The Odyssey You can download your script and songs by going to: www.southlandsings.org/ellis Narrator
After a ten year battle in the Trojan War, Odysseus and his soldiers set sail to go back home to the Kingdom of Ithica
(Enter Odysseus and his men with cheers, super energetic entrance all sing)
Song 1 We Are Going Home –
LET’S GO HOME AND HAVE A GREAT TIME WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? WE JUST WON THE TROJAN WAR LETS’ GO HOME LETS’ GO HOME WE JUST WON THE TROJAN WAR NOW WE WANT MORE ALL OF THAT GORE
Odysseus Let’s take all the spoils from our conquest
Soldier 1 Gold
Soldier 2 Jewels
Soldier 3 (name something else they obtained)
Narrator They had a long journey ahead of them. As they began their travels the god Poseidon caused a great storm that causes them to have to land at Scheria, home of the Phaeacians. The princess Nausicaa, the Phaeacian princess, shows him to the royal palace, and Odysseus receives a warm welcome from the king and queen. They promise to give him safe passage to Ithaca, but first they beg to hear the story of his adventures.
Odysseus Well first we went to the land of the Lotus Eaters, and if you ate their fruit you would lose your memory.
Song 2 Eat Our Fruit PLEASE PULL UP A SEAT HAVE A BITE TO EAT FRUIT IS VERY DELICIOUS 1 QUITE NUTRITIOUS.
EAT OUR FRUIT EAT OUR FRUIT PLEASE WE INSIST THAT YOU EAT OUR FRUIT...
EAT OUR FRUIT EAT OUR FRUIT
(Spoken) It’s something to die for (laughter)
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME WE HOPE YOU STAY AWHILE
EAT OUR FRUIT EAT OUR FRUIT EAT OUR FRUIT
(Some of the men eat the fruit)
Narrator As soon as they eat this fruit, they lose all thoughts of home and long for nothing more than to stay there eating more fruit.
Odysseus Come on men. I said come on!
(some of the men do not budge, Odysseus and his men, who did not eat the fruit, drag the others off stage)
Narrator The men escape the lotus eaters and eventually the effects of the fruit wear off. They resume their journey and land on the island of Cyclopes. They approach the cave of Polyphemus, just as Cyclops is approaching with his sheep.
Cyclops Who Goes there?
Odysseus It is Odysseus and my men, we need your help, we have brought you a gift to show our appreciation.
Cyclops I have a better idea, I will eat you!! But there are too many so I will lock you in my cave and save you for later.
2 Narrator That evening Cyclops invites Odysseus to a large banquet
Song 3: Be My Guest Cyclops BE MY GUEST, BE MY GUEST THE FOOD WILL STAND OUT FROM THE REST DON'T BE SCARED DON'T BE SHY JUST COME SIT DOWN AND TRY
BE MY GUEST, BE MY GUEST COME SIT DOWN AND TRY JUST THINK WHAT'S FOR THE BEST...
ODYSSEUS (RAP) HEY WHY NOT HAVE SOME SUNNY D. IT'S THE SUNSHINE THAT YOU NEED THE SUNSET THAT YOU NEED GIVES YOU JOY TO THE END. MY FRIEND
CYCLOPS: WHAT IS THIS SUNNY D? SO THIS WILL SET ME FREE? MY GUEST, I'LL DO IT JUST FOR THEE...
(Cyclops sips Sunny D)
Cyclops HMM THIS TASTES SO, SO FINE SUNNY D SHALL FOREVER BE MINE
(music solo for about 5 seconds)
WOW SLEEP SOUNDS GOOD RIGHT NOW LATER I'LL TURN Y'ALL INTO CHOW THERE ISN'T A WAY TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW REST SINCE I'M SINCERE..
(Cyclops falls asleep)
Narrator Odysseus drives a sharp stake through the giant’s eye.
Cyclops Owe, who did this?
Odysseus Nobody
3 Cyclops Tell me, who did this?
Odysseus Nobody
Cyclops Why don’t you tell me who did this
Odysseus I told you, Nobody
Song 4: Who Cares Odysseus and his men
WHO CARES, WHO CARES WHO CARES ABOUT YOUR EYE STOP TELLING US LIES SO NOW GOOD-BYE WHO CARES, WHO CARES WHO CARES ABOUT YOUR EYE WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME SO NOW GOOD-BYE
THANK YOU FOR THE LITTLE SHOW NOW BACK TO OUR BUSINESS WE SHALL GO YOU DID THAT TO YOURSELF, TO YOUR EYE GOODBYE, GOODBYE
Narrator Odysseus and his men then tie themselves to the bottom of the sheep and slip out the next morning.
Cyclops (throwing boulders at the men as they sail away) I’ll get you, Nobody!!!
(Enter Cyclop’s friends)
Friend Your eye, what happened, who blinded you Cyclops?
Cyclops Nobody
Friend Really, tell us, who blinded you
4 Cyclops I said NOBODY!
Song 5 Nobody Did this to Me
Cyclops NOBODY DID THIS TO ME HE SAID HIS NAME IS NOBDY HE CAME ON A SHIP FROM FAR AWAY HE HAD A CREW THAT GOT AWAY PLEASE BELIVE ME I’M NOT TELLING LIES PLEASE BELIVE ME I’M NOT TELLING LIES HE’S A REAL PERSON I BELIEVE HE CAME FROM ITHACA OH PLEASE GET HIM HE HURT ME BADLY SO BADLY
Odysseus (Yelling from his ship as he leaves)
I am the one who blinded you, I am Odysseus! Narrator Odysseus and his men then set sail for Aeaea, home of the beautiful witch-goddess Circe.
Circe
Song 6: Please Join Me in a Lovely Feast
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A LOVELY FEAST JUST INSIDE MY HOME THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WON’T REGRET NOR WILL YOU EVER FORGET SO PLEASE JOIN ME I’LL FEEL LESS LONELY YOU’LL FEEL MORE FREE IN A COMFY SEAT COME DRINK SOME TEA THEN HAVE A TREAT THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO REST AND EAT
(The soldiers partake of the food and then turn into pigs)
Circe Now you are mine, here piggy, piggy.
5 Hermes Odysseus, here take this herb it is called Moly, it will protect you and your men from Circe’s drug.
Narrator Odysseus defeats Circe and persuades her to turn everyone back to men. He and Circe make peace and after a long stay they move on.
Circe Be sure to follow my advice and above all things watch out for those sirens, don’t listen to anything they say - they are nothing but trouble.
Narrator They approach the island of the Sirens
Odysseus Here men, stuff beeswax in your ears, now tie me to the mast of the ship and I alone will hear the song of the Sirens and navigate us through.
Song 7: Odysseus Come Here (underscore music with spoken dialogue)
Sirens
Odysseus, come here, Odysseus, come here, Odysseus, come here We smell you near. Odysseus come here, Odysseus come here, Odysseus come here We know you hear us
Narrator They make it past the Sirens, and continue on their journey with a few other obstacles, finally they arrive home.
Song 8: We are Home
WE ARE HOME WE ARE HOME FINALLY WE ARE HOME AFTER 10 LONG YEARS AND A JOURNEY WITH MANY OBSTACLES WE ARE HOME WE ARE HOME FINALLY WE ARE HOME BELOVED ITHICA
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