Description
A short drama for 4 actors (2 or 3 M, 1 or 2 F). Illustrates wide and narrow paths as choices of path on a holiday island. While Adam and Barbara climb the narrow way to a martyr's shrine, hedonist Dean and his companion ignore the guidebook and keep to the beach - with disasterous consequences. Best in a venue with space to move around and use different levels. Needs actors with some experience to carry the change of mood.
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Extract:
Loosely based on Matthew 7 v13,14 (the wide and narrow way). Starts with light tone and gets menacing
towards the end. Best in a venue with space to move around, and ideally a balcony.
Cast
Adam, Barbara, Claire (could change to male), Dean.
Setting
The coast of a Mediterranean island.
This was first performed in a church with a raised performance area at the front and balcony at the back,
and the action moved around. Adapt to space available, or use photos of beach and cliff path as backdrop.
Table and 4 chairs needed at start.
Properties
Guide book, map, compass, 6 beer bottles, camera phone
D Well, well, Adam – fancy seeing you here.
C&D seated at table at front drinking. A&B enter, not seeing them at first, then go across when called.
A Dean – I didn’t realise you were taking your holiday here too.
Oh, this is my wife, Barbara. Barbara, this is Dean from work –
and?
D Claire
A sits at table
B Pleased to meet you. I’ll go to the bar while you catch up with
the news. Can I get you two anything?
D We’re on the local beer, thanks love. So where are you off to today Adam?
B gets tray of bottles, then joins others at table
A We’re going up to St Lucia’s shrine.
C Where’s that?
B [pointing] On that cliff over there. Apparently Lucia was thrown off it to her death.
C Gruesome. Had she cheated on her lover or something?
B Nothing like that – she was an early Christian martyr.
D Everyone to his own taste. We’re keeping to the lower road –
going over to the Fantasia Club on the headland there. Adam,
what on earth have you done to your face? You’ll have a really
sinister scar by the time you get back to work.
Adam touches scratch on cheek.
A The path up from the town was rather overgrown – the brambles were quite vicious.
B Not to mention the mud as we passed the sewage works.
C moves further away from her
D But why go to all that trouble? We came out of town on the tram, so we’ve only got a mile or so to walk now – and we’ll get a taxi back. The Fantasia Club beach parties are famous. ...
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