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Disclaimer:
The musical,
"Witchcraze", is an original work, with the Book, Music, and
Lyrics having been created by Patricia Causey of Gulfport, MS. This
musical, as a composition and literary work, has been officially
copyrighted through the Library of Congress, and the Book and Lyrics are
registered with the Writers' Guild of America.
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| Prologue |
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The
NARRATOR introduces the show and the mindset of Salem, a place filled with
fear and medieval superstitions. Though even in a climate such as
this, there were those who were happy and in love.
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1- "Prologue"
- NARRATOR
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Scene
1A
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| Narrator
introduces Bridghid and
ISAAC. ISAAC teases BRIDGHID, saying she has bewitched him, and she
sings a lilting song, playing on the stereotypes of conjuring magic
spells...And as the NARRATOR explains, fate steps in---ISAAC dies,
leaving BRIDGHID to tend to their land and property by herself. |
2
- "Love Potion Stew"
Bridghid
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- "Love Potion Stew, Reprise"
Bridghid,
(NARRATOR) |
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Scene
1B
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NARRATOR introduces WILL and LILLITH on the other side of
town. LILLITH announces that she no longer wishes to be
married to WILL, that there are plenty of men in the world who can
satisfy her better than he can. And as the NARRATOR
explains, LILLITH'S lusty ways end their marriage. As WILL
goes off into the world to battle his inner demons of pain and
sorrow, he later learns that LILLITH has died...of several
venereal diseases. |
4
- "You and I/O, Romance" LILLITH,
Will |
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- "I Love Men"
(NARRATOR), Lillith,
(TAVERN MEN) |
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- "You and I, Reprise"
WILL, (NARRATOR) |
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Scene
2
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the Merchantplace five years later, battles within the religious
groups of Salem cause dissention among the residents, though what
appears to be disputes between religious denominations is actually
a struggle between men and women and their roles within the
structure of religion, government, and society.
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7
- "Pay No Attention"
BISHOP, MINISTER (CATHOLICS, PURITANS) |
| 8
- "We're So Pure"
BISHOP
Catholics, Minister, Puritans, ALL TOWNSPEOPLE |
| 9
- "Behind
Closed Doors"
Bishop,
Catholics, Minister, Puritans, ALL TOWNSPEOPLE
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Scene
3
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CHIEF JUSTICE, MAGISTRATE, and a visiting BISHOP lounge in the
CHIEF JUSTICE'S Office and discuss their plans to use the Puritan
Witch trials to their advantage to gain the Accuseds' property and
wealth.
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Scene
4A
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TOWNSPEOPLE rush to tell the CHIEF JUSTICE that WILL has returned
after a five year absence roaming land and sea.
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Scene
4B
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the Tavern, the CHIEF JUSTICE explains to WILL the atmosphere of
Salem, with its sex-crazed Witches and their invisible spectres
doing dastardly deeds to the townsfolk, and that a situation is
brewing that could alter the status of Salem if the lusty Witches
are not brought to an earthly justice. Needing money and
hating lusty women who betray men, WILL reluctantly agrees to
become a Witch Hunter for the CHIEF JUSTICE.
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10
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"The Women In Salem"
Chief
Justice, Bishop, Magistrate, (TAVERN MEN)
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- "Spellbound"
- CHIEF JUSTICE, MAGISTRATE, BISHOP, (WILL), MINISTER, PURITANS,
BETTY PARRIS, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, PURITAN WOMEN, DEVIL, CONSORTS |
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Scene
5
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| WILL
runs into BRIDGHID at her Eatery, vaguely remembering her.
The MINISTER and some PURITANS pass through, warning all of the
dangers of willful, independent women. BRIDGHID, HANNAH, and
some of the WOMEN discuss the absurdity of the Witch Trials and
the process of being accused, examined, jailed, and executed...The
CIRCLE GIRLS stop by and inquire about divination tools.
When BRIDGHID and HANNAH tell them to go home, BETTY PARRIS
becomes angered, and the CIRCLE GIRLS storm off.
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- "Witch!"
Hannah,
Bridghid, Witch Women
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- "The Men Of This
Town" - BETTY PARRIS, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ANN PUTNAM, CIRCLE
GIRLS, BRIDGHID, HANNAH, WITCH WOMEN |
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Scene
6
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| WILL
visits LILLITH'S gravesite while BRIDGHID visits ISAAC'S
gravesite. Each expresses a desire to find love...As WILL
and BRIDGHID each make their way out of the cemetery, they cross
paths. WILL assumes his usual mask of coldness that has
become his trademark. After they exchange heated words, WILL
threatens BRIDGHID...that she might be the next to be accused of
Witchcraft. |
14
- "Where
Are You Love?"
Will,
Bridghid
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Scene
7
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| BRIDGHID
rushes to HANNAH'S cottage to tell her what just happened.
HANNAH encourages BRIDGHID to persevere through the harsh life
that seems to be the fate of most women. BRIDGHID returns to
the Merchantplace. |
15
- "Such A Life"
HANNAH,
(BRIDGHID) |
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Scene
8
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CIRCLE GIRLS enter the Merchantplace, followed by the CHIEF
JUSTICE and the MAGISTRATE, and accuse BRIDGHID of
Witchcraft. The GUARDS haul her into the back of a wagon
where HANNAH and others are tied up. BRIDGHID and the others
are taken off to the jail...The BISHOP sneaks on and tries to
convince the TOWNSPEOPLE to leave behind the Protestant nonsense
and come back to the "real" church. |
16
- "Blame
Game I"
BETTY PARRIS, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, CIRCLE GIRLS, BRIDGHID, (CHIEF
JUSTICE, MAGISTRATE)
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- "Tithe To The Lord"
Bishop, Townspeople
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Scene
9
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a thunderstorm approaches, the TOWNSPEOPLE go indoors, fearful of
accusations and arrests. The PRIEST contemplates the
dichotomy of such pain and misery caused in the name of loyalty
and love for God. Though he regrets the situation, he is not
strong enough to speak out against it. |
18
- "Nineteen Dead" -
PRIEST |
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Scene
10
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| In
the Courthouse, BRIDGHID is brought in. As the CHIEF JUSTICE
interrogates BRIDGHID with the barrage of Questions To Be Asked of
a Witch, the CIRCLE GIRLS writhe on the floor in hysterics.
The TOWNSPEOPLE'S fears are worked into a frenzy, and the CHIEF
JUSTICE finds BRIDGHID guilty of Witchcraft. |
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- "Trial"
BRIDGHID, Townspeople, Puritans, Circle Girls, Chief Justice,
Minister, MAGISTRATE, GUARDS
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1 |
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| Lounging
in his office, the Chief
Justice, Bishop, and Magistrate
revel in their success to bring the scourge of Salem, the lusty,
land-owning women of Salem, to an earthly justice, whereby they
can then seize the women's land, business and/or property.
Knowing their comfortable position won't last, the CHIEF JUSTICE
gets an idea to fuel the TOWNSPEOPLE'S interest in rooting out
Witches: instead of hanging the next Accused Witch, they'll have a
bon-fire, with the Witch on top to burn at the stake. |
20
- "Trial By Fire Rag"
Chief
Justice, Bishop, Magistrate, MISTRESS MATHERS, 4 PURITAN WOMEN, CLERK |
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Scene
2
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| In
prison, Bridghid,
Hannah, and the
Accused Women sing of
their fate, mourning the loss of freedoms they had and freedoms
they were never allowed in a patriarchal society...WILL announces
that BRIDGHID is to be taken to a solitary cell for her vigil,
that she is to die the next morning at dawn...but not by
hanging... |
21
- "Freedoms Lament"
Bridghid, Hannah, Accused
Women |
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Scene
3
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| Remorse
fills WILL'S heart as he nears a Church. Hoping to find answers, he
remains in the shadows listening as the PRIEST presides over the musical
Prayers for the Dead...The PRIEST sees the cloaked figure, not knowing it
is WILL, the Witch Hunter, and offers kind advice that one must first forgive
oneself in order to find redemption in this life...WILL resolves to try and make things
right. |
22
- "Vespers" Priest,
Acolytes
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- "Redemption"
WILL |
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Scene
4
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PRIEST joins BRIDGHID in her cell to take her last confession, but
she sees no need to confess anything when she is innocent.
WILL overhears them, but stays in the shadows...The GUARDS come to
escort BRIDGHID to the Town Square for her
"purging"...WILL reveals himself, and the PRIEST
realizes it was he, the Witch Hunter, who wanted redemption.
Infuriated, the PRIEST throws harsh words toward WILL who returns
them. After a moment, they decide to work together to save
BRIDGHID from the fire. |
24
- "Soaring: The Confession"
Bridghid, Priest, Will
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- "Blame Game II"
Priest,
Will |
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Scene
5
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17th century sporting event, the TOWNSPEOPLE are positively giddy with
excitement about the upcoming Witch burning, a novelty to this side of the
Atlantic...As BRIDGHID is brought up to the stake, the MAGISTRATE reads
the offenses for which she has been found guilty...In an aside, BRIDGHID
beseeches God to hear her plea for help. |
26
- "Roasty Toasty"
All Townspeople
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- "To the Stake"
All Townspeople
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- "God, O God"
Bridghid |
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Scene
6
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| The
Chief Justice, MINISTER, and the CIRCLE GIRLS enter for BRIDGHID'S
"retrial" at the stake, her last chance to confess to
Witchcraft. Encouraged
by the Town's Officials, the TOWNSPEOPLE taunt BRIDGHID, wishing
her a painful death, a fate fit for one of Satan's brides. |
29
- "Liar, Blasphemer"
Chief Justice, Bishop,
Magistrate, Guards, All Townspeople |
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Scene
7
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| As
the GUARDS light the fire, WILL and the PRIEST rush on to help
BRIDGHID as she struggles with the ropes. They all try to
talk some sense into the TOWNSPEOPLE. When the CHIEF JUSTICE
accuses WILL and the PRIEST of Witchcraft, that they will burn
with HANNAH and the other WOMEN, the TOWNSPEOPLE turn on
him. The TOWNSPEOPLE see the error of their ways, and toward
the end, the Governor arrives and puts an end to the Witch
Trials. BRIDGHID'S life is spared, and the CHIEF JUSTICE,
MAGISTRATE, MINISTER, and BISHOP are put in the stocks. |
"Finale
Ultimo"
ALL
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| 30 - "Accusers' Theme" |
| 31
- "Blame Game III" |
| 32
- "Mea Culpa" |
| 33
- "Witchcraze" |
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