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The Lost Treasure Map
The Lost Treasure Map
The Lost Treasure Map
By Jordan Cardell
Copyright (c) 2010 This screenplay may not be used or reproduced without the express
written permission of the author.
CHARACTERS:
CASTAWAYSDAKOTA: Leader of the castaways; caring but tough (Female)
ALEXIS: Dakota's best friend (Female)
FATHER ABRAM: The ship's Priest (Male)
DESTINY: Her father was a drunkard and used to abuse her before she ran away from home
so now she is quite sensitive (Female)
MATHEW: The ship's old map charter (Male)
ROSE: Secretly in love with Mathew and does not think herself as beautiful; wears glasses
(Female)
JANE: A snob; always making fun of others, is always worried about her looks, and carries
around lip gloss (Female)
PIRATESCAPTAIN ABBEY: Captain of the pirates and insists that everyone call him Captain Blackbeard
(Male)
LAYNE: The ships first mate and Captain Abbey's best friend (Male)
JONATHAN: Smartest of all pirates; leads the mutiny (Male)
SAMUEL: Has a very loud and annoying voice and always wanted to be on Broadway (Male)
ETHAN: Really wishes he had wife (Male)
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BRANDON: Very lazy and reluctant; mother always wanted him to be a lawyer (Male)
BAILEY: Doesn't listen very well; father was a carpenter (Can be played by Male or Female)
JAKE: Not too bright
The Lost Treasure is designed for a cast of 14, about 8 males and 6 females. However, you
may adjust the cast to suit your needs. Some of the pirates can easily be played by females
if you change the name. You may add extra castaways or pirates. If you would like a smaller
cast, you may combine SAMUEL and BAILEY or SAMUEL and BRANDON etc.
PLACE
The main action takes place on a deserted island with palm trees, birds, etc.
TIME
The present
COSTUMES
Castaways
All castaways wear frayed shorts that come at least to the knees, modern blouses with the
option of tears, and tennis shoes, flip-flops, or they may go barefoot. This is with the
exception of FATHER ABRAM, DESTINY, MATHEW, and JANE
FATHER ABRAM wears white priest robes that come down to his ankles and brown sandals
with a cross necklace around his neck. He carries a Bible. DESTINY wears a modern blouse
with tears if possible and an undershirt so the tears will not show too much skin. MATHEW
wears brown cargo shorts with a green button up shirt with a tropical floral pattern and has a
pair of binoculars with a string on it so he can wear it around his neck and brown sandals
and wears a pencil behind his ear. JANE wears a ruffled light pink skirt that comes down to
her knees and a white shirt with another shirt on top of that of which ties in the front. She
has a pair of sunglasses that she wears either on her eyes or on top of her head, whichever
is better. She wears either white or pink flip-flops and carries around lip gloss.
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Pirates
The pirates wear a variety of colors, different types of shirts and pants. They may go
barefoot or wear sandals. Their clothes can be old, dirty, ruffled, or torn. They also wear
sashes and bandanas on their heads, waist, or around the shoulder. They may also wear
pirates hats if they choose. They may wear earrings, and strap a foam or real sword for
better effect at their sides.
CAPTAIN ABBEY has the most elaborate costume of them all. He wears a white ruffled shirt
with long puffy sleeves, a long black coat with large cuffs, black pants, black boots, and a
red sash. He wears a black curly wig and fake black beard, a musketeer hat with a feather, a
sword at his side, and an eye patch.
PROPS
Act One: Coconuts, bananas, boulder to sit on, swords for pirates, pencil, lip gloss, Bible,
binoculars, string, bologna, smart phone, and a map.
Act Two: Leaves, sticks, hair beret, treasure chest filled with beads, necklaces, chalices, and
other treasures, ropes, and a bandana.
Act Three: Map and sharp sticks for the castaways.
BEFORE THE CURTAIN
For the sets, try painting sand dunes and palm trees. You may also have shells, birds, rocks,
etc.
The Lost Treasure
By Jordan Cardell
ACT ONE, SCENE ONE
Setting:
A remote/deserted island. There is a cutout of a large rock stage right and palm trees,
shrubs, tropical plants etc. all around. The sets are painted with a blue sky with optional
clouds, and are to resemble a rainforest. There are other beach items scattered around the
stage such as palm trees, tropical birds, plants, sand hills, driftwood, etc.
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At Rise:
Pirate's hideout; Pirates are sitting around resting. JONATHAN is sitting on one end of the
rock writing something with a quill onto a piece of worn paper, SAMUEL is doing kicks as if
he is on Broadway, ETHAN is sitting at the other end of the rock with a flower in his hand
picking the petals one by one, BRITTANY is carving something into a piece of driftwood, and
BAILEY and JACOB are sleeping on the ground.
JACOB: Where be Captain Abbey and Layne?
BAILEY: Why, theyve been looking for food for hours!
ETHAN: I bet he found a woman... he probably found love... At least he has love! I hope he
be happy...
SAMUEL: Oh would ye just shut up ye incompetent fool! If the Captain hears you call him (In
a whisper) Captain Abbey, (In a louder voice) he would keelhaul ye! Ye know that he likes to
be called Captain Blackbeard!
Jacob: Arg! Why that gutless swab wouldnt do anything!
JONATHAN: Calm ye selves, men! First of all, they went looking for food, not women Ethan!
There hasnt been a real women on this blasted island for probably a hundred years! Second
of all, theyve only been gone for 26, 27, 28, 29, sixteen and a half minutes!
(Layne enters from RIGHT carrying coconuts, bananas, etc.)
LAYNE: Avast ye maties! Captain Blackbeard the Third!
(All the pirates reluctantly stand up and salute. CAPTAIN ABBEY struts in from RIGHT)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: At ease men. Layne! Get over here!
(CAPTAIN ABBEY turns to the left, LAYNE runs to the right. As CAPTAIN ABBEY looks to the
right, LAYNE runs to the left. They repeat this several times before CAPTAIN ABBEY finally
sees him)
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CAPTAIN ABBEY: There ye be! I need you to ration this out.
LAYNE: Whats the magic word?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: NOW!
LAYNE: Thats not it. Come on, say it!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Fine... Please...
LAYNE: Actually the magic word was now, but I just wanted to hear you say please.
(CAPTAIN ABBEY points over to stage left and as LAYNE looks that way, CAPTAIN ABBEY
smacks him upside the head)
LAYNE: Ouch! That hurt Captain!
LAYNE: (Searching for a reason) Because....uh...twould be one less man to help you look for
the treasure!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Ah yes... One-eyed Johns treasure... Fine. He shant die today. But just
remember, if ye EVER call me that wretched name ever again, Ill KEELHAUL YE!
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LAYNE: Calm yeself Captain!
(LAYNE takes CAPTAIN ABBEY over stage left as the other pirates are talking to each other)
SAMUEL: I told you so! Never call him that!
BRANDON: (Sarcastically) Yes, thank you.
JONATHAN: Actually, you told Jacob that.
(Everyone gives him a dirty look)
JONATHAN: What? I was just sayin!
ETHAN: When are we goin to mutiny mates?
SAMUEL: We have to elect someone to lead the mutiny first.
JACOB: I nominate Jonathan!
SAMUEL: Why him?!
JACOB: Because yer biggest dream is to be on Broadway. Thats why!
SAMUEL: S-s-so? W-w-whats wrong with Broadway?
JACOB: Oh nothin...cept that its just a bunch of people in tights prancing round like
someone just gave em an atomic wedgie!
(JACOB starts frolicking and dancing around the stage. SAMUEL crosses his arms and gives
him a dirty look)
ETHAN: Get back over here ye yellow-bellied blowfish!
JACOB: Who ye callin a yellow-bellied blowfish ye scurvy-infested swine!
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(JACOB punches ETHAN, ETHAN punches back, JACOB falls, ETHAN starts kicking him. The
other pirates drag ETHAN away from JACOB as he gets up and dusts himself off)
JONATHAN: Back off ye scallywags! There is business at hand!
BRANDON: All those in favor of Jonathan in leading the mutiny against old Blackbeard?
(Everyone raises their hands)
JONATHAN: Alright then, its settled.
LAYNE: Well shiver me timbers I sure to remember the simpler times of the pinky swear!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Oh shut up ye scurvy dog! Avast ye! Now, me lad, the reason we have
never found the old seadog One-eyed Johns booty is because the map is incomplete.
LAYNE: What do you mean, incomplete?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: There is another piece to the map but I thought I
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would have already found it years ago. It is hidden somewhere on this island. We need it to
find the treasure. I know them blasted landlubber pirates are up to no good and I have a
feeling that we have some mutineers on our hands! If we dont find that last piece to the
map, they will slit our throats for sure!
LAYNE: Whoa whoa whoa... WHOA! Calm down Captain! Lets just slow down and...
(LAYNE starts screaming, throwing his hands in the air, and
running around in circles. CAPTAIN ABBEY puts his hand over his mouth. The other pirates
enter in from left)
Jonathan: What be goin on here Blackbeard?
(CAPTAIN ABBEY quickly takes his hand away when he sees them)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Why nothing at all Laddie!
ETHAN: But we heard screaming?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Oh, that? That was just Layne. I..uh...stepped on his foot! Yes, thats it!
(CAPTAIN ABBEY steps on LAYNES foot and he tries not to scream as he in bouncing around
in pain)
BRANDON: Well alright then! Lets go find that treasure!
LAYNE: (In a high pitched squeaky voice) Yes! Lets....
(CAPTAIN ABBEY leads off left, followed by LAYNE who is limping, then the rest)
ACT ONE, SCENE TWO
(Castaways have just been shipwrecked. All enter from right)
JANE: Omg! Thats all I can say. Omg! Ugh, I cannot believe this
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is really happening!
ROSE: Its not that bad, Jane.
DESTINY: Well get off the island somehow!
JANE: WHO CARES?! Im almost out of Lover girl lip gloss number five! (Steps forward and
spreads arms out) From easy, peasy, wonderful, Lover girl!
(Everyone stares at her with strange expressions)
JANE: What? If Im going to be lost, I might as well look fabulous!
DAKOTA: No one said we were lost!
FATHER ABRAM: Well?
DAKOTA: Well what?
FATHER ABRAM: Are we lost?
DAKOTA: Oh. Yeah, we are definitely lost.
MATHEW: We are not lost. I know exactly where we are!
EVERYONE: Where?!
MATHEW: Umm... I do not appreciate being yelled at. Thank you very much!
JANE: Listen here you little pigeon-toed weasel! I have an appointment to get my nails done
tomorrow and I am NOT going to miss it!
(JANE starts to walk off)
MATHEW: Just a second ago you were worried about your lip gloss, and now its you nails?!
Boy, someone is in a mood! Once again, I
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dont appreciate being yelled at. Sheesh, someone woke up on the wrong side of the hair
salon.
(JANE turns back around and advances toward him with a raised fist but before she can hit
MATHEW, DAKOTA and FATHER ABRAM grab her)
FATHER ABRAM: Jane! God shall punish the ones that let anger and greed take over! Do not
let that happen.
JANE: (Sighs) Youre right Father. I apologize.
MATHEW: I know this much; we are somewhere on an uncharted island in the Caribbeans.
We are hundreds of miles from any civilization.
DAKOTA: Which means we are going to be here a while.
(JANE starts to complain before DAKOTA cuts her off)
DAKOTA: Dont start Jane. Its bad enough we are stuck here. We dont your prissy attitude to
start drama and make things worse!
JANE: Well! How incredibly rude!
DAKOTA: We need to elect a leader. So whos up for the job?
piece of string, a piece of bologna, and a milky way smart phone. Jane, why in the world you
bring a smart phone?!
JANE: Why wouldnt I?! Its to call for help! Duh!
DAKOTA: (Chuckles for a moment) You know what, Jane? You call for help! You do that!
(JANE picks up the phone and tries to call someone)
ROSE: Is she really-? (DAKOTA interrupts)
DAKOTA: I-I have no idea
(JANE hangs up)
JANE: They didnt answer! Thats believable! They should always pick up the phone!
MATHEW: Well who did you call?
JANE: My salon, of course! Its my speed dial number one.
DESTINY: Oh my goodness
JANE: What?! (Starts crying softly)
DAKOTA: (Slowly takes the phone from JANE) Jane, listen honey. The reason they didnt
answer is because we are in the middle of NOWHERE if you havent noticed!!! I mean, Im
just saying
(JANE grunts and goes stage left to pout and sulk)
EVERYONE: (Except JANE) Ugh, drama queens!
ROSE: Whats next on the agenda, Dakota?
ALEXIS: Hey, whats this?
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(Picks up something off the ground and dusts it off)
DESTINY: What is it?
ALEXIS: It looks likeA treasure map!
(EVERYONE starts adlibbing A treasure map?! Is it real? etc. DAKOTA tries to calm them
down but it is not working)
ALEXIS: HEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!
(EVERYONE gets quiet)
DAKOTA: Thank you.
ALEXIS: Anytime.
DAKOTA: Slow down everyone. Let me have a look at that, Alexis.
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DAKOTA: Ive seen this before. I-I know I have.
ALEXIS: What are you talking about?
DAKOTA: The map. Ive seen it before.
ALEXIS: I thought you said that it was nonsense? Foolishness? You said that you didnt even
know if it was real.
DAKOTA: Well I dont, but I know I have seen this somewhere.
ALEXIS: Umm why dont we just go look for water and maybe youll feel better. The heat
must be getting to you.
(Tries to pull DAKOTA offstage but DAKOTA pulls away)
DAKOTA: You think Im crazy, dont you?
ALEXIS: (Sarcastically) No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Okay, well maybe just a little. But who can
blame you? We dont have any water and its like an oven on the sun out here!
DAKOTA: Really? An oven on the sun?! The sun would melt an oven in an instant!
ALEXIS: Oh you know Im not good at Sciencey stuff!
DAKOTA: Sciencey?
ALEXIS: Well?
DAKOTA: Whatever, lets just go.
ALEXIS: Thank you! I feel like I could just tear a tree up by its roots and build an air
conditioner with sonic-like speed thats powered by coconut milk!
DAKOTA: OkaySeriously, you have GOT to stop reading so many comic books!
ALEXIS: What? Can I help it if the amazing Tarantula Man is TOTALLY hot?!
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DAKOTA: Oh girl! Dont I know it! Wait- what am I saying?!
ALEXIS: Fine.
(ALEXIS exits left. DAKOTA takes one last look at the map before putting it in her pocket and
exits left)
Act One, Scene Three
(CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE enter from left. LAYNE sits down on the rock as CAPTAIN ABBEY
starts pacing)
LAYNE: Youre bein overly dramatic about all of this.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Aaaarrrg! If we dont find that blasted map, those pirates are going to slit
me throat and Ill be sent to (Shudders) Davy Jones Locker Savvy?
LAYNE: Aye Captain. Although, standin around and panickin is gonna get us nowhere. We
need to think of a plan.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: (Very quick and worried-sounding) I-II be not panicking! Wha-wha, what
makes you think I be panicking? Why, I be as calm as the sea!
(At that moment, you may play a thunderstorm sound effect or waves crashing to resemble
that the sea is reckless- just like CAPTAIN ABBEY. At the sound, CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE
both scream and run toward each other wanting to jump in each others arms)
CAPTAIN ABBEY/LAYNE: Hold me!
(Only to hit each other in mid air and fall on the ground. After a few moments of checking
himself to make sure he is okay, LAYNE gets up and dusts himself off)
LAYNE: Yes, I know you are. That be exactly why a plan is what we need.
(LAYNE and CAPTAIN ABBEY start to think. SAMUEL and BAILEY sneak
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in and crouch behind the rock so they are not seen by CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE. CAPTAIN
ABBEY jumps up)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Ive got it!
LAYNE: Me too!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Are you thinking what I be thinking?
LAYNE: I think so.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: If ye be thinking about a way to get us out of this pickle, then aye we are!
LAYNE: Oh, well I be thinkin about lunch.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Nay ye fool!
(CAPTAIN ABBEY smacks LAYNE upside the head)
LAYNE: Ouch, Captain! That hurt!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Well it wasnt supposed to feel good. Now, I have thought of a plan.
LAYNE: Does it involve monkeys because I know a guy.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: If it did I wouldnt need you to get a hold of him because I think I already
found one!
LAYNE: Where?!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Right in front of me.
(LAYNE looks around)
LAYNE: Well blow me down, Captain! I dont see him!
BAILEY: I BE NOT!
SAMUEL: Shut up ye fool! Theyll hear us!
LAYNE: (From off left) Did ye hear that, Captain?
SAMUEL: I told ye!
(SAMUEL runs off right, notices that BAILEY is still standing there, goes back and pulls him
off stage right while BAILEY is staggering. CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE re-enter left)
LAYNE: I couldve sworn I heard something!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Im sure ye just be hearin things. Now come on, lets go get that chest.
LAYNE: Aye, Captain.
(CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE exit off left. BLACKOUT)
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Act Two, Scene One
(DESTINY, ROSE, and JANE enter right carrying sticks and twigs)
JANE: You know, I dont think Dakota should be the leader. Shes terrible at it!
ROSE: What are you talking about?
DESTINY: She is a great leader!
ROSE: Yeah. Besides, youre just jealous of her!
JANE: What?! I am not!
ROSE: Face it, Jane. Everyone likes her but you. You just cant stand the thought of being
stranded and that we have to work together. You know, not everything is about you!
DESTINY: Youre used to being a spoiled brat and babied by your rich father. Since were
stranded, this will give you a chance to know what labor feels like.
JANE: L-l-labor? You mean I have to work?! Oh this is awful! My life is so unfair!
(DESTINY drops the sticks that she was holding)
DESTINY: You dont even know the meaning of the words unfair! For your information, my
mother left me when I was just two years old. My father was a drunkard and he used to beat
me every single night. Sometimes he would take it easy on me and not
break anything or knock me out. (Starts crying softly and she talks) I was constantly covered
in bruises and blood. Over the years he has broken both of my arms, a leg, four of my
fingers, two ribs, dislocated my shoulder, and fractured my foot three times. One night,
when I couldnt take it anymore, I packed up a small bag of clothes and ran away. I came
aboard the ship because I knew that if my father ever found me he would surely kill me.
THAT is unfair! If you think you have it bad then what is my life?! Huh? WHAT IS IT?!
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JANE: (Shocked) Destiny, II didnt know
DESTINY: Well now you do.
JANE: Im sorry.
ROSE: I had no idea you were treated like that, Destiny. Why didnt you ever tell me?
DESTINY: I didnt want you to know, thats why.
JANE: I really am sorry I will make it up to you. I will get rid of my beret.
ROSE: Jane! Thats your favorite beret, though!
JANE: (Takes out the beret) Dont remind me.
(JANE slowly sticks out her balled fist which is holding out the beret. After a tough time, she
finally drops it on the ground. JANE gasps)
ROSE: This is a miracle!
DESTINY: Wow Jane, you really did it.
JANE: Yep I guess I did. You know what? It actually feels good!
ROSE: Im glad.
DESTINY: Yeah. (Wipes her eyes) Do you know something, Jane?
JANE: What is that?
DESTINY: Im sorry.
ROSE: Why are you sorry, Destiny?
DESTINY: I shouldnt have snapped at you like that. I shouldnt have told you that. It was my
burden to carry, not yours, and I shouldve kept it to myself. Im sorry.
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JANE: Dont be sorry.
DESTINY: Well I am.
ROSE/JANE: Well dont be!
DESTINY: Alright, alright! (Giggles)
ROSE: We are your friends, you can tell us anything.
JANE: Yeah!
DESTINY: Thanks guys
JANE: Okay, unless I have something TOTALLY messed up here, I am NOT a guy!
(All laugh)
ROSE: You crack me up!
DESTINY: Like an egg
JANE: Aw shucks!
(Laugh again)
ROSE: Since we are all contributing something out of our comfort zones, I have a question.
DESTINY: What is it?
ROSE: Can I trust you two with a secret?
DESTINY: Yes!
JANE: Of Course!
ROSE: Well I love Mathew.
(DESTINY/JANE: Really? Are you serious? Etc.)
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ROSE: Yes I do. I always have. He would never go for a girl like me
JANE: A girl like what?
ROSE: An ugly nerd.
JANE/DESTINY: WHAT?!
DESTINY: One, you are NOT ugly. You are a beautiful girl and any boy would love to call you
his and would fight to keep it that way.
JANE: Two, you are not a nerd. You are very smart. Just because you wear glasses doesnt
mean that you are a nerd. You know what?
(JANE crosses to ROSE and takes off her glasses and takes her hair down. She then steps
back to admire what she has done)
ROSE: Wow
DESTINY: Nice work, Jane!
(JANE and DESTINY give each other a high five)
JANE: You look great!
DESTINY: Totally.
JANE: If Mathew doesnt fall head over heels when he sees your new look, nothing will!
ROSE: Thanks girls, but I think Ill save this for when the time is right.
DESTINY: Alright.
JANE: Fine with us!
DESTINY: Well I guess we should go meet back up with the others.
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ROSE: They are probably looking for us.
JANE: Yeah. Lets go.
(All start to exit left)
DESTINY: Hey! I will catch up with you later. I have to get the sticks!
ROSE: (From offstage) Okay!
JANE: (From offstage) We will meet you back at camp!
(DESTINY quickly picks up the sticks and runs off left. In the rush, she does not pick up all of
them)
Act Two, Scene Two
(CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE walk in carrying an old pirates treasure chest with necklaces,
beads, crowns, chalices, and other treasures hanging out)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Just set it down over here, Layne.
LAYNE: Aye, Captain.
(They put the chest down near the sticks and beret)
LAYNE: Do ye think that the plan will work?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Aye. We will just put it here and then get the men. Remember, it is Oneeyed Johns treasure. Got it?
LAYNE: I thought it was a fake?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Aye, it is.
LAYNE: Im confused.
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CAPTAIN ABBEY: Look. It is a fake treasure that looks like One-eyed Johns treasure. Now do
ye understand?
LAYNE: Oh! I get it now.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Hallelujah.
(CAPTAIN ABBEY sits down on the chest. As LAYNE is about to sit, he slips on the sticks and
falls down and sees the beret. CAPTAIN ABBEY helps him up)
LAYNE: Ouch!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Are ye alright?
LAYNE: I be fine.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Good.
(CAPTAIN ABBEY smack LAYNE upside the head)
LAYNE: Ouch, Captain! That hurt!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Well it wasnt supposed to feel good! Now what happened?
LAYNE: I found something!
(Hands CAPTAIN ABBEY JANES beret)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: What be this?
LAYNE: It looks like a hair piece.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: But there be no women on the island in years!
LAYNE: Or has there
CAPTAIN ABBEY: You may be right for once. There may actually be another livin soul here!
LAYNE: Why have we not seen them?
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CAPTAIN ABBEY: They must be hidin.
LAYNE: What if they are the ones who have the last piece to the map?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Why would ye say that?! That be a terrible thing to say! Why put that
negative energy here?
(Swats the air)
LAYNE: Sorry, Captain.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Tis alright. Just do not say it again!
LAYNE: Aye sir. But Captain, what are we going to do about the strangers?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: We shall keep a sharp eye out for them and when we find them, they will be
shark bait!
LAYNE: Good decision.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: I know.
LAYNE: Ye know, Captain? That is something that I have always admired about ye. So
incredibly humble!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Yes, I know that too.
LAYNE: What shall we do now?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: We are going to go back to camp and tell the men about the treasure!
LAYNE: Aye.
(CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE exit right)
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Act Two, Scene Three
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ALEXIS: Before what?
DAKOTA: Before my father left us when I was only four years old.
ALEXIS: I am very sorry. I never knew that.
DAKOTA: Its okay. That was the only reason that I bought a ship. To go out to sea to try and
find him. I guess that is all over.
ALEXIS: I dont know why, but I have a feeling that you will see him someday.
DAKOTA: For all we know, he may not even be on the sea!
ALEXIS: Im sure he is. If anyone can love something so much as to where they would leave
their family, Im sure he is on the ocean.
DAKOTA: I dont know. Hey, look! Here come the others!
ALEXIS: Finally!
(MATHEW and FATHER ABRAM enter from left)
DAKOTA: Hey guys!
MATHEW: We got the things you asked for.
ALEXIS: It took you long enough!
FATHER ABRAM: I apologize, it is my fault. I kept tripping over my robes.
MATHEW: That doesnt make it your fault, Father.
ALEXIS: Yeah.
(JANE, ROSE, and DESTINY enter from right. Everyone sets down what they found. Leaves,
sticks, small branches, etc.)
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DAKOTA: Alright everyone I have something to say. I have decided that we are going to go
look for the rest of this map so we can try to find this treasure.
(Everyone starts talking wildly and saying things like, How exciting! "What an adventure!
etc. DAKOTA tries to calm them down but its not working)
ALEXIS: HEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!
(Everyone gets quiet)
DAKOTA: Thanks.
ALEXIS: Anytime.
DAKOTA: We are going to split up. We will stay in the same groups that we were in to look for
food. If you find anything, come back here. Capeesh?
EVERYONE: Capeesh!
DAKOTA: Alright! Lets go!
(MATHEW and FATHER ABRAM exit left. JANE, ROSE, and DESTINY exit left)
DAKOTA: Are you ready to do this?
ALEXIS: As ready as Ill ever be!
(DAKOTA and ALEXIS exit right)
Act Two, Scene Four
(JONATHAN, ETHAN, AND JACOB enter left)
ETHAN: They should have been back by now!
JACOB: Aye!
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JONATHAN: Those fools had better hurry up! I am getting impatient.
(JACOB walks over to stage right)
JACOB: There they be!
(SAMUEL, BRITTANY, and BAILEY run in from right, knocking JACOB down. BAILEY helps him
up)
SAMUEL: Get up ye fool!
BRITTANY: It be not the time to sit around all the do-da day!
SAMUEL: We bring bad news.
JONATHAN: (Groans) What is it, Samuel?
BAILEY: THERE IS A FAKE TREASURE!
(SAMUEL then bonks BAILEY on the head and he falls on the ground)
SAMUEL: He asked me!
(BAILEY gets up, dusts himself, and punches SAMUEL. They keep fighting until JONATHAN
steps in and hits their heads together. They both fall on the floor with a series of moans and
groans)
JONATHAN: Now will the both of ye straighten up and tell me what you found out?!
BRITTANY/BAILEY/SAMUEL: Aye sir.
BRANDON: Aye.
JONATHAN: Ive got it!
(All pirates huddle together and talk for a few moments)
JONATHAN: Alright, now that ye all know the plan, do any of ye have any questions?
(All pirates look at each other)
ALL PIRATES: Nay.
JONATHAN: Good! Now, who is ready to mutiny that old scurvy infested swine Blackbeard?!
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ALL: AYE!!!
(As the pirates exit right they sing a chant with the lyrics of Were going to mutiny the old
swine, hurrah! Hurrah! Well hunt him down and slit his throat, hurrah! Hurrah! Then may his
soul rest in peace in Davy Joness Locker! Hurrah! Hurrah!)
Act Two, Scene Five
(CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNE enter from right)
LAYNE: (VERY dramatic) I tried to outrun them, but they were just too fast. They chased me
down and held me against me will. Jonathan held the sword up to me throat and said that if I
didnt join the mutiny against you then they would slit me throat. I used my (Looks proud)
grand intelligence to outsmart them so I could make my daring escape!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Well Ill be darned. Ye outsmarted someone? Theres a first for everything!
LAYNE: Captain!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: It be true!
LAYNE: No, Captain. What I be tryin to say is, they are coming after ye!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: I knew this would happen
LAYNE: It looks like your plan didnt work after all! I guess there is a first for everything!
(CAPTAIN ABBEY smacks LAYNE upside the head)
LAYNE: Ouch! Captain, that hurt!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Well it wasnt supposed to feel good!
DAKOTA: (From offstage right) Lets look over here, Alexis!
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ALEXIS: Okay, Im right behind you.
(CAPTAIN ABBEY and LAYNES eyes get very big)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Did ye just say something?
(ALEXIS giggles while DAKOTA is annoyed. LAYNE sticks out his hand for ALEXIS to shake it.
DAKOTA spots a mark shaped like a skull and crossbones on his arm)
DAKOTA: Youre pirates! Ive seen that scar. Alexis, run!
(ALEXIS is too busy flirting and holding hands with LAYNE to hear)
DAKOTA: Run!
ALEXIS: Run?
DAKOTA: Yes!
(ALEXIS tries to run but LAYNE does not let go over her hand. He pulls her back towards him,
ties her hands and feet, and forces
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her to sit while she is struggling and screaming. At the same time, CAPTAIN ABBEY grabs
DAKOTA and puts the sword to her throat)
LAYNE: Ye arent goin anywhere beautiful.
DAKOTA: Let us go!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Never!
ALEXIS: What do you want with us?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Ye two lassies dont happen to know anything about a map, do ye?
(ALEXIS looks at DAKOTA worriedly)
DAKOTA: No, we dont. Now leave us alone!
LAYNE: We aint gonna let ye go so easily.
DAKOTA: Why cant you?
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Because there is something yere not tellin me. Now, I will ask this one
more time. Do ye know anything about a map?
DAKOTA/ALEXIS: No!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: I didnt ask ye!
(CAPTAIN ABBEY grabs DAKOTA by the hair and throws her to the ground. He then pulls out
his sword. He crosses over to ALEXIS, pulls out his sword and grabs her arm roughly)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: What did ye say?
ALEXIS: I said no! You know darn well that you heard me loud and clear!
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(CAPTAIN ABBEY gives ALEXIS a mighty blow on the arm with his sword. ALEXIS screams and
is bleeding terribly)
DAKOTA: Oh no you didnt! Boy you better watch out because Im about to open this islands
finest coconut of butt-whooping!
LAYNE: Oh wow. Were shakin!
DAKOTA: You should be!
(DAKOTA elbows LAYNE in the stomach, takes him arm, twists it, and flips him over. Do this
close to the ground. This is completely safe and does not hurt if done correctly. DAKOTA
crosses to CAPTAIN ABBEY, grabs the sword, smacks him in the bottom with it, and as he
surprisingly turns around. He tries to punch her but she drops to the ground, puts one foot in
front of his legs and another behind, and trips him to the ground. She then gets up and dusts
off her hands)
DAKOTA: Thats what you get when you mess with me and my best friend! (DAKOTA drops
the sword and runs to ALEXIS) Alexis, are you okay?
ALEXIS: II think so
(DAKOTA unties her)
DAKOTA: Where does it hurt?
ALEXIS: (Groans) Its my arm.
(DAKOTA tries to touch it)
ALEXIS: No need to interrupt you, but OW!!!!!
DAKOTA: Oh, sorry Alexis.
ALEXIS: Its fine. Oh man, this really hurts!
(DAKOTA takes a cloth off of her costume and ties it around ALEXISS arm)
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DAKOTA: The cut is too deep for just a bandage. I have to get you back to camp. Maybe
Father Abram knows of any remedies.
ALEXIS: Just go get help. I will stay here.
DAKOTA: (Desperate) Im not leaving you alone with these goons! They wont be on the
ground for long, Alexis!
CAPTAIN ABBEY/LAYNE: Hey!
DAKOTA: Come on Alexis, you have to get back to camp before you lose too much blood!
Here is what I need you to do: Go look for the others, they are still in search for the youknow-what. After your wound is tended to, I need you to keep them at camp and sharpen
sticks and logs for protection. Do NOT bring them here, because, as leader, I cannot put
them in danger. Tell them to build a secure raft and if Im not back within an hour, leave the
island without me...
ROSE: I still have some water in mine, here. (Hands JANE her canteen. JANE pretends to drink
out of the canteen)
JANE: Ahh That is refreshing!
ROSE: Hey! You drank it all!
JANE: See? Didnt I tell you that we needed to fill our canteens?
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(ROSE gives her a look)
JANE: What? You did
DESTINY: (Leans toward ROSE) You did say that
ROSE: (DESTINY a look and sarcastically says) REALLY?! I had absolutely NO idea!
(DESTINY gives ROSE a look)
(All exit stage left. Pirates enter right)
JONATHAN: I am so peeved!
(All other pirates echo in a series of He is so peeved! So peeved! Oh yes! JONATHAN
paces back and forth across the stage as the other pirates are following him. As he turns
around on about his third or fourth pace, he runs into the others. JONATHAN and the pirates
are both trying to get around each other but keep going the same way. JONATHAN finally
pushes through and continues pacing)
JONATHAN: Where could they be?! (Pirates keep repeating what he is saying) I mean, they
couldnt have gone far!
ALL PIRATES: Nope! Not far Not at all!
JONATHAN: Would you idiots stop copyin everything I say?!
BAILEY: Stop copying everything you say! Oops uh yeah Right.
JONATHAN: (Sarcastically) Thank you
(All exit left)
(After a few moments, ALEXIS enters right and collapses center stage while holding her now
very bloody arm)
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ALEXIS: Man, this hurts! I dont think I can go any farther. I might as well just stay here till I
die. (Looks at her wound and groans)
(JANE, DESTINY, and ROSE enter left and see ALEXIS bleeding on the ground. JANE faints. As
JANE falls to the ground, she accidentally hits ROSE in the head and it knocks her out.
DESTINY gasps and runs over to ALEXIS)
ROSE: Well THAT would have been some good information to know!
DESTINY: Take it easy on her. Do you think her day has been very peachy?
ROSE: By the looks of it, Im gonna go with a no?
(DESTINY and ALEXIS give her a look)
JANE: What ever happened to Dakota? You never told us, or was I out?
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DESTINY: Yeah, what did happen to her?
ALEXIS: Right, she said that shed fight them off for as long as she could.
ROSE: So that means
DESTINY: She was, you know
JANE: Or shes kicking some serious pirate booty! (Laughs) See what I did there? See what I
did there? (Everyone gives her a look) What? Its called a pun!
DESTINY: Yeah we know what its called.
(FATHER ABRAM and MATHEW enter right)
FATHER ABRAM: (Sees ALEXIS) Oh Lord! What has happened here?!
(Everyone stands up except ALEXIS, who is now being aided by FATHER ABRAM)
MATHEW: (Puts his hands on ROSES shoulders) What happened?!
ROSE: (She is in a daze by him) Eeeeeeeeeepppp!!!!!!!!!!
(MATHEW quickly takes his hands off of her shoulders and they both just awkwardly stand
there)
JANE: Wh- what she meant to say was is that (Looks at ALEXIS who is looking at her and
nodding) there are pirates.
DESTINY: We dont have time to tell you the whole story right now.
ALEXIS: We will tell you on the way.
EVERYONE: Huh?
ALEXIS: (Stands up) We have to save Dakota. Even if it is the last thing we ever do!
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JANE: It actually might be the last thing we ever do.
ALEXIS: As long as we tried to do the right thing, we shall not die in vain!
FATHER ABRAM: It looks like someone has been reading their scriptures!
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DAKOTA: (Fighting still) WHAT?!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: I have something to tell you!
DAKOTA: Right NOW?! Really? In case you havent noticed, I am a little mad at you right
now!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: (Trying to get free) It is important!
DAKOTA: WHAT?!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: (Gulps nervously) I am your FATHER!!!
(Everyone freezes immediately in shock)
Everyone: WHOA
DAKOTA: What?
CAPATIN ABBEY: Yes
DAKOTA: I- I I cant believe this!
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Well you had better, because it is true.
DAKOTA: But that would mean that you were the one that told me all of those childhood
stories, you leaving when I was little, you could tell that I was lying when I said that I didnt
know anything about a map. Why?
(Pulls away from JONATHAN and slowly walks toward DAKOTA)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: I was born to live the life of a pirate and sail the seas, but I didnt want you
to have the same terrible future. Leaving you and your mother was the hardest thing I ever
had to do, but it had to be done.
JONATHAN: (Clears throat to interrupt the moment) Ahem? Not to interrupt this beautiful
moment, but there is a mutiny in progress so would you mind?
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FATHER ABRAM: How can there be a mutiny, of there is nothing to fight for?
JOANTHAN: Of course there is something to (Turns around to find the last piece to the map
shredded up and thrown all over the ground. JONATHAN yells, gets on his hands and knees
and picks through the pile)
JONATHAN: No!!!!! You fool!
SAMUEL: So. Does that mean that we can never find the treasure?
(LAYNE pulls away quickly)
LAYNE: I guess not
ROSE: Before I ever went on this adventure, you never even noticed me. You treated me like
I wasnt even there!
MATHEW: Rose, Im sorry.
ROSE: Well its too late for that, now isnt it? (Hooks arms with ETHAN)
(MATHEW stomps away. DAKOTA walks over to LAYNE)
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DAKOTA: Hey.
LAYNE: Hey.
DAKOTA: Just to clarify, you arent my brother or anything, are you?
(CAPTAIN ABBEY walks over)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: No he isnt. (Chuckles)
DAKOTA: Okay, good, because youre pretty cute. If you were my brother, this would just be
awkward
LAYNE: Well its a good thing you arent, because I think youre cute too.
DAKOTA: (Blushes) Aww shucks!
(Both laugh)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: What is that I hear?
(The marriage song starts playing. CAPTAIN ABBEY is the priest. Everyone has a partner as
they walk down the aisle. DAKOTA and LAYNE step up)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: I cant believe my baby is all grown up and getting married!
DAKOTA: Ill be fine, dad. Trust me.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Alright, darling.
(Everyone gets in position for the ceremony)
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Layne, do you take my daughter (gives him a sinister look to make sure
that he treats her well) to be your wife?
LAYNE: Aye! I do.
CAPTAIN ABBEY: Dakota, do you take Layne to be your husband?
DAKOTA: I sure do!
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CAPTAIN ABBEY: Are you sure???
DAKOTA: Yes Dad..
CAPTAIN ABBEY: (Reluctantly) Okay You may kiss the bride!