Orpheus and Eurydice Script
Orpheus and Eurydice Script
• Narrator: Orpheus was the son of Apollo and Calliope. His father was a god of music, and his mother
was one of the inspiring muses. Orpheus inherited unrivaled talents when he played the lyre, which was
a gift from his father.
- Orpheus: (will play the lyre, with sounds)" tiw tiw tiw tiw"
• Narrator: Men, animals, and even plants were marveled to hear such stunning chords.
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Act 2
• Narrator: Already an adult, Orpheus was part of Jason's crew in the quest for the golden fleece, and he
saved all the Argonauts, protecting them from the sirens' song with his music.
- ( Orpheus will play the lyre against the sirens, the siren will be defeated )
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Act 3
• Narration: After returning from his adventure, Orpheus met the beautiful Eurydice, for whom he fell in
love and got married.
• Narrator: Eurydice was currently the biggest fan of Orpheus's music. The passion that his young girl
felt for his songs often made him jealous of his own songs.
- ( Orpheus will sing and Eurydice will act dazed by the song, Orpheus will act jealous because Eurydice
seems to be only attracted with his songs )
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Act 4
• Narrator: However, tragedy hovered over the couple. One day while Eurydice was walking through the
fields, she was spotted by Aristotle, the beekeeper.
• Narrator: He was in love with the young girl, but she always ignored him.
• Narrator: The beekeeper went after her to declare his love. Fearing to be embarrassed by Eurydice,
she ran through the woods.
• Narrator: But while she was escaping through the grass, the unfortunate girl was bitten by a venomous
snake.
• Narrator: Knowing what happened, Orpheus ran to his lover, but she was already lifeless.
• Narrator: The happiness of his songs vanished from that day forward, and only sad and melancholic
sounds came from his lyre.
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Act 5
• Narrator: Disheartened, Orpheus went to Zeus, Olympus's supreme god, asking him to bring his lover
back.
- Orpheus: Zeus, please resurrect my dear Eurydice, please. I'm begging ( luluhod si Orpehus,
magmamakaawa )
- Zeus: sorry kid, but I cannot interfere with the business of my brother Hades
- Zeus: But I'll let you go with Hermes to go to the world of the dead so that you could try to talk to the
god of the underworld.
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Act 6
• Narrator: Cerberus, the three-headed god, was at Hades' gates, responsible for preventing intruders to
trespass into the domains of his master. Orpheus played him a mellifluous song which made him fall
asleep.
• Narrator: Hades and his wife Persephone were surprised with the arrival of Orpheus in their domains.
- Hades: How dare you invade my domains with your mortal being?
- you tell me yout motivation or you will endure endless suffering in Tartarus!
- Orpheus: ( paiyak na sinabi ) I came here to beg to you, allow me to reunion eith my lover Eurydice in
the world of living
• Narrator: It was impossible not to feel moved by the boy's pain. As Orpheus was playing his lyre, the
world of the dead stopped to listen to him.
• Narrator: Hades was touched by Orpheus's music to the point where he even shed an iron tear. The
queen Persephone interceded for Orpheus, and so Hades gave the order to bring Eurydice back.
- Hades: You are free to go. Nonetheless, you shall go ahead, and Eurydice will walk right behind you,
and you will never look back. Otherwise, you will lose her forever
• Narrator: Hades opened a path from the earth to the surface, and the couple departed towards the
world of the living.
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Act 7
• Narrator: Orpheus walked the whole path quite concerned because he was not sure that Eurydice was
following him.
• Narrator: When he was almost reaching the end of the tunnel, Orpheus looked back to make sure that
the young girl was still there. But as soon as their glances met, Eurydice was pulled back into the world
of the dead, and the tunnel was sealed.
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Act 8
• Narrator: Orpheus was desolated and plunged into a horrible depression. His music was never happy
again.
• Narrator: Sometime after, he was found by a group of bacchantes who were Dionysus' priestesses.
They were drunk and had the intent to sleep with the youngster, but he was only devoted to playing his
sad songs.
• Narrator: Furious, the bacchantes threw rocks at Orpheus, but the power of his music diverted them.
• Narrator: The bacchantes decided to muffle the music with bells, screams, and drums. Orpheus ended
up dead and shattered.
- ( gumawa ng ingay yung mga bacchantes para hindi tumlab yung song ni Orpheus sa kanila, napatay si
orpehus sa kababato nila )
• Narrator: His mortal remains, along with his lyre, were thrown into the river.
• Narrator: The gods punished the bacchantes and transformed Orpheus's lyre into a constellation.
Despite his awful death, now his spirit was free to find Eurydice in the Elysian Fields.