Stage text for the Cantabile 2, 2008 production „Tiggeroperaen“

SCENE 1: Street Life
(intro)
first there is this sound
something like
scratching
like breaking
plastic
tearing apart
and smoke
burning rubber
in the background
and footsteps
in the mud
let’s say mud
the sound of breaking
sirens
voices
city sounds
but not like
any city you would know

(boys-men)
and then you see this two boys
two men
you look at the boys
men
you look at the two men
and you see:

(cop chase)
few more days
one for him, one for me
and his fucking rope
too cheap, he says
run
import original
at the marketplace
give it a bone and it won’t bite
stolen beer and a pack of cigarettes
will sleep in bed tonight
too cheap, he says
beat the shit out of him
run
pack of cigarettes
you won’t trick me
import fake
how much in euro
run

SCENE 2: The shoes
a pair of shoes?
but it is just a pair of shoes,
you say
funny looking kitsch shoes
found in the scrap yard

SCENE 3: Village Life
let’s say
a village
not even a village
say pile of rocks
not in europe
somewhere else
let’s say
eastern europe
let’s say
albania
july
and then this old woman
a pile of rocks
you see an old woman
dressed in black
talking to rocks
talking to water
talking to her feet

SCENE 4-5: Dreams coming true
(transition – end of this scene, beginning of next)
what you see is a name
and a title
respectful name
honorable name
a brand of a sort
what you see is a chance
a chance to get away
www.make.dreams.come.true.eu

SCENE 9: EU
you catch her look
when they stop the car
they stop the car
and let the girls out
it is in this moment
in the middle of the road
in her eyes
grabbing her sister tight
just for a moment
before they pack them back in
in her eyes
the look
a sign
for a moment

SCENE 11: Life of a slave
and then
few weeks later
a new place
a cheap flat in the suburbs
a cage

SCENE 12: Waiting for the call
Congratulations on your exiting new phone!
Before you can make your first call, see Getting started on page 22
Let’s get started!
1) you take a deep breath
2) you close your eyes
3) you open your eyes
you feel like fading away

SCENE 13: The new home
let’s say a city
but you don’t see the city
first you only see
the lights
blinding lights
dancing lights
in cold dark sky
and then city
starts to appear
a northern city
let’s say copenhagen
cold dark sky
and dancing city lights

SCENE 15: On the Street
One Bone-in Turkey Breast 4.5-6.5 lbs. each – €35.00
14-Piece Complete Bedding Set – €57.09
Woolrich Men’s Mammoth Closed Back Slipper – €8.89
Schumacher Power Jump-Starter, Docking Station – €60.04
Toddler Puppy Slip-On – $27.95
Sterling Silver Open Double Flower Pendant – $42.00
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Coconut Flour – $24.86

SCENE 17: Sisters
and then
few weeks later
you see them again
everything will be ok
and a smile
takes her sisters hand
and smiles
she smiles
but you see
right?
you see the crack
the shadow
and you know
when you see it
don’t you?
the shadow
and her sisters hand
you see the smile
and you smile back
right?

SCENE 18: Brothers
something like
scratching
like breaking
plastic
tearing apart
the sound of breaking
sirens
voices
city sounds
just like in the city
you know very well