SCENE SIX
THE BALLET
#21A ARRIVING AT THE BALLET
(Two USHERS enter. Then, PARISIANS enter one after the other, all very elegantly dressed. They greet each other and chat until the DOWAGER EMPRESS enters. They all bow to her. Next, VLAD and LILY enter. They do their secret sign. After them, DMITRY runs in, in a tux. He talks to VLAD and VLAD points to DMITRY's shoe. He needs to tie it. He does. That's when ANYA enters, in a stunning blue gown. She walks over to DMITRY, and he is shocked when he looks up. He stands up and offers her his arm, and the two begin to walk off, until they notice VLAD. VLAD waves them to go on and they, with the other PARISIANS, LILY, and the DOWAGER EMPRESS walk off stage. VLAD is left.)
#21A MEANT TO BE
VLAD
WHAT'S MEANT TO BE
IS MEANT TO BE
I SEE IT
AT A GLANCE
SHE'S RADIANT
AND CONFIDENT
AND BORN TO TAKE THIS CHANCE
I TRIED TO THINK OF EVERYTHING
I JUST FORGOT
ROMANCEI NEVER SHOULD HAVE
LET THEM DANCE
(He walks off and the scene changes to a ballet, six chairs are set on both sides. LILY and the DOWAGER EMPRESS are sitting on the first row at stage right. GLEB sits on the chair in the row behind them. ANYA, DMITRY and VLAD are on the chair in the first row the box stage left. Some PARISIANS occupy the remaining chairs on both sides.)
(Swan Lake begins. ODETTE enters. ANYA stands.)
#22 QUARTET AT THE BALLET
ANYA
CAN THIS BE THE EVENING?
CAN THIS BE THE PLACE?
AM I ONLY DREAMING
LOOKING AT HER FACE?
EVERYTHING I'VE WANTED
SUDDENLY SO CLEAR!
MY PAST AND MY FUTURE SO NEAR...
(ANYA sits and DMITRY stands. PRINCE SIEGFRIED enters. He dances with ODETTE.)
DMITRY
NEXT TO ME THIS FRIGHTENED GIRL
HOLDING TIGHT AS THE DANCERS WHIRL
KEEP YOUR NERVE AND
SEE THIS THROUGH
IT'S WHAT YOU'VE COME TO DO...
(DMITRY sits and the DOWAGER EMPRESS stands. The CYGNETS enter and dance.)
THE DOWAGER EMPRESS
SEE THAT GIRL
COULD IT BE...
Don't be ridiculous!
I REFUSE TO DREAM
I REFUSE TO HOPE
I MUST STOP BELIEVING
I WILL EVER FIND HER...
(She sits and GLEB stands. VON ROTHBART enters and dances.)
GLEB
SHE'S NEAR AT HAND
YOU ARE READING
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