ACT I - PARIS AND HELEN RUN TO TROY.
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The Cast of Characters can be found at the end of the play with suggestions for doubling characters if needed.
The stage has large wall upstage which is the wall of Troy. It can even be a small wall so the actors' heads can look over it. The land and shore outside Troy is in the left part of the stage. The ocean is offstage in the audience. Before the play, an actor (Poseidon) can warm up the audience by having them pretend to be the ocean and PARIS and HELEN can sail through them. Poseidon has complete control of the ocean audience. They could even do battle with some Spartan Greeks before the play as PARIS and HELEN flee. The audience should be divided into two sides: Spartan and Trojan. At different times during the play, the Spartan and Trojan sides of the audience will cheer for their people (ATHENA directs the Spartan side. ATHENA says 'This is...' and the audience cheers 'Sparta!'. HELEN leads the other side in the cheer. HELEN says, 'Goooo...' and audience yells 'Troy!'). You should practice this at the start of the play. The final Trojan cheer goes to PARIS and HELEN as they successfully make their way to the left side of the stage from the ocean. PARIS and HELEN act like goofy teenagers.
PARIS
Wow, we like totally ditched those Greeks. Eat our waves, dudes.
HELEN
You were like, so totally brave.
PARIS
I know. And you're, like... sooo pretty.
HELEN
I know. Are you really a prince?
PARIS
Prince of the greatest city ever... Troy!
Music can play as lights come up on the walls of Troy. The walls appear like they are made of gold (use glitter).
HELEN
It's pretty.
PARIS
Not as pretty as you.
HELEN
I know. Aren't your walls like totally... tall?
PARIS
The tallest and the strongest. They say Poseidon himself helped build them.
HELEN
No way...
PARIS
Way!
HELEN
Cool!
PARIS
Want to see inside?
HELEN
Do I ever.
CASSANDRA rushes out and stops them.
CASSANDRA
Beware!
HELEN
Who's that?
PARIS
My sister, Cassandra. What's wrong now? Somebody going to kidnap a puppy again?
CASSANDRA
Don't bring Helen inside, Paris. She will only bring doom on our city. Dooooom!
PARIS
Oh, come on, Cassandra. Get out of the way.
CASSANDRA
Doooooooooom!
PARIS pushes CASSANDRA out of the way and they go inside the wall.
HELEN
Freak.
CASSANDRA stomps her foot and gets all pouty. APOLLO appears down left and watches her.
CASSANDRA
How come nobody ever listens to me?
APOLLO is giggling now.
CASSANDRA (cont.)
Apollo? Is that you? Get over here.
CASSANDRA runs up and grabs the giggling APOLLO. She starts hitting him and he stops laughing.
APOLLo
What's with you?
CASSANDRA
I thought you gave me the power to see the future?
APOLLO
I did. Didn't you predict where that puppy would be found?
CASSANDRA
But nobody listened to me.
APOLLO giggles again.
CASSANDRA (CONT.)
And now I see the walls of Troy falling down. And no one will listen to me about that either.
APOLLO
Didn't you read the fine print of your wish?
CASSANDRA
Fine print? What fine print?
APOLLO pulls a piece of paper from his pocket. It's notebook paper with doodles.
CASSANDRA (CONT.)
I can't read this. It's a bunch of drawings. It's all Greek to me.
APOLLO
Look here. Underneath the unicorn dancing on the rainbow. It says that you will be able to see the future, but no one will listen to you.
CASSANDRA
What? How could you do this to me?
APOLLO
Because it's funny.
CASSANDRA
You gods think you're so smart. Well, I know what happens to you.
APOLLO
You do? Oh, you do. What?
CASSANDRA
I'm not telling.
APOLLO
Oh, come on.
CASSANDRA
No.
APOLLO
Please.
CASSANDRA
See you, never, Apollo.
CASSANDRA goes back inside Troy. APOLLO mocks her.
APOLLO
'You gods think you're so smart.' I'll show her. She won't think it's funny when we have a war!
APOLLO pulls out a cell phone. ZEUS appears in the audience. He can have a funny ring tone.
ZEUS
Zeus here. Talk to me, baby.
APOLLO
So what you doing?
ZEUS
Nothing. You?
APOLLO
Want to play war?
ZEUS
Sure, why not. Who you want to play with?
APOLLO
Troy.
ZEUS
Really? I don't know. I promised them protection.
APOLLO
Promises? I thought you were the all powerful one. You don't have to make promises. I guess I'm calling the wrong guy. Maybe I should call Athena instead. She's a real warrior.
ZEUS
Wait one minute...
Thunder and lightning (lights go up and down). APOLLO smiles. ZEUS comes up on stage. Maybe he can be helped up by slaves or clouds?
APOLLO
Yes?
ZEUS
Well, you know I have a special place in my heart for Troy. I mean they have my boy on their side.
APOLLO
Your boy? How many boys do you have? There's Ajax, Achilles, Hercules...
ZEUS
Not my actual boys... I mean Hector is a true hero.
APOLLO
I know. That's why I picked Troy!
ZEUS and APOLLO lead Trojan side of the audience in a cheer:
ZEUS and APOLLO
Gooooo!
AUDIENCE
Troy!
ZEUS
So let's call Athena. She'll take your challenge.
ZEUS calls on his cell phone. ATHENA is in the back of the audience picking a fight with an usher.
ATHENA
I don't need a ticket you jerk. I'm in the play!
ATHENA's phone rings. Her ring tone is something like 'The Warrior' by Scandal or the Rocky theme. Stage lights dim a bit and a spotlight shows on ATHENA if possible.
ATHENA (CONT.)
What?!
ZEUS
Hello Athena... how are you today?
ATHENA
Horrible. Not one fight or battle and it's almost dinner!
ZEUS
I've got good news. Apollo wants to play war.
ATHENA
Sign me up!
ATHENA walks up to the stage and hops up.
ATHENA (CONT.)
Which side did you pick Apollo?
Dramatic music. Lights come up on Troy.
APOLLO
Troy!
ZEUS gets audience to cheer.
ZEUS
Goooo!
AUDIENCE
Troy!
ATHENA
Fine. We'll play war. But I get to pick anyone I want, right?
APOLLO
Sure.
ATHENA
Then I pick Sparta!
ATHENA gets Spartan side of audience to cheer.
ATHENA
This is...
AUDIENCE
Sparta!
APOLLO
I thought you might.
ATHENA
What's that supposed to mean?
APOLLO
She has a thing for Ajax.
ATHENA
I do not!
APOLLO
Hector's gonna clean the floor with him.
ATHENA
In your dreams.
APOLLO
Too bad about Achilles though.
ATHENA
What about Achilles?
APOLLO
His mommy won't let him come out and play.
ATHENA
What?!
ZEUS
He's always been such a momma's boy.
APOLLO
She did do him a great favor by dipping him in the river Styx and making him nearly immortal.
ZEUS
They should call it the river Stinks... is it really worth being immortal to smell like that?
ATHENA
He's one of those guys you admire from a distance.
APOLLO
So you ready for battle?
ATHENA
Wait. You have Zeus. I want some backup.
APOLLO
Fine... but what god is willing to stand up against Zeus?
ZEUS
I'm the king of the gods, baby!
ATHENA
Let me think... who isn't afraid of the king of the gods? Maybe... his wife!
ZEUS
You wouldn't?
ATHENA
Hera Rodham Clinton!
HERA storms onto stage looking and sounding a bit like Xena the Warrior Princess.
ATHENA (CONT.)
This is...
AUDIENCE
Sparta!
ZEUS
Uh... I gotta go.
APOLLO
Zeus.
ZEUS
Uh... just got a text message. Really urgent. Somebody needs a thunder storm. Bye.
ZEUS exits. HERA and ATHENA do a warrior bear hug and secret hand shake.
ATHENA
How are you, Hera?
HERA
Where'd my good for nothing husband run off to?
ATHENA
Off to release more thunder.
HERA
He really needs to cut back on the beans.
They laugh. POSEIDON emerges from the audience.
POSEIDON
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
APOLLO
All hail the King of the Sea... Poseidon. Come to join my side, oh builder of the walls of Troy.
POSEIDON
Hardly.
APOLLO
Why not?
POSEIDON
I never got paid for building those walls.
ATHENA
Of course not. You know what he wanted?
POSEIDON
I only wanted all the first born children of Troy cast into the ocean every New Year's Day. Is that too much to ask?
HERA
Let me think... uh... yes.
POSEIDON
So until I get paid, I'm not fighting for Troy.
ATHENA
So what are you even doing here? Just here to be a wet blanket?
HERA
Oh, that's funny. Ocean god... wet blanket. Cute.
APOLLO
Please don't explain the jokes. It really makes them less funny that way.
POSEIDON
I'm here because I'm worried the audience, my ocean here, is a little confused. We've introduced a lot of characters here and are about to have a war but before we begin I thought it might be nice to have a little back story. Let's bring out Homer and the Homerettes to tell us the story of Paris and Helen.
HOMER and the HOMERETTES are a Greek chorus of sorts. They sing this song to the tune of the Brady Bunch theme or just chant it. Hear the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXmi2r8k_0U
HOMER and HOMERETTES
Here's the story of three lovely ladies. Who thought they were the most beautiful of all. They were Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. And Paris was asked to judge. Here's the story of gal named Helen. Who was a prize if Paris judged right. Aphrodite promised him this girl forever. If he'd just picked her. So Paris picked Aphrodite. And he knew that it was much more than a hunch. Because he got himself a real beauty. That's why we started the Trojan War. The Trojan War. The Trojan War. That's why we started the Trojan War.
APOLLO
That didn't make any sense at all. I'm more confused then I was before the song.
POSEIDON
Let's go Homer. We'll work on it some more. I know you'll get it.
HOMER
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It's tough being a blind songwriter.
POSEIDON
I see potential in you, boy. You'll get it.
POSEIDON exits with HOMER and HOMERETTES. ATHENA and HERA look embarrassed and try to sneak out too. APOLLO stops their exit.
APOLLO
Wait a minute. So this whole problem with Helen and Paris started over a beauty contest?
ATHENA
Well...
HERA
Not really.
ATHENA
Sort of.
HERA
I guess it did.
APOLLO
And you two lost.
APOLLO starts to giggle.
ATHENA
It's not funny.
HERA
Aphrodite only won because she cheated.
ATHENA
I can't believe Paris took her bribe.
APOLLO
So Aphrodite bribed Paris with a pretty girl. What did you two offer him?
ATHENA
Mine was way better...
HERA
Shhh! Uh, nothing.
APOLLO
Never mind. Can we get on with this war or what?
ATHENA
Hera. You go talk to Achille's mommy and I'll get the rest of the Spartans.
HERA
Done.
HERA and ATHENA exit. APOLLO looks and sees CASSANDRA spying on him.
APOLLO
You can come out now, Cassandra.
CASSANDRA
I knew there was going to be a war.
APOLLO
Who said that?
CASSANDRA
Stop that.
APOLLO
Could you do me a favor and tell your brother Hector about the upcoming battle? I want to give him plenty of warning.
CASSANDRA
Yes, of course. Thank you.
APOLLO giggles and leaves.
CASSANDRA (CONT.)
Wait a minute. He won't listen to me. Nobody does. Oh, dooooom.
HECTOR strides out of Troy and up to CASSANDRA who is crying.
HECTOR
Dear, sister. What troubles you?
CASSANDRA
You wouldn't believe me if I told you?
HECTOR
Try me.
CASSANDRA rattles off the following in a blubbering panic.
CASSANDRA
ParistookHelenfromtheSpartansand nowApollowantstostartawarand AthenawenttogettheSpartansand we're doomed!
HECTOR
Sister, are you speaking Greek? Do slow down.
CASSANDRA
See... nobody can understand me.
HECTOR
Let me see if I understood you. You mentioned Paris and Helen... the wife of the King of Sparta?
CASSANDRA
Yes!
HECTOR
And a war!
CASSANDRA
Yes!
HECTOR
Paris wants to fight a war to win Helen?
CASSANDRA
No... well, sort of.
HECTOR
Paris!
PARIS peaks out from behind the wall of Troy. HELEN does too but PARIS pushes her down.
PARIS
Yes?
HECTOR
Come here, brother.
PARIS comes out and motions HELEN to stay inside.
PARIS
What is it?
HECTOR
Our sister was telling me about you and Helen, wife of the Spartan king Menelaus.
PARIS
Helen... Helen... that name sounds familiar.
CASSANDRA
It should.
PARIS sticks his tongue out at CASSANDRA
HECTOR
Have you been seeing Helen?
CASSANDRA
Oh, yeah.
CASSANDRA goes into Troy.
PARIS
I've been seeing 'a' Helen. I'm not sure if she's a Spartan.
HECTOR
Is she here?
PARIS
Right here. No.
HECTOR
I mean is she in Troy?
PARIS
Well...
CASSANDRA
She's right here.
HECTOR
Helen!
PARIS
Helen?
CASSANDRA
Helen.
HELEN
That's my name. Don't wear it out.
HECTOR
That's Helen of Sparta. Wife of their King!
PARIS
It is? Helen, why didn't you tell me?
HELEN
What? You totally knew.
PARIS
I did not. I just thought you were some visitor to Sparta just like me. I thought you were Helen of... Troy! Yes, a fellow Trojan.
PARIS winks at HELEN who gets it now.
HELEN
Oh, yes. I'm Helen of Troy. Not Sparta. I was touring Sparta just like Paris here and we met and totally hit it off. I'm like totally Trojan. Goooo... Troy!
She tries to get Trojan part of audience to cheer.
HECTOR
I can't believe you'd do this, Paris.
CASSANDRA
I can't believe Hector listened to me.
HELEN
I can't believe how embarrassing this is.
PARIS
Please, Hector. Don't send her back. Menelaus was horrible to Helen.
HELEN
He was.
HECTOR
What did he do?
PARIS looks around nervously and then whispers in HECTOR'S ear.
HECTOR (ConT.)
He didn't!
HELEN
That's not all.
HELEN whispers in his ear next.
HECTOR (CONT.)
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The monster!
PARIS and HELEN both whisper in his ears now.
HECTOR (CONT.)
By the gods!
PARIS
See! I had to do something.
HECTOR
You did. Helen, you were greatly wronged and now we will make this right by offering you protection.
CASSANDRA
No! You must not.
HECTOR
No woman should be treated as you were treated. As an honorable man, I will defend you to my death.
CASSANDRA
Nooooo!
HECTOR ignores CASSANDRA and leads PARIS and HELEN into TROY.
HECTOR
Come, brother. We must prepare for battle. We'll show those Spartans what we're made of.
HELEN
Goooooo....
AUDIENCE
Troy!
CASSANDRA
Why won't anyone listen to me? We're dooooooomed!
LIGHTS FADE TO BLACK. END OF ACT I.
ACT II - SPARTANS COME CALLING
Spartans lead by AJAX and ODYSSEUS arrive at the Wall of Troy. Trojan GUARD pokes his head up over the wall.
GUARD
Who is it?
AJAX
This is...
AUDIENCE and SPARTANS
Sparta!
GUARD
Who?
AJAX
Sparta.
GUARD
Never heard of it.
AJAX
You have so.
GUARD
Have not.
AJAX
So.
GUARD
Not, not, not.
AJAX
So, so, so.
ODYSSEUS steps forward.
ODYSSEUS
We're Sparta of Greece.
GUARD
Oh, Greece. Why didn't you say so?
AJAX
Because we're Spartan!
GUARD
You're all Greek to me.
AJAX looks ready to attack. ODYSSEUS stops him.
ODYSSEUS
Steady, Ajax.
GUARD
Ajax? Is that Ajax?
AJAX suddenly looks proud. Other Trojans look out over wall.
AJAX
You've heard of me, eh?
GUARD
Yes, we call you Ajax the Clean.
AJAX
Why's that?
GUARD
Because last time you fought Hector, he cleaned the floor with you.
Trojans all laugh.
AJAX
That's not true.
GUARD
Our battlefield has been getting a bit dirty. Is it time to clean it with Ajax again?
AJAX
How dare you? I'm stronger than 100 Trojans!
GUARD
That's right. I hear you're stronger than dirt too!
Trojans laugh. AJAX looks confused.
ODYSSEUS
Everyone, please.
AJAX
Stronger than dirt? I don't get it.
ODYSSEUS
Let it go, Ajax.
AJAX
I'll crush you like dirt!
ODYSSEUS
Ajax, please. Here's your squeezy. Go over there and do your squeezes until I'm done talking to the Trojans.
ODYSSEUS gives AJAX a ball to squeeze and AJAX wanders to the back of the Spartans.
ODYSSEUS
May I speak to Hector?
GUARD
Say please.
ODYSSEUS
Please.
GUARD
No, say it all together.
ODYSSEUS
What?
Trojans are snickering.
GUARD
May I please speak to Hector?
ODYSSEUS
May I please speak to Hector?
GUARD
Say pretty please.
ODYSSEUS
Oh, come on.
GUARD
They're right. You Spartans are so uncivilized.
ODYSSEUS
Fine. Pretty please.
GUARD
Say it all.
ODYSSEUS
Pretty please, may I speak to Hector?
GUARD
Nope.
ODYSSEUS
Why not?!
GUARD
Just kidding. I wanted to see how you'd react if I said no.
AJAX rushes up to ODYSSEUS.
AJAX
Can I kill them now?
ODYSSEUS
Our orders are to wait.
GUARD
Hector will be right out.
Gate of Troy opens and Hector comes out.
AJAX
You dare come out alone, in front of the entire Spartan army?
ODYSSEUS
He is a brave and honorable man.
AJAX
And stupid.
AJAX pulls out his sword. All Trojan appear at the wall with bows and arrows. AJAX backs off.
HECTOR
You wish to speak with me, Odysseus?
ODYSSEUS
I have been sent by King Menelaus and Lord Agamemnon to give the Trojans a chance to surrender.
GUARD
Surrender?
Trojans laugh. AJAX and other Spartans draw their swords. ODYSSEUS waves them back.
HECTOR
We will not surrender, Odysseus. You know that.
ODYSSEUS
At least return Helen to us and let this whole horrible business be done.
AGAMEMNON
Odysseus!
Spartans all scramble and salute. Darth Vader type music plays as LORD AGAMEMNON enters in a black uniform. GUARD holds up a 'BOOO!' sign and HELEN gets Trojan side of audience to say, 'BOOO!' AGAMEMNON goes up to ODYSSEUS.
SPARTANS
All hail Lord Agamemnon!
AGAMEMNON
I told you to give them a chance to surrender, not to negotiate.
ODYSSEUS
Lord Agamemnon, please. If they simply return Helen, then we don't have to fight.
AGAMEMNON
We don't negotiate with terrorists.
ODYSSEUS
Prince Hector is an honorable man. He can be reasoned with.
AGAMEMNON
I find your lack of faith in my plan... disturbing.
AGAMEMNON starts choking ODYSSEUS. HECTOR steps forward.
HECTOR
It doesn't matter. We won't give Helen back.
AGAMEMNON
You fool.
HECTOR
Trojans believe in honor...
GUARD and TROJANS
Yeah!
HECTOR
Justice.
GUARD AND TROJANS
Yeah!
HECTOR
...and equality.
GUARD
You said it, Hector.
HECTOR
Helen has asked to be free of her slavery in Sparta and we grant her that freedom.
AGAMEMNON
Then you will die!
AJAX draws his sword and rushes HECTOR as AGAMEMNON drags off ODYSSEUS. HECTOR defend himself as Trojans pretend to shoot arrows at the rest of the Spartans who raise their shields. AJAX manages to knock HECTOR's sword away. HECTOR pulls off AJAX's belt and his pants fall down revealing silly underwear. Trojans laugh and HECTOR runs back inside Gate of Troy. AJAX growls and leads Spartans off stage. HELEN leads the cheer.
HELEN
Goooo!
AUDIENCE
Troy!
HOMER AND THE HOMERETTES return to the stage. They get audience to stomp, stomp, clap (two feet stomps and then a clap). NOTE: the wording may need some adjusting to fit Queen's 'We will rock you.' Feel free to adjust it. Hear it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5pzerjiutM
HOMER AND THE HOMERETTES
Hector you're a man make good prince leading in the war gonna be a king some day... You got war in your place... It's a disgrace You'll kick their can all over this space... (Yelling:) we are... we are... Trojans! (stomp, stomp, clap... stomp, stomp, clap) We are... we are... Trojans! Hector you're a great man tough man fighting in for land gonna fight the Greeks today... You got blood on this place, In your face, Fightin those Spartans until they're disgraced. We are... we are... Trojans! (stomp, stomp, clap... stomp, stomp, clap) We are... we are... Trojans! (stomp, stomp, clap... stomp, stomp, clap)
CASSANDRA
(mood shifts to sadness)
Won't be an old man, weak man, begging for your land, Gonna fight til your all done... Can you win, this war anymore, Must save face, no disgrace,
HOMERS
(mood shifts to anger)
Spartans better get out of this place! We are... we are... Trojans! We are we are Trojans! (stomp, stomp, clap... stomp, stomp, clap)
During HOMER's upcoming speech, the Spartans run up to the wall of Troy, jump up and down and yell and then run away when the Trojans shoot arrows (either get soft, foam or cardboard arrows or have Trojans make arrow sounds and pretend they are shooting them).
HOMER
The war had begun... the Spartans made little progress at first. The walls of Troy held strong. But then mighty Achilles arrived and that changed everything.
ACHILLES enters with his cousin PATROCLUS who is dressed just like him. He's a major Achilles groupie and copies all ACHILLES' stances, motions and actions.
ACHILLES
Need some help, Ajax?
AJAX
No, I'm fine. I've got them on the run.
ACHILLES
How long you been fighting?
AJAX
Not long.
AGAMEMNON
Almost ten years now. We need you to end this Achilles.
ACHILLES
And what if I don't want to?
ODYSSEUS
Can't you two just get along?
AGAMEMNON puts Odysseus in a choke hold again.
AGAMEMNON
Join me, Achilles and we will rule the galaxy! I mean... the world.
ACHILLES
I will never join you.
AGAMEMNON
But Achilles... I am your father's, nephew's Greek godfather three times removed.
ACHILLES
What does that make us?
AGAMEMNON
Absolutely nothing. So if you won't do it for me, do it for...
SPARTANS
Sparta!
ODYSSEUS
Uh, sir.
AGAMEMNON lets go of his neck.
AGAMEMNON
What?
ODYSSEUS
I don't think the audience had fair warning on that cheer.
AGAMEMNON
Fine. Do it again.
ODYSSEUS
This is...
AUDIENCE
Sparta!
ODYSSEUS
Much better.
AGAMEMNON returns to choking ODYSSEUS.
ACHILLES
There is nothing that will convince me to join you.
An arrow comes flying from Troy and hits Achilles cousin, Patroclus, who falls.
PATROCLUS
Message for you, sir.
ACHILLES drops to his knees and holds PATROCLUS's hand as he does his final death throws. ACHILLES takes note off arrow.
ACHILLES
They have killed my cousin and friend! I never should have loaned you my armor. They mistook him for me! Who did this foul deed?
(reads note)
'Dear Achilles. You stink. Sincerely, Hector.'
GUARD and other Trojans laugh.
ACHILLES
Hector! You will die!
AGAMEMNON
So you will join me?
ACHILLES
To the death.
MENALAUS enters. He wears a crown.
ODYSSEUS
All hail King Menelaus.
MENELAUS
I demand a fight with Paris.
ACHILLES
And I with Hector!
AGAMEMNON
Trojans! Will your Princes face our champions?
HECTOR
We will!
PARIS
We will?
HECTOR
We will.
HECTOR comes out with PARIS who doesn't want to come out.
HELEN
Be careful.
MENELAUS
You took my wife. Now I take your life.
PARIS
Hey, that rhymed. You're like a poet.
MENELAUS
Die fly!
MENELAUS charges at PARIS who runs away. MENELAUS runs after him and eventually gets tired.
MENELAUS (CONT.)
Hold still.
PARIS
Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm...
ACHILLES grabs PARIS.
PARIS (CONT.)
Ooops.
HECTOR
Unhand my brother.
ACHILLES
Make me.
HECTOR faces off with ACHILLES. They do some fighting and then ACHILLES kills HECTOR. Trojans gasp and cry. HECTOR does an over-dramatic death.
HECTOR
It is a far, far better place I go to. Good-bye cruel world. Farewell...
ACHILLES
Die already.
ACHILLES stabs him a few more times. APOLLO comes out and is upset.
APOLLO
This is terrible. Do something Paris!
PARIS gets a bow and arrow, closes his eyes and shoots but if falls at his feet. APOLLO gets the arrow and guides it so it hits ACHILLES in the heel.
ACHILLES
Ow! I've been hit.
ACHILLES dies quickly.
APOLLO
Finally, a quick death.
ODYSSEUS
Mighty Achilles has fallen. Run away!
SPARTANS all yell, 'run away!' and exit. HELEN runs out and hugs PARIS.
HELEN
Gooo!
AUDIENCE
Troy!
HELEN
You did it, Paris.
PARIS
I did?
APOLLO
You can open your eyes now.
PARIS
Where'd they go?
HELEN
You killed Achilles and they ran away.
PARIS
Really?
CASSANDRA
But our brother, Hector, is dead.
HECTOR does a few more death throws.
HECTOR
Rosebud!
HECTOR is dead.
PARIS
Bummer.
HELEN
But we won! This is great.
CASSANDRA
No, it's horrible. We're doooomed!
PARIS
Oh, stop it. Let's have a party... well, a funeral party. Hector would want a party. Party!
GUARD
Party!
They carry off HECTOR and party sounds come from inside Troy. CASSANDRA punches APOLLO.
APOLLO
What was that for?
CASSANDRA
We're still going to lose but no one will listen to me.
APOLLO
Lose? No way. Not with my help.
ATHENA appears.
ATHENA
Apollo!
APOLLO
Ooops.
ATHENA
You cheated!
APOLLO
Don't be a sore loser.
POSEIDON enters.
POSEIDON
It's not over yet.
APOLLO
What do you mean?
POSEIDON
I have a little surprise for the Trojans.
APOLLO
You stay out of this. This is between me and Athena.
ATHENA
That was until you cheated and helped Paris kill Achilles. Poseidon is here to even the score and get his revenge for non-payment.
APOLLO
This is so unfair.
ATHENA
Don't be a sore loser.
APOLLO leaves. CASSANDRA watches POSEIDON and ATHENA get in a huddle with ODYSSEUS who nods and smiles. They exit.
CASSANDRA
I must try to warn everyone.
CASSANDRA starts to go and then hears something coming. ODYSSEUS pushes in something that looks like a wooden horse and all the Spartans are hiding behind it. (NOTE: The horse doesn't have to be big which makes it funnier)
CASSANDRA (CONT.)
What's that?
ODYSSEUS
It's a present for Troy.
PARIS comes rushing out with HELEN.
PARIS
A present? I love presents.
HELEN
I love horsies. I wish it were a unicorn.
Spartans look at each other. One sticks his sword out the head.
HELEN (CONT.)
It is a unicorn! Can we keep it, Paris? Please.
PARIS
Of course.
HELEN
Oh, goodie. Let's bring it inside.
ODYSSEUS sneaks behind horse with others.
CASSANDRA
No! Don't do it. It's a trick!
PARIS
Stop it, Cassandra.
HELEN
Cassandra wants to take away my unicorn!
PARIS
Now you've upset Helen.
CASSANDRA
Beware the gift of the Greeks! Greek toys are bad news. They use lead paint!
HELEN
I want my unicorn.
CASSANDRA
Doom on you. Doom on you. Doom on you!
CASSANDRA leaves.
HELEN
Your sister is like totally creepy.
PARIS
Hey, everyone. The Spartans left us a present. Let's bring it inside!
Trojans come out and bring horse inside Troy. Homer and Homerettes sing to the tune of 'The Song that Never Ends.' Hear it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo2FZ8KY6n4
HOMER and HOMERETTES
This is the war that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends. Some people started fighting it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue fighting it forever just because... This is the war that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends. Some people started fighting it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue fighting it forever just because...
ATHENA
But it did end... the Trojan horse trick worked.
APOLLO
Looks like you won.
ATHENA
Who's the god of war now?
APOLLO
(mumbles)
You are.
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ATHENA
What's that?
APOLLO
You are.
ATHENA
Noogie!
ATHENA puts APOLLO in a headlock and rubs his head with her knuckles.
ATHENA (CONT.)
Wet willy!
She licks her finger and tries to stick it in his ear. He gets free and runs away. She chases him off stage.
HOMER
Those wacky gods. They were so immature. Well, I hope you all enjoyed my story. Nobody lived happily ever after but what a war! You can read the entire tale in my book called The Iliad. I'll be doing a book signing after the show.
END OF PLAY
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
(13-18+ speaking roles, unlimited number of extras as soldiers for Troy and Sparta, suggestions for doubling below)
CASSANDRA - She can see the future, but no one will listen to her. Sister of Paris and Hector.
HELEN - Goofy teen-like girl who runs away with Paris and starts a war.
PARIS - Goofy teen-like boy who takes Helen to Troy.
APOLLO - War god. He can double as Trojan soldier.
ODYSSEUS - Greek warrior on Spartan side.
ACHILLES - Greek warrior on Spartan side.
ATHENA - War goddess. She can double as Spartan warrior.
HECTOR - Prince of Troy and brother of Paris and Cassandra. He can double as ZEUS.
ZEUS - Leader of the gods. He can double as Trojan soldier, GUARD or HECTOR.
GUARD - Trojan wall guard. He makes fun of everyone. He can double as ZEUS.
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HERA - Wife of Zeus. She can double as Spartan warrior or PATROCLUS.
PATROCLUS - Cousin of Achilles. He can double as HERA or POSEIDON and/or Trojan soldier.
AJAX - Spartan warrior who uses muscles rather than brains. He can double as POSEIDON.
AGAMEMNON - Lord of the Greeks. Appears a bit like Darth Vader from Star Wars but Spartan style. He can double as POSEIDON.
MENELAUS - Spartan King and husband of Helen. He can double as POSEIDON and/or Spartan soldier.
POSEIDON - Ocean god. He can double as AJAX, AGAMEMNON or Spartan or Trojan soldier.
HOMER and the HOMERETTES - If it's all men, it can be HOMER and the HOMMIES or if it be HOMER solo. Or the HOMERETTES can be played by soliders or the women in the cast. HOMER can have dark shades like Stevie Wonder since he's blind.
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