Moses - Sample Script.pdf - Musicline

Scene TwoAt Moses’ house(Mother is rocking her newborn baby to sleep when her daughter rushesin.)Daughter:Mother:Daughter:Mother:Daughter:Mother:Daughter:Mother:Daughter:Mother:Daughter:Mother:Mum! Mum! Did you hear the news? Pharaoh is going todestroy all the baby boys. What are we going to do?It will be alright. We can hide your little brother here, no onewill notice.They say the soldiers are going to search all the houses. It’snot safe here.That Pharaoh is just a coward!You can’t say that!I can and I just did. He’s only scared.What of? He is the most powerful man alive.The Hebrew men are a powerful force and there are a lot ofthem. Pharaoh is feeling threatened.That they could overthrow him?Something like that.Well I wish they wouldCome, talking like this is not going to help your brother.SONG THREE - HUSH NOW MOSES(The mother and daughter take their baby down to the river and hide himin the reeds. Further down the river the Pharaohs daughter discoversthe baby.)[In the instrumental music we see the Princess playing with hermaidservants. You could ad-lib with lines such as:PrincessMaidservantI’ll race you down to the river!Wait for me!]Page 6© Musicline Publications 2004