Tuesday 5 April 2011

Tutankhamun is alive! (Level 2)

CHARACTERS
- TV presenter girl        - Archaeologist 1
- TV presenter boy       - Archaeologist 2
- TV reporter                - Archaeologist 3
- Professor Topek         - Klun (intern at the museum)
- God Hathor                 - God Bastet
- God Anubis                 - Hatsheput
- Tourist 1                    - Tourist 2
- Tutankhamun            - Egyptian peasant
 (Additional characters can be played as more tourists or archaeologists)

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The Rosetta stone has been found in Egypt. Thanks to it, some mysterious hieroglyphics have been solved:            Tutankhamun’s tomb!  
When the great discovery is taken to the museum, strange events will start to occur… In order to solve the mystery, Professor Topek will need the help of his team of archaeologists, some tourists, the intern Klun and even some Egyptian gods!

SCENE 1
The TV News programme reports that the Rosetta stone has been discovered in Egypt in the middle of a peasant’s field.
SCENE 2
The group of archaeologists decode the hieroglyphic about Tutankhamun’s tomb.
SCENE 3
When the tomb is taken to the museum, Tutankhamun comes back to life!
SCENE 4
Tutankhamun play tricks on the Egyptian gods, tourists and archaeologists.
SCENE 5
Finally, it is discovered that Klun, the intern, has been laughing at the rest by pretending to be Tutankhamun.

CHARACTER OBJECTIVES

TV presenter girl
She is in love with her workmate and doesn’t pay much attention to her job.
TV presenter boy
He loves football and reports the news as if he was commentating on a football game.
TV reporter
He is a clumsy partially-sighted journalist who always gets confused.
Archaeologist 1
Clever. She wants to be like professor Topek.
Archaeologist 2
Clumsy. He tries to help but he often breaks things.
Archaeologist 3
Silly. He thinks he knows a lot, but he has a lot to learn.
Professor Topek
A famous Egyptologist who trusts everyone.
Klun (intern at the museum)
The new intern at the museum will do anything to become popular.
God Hathor
Egyptian goddess of love, happiness and beauty. (The three gods want to help P.Topek)
God Bastet
Egyptian goddess of the sun and maternity.
God Anubis
Egyptian god of death and magic.
Hatsheput
An ancient Egypt pharaoh who is the accomplice of Klun. The gods don’t like her.
Tourist 1 &  Tourist 2
This French loving couple are on their honey moon. They can’t stop taking photos and disturbing the peace at the museum.
Tutankhamun
He just wants to scare the rest and laugh at them
Egyptian peasant                          
This poor peasant wants to become famous after having found the rosetta stone in his orchard.