Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Night Court




SALEM, 

MASSACHUSETTS,

1693


AGATHA :  

(SHUDDERING) 

No, no, no. Please, no. 

No. No, please.


(BREATHING RAGGEDLY)

(Gets tied to a stake — which is harsh 

because they hanged witches in America, 

not burned them —

So this is actually significantly

worse than the fate 

that would have been waiting

for her, had she been convicted 

by The Muggles / Men of Salem 

in the daytime Witch Trials 

then-ongoing — )

(GRUNTS IN PAIN)


The Court of Shrews

Agatha Harkness

Are You a Witch?


AGATHA

YES — I am 

A Witch.


The Court of Shrews :

Yet you have betrayed 

your coven.


AGATHA

I have NOT!


The Court of Shrews

You STOLE knowledge above 

your AGE and STATION.

You practice 

The DARKEST 

of Mag!ck.


AGATHA

I know…

I know nothing 

of these ‘crimes’. 

I… I swear it.


The Court of Shrews

Enough deception!


AGATHA

I did not break 

your ‘rules’. 


……..They simply bent 

to My Power.


(WITCHES CHANTING IN LATIN)


AGATHA

Wait.


(CHANTING CONTINUES)


AGATHA:

No. I cannot control it! I…

If only you would teach me!

(Turns to Evanora

Help me! Please

Mother, PLEASE! 

PLEASE! Mother!


Evanora

(JOINS IN CHANT)


AGATHA

No!


[AGATHA] (SCREAMING)


(GRUNTING)


(GASPING)


(CHANTS IN LATIN)


(GRUNTS)


(WITCHES GROANING)


(STRAINING)


(GRUNTS)


(WITCHES YELP)


AGATHA

Please, I can be GOOD.


Evanora

No, you CANNOT — 

(blasts her)


(GRUNTS)


[AGATHA] (GROANING)


[AGATHA] (SCREAMING)


(GASPING)


[AGATHA] (GRUNTS)


AGNES :

Hmm? Hmm? What

No, I know. (CHUCKLES) 

She does look shocked to meet 

the real us, doesn’t she?

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