Maria: One Act Play

ACT I : Sergio Scene I • Sergio is a single and lovable musician who street performs his music. • He meet his lover, Dina, at a dinner party that is boasted by his father, the banker. • The two fall in love and Dina admires how Sergio is passionate about playing his guitar and singing. • The only thing is that Sergio’s father, John de Louis, wants Sergio to take the life of a banker. Scene II • Sergio continues to play in he streets, but is upstaged by a tight rope walker. • Sergio then takes his time heading home by walking down an alleyway. • He hears classical music playing in the background and looks up into a studio apartment. • He sees a lone ballerina dancing to music. • She stumbles and falls, but gets back up again to continue her dance. • This inspired Sergio to not give up with his dream of being a musician. Scene III • The next day, Sergio plays his guitar in the streets and win the crowd over the tight rope walker. • Everyday he visits his muse and each day Sergio is encouraged to keep on playing. • But one day, unfortunate news comes to Sergio in the form of a letter to Dina. • Dina has been offered a job as a manager at a famous store in the next city over. • Dina and Sergio are tested as she asks him if Sergio wants to come with her and start and new life. • Sergio walks off to think and ends up down the alleyway to where his muse was dancing. • Today, however, his muse is crying her eyes out. • Sergio begins to realize this is a sign that he needs to stop looking for answers and come up with his own discussions. • He comes to a conclusion as he picks up his guitar and starts to sing his thank you song to his Maria. Act II: Serena Scene I • Serena is a prodigy ballet dancer. • She one a scholarship at the Paris Opera when she was eight years old. • Barely sees her parents, who own a tavern in another village. • Has finished tryouts for playing Giselle and has succeeded in getting the main part. • Serena is congratulated and happy she got the part but feels a little to pressured by everyone that she leaves for her studio apartment. • Serena practices and freely dances to the guitar music outside her window. Scene II • Serena goes to a fundraiser party for the school. • She is admired for her talents and loved by all. • Her sponsor, Arthur Servavo, wants to take her on the road to dancer in front of the world. • Arthur even tries to get Serena to dance with Raphael, another famous male dancer. • Serena feels overwhelmed as she runs out, through the kitchen, and out the back door to the alleyway. • She stops to take a breather and looks up at the sky. • As Serena feels calmer she then hears a noise rom behind her. • The ballerina looks to see that its one of the busboy coming out for a smoke. • They look at each other as they strike up a conversation. • Throughout the night the two become fond of each other as they fall in love. Scene III • Serena dances better than ever as every day the ballerina falls more and more in love with the busboy, Gabriel. • But all comes crashing down when Arthur tells her to give up with foolishness and marry Raphael. • Later, Gabriel tells Serena that he has been offered a position as chef at a famous restaurant in the next city. • He offers her to come with him and start a new life there. • Serena heads home as she tries to think of what to do and ends up crying. Scene IV (for both Serena and Sergio) • Sergio plays his guitar and sings to Serena, • “Maria my angel, my goddess, my muse Why do you cry up there on your window sill Your tears hurt me like fire that burn my sole when I look upon you Maria don’t cry now please get up for you inspire me to sing again Maria don’t cry, just fly Fly high in the sky above your fears. Please my angel don’t fret Nothing can hurt you for you were created to dance along this moonlit night Oh Maria just fly Fly high as no one shall harm your delicate wings just step to this song One, two, and three My Maria look how you fly so high in the sky Dance Maria There is no need for tears for you bring joy to this weary musician An inspiration to all An inspiration to me So please my angel, my goddess, my muse, Dance Maria Dance so you can, fly” • (Throughout the song Maria dances to the music, feeling free-er than she has in years to dance) • After the song the duo come to a realization as they head off to the train station. ACT III Scene I • They both head to the train station but get on two different trains in separate directions (missing each other the whole time). • On the train ride, Dina says that she has bought a apartment for them that has an for sale shop underneath it. • Sergio decides to do street performance part-time and instead become a teacher to future musicians • He sees a pictures in the paper of the ballet dancer. • Dina says “isn’t it sad for the prodigy ran away with a strange man.” • Sergio says, “No, she just flew off to be free.”