follows behind it. The pigeon guides him to a castle. In front of the house, a princess stand and welcomed the pigeon.

PRINCESS DELLA. Oh my bird, where did you go? I’m afraid that you wouldn’t come back. I’m lonely here. Who bringing you back here?

The bird moves to Muar and lands on his head.

PRINCESS DELLA. Are you the man that bring my bird back?

MUAR. It’s true, my princess. I’ve been escaped the pigeon from blackthorn.

PRINCESS DELLA (happily). That’s why, you aren’t go home for a few days. Thank you very much my hero. You looks like a hero for me. My name is Della, Princess Della.

MUAR (shy). No, I’m nothing. I’m just a man who do the journey to look for the water of life to revive my little brother. And my name is Muar.

PRINCESS DELLA. Um, I have heard about the water of life from my husband. He said that someone can find it if he ride his horse. That isn’t usual horse. That is a black horse that the feet ignite.

MUAR. But, where can I find the horse?

PRINCESS DELLA. My husband has one, the horse are kept in the stables.

MUAR. Can I borrow that horse?

PRINCESS DELLA (suggesting). I’m afraid that my husband will angry to you because he will consider you as a thief. He is a prince. He also has magic power that turn himself into eagle and tiger. Now he is learning an ability to make himself eternal. If you fight with him, you will lose. I recommend you to bring two bag for the water, one is for your brother and other is for you if you face the fight. The water will maximize your body potential so you can avoid or defend. I will tell the lie to my husband because I don’t like to my husband since he has obsessed to the magic power and abandoned me. Please take the horse.

MUAR. Okay, thanks in advance princess Della, I will not forget your help.

(Then MUAR continues the journey with the black horse to the north. The horse brings him through the snow zone. On the sixth day, he arrives at the snow plain made from frozen sea. The horse run quickly through it and walks to open the tunnel that covered by snow to the roots tunnel the old man said. At the end of tunnel, MUAR find the water of life. He drinks it first and get himself recovered. Two bag are filled with the water and MUAR spurs the horse to the south. Meanwhile, in the big house where THE PRINCESS lives, THE PRINCE that can transform into an EAGLE go home. He is very angry knowing that the horse was lost.)

THE PRINCE (yelling to the princess). Where is my horse!?

PRINCESS DELLA. It was stolen, I don’t know who. When I was slept, the thief entered here and stole your horse.

Angrily, THE PRINCE turns himself into EAGLE and follows the path of his black horse.

SCENE 5. MUAR arrives to his home and run to his brother. He watered his little brother smoothly and the body parts of him that lost slowly grow until it become a perfect body. He also give the half of second bag water to SINO and he opens his eyes slowly and lives.

MUAR (crying and saying). Oh my God, thanks to you that bring my little brother life. Thank you very much.

(They are crying happily once again.)

MUAR. Can you remember, who killed you at that time?

SINO. I’m not sure, but I remember that I had eaten by a big strong tiger. It has an emerald on the head. I just remember it.

(Suddenly, from the north, THE EAGLE flow down and turns into a man. THE PRINCE (saying angrily and his eyes are red). So, you’re the kids that stole my horse. How brave you?)

MUAR (scary). Please forgive me my PRINCE. I’ll bring the horse back to you.

THE PRINCE (said angrily then turning into a big tiger). Robbing is unforgivable.

SINO (shouted scarily). Tha..that! That is the tiger that had eaten me!

(MUAR immediately drink the rest of water in the second bag and suddenly, his power increases. He put the spear out and runs into the tiger. THE PRINCE also runs into him and they get fight. At one moment, THE PRINCE wins at position and MUAR cornered at the bank of river. MUAR pushes THE PRINCE to the river and he.)

MUAR sit on the ground and looks around. He finally defeats the prince. SINO (shouting happily). Thank you, brother, you save me.

MUAR. You’re welcome my little brother. Now, let’s us go to the castle. We have to bring the horse back to the wife of that tiger.

SCENE 6. They go to the castle and the princess meet them. MUAR tell everything to her.

PRINCESS DELLA. That’s okay. Actually I want to free from my husband. He just married me to get my parent’s inheritance, which is this big house and all inside of it. I was prohibited to go out from the castle, so I can’t tell anyone about what he did to me. And at that time you came here and saved my bird. At that moment, I believe that you can save me from my husband and make me happy.

MUAR. I just want to save my little brother and bring the horse back.

PRINCESS DELLA (asking hesitantly). Then, please marry me. Since you defeated my husband and I have free, the castle needs a prince and that is you. I want you to marry me.

MUAR (thinking and asking). How about you, my brother?

SINO. I agree with it my brother.

(Then they are married and lives happily ever after.)

Love Comes in Paris

Tri Ati Arrina

LOVE COMES IN PARIS

PLAYERS

HARPER KLOSS, 35, beautiful, trendy, American, art professor

KANG DAESUNG, 35, tall, charming, Korean, visual art professor

SECURITY GUY, 40, fat, helpful, friendly

AIRPORT STAFF, 42, tall, helpful, spontaneous

SCENE I. At Charles de Gaulle airport. Paris. Present. HARPER KLOSS turns on her heels when she feels a hand on her shoulder stopping her from walking. She is about to yell at the owner of the hand only to come face to face with a tall Asian man, taking her breath away. He is dressed in a tailored gray suit, looking absolutely dashing in it. His black hair is slightly long and flipped to one side.

DAESUNG (He doesn’t seem impressed by her lack of words). Hey Miss!

HARPER (rush). Yes?

DAESUNG (He says in English with a very strong accent). You got my bag, Miss.

HARPER (She sighs. She looks down at her burgundy leather hand luggage that she has been letting roll behind her as she holds the handle). This is my bag.

DAESUNG (let go of her shoulder and grabs the handle to the bag instead). No, mine.

HARPER (sighs again). Really, this is my bag. It even has my tag... (Her voice trails off when she realizes there is no tag on it).

HARPER. Oh God, what happened to my tag?

DAESUNG. See, my bag.

HARPER (retorts). It doesn’t have a tag on it. So it may not be your bag.

DAESUNG (frowns as he glances down at the bag again). Oh.

SCENE II. Near the Baggage Claim. A SECURITY GUY comes over to them. He gives both HARPER and DAESUNG a glance.

SECURITY. Is there a problem?

HARPER (quickly answers). Yes, sir. This is my bag but this man is claiming it’s his.

SECURITY (Once both HARPER and the Asian man reluctantly let go of the bag, the security man inspects it). Can I see it, please?

SECURITY. It doesn’t have a tag.

DAESUNG. It must have come off when it was in transition.

SECURITY (looking at DAESUNG with narrowed eyes). What’s your name, sir?

DAESUNG. Daesung Kang. (HARPER is a little overjoyed knowing his name finally. She can finally put a name to his handsome face).

SECURITY. But, in your country it would be Kang Daesung. (The security nods. He takes the two to the side and places the bag on a table. An airport staff joins them).

AIRPORT STAFF. Do you have the lock for the bag?

SCENE III. HARPER and DAESUNG begin casting out their keys immediately and handing it over to the security in simulation. The security gives them an odd look before trying both the key. To HARPER’s dismay, the lock opened when DAESUNG’s key is inserted.

HARPER (panicking). Oh my God! Where is my bag?

AIRPORT STAFF. Are you Prof. Harper Kloss?

HARPER (stops and turns to see the airport staff that seems to have left them to retrieve a bag from the baggage claim. She gasps). Yes! Thank God I didn’t lose it! My notes and speech is in there!

DAESUNG. Are you perhaps here for Paris Visual Arts Exhibition?

HARPER (shock). Yes! I’ll be a guest speaker there.

DAESUNG. Me too! I’m Prof. Daesung Kang.

HARPER (squeal). Oh my God! I should have caught on when you said your name earlier! My brain was too preoccupied on my bag. I actually accepted the invitation so I could meet you! I would really love to discuss your gallery presentation you did last month.

DAESUNG. I’d love to discuss it with you, too.

SECURITY (clear his throat). Ahem. Well, since the problem has been solved you can be on your way.

HARPER (Both HARPER and DAESUNG flush with embarrassment. They have momentarily forgotten their situation). I’m so sorry. And thank you very much for resolving it for us!

DAESUNG (joining). Yes, thank you.

SECURITY (smiling). No problem. Welcome to Paris.

SCENE IV. Outside Charles de Gaulle airport. HARPER and DAESUNG leave the airport with their hand luggage.

DAESUNG. How are you getting to the seminar?

HARPER. Taxi.

DAESUNG (offering with dreamy smile). Perhaps you would like to share one with me, Prof. Kloss? I hope to get to know you better.

HARPER (Harper tries everything to stop from swooning because she does not miss the hint he is signaling to her). Yes. I would love to.

(DAESUNG surprises her when he places a hand on her back as he guides her out of the busy airport. She glances up at him in a daze. He won’t meet her eyes and HARPER could have sworn she sees him blushing. If she knew that Prof. Daesung Kang from South Korea she wants to meet is a striking handsome man, she would have flown over to South Korea herself to meet him rather than have waited for two months for this day. At least she doesn’t have a one-sided feeling. Well, she has a full weekend to get to know him and who knows he might just be the one she had been waiting for.)

The Loyalty

Tita Rostyana

THE LOYALTY

PLAYERS

EMILY, 20, careless, cute, long hair, dark eyes

ELDON, 21, good-looking, kind, tall, dark hair

BEDE, 21, good-looking, tall, fashionable, tan

SCENE 1. It is rainy day. EMILY wakes up so early to make a cake for her boyfriend. EMILY goes to the kitchen quickly. She tries to find the materials for the cake. She looks at the clock for couple times, because she waits for ELDON and he doesn't come yet. Then, ELDON comes and helps EMILY.

ELDON (starting conversation). Why don’t you just buy a cake in the pastry shop? I think there is good one.

EMILY (annoying). Because mine is better.

ELDON. OK, whatever! Then just do it.

EMILY (really annoying). Then just let your mouth closed, and let your hand help me to prepare all the stuff. Is it clear?

ELDON (calming and smiling). Anything you want.

SCENE 2. Under the rain with her umbrella, EMILY has arrived in front of BEDE’s house. EMILY knocks the door, and then a woman comes from the behind of the door. She is BEDE’s mother.

BEDE’S MOTHER (surprising). Oh EMILY?

EMILY (smiling). Hi!

BEDE’S MOTHER. BEDE? But he is not here, and he didn’t say that you?

EMILY. Oh really? Then I’ll…

BEDE’S MOTHER. Ye, yes I’m sorry.

EMILY. All right, see you.

SCENE 3. EMILY is sitting on the chair, looking out of the window in her bedroom. She is holding her mobile phone, trying to call BEDE but she gets nothing.

ELDON (entering the room). Everything is wrong, right?

EMILY (trying to explain). Nope, he has an important thing to do.

ELDON (asking). Is it an excuse?

EMILY. Yes, yes that's why he acts like a stranger lately.

ELDON (angrily). Then prove it! Just prove it, can you? It’s not the first time even sometime you had caught him with his women. (ELDON trying to make Emily realize). But why? You are ignoring his freaking attitude with your freaking loyalty?

EMILY. Uhum.

ELDON (hearing EMILY’s phone ringing then asking). What did he say? It’s him, isn’t it? Why does he contact you? Is he apologizing to you? Wh, what did he say?

EMILY (answering). Nothing. He wants to see me.

ELDON. Let me see him. You don’t need to see him.

EMILY (surprising). What? What will you do? Just stop it, ok?

ELDON. What do you mean?

EMILY (explaining). I mean it would be more complicated if you see him. All right, I like your caring, I love everything you did. Well, now I really need you, but I just need you to listen no more. It is between BEDE and me and even you don’t have any right to know more about this. So, so please just stop it.

ELDON (feeling disappointed). That's all? So you never realize anything? Don't you feel something all this time? You, you are just… whatever!

SCENE 4. It is the day when EMILY should meet with BEDE. Before lunch time comes, EMILY has been sitting in the café with a cup of coffee on the table. EMILY has been sitting there for minutes, waiting for BEDE.

BEDE (greeting). Have you waited so long? I’m sorry.

EMILY (exciting). Ouh it’s ok. BEDE?

BEDE (answering). Yes why?

EMILY (asking a question). Um, why didn’t you answer my texts these days? I’m worried, and you know I hate to feel it.

BEDE (trying to explain). I have some works to do quickly, so I didn’t have any time to answer your messages. I’m sorry. But, never mind! I have something to tell anyway, so I asked you to come here.

EMILY (wondering). OK?

BEDE. You know me better than my self, right? And you know that even I do something bad right now, it just to make our relationship better in the future. You know how much I love you, you know how mean you are to me, and you…

EMILY (asking). Well I’m sorry BEDE, but I didn’t get you.

BEDE (explaining clearly). Honestly, I feel that our relationship is too boring. No, it is not you. It may because I feel… well then can’t we break for a moment? I think we need time to stay apart and yea without any interaction or yea you know what I mean.

EMILY. Who is she?

BEDE. I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. But I promise that it won’t be long. Please, let me go, I promise that this will be the last. I just want to make sure that you are the best partner for me. I... I don’t know, but you know that I really love you, but I just need to be apart of you sometime. I will be right back to you, I promise. Please, just patient to wait for me. Not long, I promise. Just wait, it is not the hard thing right? Please, would you?

EMILY (answering and feeling disappointed). Alright then, just do it!

SCENE 5. It has been two weeks since EMILY met BEDE. EMILY is laying on her bed. EMILY’s heart starts to doubt about BEDE’s words, and starts worrying him. EMILY feels have no energy to do her activities. That's why EMILY just stays in her room for all day.

ELDON (entering the room). Why?

EMILY. I don’t know.

ELDON. EMILY please, don’t hurt your self. How long you will stay on this way? How many women that he got to hurt you? What else? You know he doesn’t good enough for you, but why EMILY?

EMILY (calmly). Because he is the one who comforted me, the one who makes me feel save.

ELDON. Didn't I? Wake up EMILY and realize it.

EMILY (answering). You did, and you are better.

ELDON (asking). So? You realize it, you know it is wrong, then why? Take my hand, and make the new one. At least let’s make everything better.

EMILY. My loyalty!

ELDON (angrily). Fuck for your freaking loyalty. You know what? You need to respect other to be respected. Before you make somebody else happy, you need to make sure that you are happy. Before you are being loyal to other people, you need to make sure that you are loyal to yourself!

SCENE 6. It has been a week since EMILY argued with ELDON, and they are not seeing each other all these times. EMILY is sitting in the café right now. She looks on her phone for many times, it looks like she is waiting for someone. Suddenly ELDON comes, and he looks around the café looking for someone he knows.

ELDON (asking). I’m sorry. Have been you hungry?

EMILY (answer disappointedly). Nope, but I think I could eat a horse for this lunch.

ELDON (laughing). Really? Then where should I get one?

EMILY (sulking). Oh come on ELDON…

(Since they didn’t meet each other for a week, it is the first time they meet. After they argued about BEDE’s attitude toward her, EMILY has started to think clearly for days. Then she realizes that what ELDON said is true. EMILY starts forgetting BEDE, and sees ELDON as the one who really cares about her.)

His Flower and Her Guitar

Shalliny Florencia

HIS FLOWER AND HER GUITAR

PLAYERS

BUNGA, 20, wearing glasses, long-haired

SATRIA, 21, long-haired with headbands

REZA, 21, wearing glasses, metrosexual

SCENE 1. That night, SATRIA is sitting alone in a deserted cafe. He looks nervous, sound of rain splashing increasingly makes him uneasy. Shortly the cafe’s door opens, and there appears two people who have been awaited by SATRIA.

REZA (waving hand to SATRIA). Hey! Why do you look so neat? Did you attend an inviation before coming here?

REZA (looking excited). Satria, please meet my friend, Bunga. She’s an English department’s student.

BUNGA & SATRIA (shaking hands).

SCENE 2. Time goes so fast. SATRIA and Bunga seem interested to each other. They get along really well. BUNGA skill on singing gives a very good impression to SATRIA, and vice versa, SATRIA’s skill on playing guitar impresses BUNGA. A few months later, SATRIA and BUNGA are in a relationship as lovers.

BUNGA (pause eating). Babe, I want to ask you something. Why are you playing music? For what is it?

SATRIA (chewing food). Hmm.. This is actually what I want to be in the future. Eventhough I’m an architect’s student, I really want to be serious in music. What about you?

BUNGA (slurping the ice tea). I love singing. If I meant to be working on that career, why not?

SCENE 3. SATRIA and BUNGA start his career in music . They are supporting each other. It’s hard to make a date like they used to every weekend, but they still try to spend their time together for some times in a month, until SATRIA starts to hard to be contacted. Bunga is watching Tv, she sees a commercial which is promoting an event, and there is writen that SATRIA’s band will be performing. Bunga immediately noted the time and place of that event and comes to that event. SATRIA and his band mates come out up to the stage and says hello to the audience and his band fans. When Satria is busy being interactive to the audience and the fans, SATRIA noticed that there is his girlfriend, BUNGA. Satria is shocked but happy knowing that.

SATRIA (pointing forefinger to BUNGA). It is making me happy that tonight, at this show, I have my girlfriend seeing me and my band playing. I’m feeling so on fire!

BUNGA (smiling).

SCENE 4. After the performance on stage, SATRIA immediately sends a message to BUNGA. He asks if BUNGA can see him at the backstage. Bunga undertake SATRIA’s demand.

BUNGA (holding tears). I really missed you.

SATRIA (putting a hand on BUNGA’s cheek). I missed you too. I’m sorry for not giving you message. Are you healthy?

BUNGA (looking at SATRIA’s eyes). Alhamdulillah, I’m healthy. I have a favor you to do, I promise that it’s not gonna be hard to fulfiled. I hope you can do it for me.

SATRIA (hand still on BUNGA’s cheek). What is it, honey?

BUNGA (begging tone). I want you to always reply messages from me, or at least call me twice a month, or once a month it’s okay. Can you?

SATRIA (in silent for a while). I am sorry. I can’t promise you to fulfil that. This job makes me very busy. I want to be professional in this career. I want to be a successful person. If I’m success, you too will be proud, won’t you? This is not only for me, this is for you.

BUNGA (tears drop). I don’t know that you could be like this, so selfish like right now. I’ve always prayed for you from a distance, but it seems that you can’t see it, and even you never pray for me. You’re way too busy with your ambition to be a famous musician. You don’t even care with me anymore. You’ve never asked me about my career as a singer. You only think about your guitar. I think our relationship can not last. Let’s break up. I don’t know if we can still be friends after this conversation, but I wish you a good luck on everything you’re trying to reach. Thank you for everything, Satria. I loved you.