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Posted: Fri Feb 5th, 2010 09:20 pm |
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Act 1The act takes place in a study hall at Yale University. Professor Wells is showing his new time machine to his friend Professor Martinez who is a teacher of art.
Professor Wells: You just wait and see, this will be the next hot item on the market.
Professor Martinez: Well if you say so, but you can learn about history right from this book of mine.
Professor Wells: That book can only show it to me, I can't experience it. I want to touch history not just read it from a book.
Professor Martinez: Well I guess your right I wouldn't mine seeing some things in person, like the building of the Parthenon in Athens. But time travel is just impossible it can't be done. You're crazy for thinking it can.
Professor Wells: So you think I'm crazy huh. We'll I dare you to take a step inside this machine and we'll see whose crazy.
Professor Martinez: Alright then, I haven't got anything to lose, but you on the other hand are fixing to lose your pride.
Professor Wells: We'll see about that!
Professor Martinez: Ok so let's travel back in time. (In a joking tone).
Professor Wells: You just what and see! What did you say that you would like to experience? Oh, yeah the Parthenon in Athens. Ok, then let's set the time for 447 B.C. Are you ready?
Professor Martinez: Yeah I'm ready to prove you wrong.
Narrator: The machine starts to make noises and the date starts counting down. The date reaches 447 B.C. and the machine seems to stop.
Act 2
Narrator: The two men are too nervous to open the door, but they get up the courage to. No one speaks for minutes amazed at what they see. Then Profess Wells shouts!
Professor Wells: I can't believe it, I did it! We traveled back in time.
Professor Martinez: (still stunned) I don't know what to say. This is Athens, we are in Athens.
Professor Wells: Not only are we in Athens we are on top of the Acropolis. This is where the Parthenon was built. Whoa! What that first step, it's a duce.
Professor Martinez: I just can't believe it; I've got to be dreaming.
(Professor Wells pinches Professor Martinez on the arm)
Professor Martinez: Ouch! What did you do that for?
Professor Wells: You are not dreaming this is for real. We traveled back in time.
Professor Martinez: So what do we do now?
Professor Wells: (screaming and grabs Professor Martinez by the arm) Hide!
Narrator: The men duck behind a big rock. Someone is coming over the hill. It's the builders of the Parthenon, Ictinus and Callicrates. They are accompanied by Phidias and Perikles.
Perikles: So gentlemen as you can see this is the best spot for the job.
Ictinus: (out of breathe) Well I don't know about you guys but I wished it was on some level ground.
Phidias: I think it might do you some good to walk up and down that hill. You might lose some weight then.
Callicrates: Hey who do you think you are talking to, you're just a no good for nothing sculptor.
Perikles: Guys, guys now look if we are going to get anything done; you have got to work together. We have to sit down and figure out the plans for this thing.
Callicrates: This thing! I think we should give it a name. And I think we should call it the Callicrates Monument.
Ictinus: Callicrates! We are not going to call it that; we are going to call it The Ictinus Temple.
Phidias: No we are not going to call it neither of those we are going to call it, Phidias. Just Phidias!
Professor Martinez: (whispering) they can't call it that it would ruin history. I've got to do something. (Pro. Martinez jumps up)
Professor Wells: Martinez!
Professor Martinez: You are supposed to call it The Parthenon.
Narrator: Everyone was startled!
Perkiles: Who are you?
Callicrates: (In a wrestling stance) I know Tae Kwon Do.
Ictinus: What is that?
Callicrates: I don't know it just sounded good.
Phidias: So who are you?
Professor Wells: (jumping in front of Martinez) we are workers, we've come to work on the temple.
Perkiles: We haven't even told anyone about this yet.
Professor Martinez: Well you know how word gets around.
Perkiles: Anyway, what I said about naming it The Parthenon, what do you guys think?
Professor Martinez: (whispering) He just took the credit for what I said.
Professor Wells: He's a politician that's what they do. Take credit for everything!
Ictinus: Well I guess that's alright.
Perkiles: So it's settled we'll call it The Parthenon in honor of Athena.
Ictinus: How about we go get some food and discuss this more?
Phidias: You are always thinking about food!
Ictinus: I can't help it!
Perkiles: I have to agree with Ictinus; it's about lunchtime. Let's go!
Act 3
Narrator: They all head to the house of Perkiles, including the professors, and enter the house.
The professors are astonished by the art work of the house.
Professor Martinez: You see that around the top of the walls. That's what they call an Ionic frieze.
Professor Wells: I might be a scientist but I do know a little about art. They used it in the Parthenon also; it symbolized the Greater Panathenaic Procession, which was held every four years in honor of Athena's birthday. Phidias was such a good sculptor that he created a high relief with isocephaly.
Professor Martinez: Well, well I didn't realize you knew so much. I've underestimated you. Not! You have forgotten a few things. Like that it also depicted the Gigantomachy, Amazonomachy, and Centauromahcy, and was 525 feet long.
Professor Wells: I didn't forget you just didn't let me finish.
Perkiles: (To His Wife) bring us some food and water. (To Professor Wells) And you, go help her.
Professor Wells: Me, you have to be crazy, if you think I am going to cook.
Professor Martinez: Wells, don't you realize that to him you are a slave. They expect you to do it.
Professor Wells: I am not a slave and I am not going.
Professor Martinez: Wells, if you don't go you might be killed. Look at how mad he is.
Professor Wells: Ok, ok I'll go but you better not tell anyone about this.
Ictinus: (To Professor Martinez) you go with him and help him, I think he is a little slow.
Professor Martinez: (mumbling) I can't believe I got into that machine. (They both walk into the kitchen)
Perkiles: So where should we start!
Ictinus: How about with some meat of some kind?
Phidias: I think he was talking about the temple.
Ictinus: Well you should have said that. I didn't know!
Perkiles: Anyways, I have got all this money and I am ready to spend it some where.
Callicrates: Don't you mean waste it. You wouldn't have that money if it wasn't for the Athens government protecting everyone.
Perkiles: Never mind how I got the money what is important here is that we spend it wisely. And while we are on that subject we need to put a treasury on one end of this thing.
Ictinus: A treasury, all you want that for is to count all your money.
Perkiles: Look can we put a small room there or not.
Callicrates: We can do anything you want, you're the boss.
Perkiles: Then it's settled, we will have two rooms with a wall separating the two, one larger for the inner sanctuary and the smaller room for my, I mean, the treasury.
Phidias: Well since I'm the no good for nothing sculptor, I think we should have at least a sculpture of Athena, since this is in her honor.
Ictinus: I second that idea! So what do you have in mind?
Phidias: Something big and something to reflect her as the goddess of war.
Perkiles: I like that idea. She can have armor and wear the Medusa's head. (Everyone stares at him in disbelief that he knows art) What? I might be a politician but I know a little about art.
Callicrates: She should be the first thing that everyone sees when they walk in. And how about her holding Nike in her hand.
Ictinus: That's a good idea, holding victory in her hand. And she should be gold and ivory.
Phidias: Why gold and ivory?
Ictinus: I don't know I just like those colors together.
Phidias: You sure you don't need to be cooking.
Perkiles: Speaking of food! (to his wife) Where is the food I ordered?
Professor Wells and Martinez come out with food in their hand.
Professor Wells: If you dare tell anyone about this I will tell everyone about your stuffed teddy bear.
Professor Martinez: Don't worry I don't want anyone to know about this.
Professor Wells: So what's the news!
Perkiles: The news is that if you don't hurry up, I'm going to hurt you.
Professor Wells: Well you don't have to be rude.
Professor Martinez: So have you decided anything yet?
Callicrates: Not that it is any of your business, but yes we have.
Phidias: I am going to make a huge statue of Athena of marble.
Martinez: Marble no, no that's what the temple is made out of not the statue.
Ictinus: I told you make it out of gold and ivory, they go good together.
Perkiles: (Sarcastically) The next thing you are going to say is that we need to put a pool in so it can reflect the beautiful colors.
Ictinus: Yeah that's right! Now you're catching on.
Callicrates: I like his ideas, we need to do that.
Phidias: Well if we do that then we need to make the columns of the Doric order after the Dorians. It will take a steel dowel and a flute, shaft, and drums.
Callicrates: (Not paying attention) Oh, so we are going to make a band. I call the drums!
Perkiles: Callicrates, pay attention! (Sighs) That sounds good to me just as long as I get to spend as much money as possible. It's not mine!
Ictinus: I guess we can compromise. I'll make the Doric columns out of wood and you make the statue out of gold and ivory.
Phidias: It's a deal!
Callicrates: What about the temple itself!
Perkiles: Do like I said and build it out of marble.
Professor Martinez: There he goes again and taking credit for everything.
Perkiles: So let's go over what we've decided. The temple will be made out of marble... (Interrupted)
Callicrates: Wait, wait! That means that we are going to have to cut out marble and fit it without mortar. Boy I wish we had a crane!
Ictinus: What is a crane? And what is mortar?
Callicrates: Have you never seen my drawings of this arm that lifts heavy objects? And this paste that makes rock stick together? I saw them in my dreams!
Phidias: Callicrates, this is 447 B.C. Quit coming up with crazy ideas.
Perkiles: Anyway where was I? (Scratches his head) Oh now I remember. It will be built of marble! Phidias will build a big statue of Athena made out of gold and ivory... (Interrupted again)
Ictinus: And don't forget the pool. I could go skinny dipping when it gets warm.
Phidias: Yeah that will bring people to see the statue. They will see a big bright light that shines, because of your big white bottom. (Callicrates falls over laughing)
Ictinus: Hey have you looked at yourself lately!
Callicrates: (in the floor laughing) stop it you are going to make me choke on my olive!
Perkiles: (rolling his eyes) how did I get myself into this mess! Callicrates, sit up! Can I finish? Now, where was I. There will be a pool, but no swimming allowed. (Perkiles cuts his eyes toward Ictinus) The columns will be made of the Doric order out of wood. Oh and I almost forgot about the treasury. Is that everything?
Ictinus: Well I think that's everything we have discussed, but that's just a small amount of things. But how about we finish eating and then I can draw out a plan.
Callicrates: (still laughing) I second that one!
Act 4
Narrator: The guys meet in another room too discuss the plans and the professors are sent off to gather more workers for the job ahead.
Ictinus: Ok so I say let's put about 10 columns on one side and 10 columns on the other side. What you guys think?
Perkiles: No, no I don't like that idea.
Callicrates: I think it should be 17 by 8
Perkiles: Where did you come up with those numbers?
Callicrates: Well that was the score of the games at the last Olympic game we had.
Phidias: Well that's a good way to figure something out. It works for me!
Ictinus: So we'll make it 17 columns on the north and south side and 8 on the east and west side.
Ok what about the roof of this thing?
Callicrates: Well if we make it too heavy it's just going to cave in. So since we have plenty of trees why don't we make it out of wood.
Perkiles: Sounds good to me! Ok, so we have the ceiling, the columns, and since its Doric columns its height will be 5.5 times its diameter and it will have no base, so we can have three steps or so up to the porch.
Ictinus: We will have three steps and no more. By the time they get up that hill they are not going to want to walk anymore.
Callicrates: Well we'll have to have some steps to distinguish between the porch and the sanctuary. But maybe we can add two no more and some columns to differentiate between the two.
Ictinus: Ok that's fine with me! Just as long as I don't have to walk up a flight of stairs.
Perkiles: I really don't care what you do just keep in mind I'm the genius who suggested this idea.
Phidias: You won't let anyone forget that! I know we decided on Doric columns outside but what do you say about adding Ionic columns in the treasury.
Ictinus: Works for me! It will be a graceful touch to the treasury, while Perkiles is counting his money.
Perkiles: Can we just forget about my money!
Callicrates: Speaking of money! Since we have to pay you Phidias, don't you think you can do a little more than one Athena statue with columns around it?
Phobias: Actually I had a few things in mine, like an Ionic frieze that goes around the top of the walls, and the use of Doric Metopes all around the building. I think we should honor Athena by portraying her birth with a pediment at the top in a triangle at the top of the temple.
Actins: Well what about depicting the battle between Lappets and Centaurs with a metaphase, my great, great, great, great, grandfather was in that war. You could depict him slaying a Centaur.
Percales: So that would make you about 300 years old?
Actins: No I'm not, I'm 250!
Calibrates: Well I personally think that the battle of the Greeks against the Amazons is the best.
Perkiles: You are wrong! The best battle was the Trojan War. They should have never abducted Helen.
Phidias: Anyways if I do it, I'm doing it of the Olympians overthrowing the Titans. Those cannibalistic forbearers went down!
Narrator: All the men are arguing on which is best while the professors return full of sweat. They hear the men and Professor Martinez steps in one more time.
Professor Martinez: Hey, hey! (The men stop and look) Why don't you do all of the battles you mentioned. That way everyone will be happy!
Phidias: If I do them all you are going to have to give me more money.
Perkiles: What do I care; it's not my money anyway.
Ictinus: If we are going to create a temple with classical balance, proportion, and unity. We want more money too!
Perkiles: You make this the best temple ever and I will give you all more money. (To the professors) Did you find any workers?
Professor Wells: We did and they are waiting at the site to start work.
Perkiles: Well let's go!
Act 5
Narrator: They arrive at the top of the Acropolis and gather all the workers together.
Perkiles: We have invited you here today because Athens is the greatest land around. We have gained money from the strength of our land and we are going to honor the one who helped us, Athena, the goddess of war. It is only natural that the city should apply its abundance to such works, by their completion, will bring it everlasting glory. Thank you and I will continue to spend your money in a glorious way.
Professor Wells: Well, Martinez what do you think about history now?
Professor Martinez: I still think my book is good but I have to admit that this is pretty breathtaking. I have to confess you were right about traveling back in time. It can be done!
Professor Wells: I accept your apology! And I hope you will accept mine!
Professor Martinez: Yours but what did you do?
Professor Wells: It's not what I did, but what I didn't do.
Professor Martinez: What are you talking about!
Professor Wells: Well I didn't have all the bugs worked out of my machine and we are stuck here. (Walks over to a big rock.).
Professor Martinez: You're joking right!
Professor Wells: How strong are you?
Professor Martinez: What, why do you ask?
Professor Wells: This temple can't build itself!
Professor Martinez: Wells, you mean we are stuck here forever. What will my wife do? Who will teach the students? What? I can't believe this!
Professor Wells: Wells calm down I'm just joking. I had you going there didn't I? Come on let's go home.
Narrator: The two guys step into the machine. They are back home in their time.
Professor Martinez: You shouldn't do that to a person you like to give me a heart attack. You really had me going back there. I thought we were going to be trapped there forever.
Professor Wells: You want to hear the good part. If we would have stayed five minutes longer we would have. To bad we couldn't stay to help them build The Temple of Nike and the Erechtheum.
Professor Martinez: That would have been great, but I would have hated to done all that work.
Professor Wells: Well you've seen it, what did think about the time machine?
Professor Martinez: I don't think it's going to be on any hot list any time soon, but... (stops looking at his art book)
Professor Wells: What, what is it?
Professor Martinez: It says here that Tae Kwon Do was first introduced in the 447 B.C. by Callicrates and he was looked on as a crazy man, because of wild claims. He said he saw a machine that had lights, but disappeared into thin air. It also says you could often see a bright light coming from inside of the temple near the pool of water in front of the statue of Athena.
Professor Martinez and Wells: (Looking at each other) Ictinus!
Professor Wells: I knew they should have put locks on those wooden doors.
The End
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