Epic Play Script: The Ramayana and The Scene 1: Birth of Rama
Mahabharata
Narrator:
PART I: THE RAMAYANA
In the ancient city of Ayodhya ruled King
Characters: Dasharatha. Though he was wise and
powerful, he had no children. He prayed to
Narrator (Beton)
the gods, and at last, four sons were born—
King Dasharatha (Roy Bahian)
Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana, and
Rama (Crestian Sabanal) Shatrughna. Among them, Rama shone with
Sita (Sunshine) strength, kindness, and righteousness.
Kaikeyi (Amber) (Dasharatha stands proudly with four young
princes. Rama bows before him.)
Ravana (Clint)
Dasharatha:
Hanuman (boy) (Ielsheen)
Rama, my son, you are the jewel of
Extra demons/monkeys
Ayodhya. One day, you shall wear the
Demons:
crown and bring peace to all.
Amber
Scene 2: Swayamvara of Sita
Bahian
Narrator:
Monkeys:
When Rama came of age, a great contest
Ielsheen was held for the hand of Princess Sita. Only
the man who could lift and string the mighty
Wem
bow of Shiva would win her hand.
Author
(On stage: Sita stands with a garland, nobles
try and fail to lift the bow. Rama enters.)
Rama: Rama (calmly):
With humility, I shall attempt what others Father, do not grieve. Obedience to you is
could not. my highest duty.
(Rama lifts the bow with ease, strings it, and Narrator:
it breaks with a thunderous sound.)
Faithful Sita and his brother Lakshmana
chose to share his exile. Together, they
journeyed into the forest.
Sita (placing garland on Rama):
Scene 4: Ravana’s Deception
You are my lord. I choose you as my
husband. Narrator:
Scene 3: The Exile For years, they lived in peace. But danger
awaited. The demon king Ravana, filled
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with lust, sought to claim Sita.
But destiny tested Rama. On the eve of his
(Ravana disguises as a holy man, begging
coronation, Queen Kaikeyi, bound by a cruel
for alms. Sita steps forward kindly.)
promise, demanded that Rama be banished
for fourteen years, and her son Bharata Ravana (revealing himself):
crowned instead.
Ha ha ha! Kindness has betrayed you, Sita.
Kaikeyi (pleading with Dasharatha): You shall be mine!
Keep your word, my king. Send Rama away. (He seizes her, carries her away.)
Sita (crying out):
Dasharatha (weeping): Rama! Rama!
Rama, forgive me. My heart breaks, but duty Scene 5: Rama Meets Hanuman
binds me.
Narrator:
Rama and Lakshmana searched desperately You are but a man, Rama! You cannot
for Sita. Then came Hanuman, the monkey defeat the lord of Lanka!
warrior, who swore eternal devotion.
Rama (drawing bow):
Your pride has sealed your fate, Ravana.
(Hanuman kneels before Rama.) Truth will destroy your evil.
Hanuman: (They fight. Rama fires a final arrow;
Ravana falls dramatically.)
My lord, I shall leap across the ocean, find
Sita, and burn Lanka if I must. No power Ravana (gasping):
can stop me!
I am undone… by righteousness…
Narrator:
(Sita runs to Rama. They embrace.)
And indeed, Hanuman crossed the seas,
Sita:
found Sita in captivity, and returned with
My lord, your love has freed me.
hope.
Rama:
Scene 6: The Great War
Not love alone, Sita, but truth, devotion, and
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courage.
Rama built a bridge to Lanka. A mighty war
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began between Rama’s army and Ravana’s
demons. And thus, Rama returned to Ayodhya,
crowned as king, remembered forever as the
(Battle scene: monkeys vs. demons. Rama
ideal man—protector of dharma.
faces Ravana.)
Ravana (proud):
PART II: THE MAHABHARATA Narrator:
Characters: In Hastinapura, two families were locked in
rivalry: the Pandavas, sons of righteousness,
Narrator (Sunshine)
and the Kauravas, led by the arrogant
Shakuni (Jheann Petiluna)
Duryodhana.
Krishna (Clint Langgam)
(Duryodhana and Shakuni invite Pandavas
Arjuna (Roy Bahian) to a dice game.)
Duryodhana (Asoy, Melchor)
Yudhishthira (Wem Curbo) Shakuni (with sly smile):
Draupadi (Gia Author) Let us play a friendly game of dice.
Warriors (Pandavas/Kauravas) Yudhishthira (hesitant):
Pandavas: We accept, for we trust in fairness.
Author Narrator:
Amber But the dice were rigged. The Pandavas lost
Ielsheen their kingdom, their wealth, and even their
wife, Draupadi.
Kauravas
Sabanal
Duryodhana (mocking):
Beton
You have nothing left! Draupadi is ours
now!
Draupadi (fierce):
Scene 1: The Dice Game
No! You may strip me of riches, but you (On the battlefield, armies gather. Arjuna
cannot strip me of honor. Justice will looks across, distressed. Krishna drives his
prevail! chariot.)
Narrator: Arjuna:
Humiliated, the Pandavas went into exile. Krishna, how can I fight? Across the field I
But they vowed to return and reclaim their see my kin—my teachers, my cousins, my
kingdom. friends. To fight is to kill them. My hands
tremble… my bow slips.
Scene 2: The Refusal of Peace
Krishna (calm but powerful):
Narrator:
Arjuna, the soul is eternal. The body dies,
When the exile ended, Krishna himself came
but the spirit does not. Your duty is to fight
as a peacemaker, asking for even a small
for truth. To refuse your dharma is to betray
share of land.
who you are.
Krishna (to Duryodhana):
Arjuna (confused):
Give them even five villages, and peace
But what if I bring ruin?
shall reign.
Krishna:
Duryodhana (angrily):
Act not for reward, but because it is right.
Not a needlepoint of land shall I give them!
Do your duty without fear. Where there is
Let war decide!
righteousness, there I stand. And where I
stand, victory shall follow.
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Arjuna (renewed strength):
And so, war became inevitable.
Then I shall fight—for justice, not hatred!
Scene 3: Arjuna’s Doubt
Scene 4: The Battle of Kurukshetra
Narrator: The Ramayana teaches us that love, loyalty,
and virtue conquer evil. The Mahabharata
The war of Kurukshetra raged for eighteen
teaches us that duty and justice must guide
days. The earth shook, the sky darkened, and
us, even in despair.
countless warriors fell.
Rama:
(Battle scene: warriors clash, Arjuna shoots
arrows. Duryodhana fights fiercely, but is Stand firm in righteousness.
finally struck down.)
Sita:
Duryodhana (falling):
Remain faithful, for loyalty gives strength.
No… how could I be defeated?
Hanuman:
Arjuna (lowering bow):
Serve with courage and devotion.
Pride and greed bring only ruin.
Krishna:
Narrator:
The soul is eternal. Act without fear.
At last, the Pandavas triumphed. Yet victory
Arjuna:
came at a cost, for the land was drenched in
Face life’s battles with justice in your heart.
sorrow. From this war came Krishna’s
words—the *Bhagavad Gita*—a guide for Draupadi:
all mankind in times of doubt. Remember: no injustice lasts forever. Truth
CLOSING SCENE will rise.
(All characters—Rama, Sita, Hanuman, All Together:
Krishna, Arjuna, Draupadi—step forward.) The lessons of our stories will never fade.
Narrator: For truth, courage, and justice shall always
prevail!
