Nation about the play

Nation

About the play

In the first scene there is a massive wave which wipes out the entire island nation, leaving just a few survivors, including our main character, a young boy named Mau. A European ship called Sweet Judy is also caught up in the wave. It crashes on Mau's island, also killing many people along side a young girl called Ermintrude (she insist that we must call her Daphne) 

In this scene it is your typical boy meets girl scenario, similar to Romeo and Juliet. Mau has been brought up to believe in spirits so for Daphne to be dressed in white with pale skin he believes he is seeing a ghost. Daphne is shocked to see someone she has not met before especially in unfamiliar clothing therefore she  tries to shoot Mau. Not long after their encounter surprise, surprise they become friends and co-survivors after overcoming their initial embarrassing (miss-communications). More people arrive, including the priest Ataba, who doesn't take kindly to Mau's being offensive towards the gods.

Later on in the play Mau, Daphne, and Ataba decide to  explore the cave of Mau's ancestors. Inside, they realize that Mau's people were some of the world's earliest scientists and explorers because they find a great stone statue that proves this.

While a whole lot of different scenes happen the main idea is somehow Daphne and Mau must learn to survive starvation, mutiny and cannibals. Together they grow up and reach maturity , overseen by a foul-mouthed parrot (played by me, Hannah and shade), as they discard old beliefs to shape a new Nation..

The peace doesn't last long before Daphne's father arrives in search for his daughter. Thankfully, he's a little more understanding than the sailors who refuse to obey orders. Daphne convinces him that Mau's island is an asset to the world and that it deserves protection. Daphne leaves Mau and sails back to England. The last scene ends with a man and few children talking about the story of nations.