Hero'sIdentity

BySierra,Jayden,Nicole,McKenna
&Tuong

Characters:
JamieMaincharacter
JamesJamieindisguise
BruceJamiesbrother
Veteran(war)
GeneralAdamsGeneral
NeilJamesrival
ErikJamiesson

AHero'sIdentity
BySierra,Jayden,Nicole,McKenna
&Tuong
Outline:

Prologue
SetatHighSchoolgraduationJamieTalksaboutherlifeaspirationstogointothearmyandhow
herson,Erik,willbetakencareofbyherbrotherasshegoestowar.

Parados
Armymenenterandtalkabouthowherdreamsareabouttobeputtoastop.

Scene1
Jamietriestoapplytothearmyandgetsacceptedasanurse.Confusedandfurious,sheapplies
againbeingsuretofillouteverythingcorrectly,handstheformsinherselfandsheis
immediatelygiventheroleofnurseagain.Shethenaskstospeaktothegeneralandschedulesa
meeting.Whenmeetingisinsession,GeneralAdamsdismisseshercompletely.Adamstalks
abouthowthebattlefieldisnoplaceforwomen.Hetalksabouthowitsnotlikeyoucanjust
BEamanoranything.Jamiethenstormsout.

Chorus1
Armymencomeonstageandstartstalkingaboutaheroindisguise.

Scene2
Jamiegoeshome,doesmonologueaboutdecidingtoenlistunderthenameJames.Startsdoing
pushupsandBrucewalksin.Hechucklesandsayssomethingcondescending.Brucetalksabout
howwomenarentasstrongasmenandhowJamieshouldgiveup.Brucetalksabouttheson
Jamiewillbeleavingbehind.

Chorus2
Jamiegoestothearmyandbecomesoneoftheirbest,grantedapositionoffirstlieutenant.A
jealousfeudbetweenherandafellowsoldierignite.Neilsspecialtybeinggunsandsniperrifles.

Hersbeingbombsandlandmines.AyearpassesbyandsheisdeployedtotheIndoPakistanwar
(directconfrontationbetweenIndiaandPakistan.USwasallyandaskedtohelp)

Scene3
James,inchargeofhisplatoon,leadsthemthroughtheheatofbattle.NeilisrightbehindJames.
Jamesshoutsorderstohiscrewtomoverightorlefttoavoidlandmines.Asoldiergetsclipped
intheearbyabulletandholdsontohiseartostopthebloodbutintheprocess,doesnthear
Jamesordersandstepsonalandmine.Seeingwhatisabouttohappen,Neilquicklyaimshis
weaponatJames,theloudnoiseandchaossendingpeopleintopanicandnotstoppingto
question
why
theirlieutenanthadjustdied.Assecondincommand,Neilisnowincharge,
howeverbecausehelackstheskillstonavigatethelandmines,everysoldierwassoonwipedout.

Chorus3
Talksabouthowsheisnowdeadwithnomoresecretstohide.

Scene4
AknockechoesonBruceshome.HeanswersthedoorwithSteveinhisarmstofindGeneral
Adamsstandingtherewithhiscapoverhisheartandafoldedflaginhislefthand.Brucebreaks
downcrying.

AsJamiediedwithgloryandhonorintheheatofbattle,shewasgivenafuneralofthemost
valiantofsoldiers.However,asthemorticianistakingcareoftheprocedures,heisstartledto
findthatJamesisactuallyJamie.Confusedbythisinformation,hefinishesthejobandcallsthe
general,askingaboutthefinalarrangementsforthegirl.Offendedthatthemorticianwouldcall
hislieutenantsuchathing,heshoutsatthemortician.Themorticianstayssilentuntilhe
whispersintothereceiverthatheshouldcomedownheretoseethis.Annoyed,GeneralAdams
complys.

Thegeneralentersthebuildingangrily,askingwhatthisisabout.themorticianliftsJamies
sheetwhereshelay.Thegeneralsaysnothing,thenlooksupandsilentlyandsteadilysaysYou
sawnothing.Youhear?GeneralAdamsthenleaves.

Chorus4
Jamieisstrippedofhermedals,heridentity,everythingsheeverwasorcouldhavebeen.Her
funeralisgiventoNeilalongwithallherachievements.Sheisntevenallowedtobeburiedin
thesameyardasherfellowsoldiers.Instead,sheiscrematedandgiventoBruceinasmall
woodenboxandnotanotherwordissaid.

Exodus
Brucesitsatthekitchentablecryingandcarryingoutamonologueabouthowheisatfaultfor
hissisterJamiedyingandhowhelovedherandisfilledwithremorse.

EndPlay

Proposal
Sierra&Jayden

Ourgrouphasdecidedtofocusonthesocialissueofsexism.Ourplaywillconsistofthehumanflaws
ofdeceit,angerandignorance.

Theme:
Inequality

Setting:
1970sAmerica.Thebackgroundwillbeamilitarybasecamp.

Chorus:
Atroopofsoldierswillmarchacrossthestageandatcenterstage,3willsplitoffandrecite
theirlines.Thetroopwalksbackacrossthestageandthe3soldiersfallbackinlineandtheyallexitthe
stage.

Screenwriter:
SierraRose
Screenwriter2:
TuongVo
Choruswriter:
McKennaHervey
Storyboarder:
NicoleVelazquez
StoryBoarder/ChorusHelper:
JaydenGarcia

InternalConflict:
Jamieisconstantlybeingoverlookedandseenasbeinglessofapersonbecauseof
howshewasborn.Becauseofthis,theworldisstoppingherfromachievingherdreamsandpreventing
herfrombeingwhosheis.

ExternalConflict:
Jamieisdeniedtheabilitytobeasoldierandsomustchangeherselftobecomea
maninordertojointhearmy