Music will save you

CAST
Ray
45-year old ex-basketball player, now training junior league and in love with classical music
Rachel
39-year old accountant, not in love with her job but very good at numbers
Pianist
55-year old musician, in love with Beethoven
The public
300 people attending the concert at the Royal Akbert Hall
TIMING
14th February 2016
PLACE
The Royal Albert Hall

SCENE 1
Main scene, 15 minutes before the Annual Great Valentine's Day concert is supposed to start. The main scene is empty.

The public
Gathering taking their seats talking to each other chatting with the acquaintances, greeting friends

Rachel
This is so exciting! What's in the menu?
Ray
You mean what is played tonight? Appassionata 3rd Movement as a starter, Pathetique 2nd movement as a main course, and finally Waldstein Sonata 21 as a dessert. Should be calm, but great. All Beethoven. Perfect for today!
Rachel
Perfect...
Ray
But it's weird.
Rachel
What do you mean? What's weird?
Ray
Look at the main scene. There's no piano. All pieces are supposed to be played on the piano. There's no instrument...
Rachel
Hmm. Maybe it's a new twist to the usual take on Beethoven. I guess we'll see.
Ray
Yes, I guess you're right. Still, it's weird...

SCENE 2
Backstage, the pianist is waking around in circles, hands high in the air, not saying a word, just walking really fast.

SCENE 3
Main stage again

Ray
Rachel look! The piano is up there!
Rachel
Where is... (Looking up) what the? Are they serious?!?
The public
(Looking up as well, pointing fingers at the piano hanging 50 ,eyes above the main scene, tightened in ropes)
Ray
There's a poster hanging from it on one side
Rachel
What is it? Where? I can't see it!
Ray
It's on my side, look here! (He points to the large piece of cotton, all white, with big red letters saying: 'freedom for the black and white')
Rachel
This is outrageous! And so politically incorrect!
Ray
I know... Especially when you know the pianist for today is a well known Afro-American from Ghana, who used to be highly involved in freedom movements until few years ago, when his only daughter was found stabbed several times on the streets of London, and a piece of paper saying: freedom for white, colonies for black...
Rachel
Seriously!?!  We'd better be going then! But let's find the pianist first. He must be devastated!
Ray
Rachel. I'm speechless, you're so... So...
Rachel
I know. So are you. Let's go and find him!

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