The Grand Garden

Colour Annotation

Curtain,  Lighting,  Set,  Ballerinas,  Amateurs 

 

Characters:

STONE (Anthony)

CRIMSON FLOWER (Sophie)

PROPHET (Edward）

CORPS (Emblem of nothingness, white fog)

 

Costumes:

Corps: White costumes (by Sophie)

Sophie: Cream-colored costume, garland and leaves (by Terrie)

Anthony: White wig（by Terrie）,Top and White tight (by Sophie)

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Curtain open

Lighting on

Smoke,  A big stone at the stage side

 

STONE (Tom) is sitting in front of the big stone (Prop）(as picture 1 )

 

0:13 -  1:00  STONE (Tom) SOLO

 

1:00 - 2:47  CORPS ENTER describe nothingness

 

2:47 - 3:27 CRIMSON FLOWER (Sophie)  ENTERS SOLO as germinate  growing

 

3:27 - 5:56 STONE（Tom) UP approaching  CRIMSON FLOWER  (Sophie)  DUET

CORPS EXIT

STONE（Tom) scooped up the rain from the ground,  to watering flower.

CRIMSON FLOWER  (Sophie)  MIME swore,

if there is a afterlife, she will to reciprocate his kindness by tears.

 

5:56 - 7:42 PROPHET(Edward) ENTERS SOLO

STONE ( Tom) HIDE behind stone.

CRIMSON FLOWER （Sophie ) EXITS

PROPHET (Edward) SOLO express  all things on earth are prearranged. 

He see the big stone and looking around. 

 

7:42 - 8:08 PROPHET doing MAGIC SPELL to the stone, and the stone cracking.

 

8:08 - 8:40 STONE (Tom) was behind the stone, when the stone cracked, he curled the body (picture 2), and then JUMPING out EXITS

 

8:40 - 9:05 PROPHET (Edward) picked up a small piece of the stone, EXITS

 

9:05 - 11:11 CRIMSON FLOWER  (Sophie) with CORPS ENTER see the stone broken, crying and died

CORPS LIFT her EXIT

 

Lighting off 

Characters:

BLACKBIRDS

PROPHET (Edward)

SERVANTS

MRS.JIA (Bianca)

 

Costumes:

MRS.JIA (Bianca): Yellow costume （by Terrie）

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Lighting on

 

0:10 - 1:39 BLACKBIRDS come toward the manor from the far away

they are stay at the back door

they heard somebody comes and fly away.

 

1:39 - 2:53 PROPHET (Edward) ENTERS, SOLO he throw the piece of the stone into the Manor, then EXITS

 

The front door opening

 

3:15 - 3:52 BUTLER ENTERS , he training the servants.

 

3:52 - 4:28 BODYGUARDS training 

 

4:28 - 5:01  MAIDS training 

 

5:01 - 5:40  New  MAIDS training

SERVANTS ready to serve a master of this Manor.

 

5:30 - 6:15  MRS JIA (Bianca) ENTERS, SOLO,

Seating on the bench, 

a AMID serve a cup of tea.

MRS JIA (Bianca)  doesn't like the tea is too hot, and she thrown out the the cup

MRS JIA (Bianca) let another SERVANT to massage her shoulder.

 

6:15 - 6:22  A peach falling on the ground, everybody are SHOCK

 

6:22  - 6:48 The BODYGUARDS playing kung fu to protect their master,

BUTLER wants to picks up the peach and throw it away

MRS JIA stopped him.

 

6:48  - 7:38 MRS JIA  SOLO she as a snake  on the ground, to appreciate the peach's beauty colour and smell 

 

7:38 - 8:50 MRS JIA picks up the peach and stand up SOLO ,  finally she holds the peach high .MRS JIA eating the peach

  

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Characters:

SERVANTS

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie)

MR.JIA (Jamie)

MRS.JIA (Bianca)

 

Costumes:

MR. JIA (Jamie) Blue costumes, Mustache （by Terrie）

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) Costume, Wig （by Terrie）

MRS. JIA (Bianca) Same

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Lighting on

 

0:12 - 1:02  SERVANTS ENTER,  and standing at back, holding the red lanterns, a MAID holding a plate, a necklace on the plate

Two MAIDS arm GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) ENTER  

JIA couple ENTER

 

1:00 - 2:13 GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) SOLO she is pleased to has a grandson

 

2:13 -  3:26 MR JIA (Anthony) SOLO, described the baby born with a little pebble in his mouth

MR,JIA (Jamie) gets the necklace, and to show everybody.

EVERYBODY feel it is amazingly.

 

3:26 - 4:13 Mr JIA  (Jamie) and MRS JIA (Bianca) DUET

 

4:13 - 5:10 MR, JIA (Jamie) MRS JIA (Bianca), GRANDMA JIA  (Natalie) TRIO

 

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Characters:

BAO YU (Anthony)

MAIDS

QIN KE QING/FAIRY (Danilla)

 

Costumes:

BAO YU (Anthony): Blue costume (by Terrie)

QIN KE QING: Light Blue costume, make up (by Terrie)

FAIRY: Costume  (by Terrie)

 ***

Lighting on

 

0:10 - 1:35 BAO YU (Anthony) has grown up, he with two MAIDS ENTER ,

BAO YU SOLO,

They playing have fun, chase each other and draw moustache in face.

 

1:35  - 2:10  BAO YU (Anthony) suddenly feels very sleepy, then sitting on the ground

MAIDS try to persuade him go back to his place

BAO YU losing his temper, and  lying on the ground asleep.

 

2:10 - 3:22  QIN KE QING (Danilla) comes into the garden SOLO 

She admiring the flowers.

 

3:22 - 3:42  QING (Danilla) see BAO YU(Tom) sleep on the ground, ask MAIDS,

QING (Danilla) suggest BAO YU can rest in her place, were is not far from here.

MAIDS arm BAO YU (Tom) follow with QING go to her place

 

3:42-  4:07  QING open the door

MAIDS and BAO YU (Anthony) EXIT.

QING (Danilla) see them settled BAO YU satisfied and  EXITS

 

4:07 Smoke around

 

4:35 - 5:05  BAO YU (Anthony) ENTERS into the dream

 

5:05 -  7:15 FAIRY (Danilla) ENTERS  appears in BAO YU‘s dream.

FAIRY (Danilla) looks like QING,  but she  is a image in BAO YU's dream.

BAO YU (Anthony) and FAIRY (Danilla) DUET

FAIRY teach BAO YU how to make sex.

 

Lighting off

Characters:

DAI YU (Sophie)

BAO YU (Anthony)

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie)

MAIDS

 

Costumes:

DAI YU  (Sophie) wearing green costume (by Terrie)

BAO YU (Anthony) wearing blue  (by Terrie)

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) Same  (by Terrie)

 

 ***

Lighting on 

 

0:13 - 1:38 LIN DAI YU (Sophie) ENTERS SOLO

Her parents, past a away, she comes to join MR.JIA - her only relatives

A MAID followed her and holding a parcel.

another MAID ENTERS take the parcel, two MAIDS EXIT

 

1:38 - 2:35 GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) ENTERS  meet DAI YU embrace and crying

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) comfort DAI YU (Sophie) DUET 

 

2:35 - 3:47 BAO YU(Anthony) ENTERS,

BAO YU and DAI YU (Sophie) see each other and  they surprised

as if they had seen each other before, 

some memory fragments appearing.

 

3:47 - 5:02 BAO YU and DAI YU DUET, they falling in love at first sight

 

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Characters:

BAO YU (Anthony)

DAI YU (Sophie)

 

Costumes:

DAI YU(Sophie) wearing  green (by Terrie)

BAO YU (Anthony) wearing blue (by Terrie)

 ***

Lighting on

 

0:13 - 0:57 DAI YU (Sophie) ENTERS, SOLO reading a book.

 

0:57 - 3:34 BAO YU (Anthony) ENTERS 

BAO YU (Tom) quietly behind DAI YU

He has a peep at DAI YU ‘s book, and then grabbed the book

BAO YU MIME : You reading the banned book, I will tell grandma.

DAI YU (Sophie) hurried want to get back

BAO YU (Anthony) MIME : Just a joke, come we read this book together 

They DUET  reading the book together.

BAO YU (Anthony) and DAI YU (Sophie) they together to writing a love poem.

 

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Characters:

BAO CHAI (Aisling)

BUTTERFLY (Edward)

DAI YU (Sophie)

BAO YU (Anthony)

 

Costumes:

BAO CHAI  (Aisling)pink costume, fan, necklace (by Terrie)

DAI YU (Sophie) green (by Terrie)

BAO YU (Anthony) blue (by Terrie)

BUTTERFLY (Edward) Wing (by Sophie) Blue tight, blue wig (by Terrie)

 ***

Lighting on

 

0:19 - 1:07 BAO CHAI (Aisling) ENTERS, SOLO

 

1:07 -  3:25 BATTERFLY  (Edward) ENTERS 

BAO CHAI (Aisling) loves the beauty of the butterfly, she chase him and flutter him with a fan.

BAO CHAI (Aisling)  and BUTTERFLY (Edward) DUET  

This butterfly is a man in BAO CHAI‘s dream.

 

3:25 - 5:11  BAO YU (Tom) and DAI YU (Sophie) just through the garden

BAO  CHAI (Aisling) tripped nearly fell

BAO YU (Anthony) flung his arm out just in time to stop her falling.

BAO YU (Anthony) see BAO CHAI wearing a gold necklace

BAO YU (Anthony) show the necklace of himself, express they ( necklace ) are a perfect mach.

BAO YU (Anthony) and BAO CHAI (Aisling) DUET

 

5:11 - 7:20  DAI YU (Sophie) jealous and angry wants to leaving

BAO YU (Anthony) to persuade DAI YU  (Sopie) back

BAO YU (Anthony), DAI YU (Sopie) and BAO CHAI (Aisling) TRIO 

 

BAO YU loves them both, They twisting together, to describe their love relationship

 

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Characters:

MR.JIA (Jamie)

BAO YU (Anthony)

BODYGUARDS

 

Costumes:

Mr.Jia  (Jamie)same (by Terrir)

BAO YU: (Anthony) blue (by Terrie)

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Lighting on

 

0:13 - 0:28 The BODYGUAEDS ENTER 

Set a table and stationery and standing at the back. 

 

0:28 - 1:13 MR.JIA (JamieJ) and BAO YU (Anthony) ENTER

MR. JIA (Jamie) SOLO looks around the rebuilding manor.  

 

1:13 - 1:57 MR. JIA (Jamie) and BAO YU (Anthony) DUET 

MR.JIA (Jamie) ask BAO YU (Anthony) to write some poems

and  give the names for all these places of the manor.

 

1:57 - 2:26 BAO YU (Anthony)  SOLO, writing with a Chinese brush

MR. JIA  (Jamie) very appreciate.

 

2:26  -  3:00 BAO YU (Anthony) written a manor's name 大觀園（The Grand Garden）

MR. JIA  (Jamie) very appreciate and send the SERVANTS to make a door plaque

ALL PEOPLE EXIT

 

3:00 - 3:25 set Video

 

Lighting off

Curtain Close

 

Interval 20 minutes

 

Characters:

GRANNY LIU (Terrie)

GRANDSON (Annie)

A BOY SERVANT (Hao Xi Wu)

MAIDS

WONG XI FENG (Danilla)

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie)

 

Costumes:

WONG XI FENG (Danilla) Pink costume (by Terrie)

 

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) same (by Terrie)

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Curtain Open

Lighting on

 

0:12 - 1:47 LIU with her GRANDSON (Maria) ENTER , LIU holding a basket of native products,

come to visits the Grand Garden.

 

0:49 -  1:47 A BOY SERVANT  ENTER , he laughed at their clothes. and took the food from their baskets.

The BOY SERVANT EXITS

 

1:47 - 3:50  A MAID with a lantern ENTERS,

LIU express wants to see their master

MAID lead the way. suddenly the MAID disappeared

LIU looking around to find her, another MAID appear,

and then more MAIDS appear

they all hold the lanterns, around LIU

LIU fainted to the ground.

 

3:50 - 4:20  WONG XI FENG (Danilla) and GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) ENTER

A MAID wake LIU

LIU crying, express was work here long times ago

LIU see their clothes so beautiful, can't help to touching it 

MAID stopped her

LIU  send the gift

 

4:20  WONG XI FENG let MAID to pay some money to LIU

WONG XI FENG (Danilla) and GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) EXIT

 

4:20 - 4:58 MAID push her out the gate,  and shut the door.

 

4:58 - 5:27  LIU with her GRANDSON look back at the Grand Garden door, EXIT

 

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Characters:

SERVANTS

MR.JIA (Jamie)

BAO YU (Anthony)

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie)

MRS.JIA (Bianca)

WONG XI FENG (Dania)

BAO CHAI (Aisling)

DAI YU (Sophie)

 

Costumes:

MR. JIA (Jamie)Same

BAO YU (Anthony) Same

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) Same

MRS.JIA (Bianca) Same 

WONG XI FENG (Dania) Same

BAO CHAI (Aisling) Same

 

DAI YU (Sophie) Same

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Lighting on

 

0:12 - 0:32 BODYGUARDS ENTER They hold the sticks standing  back

 

0:32 - 1:13 MR JIA （Jamie）  ENTER SOLO 

He heard that his son did not study well and was often with the girls, so he is very angry. 

 

1:13 - 1:38 BAO YU (Anthony) ENTERS

BAO YU (Anthony) kneel down before his father.

MR JIA (Jamie) scolding BAO YU.

 

1:38 - 2:13 MR JIA  (Jamie) and BAO YU (Tom), DUET

MR. JIA (Jamie)  explains to BAO YU the best way for him to secure a good future.

MR JIA (Jamie) doing some moves and BAO YU (Anthony)  follow to copy.

 

2:13 - 2:30 Suddenly a paper falls out from BAO YU's robe,

it is the love poem that BAO YU and DAI YU wrote together.

BAO YU rushes to retrieve it but is too late as MR JIA stamps his foot on it and picks it up.

MR.JIA is furious about the contents of the poem.

MR.JIA  angrily kicks BAO YU and orders his servants to beat BAO YU (Anthony) up.

 

2:30 -  3:38 BODYGUARDS LIFT BAO YU (Anthony) to the middle, and surround to beat BAO YU (Anthony)  with the sticks.

 

3:38 -  4:19 GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) ENTERS , she hugged BAO YU (Anthony) and protect him

BODYGUARDS LIFT BAO YU (Anthony) all EXIT

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) and MR JIA (Jamie) DUET

 

4:19 - 5:23 MRS JIA (Bianca)  and W0NG  XI FENG (Dania) ENTER They join to this war

ALL MASTERS CORPS

 

5:23 - 5:43 BAO CHAI (Aisling) with DAI YU (Sophie ) EANTER

BAO CHAI (AIsling) to soothe the MASTERS

DAI YU (Sophie) pick up the love poem and holding it on her chest.

MR JIA (Anthony)  glared at DAI YU (Sophie）

BAO CHAI (Aisling) took DAI YU  EXIT

 

5:43 - 7:05 WONG XI FENG summons all the masters of the manor to discuss the situation.

They come to an important decision.  All EXIT

 

7:05 - 7:33 Set Video

 

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Characters:

DAI YU (Sophie)

 

Costumes

DAI YU  (Sophie) wearing white costume (by Terrie)

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0:10 - 2:47 DAI YU (Sophie) hold a basket ENTERS SOLO buried the petals

The wind of autumn getting cold

She thought her love with BAO YU, can not help cry.

 

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Characters:

SERVANTS

MR.JIA (Jamie)

MRS.JIA (Bianca)

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie)

WONG XI FENG (Danilla)

BAO YU (Anthony)

BAO CHAI (Aisling)

DAI YU (Sophie)

GHOST (Edward)

 

Costumes

 

MR.JIA (Jamie) Same (by Terrie)

MRS.JIA (Bianca) Same  (by Terrie)

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) Same  (by Terrie)

WONG XI FENG (Danilla)Same  (by Terrie)

BAO YU (Anthony) Red costume  (by Terrie)

BAO CHAI (Aisling)Red Costume  (by Terrie)

DAI YU (Sophie) White costume  (by Terrie)

 

GHOST (Edward) Black costume  (by Terrie)

 

 ***

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0:10 - 1:15 SERVANTS ENTER They dancing and play instruments and to prepare the wedding,

 

1:15 - 2:30 MR. JIA, (Jamie) MRS JIA (Bianca), GRANDMA JIA (Natalie), WONG XI FENG (Danilla) ENTER 

BAO YU (Anthony) ENTERS,  he is wearing the groom's red gown

BAO YU (Anthony) bow and thanks to them one by one

MRS. JIA (Bianca)  tidied BAO YU's crown, DUET 

ALL  EXIT

 

2:30 - 3:48 DAI YU (Sophie) ENTERS, SOLO she picked up the petals from the basket, throw them out

and hold some on her heart, petals slowly leaking, describing her heart is bleeding. EXITS

 

3:48 - 5:36 BRIDE (Aisling) ENTER 

A red veil covers BRIDE's face

 

BAO YU (Anthony) with his BRIDE (Aisling) DUET

The sweet wedding night

ALL EXIT

 

5:36 - 8:03 DAI YU (Sophie) ENTERS, she tears off that love poem.

GHOST (Edward) ENTERS approaching to DAI YU (Sophie) from her back DUET

GHOST tie up DAI YU (Sophie)'s body and neck with a black rose vine.

pulling DAI YU (Sophie)  EXIT.

 

8:03 -  9:30 BAO YU (Anthony) and BRIDE (Aisling) ENTER and DUET

GHOST pulling DAI YU (Sophie) ENTER DUET

 

9:10 - 9:16 BAO YU (Anthony) unveiling BRIDE's veil

BAO YU is SHOCK! The BRIDE is BAO CHAI (Aisling),（Because he thought is DAI YU）

 

GHOST (Edward)  LIFT DAI YU (Sophie) EXIT

BAO YU (Anthony)  run to find DAI YU EXIT

BAO CHAI (Aisling) fainting on the ground 

The MAID arm BAO CHAI (Aisling) EXIT

 

9:30 - 10:10 BAO YU (Anthony) ENTERS he sees DAI YU's memorial tablet, he cry and regret deeply. leaving the Grand Garden .

 

10:10 - 10:35 Set Video

 

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Characters:

MR.JIA (Jamie)

MRS.JIA (Bianca)

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie)

WONG XI FENG (Danilla)

BAO CHAI (Aisling)

BUTTERFLY (Edward)

SERVANTS 

BAO YU (Anthony) 

BLACKBIRDS

PROPHET (Edward)

 

Costume

MR. JIA (Jamie) Same

MRS.JIA (Bianca) Same

GRANDMA JIA (Natalie) Same

WONG XI FENG (Danilla) Pink

BAO CHAI (Aisling) Red

BUTTERFLY (Edward) Wing (by Sophie), Blue tight, wig (by Terrie)

BAO YU (Anthony) White tight (by Sophie), red cloak (by Terrie)

PROPHET (Edward) White kung fu pant (by Terrie)

***

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0:12 - 1:03 MR.JIA (Anthony) MRS.JIA (Bianca), GRANDMA JIA (Natalie), WONG XI FENG (Danilla), ENTER

describe sad, despair and hopeless

 

1:03 - 1:46 MR. JIA（Anthony）SOLO feeling heartache, almost fell down, 

MRS.JIA (Bianca) help him up.

All EXIT

 

1:46 -  2:35 BAO CHAI (Aisling) ENTERS, SOLO, lonely and hopeless.

 

2:35 - 3:11 BUTTERFLY (Edward) ENTERS

BAO CHAI (Aisling) to catch him

BUTTERFLY (Edward) and BAO CHAI (Aisling) DUET

BAO CHAI (Aisling) follow the BUTTERFLY (Edward) EXIT

 

2:35 - 6:53 SERVANTS ENTER one by one, and they holding the candles.

SERVANTS off of candles one by one. 

The garden is in darkness. 

SERVANTS EXIT 

 

2:35 - 7:00 Lighting off or Darker

 

7:00 Lighting on

 

7:00 - 7:54 PROPHET (Edward) ENTERS He holds BAO YU's necklace in his hand

BAO YU (Anthony) ENTERS he wearings a red cloak, stagger along follow the PROPHET (Edward)

EXIT

 

7:54 - 8:38 Video The Grand Garden Disappeared

 

8:38 - 10:15 BLACKBIRDS come again

they see the garden disappearing, and they away to find garden.

 

 

10:15 - 11:56 PROPHET (Edward) lead BAO YU (Anthony) ENTER, BAO YU raising his red cloak high, and throw it out, and follow the PROPHET into the white fog, EXIT

 

11:56 - 12:20 Set video

 

Lighting off

 

The END