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TUT (WORD) 2020

 

SCENE 1

(To the sun dancers, Maia, Miss Sen Aat)

 The pyramids are in the distance. They are more white than the sandy brown we are used to seeing. Ceremonial music begins.

TO  THE  SUN (SONG #1)

CHORUS

HERE BY THE PYRAMIDS TEMPLES ARE BUILT TO THE SUN

TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN

SO BOW DOWN TO THE PHARAOHS

EVERYONE

 

HERE WE ARE IN EGYPT

BUT IT’S NOT ANCIENT YET

THE DESERT IS A DRY ONE

BUT THE RIVER’S WET

 

EACH YEAR COMES THE SEASON

THE NILE FLOODS THE BANKS

AND TO THE FLOOD GOD HAPI

WE GIVE OUR THANKS

 

HERE BY THE PYRAMIDS TEMPLES ARE BUILT TO THE SUN

TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN

SO BOW DOWN TO THE PHARAOHS

EVERYONE

 

YES, HERE WE ARE IN EGYPT

WE HAVE A HANDSOME PRINCE

AND SOMEDAY HE’LL BE PHARAOH

RIGHT NOW HE MAKES US WINCE

 

MISS SEN

HE DOESN’T LIKE TO STUDY, 

HE NEVER LEARNS HIS SUMS

AAT

AND AS FOR COURTLY DUTIES

HE HARDLY EVER COMES

ALL

WE HAVE A FERTILE LAND

OUR KINGDOM IS QUITE GRAND

SO LIFT YOUR VOICE AND SING

AND PRAISE OUR KING

HERE BY THE PYRAMIDS TEMPLES ARE BUILT TO THE SUN

TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN

SO BOW DOWN TO THE PHARAOHS

EVERYONE (x2)

Group 1                                  Group2

And now                                Guess what?

Yes now                                 Guess what?

We present

YOUNG, TUT. (Entrance music… nothing.) (x3)

(The number finishes with a flourish. MAIA enters where we were expecting to see the prince. She’s shaking her head.) 

MAIA Sorry, he’s gone…… again. 

(Everyone throws up their hands in disgust. AAT crosses to MAIA.)  

AAT Well, where is he this time, Maia? 

MAIA How should I know, Aat. It’s not my day to watch him. 

MISS SEN

But you’re his governess.

MAIA But I’m not a hunting dog, or a spy Miss Sen, and I need to be both to track him down.

You’re the teacher, how about using your intelligence to track him down? 

AAT Yes, Miss Sen.  You should know where he is. 

MISS SEN Well, you’re his uncle and the royal advisor.  Why don’t you know where he is?  

MAIA Yes.  Why don’t you?

 AAT Enough.  Not only he is missing, he has also hidden the royal scepter again. 

MISS SEN Oh dear. Listen up everybody! If you find our naughty Prince Tut, bring him back. 

 (They all exit.)

 

 

SCENE 2

(Camel vendors, Criminals, Tut,  Seti)

(The CAMEL VENDORS come on pushing or pulling a fake camel on wheels.)

THE  CAMEL  SONG (SONG #2)

IF YOU WANT TO GET FROM A TO B

AND YOU WANT TO DO IT STYLISHLY

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO IT WELL.

THEN YOU NEED A C-A-M-E-L

ONE HUMPS, TWO HUMPS, 

LET’S DISCUSS

BUY YOUR CAMEL NOW

FROM US

CAMEL VENDOR 1 Camels?

CAMEL VENDOR 2 Anyone? 

CAMEL VENDOR 3 Well, we’ll be around.

(They exit, but leave the camel. SENEB, HAJI AND HAPU enter.)

SENEB Where is Seti?

HAJI We’ve looked everywhere, Seneb.

HAPU Well, we didn’t look in the desert.

HAJI No, we didn’t look there.

SENEB I’m sure a young boy won’t go there alone. 

HAJI Good point. 

SENEB All I know is he has stolen the study scroll!

HARA So, just buy a new scroll.

SENEB Idiot. Did you not hear, it is a study scroll.  It teaches Maths, languages, history. It is worth more than you make in a year.

HARA I don’t make anything in a year. I’m your contracted servant.

SENEB Yes, you are! And just for being such an idiot  you’ll have to work for me for another six months.

HARA Dang it!  

SENEB Now, split up and keep looking.  I know that Seti is somewhere in this city.  Come on. 

(They exit. SETI and TUT come onto the stage from opposite sides. SETI takes a seat by the camel and unfurls a scroll and examines it intently.  TUT approaches SETI.) 

TUT Excuse me.

SETI  Go away. 

TUT Excuse me. 

SETI Can’t you see that I’m studying? 

TUT  Studying what? 

SETI Everything I can learn. 

TUT Boring.  

SETI Not to me. 

(TUT sees SETI’s face.)  

TUT Hey, do I know you? 

SETI I don’t think so, but you look familiar.

TUT So do you.

SETI Why are you hiding? 

TUT I’m running away. 

SETI Who are you running away from? 

TUT Not who but where. I’m running away from the palace.

SETI The palace? Why would anyone run away from the palace?

TUT let me tell you.

 

Different  Life (SONG #3)

TUT

EVERY DAY THEY LAY MY CLOTHES OUT

AND THEY TELL ME WHAT TO DO

EVERY DAY THE SAME OLD SCHEDULE

BUT I LONG FOR SOMETHING NEW

 

EVERY BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER

THEY ALL TELL ME, ‘CLEAN YOUR PLATE’

EVERY DAY I MUST DO LESSONS

STUDY MATH AND THEN DEBATE

 

I LONG FOR ADVENTURE

I LONG TO BE FREE

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT

A DIFFERENT LIFE FOR ME

 

SETI Hold on a minute. You live at the palace, you get three meals a day, and  go to school?

TUT I must go to school.  Oh my dirty  friend,  I wish just one day I could do what I want!

 SETI You don’t say. Let me tell you about my life.

 

                    SETI

EVERY DAY I WAKE UP HUNGRY

AND I LOOK FOR FOOD TO TAKE 

EVERY DAY THEY ALMOST CATCH ME

AND I RUN ‘TIL MY LEGS ACHE

 

EVERY DAY I DO SOME ERRANDS

FOR THE SCRIBE DOWN AT THE SQUARE

SO THAT HE MIGHT TEACH ME LETTERS

AND I’LL GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE THERE

 

I DON’T NEED ADVENTURE

I MUST DISAGREE

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT

A DIFFERENT LIFE FOR ME

 

 

TUT Wait a minute. Take my headband. 

SETI Look at that. You could be me. 

TUT And you could be me! Here, I have a plan. You can take my place at

the palace, and I’ll take your life here. Let’s meet back here in three days. 

SETI Deal!

( SETI keeps his satchel.)

TUT So, what’s your name?

SETI My name is Seti. How about yours? 

TUT They call me Tut. 

SETI Huh, nice name. Sounds familiar…

TUT Oh, it’s common enough…. Great! I will have three days of adventure! Three days of a different life!             This should be fun. 

SETI But I need to warn you about someone named Seneb.  Keep away from him. 

TUT Why? 

SETI He wants to catch me! 

TUT Keep away from Seneb. Right? Now, as for me, you should know that I’m… 

(AAT enters and interrupts him.)  

AAT There you are!

SETI (whispered to Tut) Who is that? 

TUT (whispered) That’s my Uncle Aat, the Pharaoh’s brother. 

SETI Wait, if that’s your Uncle, then you are the prince?!

(SETI is dragged off by the ear. TUT wipes the dust off of his hands triumphantly.)

SENEB There he is! 

TUT There who is? 

SENEB You, Seti! 

TUT Are you Seneb? 

SENEB Indeed I am, and you are in big trouble.  Where is my scroll? 

TUT Scroll?  I… let me go get it for you!   

(TUT dashes off) 

SENEB Come back here! 

(SENEB, HABI and HAJU follow.  The camel vendors come on.)

CAMEL VENDOR 1 Camels?

CAMEL VENDOR 2 Anyone? 

CAMEL VENDOR 3 (to camel) Come on.

(They pull the camel off as we transform to the palace.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCENE 3

(Maia, Servants, Miss Sen, Herald, Aat, Ambassadorx3, Seti, Protocol dancers)

 (At the palace. MISS SEN and MAIA enter.)  

Did you hear? Aat found him. 

MISS SEN Yes, well done. The Hittite Ambassador is waiting. 

(AAT enters with SETI. SETI is trailed closely by the three servants.)  

AAT Here he is. 

MAIA Tut, there you are. You naughty, naughty prince.  Ah, look at you. You’re dirty. You need a bath.

SETI Bath? But I went swimming in the Nile last week. 

MAIA Swimming in the… what are you talking about? 

SETI I uh… nothing. (to AHIT) Who are you?

AHIT We’re your servants, your highness. We attend you.

SETI Attend me for what? 

KIT For whatever. 

SAMIA Your every need. 

SETI Ah. 

MISS SEN Prince Tut, as your teacher, I must say that you ran out not only on your

duties this morning, but also your lessons. 

SETI Wait, you’re my teacher? 

MISS SEN Yes, that hasn’t changed since I saw you last. 

SETI I have some questions for you!

 (SETI pulls MISS SEN aside. The servants follow closely.) 

SETI Can I have a little space here? 

KIT Of course, your highness. 

(They back off.)  

SETI Miss Sen, being my teacher, could you help me? 

MISS SEN Of course. 

(SETI unfurls the scroll a little.) 

SETI

Well, right here it says that this hieroglyph means “life”, but I’m not sure about this one...

MISS SEN I can’t believe my ears! Does my young pupil finally want to study?  And where did

you get that scroll, that isn’t your usual one. 

SETI Well, I… 

(THE HERALD steps forward.)  

HERALD

Announcing the Hittite Ambassador. 

MISS SEN We can look at this later. 

(The Ambassador enters, accompanied by two attendants.)  

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Your highness, Prince Tutankhamen, son of Pharaoh Akhenaten, representing Aten God of the Sun, I bear greetings from King Suppiluliuma of the Hittites.

(The AMBASSADOR bows low, staying bowed. SETI observes this curiously. He

crosses over to the ambassador and looks on the ground.)  

SETI What have you lost? 

AAT Your highness! 

SETI What is it? I can help you look. 

AAT Your highness. He awaits your permission to rise. 

SETI Oh, is that what it is? Get up then.

(The AMBASSADOR stands.) 

MISS SEN (To Seti) In the future, the proper phrase is, ‘you may rise’. 

SETI Ah, you may rise. 

MISS SEN He already did. 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR I already did. 

SETI Well good then. 

HITTITE ATTENDANT 1 (to attendant2)Well, I never… 

HITTITE ATTENDANT 2  (to attendant 1) Have you ever seen such manners? 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Young prince. King Suppiluliuma…  

SETI King Sup-ih? 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR King Suppiluliuma. 

SETI That’s a long name! 

HITTITE ATTENDANT 1 (to attendant 2)Seriously?

HITTITE ATTENDANT 2 (to attendant 1) Honestly.

HITTITE AMBASSADOR As I was saying, King Suppiluliuma sends his greetings. 

AAT Return the greetings.

SETI Yeah, tell King Su… Su… I said ‘hi’. 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Yes… I will. 

(Awkward silence)  

MISS SEN (to Seti) Ask him why he is here. 

SETI So… what do you want?  

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Ah, your majesty is so direct. My king wishes to discuss the port at Byblos with you. 

SETI Why? 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Why? 

SETI Yes, why? 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Because… because it is an important port near and it would be good for both of our peoples. 

SETI Huh. I don’t know about it… Say, are you hungry? 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Am I what? 

SETI Are you hungry? Because I am. (to MISS SEN) We could get something to eat.

MISS SEN Of course, your highness.

SETI Great, let’s eat. We can talk over some food!

AMBASSADOR I have already eaten. Perhaps I’ll pay another visit tomorrow when his highness is not so hungry.

SETI Okay, sure. 

AAT(whispers)You must excuse him. 

AMBASSADOR I’ll take my leave. 

SETI Sure, go ahead. 

(The Ambassador exits.) 

MISS SEN A catastrophe! 

SETI Really? 

MISS SEN Oh My, Tut.  You must follow the rules at the palace. 

 

PROTOCOL(SONG #4)

 

1.WHEN IT COMES TO RULES AND ETIQUETTE

WHICH IS WHAT WE DO IN COURT

EVERY WORD AND EVERY MOVE YOU DO

ARE SUBJECT TO REPORT

 

2. YOU MUST PRACTICE MANNERS CAREFULLY

WHEN YOU SIT UPON THE THRONE

ALL IT TAKES IS ONE MISTAKE TO START

A WAR ALL ON YOUR OWN

            Refrain

SO DOT YOUR I’S AND CROSS YOUR T’S 

THIS IS WHAT WE SAY TO YOU

PERFECT PROTOCOL MUST BE PRACTICED

THAT’S WHAT PROPER PRINCES DO

 

3. DRINKING TEA WITH AN AMBASSADOR

ISN’T JUST TO DO WITH THIRST

WHEN YOU TAKE THE TEA YOU MUST BE SURE

THE OLDEST ONE DRINKS FIRST

 

4. IF YOU SMILE AT AN AKKADIAN

YOU CAN MAKE A FRIEND FOR LIFE

BUT A GRIN AT AN ASSYRIAN GIRL

MIGHT GET YOU A NEW WIFE

Refrain

(They exit.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCENE 4

(Camel vendors, Vendors, Seti’s friends (urchins), Tut)

 (The camel vendors enter.) 

(The stage transforms into the market place. TUT walks around looking at the items

hungrily.)

CAMEL VENDOR 1 Excuse me young man.

CAMEL VENDOR 2 Do you want to buy a camel? 

TUT Can I eat it? 

CAMEL VENDOR 3 You’d have to be very hungry. 

BREAD VENDOR Bread here! Fresh baked bread! 

TUT Can I have a piece? 

BREAD VENDOR Do you have any money? 

TUT Ah, how much? 

BREAD VENDOR One deben.

TUT Could I pay you later?

BREAD VENDOR Get away from me, beggar! 

DATE VENDOR Grapes! Sweet and sugary grapes!

TUT I’d like some.

DATE VENDOR A deben. Do you have it? 

TUT Uh. No…

(The vendor shoos him away. TUT goes to the fish vendor and sniffs deeply.) 

FISH VENDOR Fish from the river! Cooked with onions! You there, I take money for smells, too.  

TUT You’re kidding me! 

(TUT sits down dejected. A group of kids approaches TUT. AZIZA, BADRU, CHUMA, and DAKARI.) 

AZIZA Hi Seti. 

BADRU HiSeti.

(No response.)  

CHUMA Seti, is everything all right? 

DAKARI Hey, are you sleeping? 

(Nudges him.)  

TUT Oh. Oh, yes, I’m Seti.

AZIZA Who else would you be? 

TUT You have no idea. 

BADRU What’s wrong with you? 

TUT I’m very hungry. 

CHUMA Well, then we should just steal something. 

TUT Steal? We can’t… 

AZIZA We always do it!

DAKARI Yeah, come on Seti. Do you want to be honest or hungry?

TUT Good point.

(They approach to the vendors in the market and steal some food (to music)

DATE VENDOR Hey! What’s going on! 

FISH VENDOR You rats! 

BREAD VENDOR What did you kids take? 

CAMEL VENDOR 1 Was it a camel? 

CAMEL VENDOR 2 Take a camel.

CAMEL VENDOR 3 Please take a camel! 

ALL VENDORS Get back here! 

CHUMA Buh Bye! 

(The kids run off.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCENE 5

(Servants, Seti, Miss Sen)

 (THE PALACE. THREE SERVANTS enter.)  

(SETI enters eating grapes and spitting out the pits into a bowl. MISS SEN follows.)  

SETI Oh, hey. Servants. What’s your name again?

AHIT Why do you want to know my name? 

 

SETI Friendly people do it.

AHIT That’s so… so nice. It’s Ahit. 

KIT I am Kit, your highness.

SAMIA And I am Samia.

SETI Very nice. You know, I want more grapes.

AHIT I will bring some more, your highness.

SETI Well, thanks, that would be great. 

AHIT I’ll go right away.

 (She exits.)

SAMIA We could fan you, your highness.

SETI Well, thanks.

SAMIA You are very kind today, your highness.

(They start fanning. SETI and MISS SEN sit.)  

SETI Now, would you mind quizzing me again, Miss Sen?

MISS SEN Of course. The Kindgom to the East is…?

SETI The Hittites.

MISS SEN Their king is…?

SETI Hang on. King Supercalifragilistic… 

MISS SEN Suppiluliuma. 

SETI And my father is visiting Assyria right now.

MISS SEN Very good. You’ve learnt so much today.

(AHIT comes dashing back on.)

AHIT Here are the grapes, your highness.

SETI Thank you, Ahit. Hey, does anybody else want any?

SAMIA Oh uh… no.

AHIT We can’t eat with the pharaoh’s family.

SETI Huh. Weird. Well, you can now.

(They look to MISS SEN.)

MISS SEN That’s… very kind of his highness.

KIT Thank you, your highness.

(KIT starts stuffing her face, it becomes sort of a contest to see how many grapes she can fit in.)

(They exit.)

SCENE 6

(Seti’s friends, Tut ,Criminals)

(The gang comes on with TUT, eating the spoils of their thievery.)

TUT That was the best meal I’ve had in my life. 

AZIZA Sometimes we get lucky.

TUT It doesn’t make sense. You are… we are hungry. Why doesn’t the Pharaoh say that everyone has to share food?

CHUMA Stop talking nonsense.  

BADRU Do you think the Pharaoh would think about poor people?

TUT Maybe someday.

AZIZA Seti, where did you hide Seneb’s scroll? 

TUT Yeah… the scroll. 

(SENEB appears with henchmen in tow.)  

SENEB Yes, the scroll. Where is it!? 

BADRU Seti, run! 

SENEB Get him. 

(Haji runs after Tut and gets him)

HAJI Gotcha!

HAPU That was easy.

HARA Here he is, Seneb.

SENEB Good.  Seti, where is that scroll?

TUT I… I don’t know. 

SENEB You don’t, huh?  Well, we’ll just lock you up for the evening with rats, maybe this will help you to remember. 

TUT No. No! This is too much! Let me go! I am Prince Tutankhamen, son of the Pharaoh.

SENEB This is a new one.

TUT But I am! 

SENEB Of course you are. I am so sorry, your highness. Please forgive us. Haji, Hapu.  Lock our ‘little prince’ up.   

 (The crowd disperses, leaving only the street kids.)  

AZIZA Seti was acting sort of… different?

BADRU What if he’s really telling the truth?

AZIZA That’s just what I was thinking. 

AZIZA We’d have to go to the palace.

SCENE 7

(Seti’s friends, Miss Sen)

(MISS SEN is walking across the stage.)

 AZIZA Psst. Psst.  Miss, do you work at the palace? 

MISS SEN Why, yes I do. 

AZIZA Do you know the prince? 

MISS SEN Yes, I do.

(AZIZA gestures over his shoulder and the other three come scurrying out of the

shadows.) 

BADRU You see, Miss. We think there might be a mistake about the prince. 

MISS SEN What sort of mistake? 

AZIZA Did you notice anything different with the prince today? 

MISS SEN Why, I did. He he liked his lessons. 

BADRU Miss, today we… our friend was acting funny.  He said that he was the prince and everyone laughed at him.

MISS SEN Slow down, slow down!  Are you saying that our Prince Tut has switched places with a poor child and is in prison?

AZIZA Yes

MISS SEN And what did you say your friends name was?

BADRU Seti, ma’am.

MISS SEN Seti. 

AZIZA Are you going to send for the police? 

MISS SEN Of course, not! Come on, I will help you! 

SCENE 8

(Servants, Miss Sen, Seti)

(MAIA and Miss Sen enters to find TUT sleeping.)

MAIA Rise and shine, little prince. Rise and shine.

SETI What? Good morning

SETI I think I’m ready. I’ve practiced all evening.  

MISS SEN I think you’re ready, too. You’re a very fast learner, Seti

SETI Thank you, Miss Sen. Uh … who’s Seti?

MAIA Yes, who is Seti? 

MISS SEN Maia, use your eyes.

MAIA Oh, my goodness.You are not Tut!  Where is Tut? Is he in danger? 

MISS SEN He’s been in prison

SETI Oh no!  This is my fault. Who else knows?

MISS SEN Nobody. And Aat can’t find out about it!

SETI Why?

MISS SEN The Pharaoh is far away, and Aat can try to take your throne.

SETI Is he going to kill me?

MISS SEN Not if we can help it. Right, Maia.

MAIA Your secret is safe with me.

MISS SEN But we’d better Bring Tut back – and fast! 

SCENE 9

(Aat, Ambassadorx3, Seti, Servants, Miss Sen, Herald)

 (AAT arrives.)

AAT Well then, are you ready to see the Ambassador? 

SETI Of course I am. 

HERALD Announcing, the Hittite Ambassador. 

(The HITTITE AMBASSADOR enters with his attendants. He bows.) 

SETI Please, rise.

HITTITE AMBASSADOR I thank you.

SETI What word do you have from King Suppiluliuma?

(SETI pronounces it correctly and looks to MISS SEN with pride.)

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Your highness. Can we discuss the port?  

SETI Do you have the documents? 

HITTITE AMBASSADOR We have, your highness.

SETI Can I see them?

HITTITE AMBASSADOR Of course, your highness.

SETI But it is not in our language! (He studies it intently.)

Miss Sen, can you help me? Your King also wants to have soldiers there. Is that right?

MISS SEN Yes, your highness.

SETI So they can start a war!

AAT It’s very bad!

SETI Well then. Please tell your king that we don’t agree about the soldiers.

HITTITE AMBASSADOR I will do this, your highness.

HITTITE ATTENDANT 1 Oooh.

HITTITE ATTENDANT 2 Did they notice?

AAT Very good, your highness.

SETI Thank you, Uncle Aat.

 

SCENE 10

(Messenger, Seti, Aat, Miss Sen)

(The MESSENGER comes dashing in.)

MESSENGER Your highness! Your highness! I bring bad news!

MISS SEN What is it?

MESSENGER Your highness, Aat… the Pharaoh is dead. Your father is dead.

AAT This is… sad news.  

SETI Very. 

AAT But we have a problem.

SETI Yes, we do. Ah… we do?

AAT Our new pharaoh must sit on the throne with the scepter tomorrow. Now where is that scepter, you little rat?!

SETI I… 

AAT He needs to find that scepter. Now! Without that scepter, nobody can be pharaoh.

(AAT exits, followed by all except SETI and MISS SEN.)

MISS SEN Seti, where is Seneb’s scroll?

SETI It’s here. I took it because I love studying!

MISS SEN But now we must set Tut free. Give me the scroll.

I’ll give it to Seneb. But you must be our prince for a few more hours.

SETI I think I can do that. 

MISS SEN I’ll be back, soon.

(They exit.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCENE 11

(Tut, Criminals)

 (Transition to TUT in the prison. We hear squeaking noises.)

TUT Go away.

(HAJI, HARA and HAPU appear, speaking through a grate.)

HAPU Look! The rats haven’t eaten him.

HARA Well, little prince. We’ve got bad news for you. 

TUT What? 

HAPU The pharaoh, he’s dead.

TUT Is this true? 

HAJI It is. The coronation will take place tomorrow.

TUT Let me out! Let me out of here, I tell you! I’m the prince.

HARA You just don’t give up, do you? Just give us the scroll and you’ll be free.

TUT Come back. Come back! No!

 

SCENE 12

(Seti’s friends, Criminals, Miss Sen, Tut)

(SETI’s friends enter with MISS SEN.)

AZIZA That’s where they have him. Over there. 

CHUMA I can’t believe we were hanging out with the prince. 

DAKARI Yeah… now he’s the pharaoh. We taught the pharaoh how to steal things. 

BADRU Oops. 

MISS SEN Well, come on. 

(MISS SEN leads the kids to the two guards.) 

MISS SEN Excuse me.

SENEB Can I help you, Ma’am?

MISS SEN I am Miss Sen, the Teacher of the Palace. Here is your scroll. Take it and give me the boy.

SENEB Let him out, Haji.

HAJI Okay.

 (TUT is released and runs to hug MISS SEN.  The group crosses away from HAJI and HAPU.)

TUT Miss Sen, I’m so sorry. 

MISS SEN That’s quite alright, I think you’ve learned some lessons that I could never teach you.  We must go to the palace now!

SCENE 13

(Seti, Aat, Miss Sen, Camel vendors, Tut, all dancers, one of criminals)

 

(All cast exits except SETI. SETI doesn’t notice two shadowy figures appear followed by AAT who orders them to catch SETI . They leap at him and throw a bag over his head and drag him off.)

SETI Help!  Miss Sen!  Servants!  Someone!

(The chorus enters the throne room. The throne is rolled out.)

 

CORONATION (SONG #6)

TODAY WE CROWN OUR KING

THE MIGHTY TUTANKHAMEN 

RAISE UP YOUR VOICE AND SING

FOR MIGHTY TUTANKHAMEN

 

WEAR THE CROWN THAT IS BLUE, OH PHARAOH

WE PAY HOMAGE TO YOU, OH PHARAOH

WEAR THE CROWN THAT IS BLUE, OH PHARAOH

SING PRAISES ON HIGH.

 

(AAT and MISS SEN enter down front.) 

AAT Tut is late.  

MISS SEN Is this a problem? 

AAT If he ran away, I will have to take the throne!  

 (AAT gives a gesture and one of criminals delivers a note to AAT.  AAT reads the note and plays it up.)

AAT What is this? People of Egypt, I bring bad news. This is a letter from our prince. He says he doesn’t want to be the pharaoh and he has run away from the country.

AAT So I am the only person who can become the pharaoh.

 (TUT enters, radiant in gold attire.) 

TUT I don’t think so.

AAT You! How can you be here? I locked you in your room!.. But you can’t take the throne without the scepter. 

TUT    (He reaches around to the back of the throne and pulls out a sparkly rod.) Here it is.

(GUARDS take hold of AAT.  SETI arrives in the company of TUT’s three servants. 

SETI is dressed in nicer clothes, but set off enough not to look so much like Tut.)  

TUT Everyone, this is Seti, he helped me to learn a lot of things. And now he will be my friend and advisor.

SETI I am honored, your highness.                                                              

 

To  The  Sun  (reprise) (SONG #1/7)