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Jacqueline 07:14 pm UTC 10/03/09 |
| In reply to: | Darkness Scene Description - Scaramouche 02:59 am UTC 09/25/09 |
> I’m (slowly) trying to write my version of a Batman > musical and I’ve sketched out a new scene description for > ‘Dark Entwined with Darkness’. > > First of all try & picture the following: > > On left-hand side of theatre (as audience looks on), and > outside the stage perimeter, is a platform resembling a > rooftop high over Gotham, with a spire and demonic/angelic > gargoyles. It protrudes out over a corner of the first 2-3 > rows (no-one would sit here), and will be used for various > scenes throughout. > > At rear of stage is a large video screen that engulfs the > whole rear wall and extends beyond each side of the stage. > This will be used to project ‘live’ close-up images of the > actors on stage (especially the mad rants of Joker), as > well as various pre-recorded images, including still and > moving panoramic day/night time shots of Gotham. > > This particular scene closes Act 1. The previous scenes > have been at Arkham Asylum (about half the first act – > think Midnight Express meets Silence of the Lambs meets > The Shining), and Joker has escaped with lots of other > inmates, and in doing so Batman has been critically > injured (not sure how yet, probably shot). > > Batman manages to call Alfred who gets him to hospital as > Bruce Wayne. > > Scene opens on extreme right of stage (centre stage and > rooftop are not lit). A group of reporters, photographers > & concerned citizens are gathered at the entrance steps to > the hospital. > > Reporter 1 is making an outside broadcast and talks into a > camera: > > ‘Over in Arkham last night it really was a case of the > lunatics taking over the asylum. A mass breakout of 81 > inmates from the infamous prison, including the notorious > Joker, left 5 guards dead and 16 injured, along with > millions of dollars worth of damage. > > Police report that 17 inmates have been recaptured leaving > 64 of the most, maddest, baddest, criminally insane > freaks, that you’ll ever likely to meet, still on the > loose & stalking the streets of Gotham. > > Details are still sketchy but it appears Bruce Wayne was > somehow caught up in the incident and is now fighting for > his life inside Gotham General…’ > > Reporter is cut off as he is jostled and a scrum for > position then breaks out amongst the crowd as Commissioner > Gordon and a surgeon appear from inside. > > Reporters start to shout out questions as flash bulbs > continually go off. > > Reporter 2: ‘Commissioner Gordon, can you confirm that the > Joker was one of the escapees from Arkham last night?’ > > Gordon: ‘Unfortunately yes, but the Gotham City Police > department is doing everything within their powers to > recapture every prisoner who escaped, with the Joker at > the top of the list’. > > Reporter 3: ‘Any idea what Bruce Wayne was doing at the > asylum and what is his condition? > > Gordon: ‘At this stage we don’t know but we are all > praying for him…’ > > Surgeon: ‘Mr. Wayne was brought to the hospital in the > early hours and has undergone surgery to remove three > bullets from his chest, and is now in a critical > condition. It is just too early to tell, and we should > hopefully know more in the next few hours. > > Reporter 4: ‘And does anyone know where the Batman is?’ > > Gordon: ‘I wish I knew, and we are trying to contact him > as I speak, so please let me get on with the urgent work > at hand…’ > > Gordon & the surgeon turn to go inside as more questions > are shouted out. > > Reporter 1 resumes his broadcast: ‘So there you have it > folks, Bruce Wayne on the critical list, Batman absent > without leave, and a whole bunch of lunatics out on the > streets. Lock up your sons & daughters, looks like it’s > gonna be a dark one tonight!’ > > Piano intro then starts as stage right fades and centre > stage is slowly lit to reveal an intensive care unit > inside the hospital. > > Bruce Wayne lies in a coma on the bed with a bare chest > and lots of wires/drips attached. Several nurses are in > attendance along with the surgeon. > > The rear screen suddenly comes to life with intermittent > flashes of white noise, scrambled dialogue and the heart > monitor display, along with various images of Joker & > Bruce Wayne’s parents (to indicate Bruce’s comatose > thoughts). > > Centre stage slightly fades as the rooftop is now lit to > reveal Batman, but as part of Bruce’s comatose thoughts > (are you following?). > > Batman then starts to sing DEWD as the heart monitor > display starts to move more rapidly and the nurses start > to show more concern. > > During the second chorus Batman moves from the rooftop > onto centre stage, walking around the bed and between the > nurses & surgeon (but he can’t be seen as he is a > ‘comatose thought’). > > During the ‘For Crying Out Loud’ section he drops to his > knees (by the bed) and sings towards the heavens (with a > close-up on the video screen). > > As this section ends the video screen now shows the heart > monitor flat lining as Bruce goes into cardiac arrest, and > Batman ‘fades away’ (off stage). > > Throughout the solo that follows another surgeon runs on > and Bruce is shocked with defibrillators on numerous > occasions, jerking high off the bed (for effect) before > the heartbeat returns as the final chorus starts. > > Batman has now re-appeared on the rooftop to sing the > final chorus, and ends by turning towards centre stage and > bowing his head. Will Bruce/Batman survive? > > As the bells slowly start to chime, the video screen shows > a night view of Gotham with church spires slowly being lit > with celestial beams. Batman raises his head and as the > first note of the ‘Heaven Can Wait’ melody kicks in, a > bright celestial beam lights up the bed and Bruce suddenly > bolts upright, finally awake from his coma, and starts to > pull at his wires/drips, as the nurses subdue him. > > Batman then expands his caped wings in defiance, lets out > a primal scream that echoes all over Gotham and then > ‘leaps from the roof top’ (via a trap door and dry-ice). > > The fight is back on (in Act 2)! > > > > > > | |
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