Play 02: Cassiopeia's story of Leo and Gemini

by Joseph Frost

a play written for The 31 Plays in 31 Days Project

Draft August 02, 2012

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CASSIOPEIA, a woman, enters. around an empty stage.

She looks

At center, she kneels down, facing the audience. And the story goes the story goes once upon a once there was once in a blue one day CASSIOPEIA

LEO, a man enters. He looks around the stage, does not see Cassiopeia. CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) There once was a and he looked and looked it was dark and he looked and then it was light and he looked and it looked like he would never find it or her or it but he looked and he looked Leo stops looking. He falls to his knees next to Cassiopeia. CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) Until he stopped looking and he looked like he had stopped looking but he hadnt dont worry its not that kind of story Leo looks up.

2. CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) He looked up at the sun since it was out at the time and he talked at the sun he yelled at the sun and the told the sun how it should shine all day and all night so he could find instead of just looking The lights dim. CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) But the day was the day and gave way to the night and he thought there was no way to find Leos head drops down. But then the story goes and it goes on CASSIOPEIA (CONTD)

GEMINI, a girl, enters. Yes yes yes but CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) it was a girl it was who he was looking for she was looking for him thats not how this story goes Gemini moves, dances past Cassiopeia and Leo. CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) For he was so distraught he thought he was so distraught that he wouldnt he never he thought he couldnt look for her in the night Leo doesnt move. them. Gemini goes behind

CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) The lights get brighter.

3. CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) By night she was near by day she was not for she was a child of the night she would only be seen out of the sun and it was not the fault of the sun or moon or of her or of him he thought he thought he couldnt see without the light of the sun And she thought she couldnt be in the light of the sun The light is at its brightest. lays down upstage. Gemini

Leo gets up and looks. Everywhere but upstage. He does not find Gemini. He kneels back down in his spot. How foolish of how foolish of how foolish of by the day and CASSIOPEIA (CONTD) him to look only when she wouldnt be seen her to only be seen when he wouldnt look the sun and moon to separate by night Cassiopeia stands. Leo kneels. Gemini lays upstage. Blackout. Exits.