Dramatization: All Summer in a Day. English project.
Dramatization: All Summer in a Day.
H.S. English Project.
Dramatization of a story.
Here is the dramatization of All Summer in a Day. The original text was written by Ray Bradbury. This project work will help the H.S. students and also C.B.C.S. students. In this project work, some changes have been made to the story to dramatize it while keeping the original concept of the story and characters intact.
Dramatization : All Summer in a Day .
SCENE : ONE
Stage preparation : A tiny classroom. Almost ten students are sitting on their own seats. A lady teacher was taking the class. The students are all nine years old and they are wearing the same school uniform. There are lots of writings on the blackboard.
Teacher : Ok, today’s class is over. But now I am going to tell you something special.
Student 1 : ( With excitement ) : What is it ma'am ?
Teacher : Tomorrow is a special day. Tomorrow, after seven years, the Sun will be in the sky for just one hour.
Student 2 : But what is the Sun , ma’am ?
Teacher : You saw the sun seven years ago . You were all two years old then. See, we all live on the planet Venus. You have come to Venus by rocket from Earth to study in school. But here the sun rises only once in seven years, and that too for just one hour. Tomorrow we will all see the sun again. [ All the students become excited.] So get ready to see the sun tomorrow.
Student 3 : I think the sun is a flower that blooms for just one hour.
Student 5 : No, the Sun is a hot lemon.
[ Everyone started laughing.]
SCENE : TWO
Stage preparation : There will be a large glass window on one side of the stage. The entire middle stage will be completely empty.
As the curtain rose, several students are seen looking out of the large glass window.
Student 1 : Ready ?
Student 2 : Ready.
Student 1 : Now ?
Student 2 : Very soon .
Student 3 : Will it happen today, will it ?
Student 2 : Look, look , see for yourself.
Student 4 : But I don’t see anything. It is continuously raining outside.
Student 5 : Yes , it is still raining. But what are you looking for ?
Student 1 : Sun . We are looking for the Sun as the ma’am said yesterday.
Student 4 : But do you remember the Sun ?
Student 1 : No, when the Sun came out last time seven years ago, we were all too young, only two years old. No one of us can recall the Sun when it came out seven years back , for just an hour and showed its face to the stunned world.
Student 2 : Look, look , the rain is slackening.
Student 1 : Where is our teacher ?
Student 4 : She’ll be back.
Student 1 : She must hurry or she’ll miss it.
Student 2 : The rain slackened still more.
Student 2 : Look, look, the rain has stopped.
Student 1 : Yes, it is.
Student 3 : It is like a hurricane has lost its sound.
Student 4 : There is silence everywhere outside.
Student 1 : The silence is so immense one would feel as if ears have been stuffed.
Student 2 : We should go outside of this room and enjoy the sun and nature.
Student 1 & 4 : Yes, we should go outside.
SCENE : THREE
[ The stage is now brightly lit. Everyone came out of the room. They are looking at the sky, playing with each other, laughing , jumping and singing. Now their teacher is there on the stage. ]
Student 1 : Wow, the sun is looking like a flaming bronze and it is very large.
Student 2 : The sky around it is blazing blue.
Teacher : Now , don't go too far, you’ve only an hour, you know.
[ The children are running and turning up their faces to the sky to feel the warm sun on their cheeks. They take - off their jackets and let the sun warm their arms.]
Student 1 : Oh, it’s better than lamplights, isn’t it ?
Student 2 & 3 : Much , much better.
[ They all started running and jumping and laughing again. Some of them are playing hide and seek. A few moments later , suddenly a girl - student stopped running and wailed. Everyone stops whatever they are doing. Everyone has gathered now around that girl student. The girl is standing still and holding out her hands. ]
The girl student : Oh, look, look.
[ She is now trembling. All the students gathered slowly to look at her opened palm.
Student 1 : Oh, my god, it is a single large raindrop.
[ The girl started crying looking at her hands. All the students glanced quickly at the sky. The lights on the stage began to dim. The sound of a storm starting from the background. There is frequent loud thunder. The students are now looking very very sad. Their smiles have vanished. ]
Teacher : Now , go to your underground houses, you are not safe here. And in no time this place will become terrifying. So go , hurry-up.
[ All the students quickly entered their room. Again, several students are seen looking out of the large glass window. In the background, the sound of storms and thunder became louder. The light went down completely. Only the children's faces are visible now. ]
Student 1 : Will it be seven more years before the sun comes out again ?
Teacher : Yes.
[ Now only sounds of storm and thunder are heard. The curtain slowly came down. ]
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