ActII

ActII

Opening Scene

Scene III

[Nightfall in the desert outside Hamunaptra]

[Curtain rises]

[Ardeth Bey enters stage right]

Ardeth Bey: To resurrect Anck-su-namun, Imhotep and his priests broke into her crypt and stole her body. They raced deep into the desert taking Anck-su-namun's corpse to Hamunaptra, city of the dead, ancient burial site for the sons of pharaohs and resting place for the wealth of Egypt…

[Imhotep and priests enter stage left carrying Anck-su-namun's body on a stretcher]

[Lights out]

[Backdrop changes to inside the building at Hamunaptra scene]

[Stone table commands attention at center stage]

[Priests place Anck-su-namun on table]

For his love, Imhotep dared the gods' anger by going deep into the city, where he took the black book of the dead from its holy resting place. Anck-su-namun's soul had been sent to the dark underworld, her vital organs removed and placed in five sacred canopic jars.

[Shadow is used to represent soul that comes out of pool-rests on Anck-su-namun]

[Priests chanting]

Anck-su-namun's soul had come back from the dead

[Imhotep goes to stab her]

[Med-jai enter stage left-apprehend everyone]

But pharaoh's bodyguards had followed Imhotep and stopped them before the ritual could be completed.

[Soul disappears]

[Lights out]

[Scene changes-inside sar-net jer]

[Priests strapped to tables, Med-jai standing watch, executors of torture at work]

Imhotep's priests were condemned to be mummified alive [lots of yelling]

As for Imhotep, he was condemned to endure the Hom-dai, the worst of all ancient curses. One so horrible it had never before been bestowed.

[Original Song "The Call" By The Backstreet Boys]

Imhotep: Let me tell you the story 'bout the girl that changed my destiny
Me and my priests went out just to end up in misery

Was about to bring her back when there they were standing in front of me

I said ny, I got to save my girl tonight, let me go!

But they said ny, hom-dai's waiting for you

And now I'm cursed and undead

[Med-jai grab him and drag him across stage]

CHORUS
Listen baby I'm sorry
Just wanna tell you don't worry

I will be late, don't stay up and wait for me
Pray again – I'm dying now…I don't want you to go

So you know, I'm going to a tomb nearby

Gotta go!

So many years past, nothing's been won

I can't bring you back, what's done is done

Some of the med-jai found out that we've been making love

And it tears me up inside that you're not by my side

Just because you killed Seti and died

CHORUS

(Listen baby I'm sorry)

(Interlude)


Let me tell you the story 'bout the girl that changed my destiny
Me and my priests went out just to end up in misery

Was about to bring her back when there they were standing in front of me

I said ny, I got to save my girl tonight, let me go!

CHORUS (x2)

Med-jai: Enough of this!!

[Walks over to Imhotep, knife in hand]

Imhotep: But there are five more verses

[Med-jai moves in front of Imhotep, blocking his view and cuts his tongue off]

[Screams]

[Wrapping him up]

[Throw scarabs on him, screaming, put on lid]

[Open key, turn to left, close second lid, and lock it]

[Lights out]

[Scene change – Desert outside Hamunaptra]

[Light on]

[Ardeth Bey standing center stage]

Ardeth Bey: He was to remain sealed inside his sarcophagus, the undead for all of eternity. The med-jai would never allow him to be released for he would arise a walking disease, a plague upon mankind, an unholy flesh eater with the strength of ages, power over the sands and the glory of invincibility. For 3,000 years men and armies fought over this land never knowing what evil lay beneath it and for 3,000 years we the med-jai the descendents of pharaoh's sacred bodyguards kept watch.

[Lights out]