Columbus:
A World Transformed
a one-act musical
about the Age of Exploration

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Description:
This one-hour musical script provides a great understanding of the Age of Exploration. Actors and audience alike will see the forces at work in the world at the time of Christopher Columbus by recreating his story. The package comes with vocal scores for each of the ten songs, mp3 files for musical accompaniment, complete lyrics, and the script libretto. Download the complete package right to your own computer, and edit and print your own copies of the script for your actors.

Synopsis:
As a Chinese and Islamic trader swap spices for carpets, we learn why the sailors from the Islamic countries became the middlemen between the Asian and European continents. In the next scene, the Islamic trader is haggling about price (which is now increased 5,000%!) with an Italian merchant. He is overheard by Christopher Columbus and his parents. Christopher Columbus vows to become a rich merchant, against his parents will, but on his first voyage his uncle's ship is attacked and destroyed by pirates. While shipwrecked in Portugal, Columbus increases his knowledge of the world and of maps. He hatches a plan to discover a new trade route from Europe to China by sailing East across the Atlantic. His request for sponsorship is refused by King John of Portugal, but his voyage is finally financed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. After a near mutiny by his crew, his voyage is successful in discovering the "New World," which creates great hardship for the Native Americans.

Parameters of this Script Package:
Duration: 60-mins.
Genre: musical comedy
Songs: 10
Libretto (script): included as PDF file
Vocal Score: included as PDF files
Instrumental accompaniment: included as mp3 files
Song lyrics: included in libretto
Cast Size: 1 male lead, 2f & 10m supporting roles (some genders are interchangeable), with expandable supporting chorus (for a complete cast list, including number of lines each, click here).
Grade level: The play was originally done with a middle school bilingual cast, to support literacy, but works well for high school or intergenerational casts, too.
Production ideas: included at the back of libretto
Thematic curriculum ideas: included at the back of libretto

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