Final day of auditioning
Morinomiya Music Academy - Rehearsal Room
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Teacher
We'll be deciding final roles today. Keep that understanding in mind as you perform.
Teacher
Our remaining candidates will be performing the scenes which we have chosen. We will not be stopping you this time. You will be expected to play the scene out to the end.
Teacher
For the protagonist, Luca, page 78.
From the moment Louise stabs him until the final song.
From the moment Louise stabs him until the final song.
Nene
(By this point, Luca has no qualms with harming the citizenry, and the story reaches its climax when his beloved Louise stops him.)
Nene
(In terms of this show, it's the biggest test of one's singing and acting skills...!)
Teacher
Now then, we have five candidates vying for the role of Luca. To prevent any variance due to different co-actors, you will each act opposite the same Louise.
Teacher
You will be performing in this order...
Ms. Osawa, Ms. Ito, Ms. Kanae, Ms. Kusanagi and Ms. Byakkomachi to finish.
Ms. Osawa, Ms. Ito, Ms. Kanae, Ms. Kusanagi and Ms. Byakkomachi to finish.
Luca Candidate A
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Nene
(And this atmosphere...
There's so much tension in this room that I feel like it could burst at any moment.)
There's so much tension in this room that I feel like it could burst at any moment.)
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Nene
“Five, if I'm not mistaken.
Back then, I used to cry like a baby whenever I pricked my finger on one of these roses' thorns.”
Back then, I used to cry like a baby whenever I pricked my finger on one of these roses' thorns.”
Nene
“Now, it doesn't matter if I get hit by a rock thrown by a rioter, or a spear tip cuts my cheek. I won't cry a single tear.”
Byakkomachi
(This sudden turn of events causes him to experience a violent mix of confusion, anger and horror... And love. She has to grapple with, and express, this torrent of emotions...)
Louise
“Remember what I told you all those years ago? About how I always wanted to see a blue rose?”
Louise
“Yes... But you surely can't tell from all the way over there. Join me over here...”
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Byakkomachi
(She's good...
I was under the impression that she still struggled with nuanced physical acting.)
I was under the impression that she still struggled with nuanced physical acting.)
Byakkomachi
(But the way she froze after realizing what just happened, as well as the way she's moving her hands... You can clearly see the impact of the blade, and how much pain Luca is in right now.)
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Louise
“I had to do this...! I didn't want to see your hands become even more stained in blood!!”
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Louise
“You once said that you wanted to become the groundskeeper for this rose garden. You said that you didn't mind being pricked by the thorns...!”
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Nene
“All the innocent people I rounded up and butchered. All the children I mercilessly had sent to the gallows.”
Nene
“I wanted to sit here with you... To gaze at a blue rose... And express our joy in song...”
Nene
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Nene
“♪————... ♪————...”
Nene
“♪————... ♪————...”
Byakkomachi
(This is the song they sang together in the rose garden when they were little. It makes this story just that much more tragic, since this is where they must part.)
Byakkomachi
(He'd become a monster in the pursuit of his goal, but this shows the audience that there truly was love there...)
Byakkomachi
(That love adds an extra layer of depth to this tragedy, simply because it's so pure.)
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