Mulan

The Drama Musical Script

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A Chinese painting of the Great Wall of China is slowly painted across the screen. The
Chinese soldier walks around his post. Suddenly, a bird of prey hits the back of his head ...
Soldier: Ah! [The hawk lets out a call. The soldier walks over to the edge of the wall. A hook comes
flying
up, followed by many more.]

Soldier: [Running back to his post] We're under attack! Light the signal!

The door opens, revealing a couple of Huns. The soldier climbs up the ladder.

Soldier: [lighting the signal with a torch, while staring at the Hun leader other signals go on all the way
along the Great Wall] Now all of China knows you're here.

Shan Yu: [picking up a flag and toasting it in the signal fire] Perfect.
***

The Chinese General and two soldiers walk into the Emperor's chamber and bow.

General: Your Majesty, the Huns have crossed our Northern Border.

Chi Fu: Impossible! No one can get through the Great Wall! [He is silenced with a raised hand from the
Emperor]

General: Shan Yu is leading them. We'll set up defenses around your palace immediately.

Emperor: No! [Standing up] Send your troops to protect my people! Chi Fu!

Chi Fu: Yes, your Highness.

Emperor: Deliver conscription notices throughout all the provinces. Call up reserves, and as many new
recruits as possible.

General: Forgive me, your Majesty, but I believe my troops can stop him.

Emperor: I won't take any chances, General. A single grain of rice can tip the scale one man may be the
difference between victory and defeat.

***
In town

Woman #1: Fa Li, where is your daughter? The Matchmaker is not a patient woman.

Fa Li: Of all the days to be late! I should have prayed to the ancestors for luck.

Granny Fa: How lucky can they be? They're dead. Besides, I've got all the luck we'll need. [Holds up a
wicker cage with a cricket inside.] This is your chance to prove yourself. [She closes her eyes
and steps off the sidewalk.]
Fa Li: Grandma! No!

Granny Fa walks across the street vehicles crash, but she emerges unharmed.

Granny Fa: Yup! This cricket's a lucky one! [Fa Li sighs.] Mulan comes riding up on Khan, and hops
off.

Mulan: I'm here! [looks at her mother] What? But, Mama, I had to

Fa Li: None of your excuses. Now, let's get you cleaned up.

Begin "Honor to us all"

Woman #1: This is what you give me to work with? Well, honey, I've seen worse.
We're going to turn this sow's ear Into a
silk purse.

Mulan: It's freezing!

Fa Li: It would've been warm, if you were here on time.

Woman #1: We'll have you, washed and dried

Primped and polished till you glow with pride Just my
recipe for instant bride
You'll bring honor to us all.

Fa Li: Mulan, what's this?

Mulan: Uh ... notes ... in case I forget something.

Granny Fa: Hold this. [Hands Crickee to Fa Li] We're going to need more luck than I
thought.
Woman #2: Wait and see, when we're through
Woman #3: Boys will gladly go to war for you
Woman #2: With good fortune
Woman #3: And a great hairdo

Both: You'll bring honor to us all.

A girl can bring her family
Great honor in one way
By striking a good match
And this might be the day

Woman #4: Men want girls with good taste

Woman #5: Calm

Fa Li: Obedient

Woman #5: Who work fastpaced

Fa Li: With good breeding

Woman #5: And a tiny waist

All:
You'll bring honor to us all.
We all must serve our Emperor
Who guards us from the Huns
A man by bearing arms
 A girl by bearing sons

Woman #6:
When we're through,
You can't fail
Like a lotus blossom, soft and pale
How could any fellow say, "No sale"?
You'll bring honor to us all!
Fa Li: There, you're ready.

Granny Fa:
Not yet! An apple for serenity
A pendant for balance
Beads of jade for beauty
You must proudly show it
Now, add a cricket, just for luck,
And even you can't blow it!

Mulan:
Ancestors, hear my plea,
Please don't let me make a fool of me
And to not uproot my family tree
Keep my father standing tall.
Scarier than the Undertaker,
We are meeting our matchmaker!
Destiny, guard our girls,
Help our future as it fast unfurls
Please look kindly on these cultured pearls
Each a perfect porcelain doll ...

Please bring honor to us

Please bring honor to us
Please bring honor to us
Please bring honor to us
Please bring honor to us all!

Matchmaker: Fa Mulan?

Mulan: Present!

Matchmaker: Speaking without permission ...

Mulan: Oops ... [They go inside]

Granny Fa: [to Fa Li] Who spit in her bean curd?

Matchmaker: Too skinny ... not good for bearing sons.

Crickee hops out of his cage, Mulan frantically tries to put him back in.

Matchmaker: Recite the Final Admonition.

Mulan: Mmmhmmhmm ... [pulls out a paper fan and spits Crickee out]

Matchmaker: Well?
Mulan: Fulfill your duties, calmly and ... [glances down at the crib notes written on her arm, which are
smeared slightly] respectively. Um, reflect before you ... snack. Act! This shall bring you honor and
 glory. [She fans herself, the matchmaker grabs the fan and searches it for cheat notes. Finding none,
she grabs Mulan by the arm (where the notes are!) and pulls her toward a table. The writing comes
off in her hand.]

Matchmaker:
This way. Now, pour the tea. To please your future inlaws, you must demonstrate a sense of dignity
[she rubs her hand over her mouth, and the ink rubs off with a squeak] and refinement. You must also
be poised. [Mulan, staring at the Matchmaker, pours the tea but misses the cup, then regains her
composure and quickly fills the teacup.]
Mulan notices Crickee relaxing happily in the tea. The Matchmaker takes the teacup.

Mulan: Um, pardon me ...

Matchmaker: And silent! [sniffs the tea] Ah ...

Mulan: Could I just take that back? One moment ... [She grabs for the cup]

The Matchmaker fights for the teacup, and they both fall back, the tea spilling all over
the Matchmaker. Crickee hops down her dress.
Matchmaker:
Why, you clumsy! ... Oh! Ah! Woo!
[She trips over the firepot, spilling the coals and then sitting on them, the bottom of her dress
smoking. Mulan desperately fans the burned spot, and it bursts into flames. The matchmaker runs
around screaming.]
**Outside

Granny Fa: [To Fa Li] I think it's going well, don't you?

The matchmaker runs outside, screaming.

Matchmaker:
Put it out! Put it out! PUT IT OUT! [Mulan throws tea over her, putting out the fire. Embarrassed,
she hands the teapot to the Matchmaker and quickly walks toward Fa Li and Granny Fa.]

Matchmaker:
[furious] You are a DISGRACE! You may look like a bride, but you will NEVER bring your family
honor!
People start to walk away, whispering.

**At the Fa farm

Mulan is greeted with a warm smile by her father, but, humiliated, she turns away and takes Khan to
the stable.
***Beginning of "Reflection"

Mulan:
Look at me ... I will never pass for a perfect bride
Or a perfect daughter
Can it be?
I'm not meant to play this part?
Now I see
That if I were truly to be myself
I would break my family's heart.
 Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me
Why is my reflection someone I don't know
Somehow I cannot hide
Who I am, though I've tried
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
When will my reflection show
Who I am, inside?
Fa Zhou:
My, my, what beautiful blossoms we have this year. But look, this one's late. I bet when it blooms, it
will be the most beautiful of all.
Drums sound
***
Mulan: What is it? Imperial soldiers and Chi Fu come riding over a hill.

Fa Li:
Mulan, stay inside.

Granny Fa:
Ahem. [points toward a low roof. Mulan runs over to it and peers over the roof]

Chi Fu:
Citizens! I bring a proclamation from the Imperial City! The Huns have invaded China! By order of
the Emperor, one man from every family must serve in the Imperial Army. [Reading from list] The
Chow Family! The Yee Family!
Son:
I will serve the Emperor in my father's place.

Chi Fhou: The Fa Family!

Mulan: NO! Her father walks over to Chi Fu.

Fa Zhou: I am ready to serve the Emperor.

Mulan: Father, you can't go!

Fa Zhou: Mulan!

Mulan: [To Chi Fu] Please, sir, my father has already fought for

Chi Fu: Silence! You will do well to teach your daughter to hold her tongue in a man's presence.

Fa Zhou: Mulan. You dishonor me.

Chi Fu: Report tomorrow at the MooShung Camp. [He hands Fa Zu a scroll.]

Fa Zhou: Yes, sir.

Chi Fu: [Continues to read] The Chu Family! The Chang Family! The Yong Family!

In Fa Zhou's bedroom. Fa Zhou yanks open his closet, revealing a suit of Chinese armor, and unsheaths a
sword. Mulan watches. He practices techniques, but his leg gives out and he falls against a pillar, panting.
 ***

At dinner. Mulan pours the tea, then sets her cup down with a bang.

Mulan: You shouldn't have to go!

Fa Li: Mulan!

Mulan: There are plenty of young men to fight for China!

Fa Zhou: It is an honor to protect my country and my family.

Mulan: So you'll die for honor.

Fa Zhou: I will die doing what's right.

Mulan: But if you ...

Fa Zhou: I know my place. It is time you learned yours. Mulan stares at her father for a moment, then runs
outside crying.

Mulan is sitting in a statue of a dragon, crying. It is raining. Through the window of her house,
she can see her mother and father talking. Fa Zhou picks up the candle and blows it out. Mulan
thinks for a minute, then makes her decision.
Mulan walks into the Family Temple and lights a stick, placing it in a hanging statue of a small
dragon. She runs into her parent's room, taking the scroll and leaving her hair comb. Taking her
father's sword, she cuts her hair short and puts on her father's armor. Going out to the stable, she
mounts Khan and sets off for the army.
The eyes of a statue in the temple flash, and Granny Fa wakes up.

Granny Fa: Mulan is gone!

Fa Zhou: What? It can't be ... [He runs outside] Mulan! No ...

Fa Li: You must go after her. She could be killed.

Fa Zhou: If I reveal her, she will be.

****

Beginning of "I'll Make a Man Out of You."

Shang:
Let's get down to business
To defeat the Huns
Did they send me daughters
When I asked for sons

You're the saddest bunch

I ever met, but you can bet
Before we're through
Mister, I'll make a man
Out of you.

Tranquil as a forest
But on fire within
Once you find your center
 You are sure to win
You're a spineless, pale, pathetic lot
And you can bet before we're through
Mister, I'll make a man out of you.

Chien Po: I'm never gonna catch my breath

Yao: Say goodbye to those who knew me

Ling: Boy I was a fool in school for cutting gym

Mushu: This guy's got 'em scared to death

Mulan: I hope he doesn't see right through me

Chien Po: Now I really wish that I knew how to swim

(Be a man)
We must be swift as a coursing river (Be a man)
With all the force of a great typhoon (Be a man)
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

Time is racing t'ward us

Till the Huns arrive
Heed my every order
And you might survive
You're unsuited for the rage of war
So pack up, go home, you're through
How could I make a man out of you

(Be a man)
We must be swift as a coursing river (Be a man)
With all the force of a great typhoon (Be a man)
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

(Be a man)
We must be swift as a coursing river (Be a man)
With all the force of a great typhoon (Be a man)
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon!
****

In the captain's tent

Chi Fu: Captain! Urgent news from the general! We're needed at the front!

Mushu: Pack your bags, Crickee, we're moving out!

****Begin "A Girl Worth Fighting For."

For a long time we've been marching off to battle.

In our thundering herd, we feel a lot like cattle.
Like the pounding beat, our aching feet aren't easy to ignore.
Hey! Think of instead, a girl worth fighting for!
Huh?
That's what I said! A girl worth fighting for!
I want her paler than the moon, with eyes that shine like stars.
My girl will marvel at my strength, adore my battle scars!
I couldn't care less what she'll wear, or what she looks like!
It all depends on what she cooks like!
Beef, pork, chicken, mmm ...

Bet the local girls thought you were quite the charmer!
And I bet the ladies love a man in armor!
You can guess what we have missed the most
Since we went off to war!
What do we want?
A girl worth fighting for!

My girl will think I have no flaws

That I'm a major find
How 'bout a girl who's got a brain, who always speaks her mind?
Nah!
My manly ways and turn of phrase and sure to thrill her!
He thinks he's such a ladykiller!

I've a girl back home who's unlike any other!

Yeah, the only girl who'd love him is his mother!
But when we come home, in victory
They'll line up at the door!

What do we want?
A girl worth fighting for!
Wish that I had

*****

Figting scene.

Shang and the gang come to the front. Theres a fight between Chinese Army and the Huns. In the middle of
the fight, Mulan pins the sword to Shan Yu and end the fight. Chinese Army won the war and went back to
the village.

Citizens celebrated the victory with the warm welcome of Mulan and the other army. Mulan back to her
house. She saw her family was waiting outside the fence. They hug Mulan tighly.

THE END!