ChoonHyang Jun

Charcter:해설, 이몽룡 방자, 춘향, 월매, 변학도,이방, 춘자, 기생들……

Part #1

Narrator              Thank you for giving us chance to perform this play.

Today, you are going to watch ChoonHyang Jun in English.

We have prepared it for about 20days. Please relax and enjoy

the English version ChooHyang Jun.

(Light goes out. A person carries a sign that tells “It’s 1680 조선시대”)

Ee MongRyong:  I have been studying for five straight hours. No more study. BangJa야. BangJa야.

BangJa:              Yes, Yes coming. Did you call me?

Ee MongRyong:  Yes, I studied enough.

BangJa:               Really?

Ee MongRyong:  Yes, I want to go to a fun place.

BangJa:               A fun place… Do you want to go dance?

Ee MongRyong:  Dance, where?

BangJa:               At a cola tech!

Ee MongRyong:  Cola tech! What’s that?

BangJa:               Ya! Cola tech. Do you know Techno dance?

Ee MongRyong:  What is that?

BangJa:               It’s dance. You dance like this. (He dances with music.)

Ee MongRyong:  Like this? (He dances better than BangJa.)

BangJa:               Ya, like that. (They dance together.)

Ee MongRyong: Ouch! My neck. My back.

BangJa:               (He straightens out Ee MongRyong’s neck. Bone bumping sound. Cola bottle sound.)

Ee MongRyong: Oh! !! Oh! Thank you BangJa.

BangJa:               Ha. Ha. Your welcome. (He puts his hand on Ee MongRyong’s shoulder.)

Ee MongRyong: … !! (He realize BangJa’s behavior. He slaps BangJa.) I think techno is not for me.

BangJa:               Do you want to ride a disco?

Ee MongRyong: What is that?

BangJa:               It’s ride. (Disco DJ sound. 어이 거기 …)

Ee MongRyong: Hey, that sound fun. Let’s go there.

BangJa:               Ok, Let’s go. (But he stays.)

Ee MongRyong: Why aren’t you going?

BangJa:               I can’t move.

Ee MongRyong: Why?

BangJa:               Because I am hungry.

Ee MongRyong:  Hum I was going to buy you a hamburger. (He goes out.)

BangJa:               Hamburger!! Wait. Wait for me.

Part #2

Ee MongRyong:  Wow! So many people! … What is that swings up and down?

BangJa:               Hum, that’s called Viking.

Ee MongRyong:  Hey! Hey! What’s that look like little train?

BangJa:                Oh! That’s called Roller coast.

Ee MongRyong:  Now where is the disco?

BangJa:               It’s over there, look!

Ee MongRyong:  You mean, that spinning thing.

BangJa:               Right. That’s the one.

Ee MongRyong:  All right, let’s go …  …!!   (He sees something.)

BangJa:               Sir. Are you all right? (He shakes his hand in front of Ee MongRyong.)

Ee MongRyong: Oh! Oh! Who is that girl on the disco?

BangJa:               Who? Who are you talking about?

Ee MongRyong: A girl with… Oh! She is getting off the disco.

(ChoonJa comes out.)

BangJa:               Oh, that girl.

Ee MongRyong: Isn’t she pretty? Who is she?

BangJa:               I don’t know.

Ee MongRyong: Bring her here.

BangJa:               Yes. Hello, excuse me.

ChoonJa              Yes. What is it?

BangJa:               My master wants to see you.

ChoonJa              Why?

BangJa:               I don’t know. You ask him. Lets go. …… Here she is.

Ee MongRyong: Hum, hum. BangJa야, ask her name.

BangJa:               You ask her.

Ee MongRyong: BangJaya, don’t you want pizza?

BangJa:                “What’s your name?”

ChoonJa              Tell him I am a princess ChoonJa.

BangJa:               She is ChoonJa.

Ee MongRyong: ChoonJa. What a pretty name. Ask her family name.

BangJa:               “What’s your family name?”

ChoonJa              My family name is Shung.

BangJa:               Her family name is Shung.

Ee MongRyong: Shung, What a pretty family name. Umm, let me see your face.

ChoonJa        Am I pretty?

(-.-?……….  -.-;; !!?#$$#%#$#@$ )

(ChoonHyang passes by.)

Ee MongRyong: Excuse me. What’s your name?

ChoonHyang:  I am ChoonHyang.

(Light O/I. A person carries a sign that tells “Three months later”)

HyangDan:                           아씨, 아씨 Here comes MongRyong 도련님.

Wallmae              Oh! Come in. Choonhyangah! Choonhyangah!

Choonhyang:             Yes, mother.

Wallmae              Here is your boy friend.

Choonhyang:             도련님!

Ee MongRyong:  Oh, ChoonHyang. I missed you. (to Wallmae.) Wallmae!

Wallmae              Yes. What is it?

Ee MongRyong:  I wanted to marry her.

Wallmae              Great. That’s what I want to hear. 향단아 get a bowl of clean water.

HyangDan:              Yes.   … Here you go.

Wallmae              You both promise to the god that you will love each other forever.

Ee MongRyong,  Choonhyang : Yes we promise

Wallmae              Now you are husband and wife.

Ee MongRyong:  Thank you now leave us alone please.

(Turns off a candle.) (Light 50%)

HyangDan:              아가씨, 아가씨

ChoonHyang:   Hey 향단! What are you doing, here?

HyangDan:              I am just… you all right?

ChoonHyang:   It’s none of your business. Go away

HyangDan:              Alright. All right. Don’t push me.

BangJa:               도련님! 도련님!

Ee MongRyong: What! What is it?

BangJa:               Should I wait here? Or go home?

Ee MongRyong: Oh, you little… Go home, don’t come back.

BangJa:               All right.

BangJa               도련님 where are you?

Ee MongRyong:  What! What! What now?

BangJa:               What should I tell your parents?

ChoonHyang:   Tell them he is here.

BangJa:               All right. You said it.

ChoonHyang:   Go away. Don’t ever come back.

BangJa:               All right.

(A rooster sound.)

(Ee MongRyong runs out crying and shouting “BangJa.)

Narrator              Ee, MongRyong met ChoonHyang. They fall in love at the scene.

But time has passed by and Ee MongRyong goes to 한양.

And the next satho is ByunHakdo.

What’s going to happen to ChoonHyang?

Part #3

(ByunHakDo enters with Eebang.)

Eebang:              The new satho ByunHakDo comes here!

(ByunHakDo walks with exaggerated walk.)

ByunHakDo:         Woo, Ha, Ha, Ha... Oh, my lovely Namwon people. (to the audience.) You had a hard time with old satho but don’ t warry I am a very good satho. Ha ha ha… (to EeBang with deep voice.)Eebang. Bring all the kissangs quickly! (He sweeps to the chair.)

Eebang               Yae ee~. Pretty MyungWallyi 이.

MyungWallyi:     (towards the audience) I am MyungWall. (to satho) I am the sexiest.

ByunHakDo:       Eum…  I think I’m sexier.

EeBang! Isn’t there a beautiful kissang?

Eebang               Yae ee~ Beautiful Eefun 이.

AeJolYi:              I am beautiful Eefun 이. I’m yours. Please, please choose me.

ByunHakDo:              Oh it’s boring. Isn’t there any sexy Kissang?

Eebang               Yae ee~ (He whispers to satho.) ^^;;

ByunHakDo:              Waejae kissing!  Good! let me see. Hurry, hurry.

Eebang               Elegant Cleopatra, Made in Egypt.

Cleopatra             (with song 너 ‘dancing’) …

ByunHakDo:              Oh! @,.@

(He goes to her. Mummy is behind him!!  !!#?*!$*.)

Eebang               The Sexiest kissing! Marilyn Monroe. Made in USA.

Marilyn Monroe  I’m the sexiest in the world. (She dances over the fan.)

ByunHakDo:              Oh!! @,.@ Good! Good! Come, come, Ok?  Sit…(give a chair.)  Me love you.

Marilyn Monroe  I am sorry but you are not my type.

ByunHakDo:              What  *##%$$@

Eebang               Glamorous, Sharon Stone.

Sharon Stone             Hi ByunHackdo. I love you.

ByunHakDo:              Oh! No. #$%$$.  Stop! No more. 외제 is no good! Made in Korea is good.

Eebang               There is a girl called Choonhyang.

ByunHakDo:              Choonhyang! Oh I heard about her. Let me see her right away.

Eebang               But satto. She is engaged to Ee MongRyong.

ByunHakDo:              She is a kissang. Everybody can love kissang.

Eebang               But satto. She is not really a kissing.

ByunHakDo:              Kissang’s daughter is a kissang, too. Bring her right away.

Eebang               Faithful Choonhyang.

ByunHakDo:              Oh you are beautiful. You make me crazy. Oh come on. From today you serve me.

Choonhyang:             I have a fiance.

ByunHakDo:              Kissang can not have a fiance and you are a kissang.

Choonhyang:             I am not a kissang, satto. I will not serve you.

ByunHakDo:              (Umm.) I will make you serve. 여봐라. Take her out and beat her hard.

(Hitting sound from outside.)

Choonhyang:             You can never change my mined.

ByunHakDo:              Woo ha ha ha… I’m sure you will give up. Hit her harder!

L.O (Beating sound gets bigger.)

Part #4

HangDan                   Oh poor Choonhyang! She’s going to die.

Ee MongRyong:  향단아!

HangDan                   도련님! You are back! You are back!

Ee MongRyong:             Choonhyang I am back.

HangDan                   마님 Master! Master!

Wallmae              Who is this? Oh 도련님! 도련님! It’s you Why are you so late?

Ee MongRyong:             I am sorry. Where is Choonhyang. Choonhyang!

HangDan                   ChoonHyang is going to die today. You got to save her!

Ee MongRyong:             Is she going to die?

Wallmae              Yes she is.

Ee MongRyong:             Why is she going to die?

Wallmae              because of the new bad satto.

Ee MongRyong:             What a bad satto! Don’t warry I will save her.

Wallmae              Look at you. You are a beggar.

Ee MongRyong:             Ha ha. Don’t judge me by the looking.

HangDan                   But you are wearing a rag. What happened to you?

Ee MongRyong:             It’s doesn’t matter.

Wallmae              I don’t believe you can save Choonhyang.

Ee MongRyong:             Ha ha ha believe me. (They go out.)

Part #5

Narrator              Now bad Byunhakdo is going to kill ChoonHyang.

Wallmae and Hyangdan doesn’t know he is an 암행어사.

They worry about ChoonHyang very much.

(Ee MongRyong is sitting on the down stage to the right.)

ByunHakDo:              (to audience.)

This is my birthday and if ChoonHyang doesn’t serve me, I’m going to kill Choonhyang.

take her out.

Eebang               Ye Eee~

ByunHakDo:              Who is that Eebang?

Eebang               I don’t know. (Get closer.)  Who are you?

Ee MongRyong:             I am your guest.

ByunHakDo:              Did you invite him?

Eebang               No, I didn’t invite him.

ByunHakDo:              Well, let him be.             Take Choonhyang out.

ByunHakDo:              Choonhyang, did you think about my suggestion?

Choonhyang              Yes I thought about that.

ByunHakDo:              Now, do you want to serve me?

Choonhyang:             No, I have given my heart to my fiance.  I will not serve you.

ByunHakDo:              You won’t serve me! (Angrily) No service no life.  여봐라 Take her out and kill her.

Ee MongRyong:             Wait!

Eebang               Is there anything you want to say?

Ee MongRyong:             Give her chance to speak before you kill her.

ByunHakDo:              She has spoken enough.

Eebang               You stay away and just watch.

Ee MongRyong:             (He flips his topcoat showing his 마패?

(Eebang            and ByunHakDo are in panic.)

Ee MongRyong:             Choonhyang아 what did you do wrong?

Choonhyang:             Only my fault is waiting my fiance.

Ee MongRyong:             Why did you wait? He must have married to another woman, now.

Choonhyang:             We have pledged to be with forever.

Ee MongRyong:             He wouldn’t care.

Choonhyang:             I believe him.

Ee MongRyong:             Ha, ha, ha

향단                          Oh 도련님

Ee MongRyong:             Choonhyang raise your head.

Choonhyang:             Oh 도련님! What are you doing here?

Ee MongRyong:             I am here to save you.

향단                          Every body, it’s 도련님.

(Every body comes out.)

END