PINOCCHIO
a musical play for children
The lights come up on an Italian piazza. The time is late eighteenth century . Stage left is the house of Gepetto. Inside is a workbench and a chair, Upstage of the house is a carnival wagon surrounded by trees. Stage left, there is a fountain large enough to have a ledge suitable for seating . Upstage, in the distance we can see the countryside filled with trees.
People are milling about the square doing what people do in a piazza.
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Cl'ic' SINGS 'nilS IS CI'HE PLACE HEHE IN THE VALLEY 'flUS IS 'flt.;: PLACE C NEVER YOU lc"EAH, YOU'LL .F':U;D h H2F~ WAITING '.:'0 BE PICKZD UP BY YOU THINGS THAT YOU THOUGHT CCULDN ' T BE BOUGHT l'lO MA'l'Tr~R l Geppetto THIS IS THE PLACE, HERE IN THE VALLEY THIS IS THE PLACE, COME ONE AND ALL COME DOWN THE ROAD OR SHOOT THRU AN ALLEY HARK, IT'S A ROBIN , I ' LL ANSWER ITS CALL. (He whistles) Gina WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PASTA Of: PIZZA RIBBONS AND LACES , A BAT OR '\ E.iLL -:·+t~ G ENU : t;E SILK OR A FAKE lte~! A L, S A (.... ~~ I ' LL HELP YOU FIND THEM ALL I ILL HELP YOU FIND THEM ALL. f c->-e. ~~ ·-. 1\ ;,_I ...... All NEVER YOU FEAR , YOU ' LL FIND IT HERE WAITING TO BE PICKED UP BY YOU THINGS THAT YOU THOUGHT COULDN ' T BE BOUGHT NO MATTER WHERE OR WHAT YOU DO NOT IN MILAN OR EVEN JAPAN COULD THE WARES COMPARE (,_J\ l ~,I WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT HERE IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE. .-. <:' 1lc-;:r:e ~J~~)J... ~~ COME BY A ROSE , TICKLE YOUR NOSE cv"' SAVOR THE SWEET PERFUME OF IT HEARTY AND HALE KITTENS FOR SALE GIVE AS A GIFT AND MAKE A HIT. RIGHT OVER HERE , JEWELS, MY DEAR COME PULL UP A CHAIR WHATEVER YOU HAVE GOT IN MIND THERE ' S NO DOUBT THAT YOU WILL FIND IT HERE WHERE? Wliibi 2 . IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE. 1 fr'E~£ . - - ·- The stage clears as Geppetto goes into his house. &~ /0( f ;{:, : I 1,, s , , ~ ~ ... r ./ ~ ~ pin -3- Gepp. Ah, you are magnificent . Absolutely magnificent . ~Gina Talking to yourself again, Geppetto? Gepp . Oh, Gina, it ' s you. -Gina I got your message. You wanted me to stop by? Well, here I am . Now, what is so important that I must interrupt my day to come here and listen to you talking to yourself? Gepp. Look. (points to Pinocchio) __./Gina Yes, I see. A puppet. So what? Gepp. Not just a puppet. A magnificent puppet. __Gina Gepetto, a puppet's a puppet. Gepp. Not this one. This one is special. -Gina Oh? Excuse me. I guess I'm missing something. As soon as you put on the strings, he will look like all the other puppets. Gep. Ah, Gina. ----c;ina ---(mimic) Ah, Gina ... Is he a new puppet for my carnival show? Gep. For your carnival show? Gina You an echo now? Isn't that what I just said? Gep. Bite your tongue . 4 ~Gina What for I want to bite my tongue? Gep. Ahh! ----..:._ G i n a You know, Gepetto , sometimes I think you got macaroni in your head instead of brains . You know? Macaroni. No brains. Just macaroni. Gep. He is not for your show. -Gina Well, why didn't you just say so? No , you beat around the bush. Gep . This puppet is for me. To keep me company. ------Gina A puppet to Keep you company? Oh , Gepetto, you've been spending too much time alone. You're going over the edge. You're real close to flipping your wig. And nobody wants to see you flip your wig. Certainly not me. You flip your wig and we ' ll have macaroni all over the place . Gep . The puppet will keep me company. I wont be alone so much. Take a good look. Go ahead - look. See, he doesn ' t even look like a puppet. ---Gina All right. If he doesn ' t look like a puppet , what does he look like? Gep . Well .•• he almost looks like ... a real boy. Gina A real •.. a real? A real boy? Macaroni in your head and mozzarella on your eyeballs. Ah, Gepetto, I don't have time to stand around talking to a crazy man . I have a carnival to run. I tell you what, why don't you call me when your real boy -has something-to-say? We'll- ·--~ sit around and have a real old ·fashioned tea party:·"'··· - - -·- · ·- ·· (to audience) If that puppet does talk, the first thing he'll do is call Gepetto a macaroni head. (goes into her wagon) Gep. Ah, let her laugh. Maybe I am a little silly. But you do look kind of real. A lot like ... (he sings) 5 A REAL BOY WITH REAL HAIR AND A REAL BRAIN INSIDE THERE ... (speaks) Ah, mayb~ Gina is right . Maybe I do have macaroni for brains. I'll be r~ght back, little one . I just have to rinse out this paintbrush. (he leaves) (A light travels about the room and eventually stops on Pinocchio. The room takes on a blue glow and the Blue Fairy appears.) Blue Fairy ~h , little puppet. Gepetto is right. He has made you look almost real. ~And he wants for you to be real. He wants it very badly. Gepetto is such a good man . He ' s led a good life. He deserves to have his wish granted. So ... (she does what fairies do and lo and behold the puppet moves . ) Pinocchio Oh! Oh! I feel funny. Blue )/'You' 11 get used to it. Pinocchio Who .. who .. who Blue ~Goodness . Are you a boy or an owl? Pinocchio My mouth ... feels ... funny. Blue ~It ' s just that you're not used to talking on your own. -- - -· Pinoc-.-- .·· ··------...... ,,._,.._ -··. ... . • ••------• • #0 _ ... ___---_....--_____.,)oo --~· · -- ...... ,_..,_~ Who ··are you? Blue ~I 'm called the Blue Fairy. Pinoc And you've made me a real boy? Blue Oh, no. Not yet. Almost, but to be a real boy, you must first prove /that you are worthy. Pinoc How do I do that? Blue There are things you must learn, like right from wrong, good from b Pinoc Oh, I think I know those things. -- Blue Well, we must be sure. Pinoc How? How can we be sure when I know? -Blue Oh, we'll know. Don't worry, we'll know. (she starts to fade away) Pinoc Hey, wait. Where are you going? (he starts to get up) ____.-'Blue We'll know. We'll know. (she is gone) Pinoc Hey! (he falls) Gep (entering) Who is in here? Gina? Hah! I thought I heard someone. I guess not. Must have been someone outside in the square. (noticing Pinocchio has moved.) I thought I left you over here. Pin You did. Gep. I thought so . What! Who said that? There is somebody here. I heard Pinoc Of course you heard a voice. gep. -~ ------But whose voice? ' '····- .. - Pinoc Why, my voice. Gep . Don't be silly. You don't have a voice. Pinoc Yes, I do. Gep No, you don't. 7 Pinoc Yes, I do. Gep No, you don't. Now, stop that. Pinoc Why? Gep. Because I ... I ... I yi yi yi yi ... Ci!:M~.Pinoc You're funny. Gep You're talking. Pinoc Yeh. And look! Now I'm walking. (he tries, but wobbles and Gepetto catches him) Well, almost walking. Gep But, how can this be? You walk . . . you talk ... Pinoc The Blue Fairy! She heard you ' re wish. Gep. Blue Fairy? Here? A Blue Fairy in my shop? Pinoc Yes. She said . . . • Gep. You're not a puppet. You're real. Pinoc Well , not exactly . You see ... Gep. My wish did come true . Look at you. You ... oh, you need a name. A name . A boy has to have a name. Gepetto, jr. No, no, I don't like that. Giancarlo? No. Pinocello? No . Pinocchio! Yes . Pinocchio. I like that. (taking Pinocchio outside) Gina. Gina. Come look. He's alive. Alive. My Pinocchio is alive. '· 8 (he sings) COME EVERYBODY IT'S A SPECIAL DAY LOOK, SEE WHAT ~IRACLE HAS COME ., COME SAY HELLO, WANT YOU TO KNOW PINOCCHIO, MY SON. COME EVERYBODY IT"S A HOLIDAY SEE WHAT THE FATES HAVE FIN ' LLY DONE COME OUT AND GREET, WANT YOU TO MEET PINOCCHIO MY SON. GINA GEPETTO , GEPETTO YOU ' VE FLIPPED YOUR WIG FOR GOOD YOU ' RE TALKING BOUT A SON WHOSE HEAD IS MADE OF WOOD GEPETTO I'M HAPPY, SO HAPPY MY HEART IS FULL AND FREE YES , IT ' S GEPETTO A HAPPY MAN IS HE . HAPPY AS CAN BE. COME EVRYBODY IT ' S A SPECIAL DAY LOOK, SEE WHAT MIRACLE HAS COME COME SAY HELLO , WANT YOU TO KNOW PINOCCHIO MY SON. . Pinocchio Watch this! (he struts about) Gina HE ' S WALKING, HE ' S TALKING GEP YOU SEE, I DIDN'T LIE PINOCCHIO GOLLY GEE, LOOK AT ME GINA THE PUPPET IS ALIVE. 0 ~ Gepetto COME EVERYBODY , IT ' S A HOLIDAY SEE WHAT THE FATES HAVE FIN ' LL Y DO NE COME OUT AND GREET , WA NT YOU TO MEET PINOCCHIO, PINOCCHIO, PINOCC HIO MY SON . Gep Well , Gina? What do you have to say? Gina (backing a way to her wagon) Miracle. Miracle . Miracle. Gep. Oh , Pinocchio . My Pinocchio . Pinoc You call me Pinocchio. Ge p Yes. That is your name . Pinoc What do I call you? Gep . Well , you can call me .•. papa. Pinoc Al l right , Papa . Gep He called me Papa. Papa. He called me Papa . Pinoc Well , isn ' t that what you told me to call you? Gep. _ Now , Pinocchio , mustn'y talk that way to your papa . - Good little boys don ' t talk that way . Pinoc What do good little boys d o ? Ge p Well, most of the time, wh a t their papas tell the m to do. 10 Pinoc And what are you going to tell me to do now, Papa? Gep Oh, he called me Papa . Papa! Pinoc Are you going to do that everytime I call you "Papa?' " A Gep You know, Pinocchio. I think you should join all the other little boys of the village. Pinoc Good idea. Where are they? Gep They are at school. Pinoc School? What ' s that? Gep It is where all good little boys go to learn . Pinoc Don ' t all little boys play? Gep. School first , play later . Pinoc How abou t play first ... school later? Gep . Oh , Pinocchio. You make a joke. You are so funny. Now, you wait right here while I go inside and find you a schoolbook. I ' ll be right back. (goes into house) So funny . My Pinocchio. So funny. Pinoc I didn ' t think I said anything funny. (The Blue Glow is back) Blue Fairy You didn't. You said something silly . Pinoc Blue Fairy! Blue Going to school will be good for you. It will help you to learn the things you need to know to become a real boy. Pinoc But what if I don't like it? f' Blue And what if you do? I think it's worth a try . There are lots of things that will be ne w to you that you just might like. (she sings) MAYBE YOU'LL LIKE SPINACH ~ AND MAYBE YOU 'LL LIKE SCHOOL MAYBE YOU ' LL FIND THAT YOU EVEN LIKE THE GOLDEN RULE ONCE YOU'VE TRIEO ARITHMETIC YOU MIGHT FIND IT S A SNAP GEOGRAPHY IS NOTHING MORE THAN PLAYING WITH A MAP . MAYBE YOU ' LL LIKE CARROTS AS MUCH AS CHOCOLATE CAKE CAKE IS GOOD BUT CARROT ~ SHOULDN T BE TOO HARD TO TAKE HOW CAN YOU REJECT SO MUCH THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEING GOOD MIGHT TURN OUT TO BE FUN. FINOCCHIO , THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT ARE NOT VERY FAR AWAY YOU NEEDN'T GO AWAY ON A HUNT ~ THE THINGS YOU WISH FOR VERY HARD ARE NORMALLY RIGHT IN YOUrBACKYARD . SO, WHY NOT TRY THE SPINACH THE CARROTS AND THE SCHOOL AND WHY NOT 1RY TO LIVE AND LEARN THAT FINE OLD GOLDEN RULE HOW CAN YOU REJECT THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEING GOOD MIGHT TURN OUT BEING GOOD MIGHT TURN OUT BEING GOOD MIGHT TURN OUT TO BE FUN. ~-~ (She and the glow disappear as Gepetto enters) Gepetto Ah, my son. Here is your book. It should do just fine. Now, you run along to school. Just follow the footpath up the hill. The little red building at the top of the hill is the schoolhouse. Just tell the schoolmaster that you are Finocchio , the son of Gepetto. Pinoc But, Papa .. . Gep No buts , my son. Now , on your way . I shall see you after school. Bye bye. (he goes into the house, dropping his money purse as he exits) Pinoc All right. I'll give it a try . Blue Fairy Good. But,Pinocchio. If it turns out that you are not telling the truth, I shall know it right away, for each time you tell a lie your nose will gJ longer and longer. So tell the truth, Finocchio. Tell the truth. Pinoc For what? Candle For lots of things . Pino.c Oh , well maybe I ' ll hold on to them until I get back from school. Candle School? Why are you going to school? Pinoc All little boys go to school . Candle I don ' t . Pinoc You don ' t? Candle No, I don't . Pinoc Why not? Candle You ask some pretty peculiar questions . Come to think of it, you look a little peculiar too. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's something ... something different. Pinoc I'd better go. Candle You ' ll be sorry. If I were you, I ' d listen to me. (sings) STAY AWAY FROM THE SCHOOLHOUSE UP UPON THE HILL STAY AWAY, STAY AWAY, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE SPEND YOUR DAYS AND YOUR EVENINGS DOING WHAT YOU WILL STAY AWAY FROM THE SCHOOLHOUSE UP UPON THE HILL. SPEND YOUR TIME IN A TAVERN OR A SWIMMING POOL FOLLOW ME, CLIMB A TREE, WE ' LL GO FISHIN, WE ' LL GO FISHIN DON ' T BE FOOLED INTO LEARNING BOUT THE GOLDEN RULE STAY AWAY FROM THE HILL WHERE THEY MKE YOU GO TO SCHOOL. (s~oken) Well, what do you say? Pinocchio Gee, I don't know. 14 Candle Don' t know? Didn't you hear what I said? (sings) Candle Finocchio STAY AWAY STAY A\ AWAY FROM THE SCHOOLHOUSE UP UPON THE HILL 'STAY AWAY STAY AWAY KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE SPEND YOUR DAYS AND YOUR EVENINGS DOING WHAT YOU WILL BUT STAY AWAY FROM THE SCHOOLHOUSE UP UPON THE HILL . DANCE TOGETHER STAY WAY FROM THE SCHOOLHOUSE UP UPON THE HILL STAY AWAY, STAY AWAY, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE SPEND YOUR DAYS AND YOUR EVENINGS DOING WHAT YOU WILL STAY AWAY FROM THE SCHOOLHOUSE UP UPON THE HILL. Fox (entering with Carmella) Hurry up Carmella. Move .... it,Move it. Cat I'm coming, Finicky. Gee whiz! What's your · hurry? Fox J'l(;:)ll c ' (to Finocchio) Out of my way woodenhead . Pinoc I'm not 1n your way. Who are you calling a woodenhead? 15 Candle You tell him, Pinocchio. Fox Smart1 alecky little begger aren ' t you? Pinoc I'm no begger. (to Candlewyk) Am I? Candle No he's not. ~\..- Fox Is' that (so? .J Candle ~~'\'- r- Beggers don't have money . And he has money. Fox Is that so? Pinoc Yes. Five gold pieces . Fox Is that so? Pinoc Yes, that ' s so. (to Candle) Why does he keep saying that? 1-: \.,_C\'1 L Fox Gold pieces, huh? Well, well, well. Carmella, come mee/ .. (to Pinocchio) Excuse me, I didn't1 catch the name. J ~ Pinoc Pinocchio. And this is Candlwyk. I Fox I Candle what? Candle Candlwyk. Fox ,....-. Unusual name. Carmella, say hello to Candle . .. wyk and Pinocchio. 16 Cat Hi Candy . Hi Pinhead. ·, ' ,. r :_~~ \(\~t: Not Pinhead. Pinocchio. Pinocchio. b ~ I -;::::..._:::::::=:::::-- Cat Pinocchio . Pinocchio . Fox Just one. Cat Just one what? Fox Just 1 one Pinocchio . Cat I can see that Finicky. One Pinocchio and one Candywyk. Pinocchio What's your name? ,..."\ c4.;~ "'\"(. .;('CV ' Fox r' Oh , allow me to introduce myself. Cat Allow him to introduce himself. ' Fox I am the honorable ... Cat He is the honorable . . • Fox • r Correction ... the most honorable ... J Cat Correction ... the most honorable .. . Fox Finiculi L . Fox, Esquire. ' Pinocchio Finiculi? Fox Yeh! Like in (sings) Finiculi, finicula ... etc. 17 Candle And what about you? Cat What about me? ·" Candle What ' s your name? Cat Carmella. Of course, I also have a last name. Finocchio What is it? Cat Cat. But you can just call me Carmella cause that's my name . Candle You ' ve got a funny accent. Cat Accent? I don't have an accent. I sound just like everybody else in my family . Well , maybe not just like everybody . I got this cousin , this Chesire cat , just as uppity as he can be. He doesn ' t sound l ike anybody I know . Now if you want to talk about accents . .. that Chesire cat has an accent that just won't quit. He .•. Fox Carmella! Cat < What is it Fin,icky? .~ o.;.!l.. < ...... ~ t"~" t"_J. r" Fox Let me do the talking. Cat Oh! 'f Fox Now . . . I ----~,I \ Cat '- Finicky. I b \-(_, Fox As I was saying . .. 18 Cat Finicky . Fox As I was ... Cat Finicky. Fox What is it, Carmella? Cat Could I speak to you a mi nut e? I Fox r-- Excuse us . Don ' t go away. This won • t take long . This had better be important , Carmella. 1 Cat I I don't know if you ' ve noticed, but that Pinocchjo ... ? I think he ' s a puppet. ( I ~ ""I 01< Fox ~ A puppet ? (~s at Pin) You ' re r..i9l1,t. He is . The. kid ' s a B marionette. But he doesn' t have any strings . (g~~ to Candle) Candle Hey , what are you doing? ' - ! V Fox Nothin ' personal, kid . (to Carmell a) The other one's real . Candle Pinocchio, we ' d better be on our way . c ..-:-r-0'( . r- -, Fox On your way to where? Pinoc Well , I ' m not quite sure . I ' m supposed to go to school, but Candlwyk thinks I shouldn ' t. Fox Oh, I ' d listen to Candlwyk . Pinoc and Candle You would? Fox Without a doubt. Rig.ht Carmella? Cat Well , Finicky, I hardly know the boy . How would I know if .. . Fox She thinks so too . :- Pinoc Well, if I don ' t go to school then . .. • ""fc E,vf\1 • fl\~ '-<- "tf' Fox Then you should go to Candyland. Candle Candyland! Yeh. Where ' s that? Candle . It ' s a great place , Finocchio. 'Course , I never been there, but that ' s only because I nver had the fare to take the Candyland coach. I ( --\e ' ( ._ <.. A' -"Fr- ' ox How many gold pieces in that pouch? Candle Five . Fox What a coincidence . That ' s the exact amount you need to pay for passage for two on the Candyland coach. Cat It is? Fox Yes , Carmaella . It is. Pinoc Is it really a fun place. Fox Indeed, it is. Cat That's r1ght, Finocchio. You don ' t have to worry about going to school there . Not that I mean to knock education. My Mama always said... ~l \ <../I / 20 Fox ~ We know- what your Mama always said, Carmella Cat You know, Finicky, but they don ' t. Fox They don't care . (to Pinocchio) You also don ' t have to worry abou~ eating things like ~pinach .. . Cat Or okra . Fox ---Or liver. Cat Liver's not so bad. It ' s not as good as tuna fish, but ... Fox And you don't have to go to bed early or wash behind your ears ... you just play and p~y all day . You want to go? Candle You bet . Pinoc I guess so. Fox You guess so?You want to be happy , don't you? Pinoc Yes ••. Cat Well, you sure can be happy in Candyland. Fox (sings) We'll take you off to a land where the clouds are cotton candy All the girls cupie dolls and the boys dapper dandies Every pebble in the street is good enough to eat Cat Cause they're jelly beans and chocolate creams . 21 Fox Off to a land where they don't have a Monday If it's not Saturday then it has to be Sunday It ' s an undispute d rule That you never. g o to school Cat You stay home instead eating gingerbread . Cat and Fox Trees to climb, Games to play Circus in town everyday. Such wonderful times Soda pop, candy shops Marching bands that never stop Oh , boy what a find. Life can be lazy if only you let it f.:.)f~ We can promise you , kid , that you'll never~~ it And there's no time to wait Wait and you'll be late Come and take my hand we.\\ I '-1.-l: take you to a land Where every day is the good old Every day is the good old Every day is the good old days. Fox So, if you'll ju~t hand over those gold pieces, I ' ll arrange for your passage . Pino cchio Maybe I should think about it. 22 Fox (aside) Think? Think? His head is filled with sawdust. What is he going to think with? (to cat) This is going to be a little more difficult than I thought. Cat What are you going to do? Fox Finicky is not licked yet. If I can't get those gold pieces, I'll make money on that little puppet another way. Cat What do you mean? Fox Just watch. (he goes to the carnival wagon and knocks on the door) Gina! Gina! Gina Gyparizzo! You in there? Gina (Coming out) What's all the commotion? You want to break down my door? Finicky , what do you want? Fox Gina, my pet ... Gina I don't need your foxy gibberish, Finicky. Get to the point. Fox How would you like a really great act for your show? Gina What kind of act? Fox r A puppet. 23 I got puppets . Go away. Wait a minute . Th::xpuppe~is special. .• Gina \ (to aud) Another special puppet? What is going on in this town today? (to Fo~) What is so special about your puppet? --\G h..t.-r Fox He ' s got no strings. Cat He ' s actually my discovery. Gina Hello, Carmella! ve got puppets without strings. Fox marionette type puppet. (points to Finocchio) Look! Gina (recognizing Finocchio) Oh! Miracle! Miracle! Fox ( Gina , you all right? You flipping out or something? Gina That ' s Finocchio. Carmella You two have already met? Gina Doesn't he belong to Gepetto? .L4 { JJ' Cat r ) s ( (to fox)Who .. Gepetto? . Fox ....---.... Who cares? (to Gina) He used to belong to Gepetto . I worked out this little deal with Mr. Gepetto and for a very reasonable ;IIfi!!F sum of money I can arrange for this little miracle puppet to be in your show. Carmella Oh, Pinocchio, I think you ' re going into show biz. Fox You ' ll make a fortune , Gina . Your carnival will be the talk of the town. I ... Gina My carnival is already the talk of the town . ....__.. ;; I ,JJ £ --' ( Fox So it ' ll be the talk of two towns. Whats the matter with you? You got no ambition? Gi na Who ' s the other one? Fox 1 His name ' s Candl~yk . He ' s not part of the dea{. /He's the real thing . (to.Carmella) Bring him over , Carmella . '· Cat Smile , Pinocchio . This is your big chance . X.. "- r~~ fox Finocchio, how would you like to be a star? 25 Gina I don't remember saying he could be a star? .. ... ~r Pinoc- A star? Like .~. in the sky? Cat No, silly . A star in the carnival show. Candle What about Candyland? / "(1 II) ·~C. t_.._ --¥ (o:..re: Fox '-:). Later, kid . Later . Pinoc What carnival show? Gina My carnival show. The greatest carnival show in the world. Pinoc Where is your carnival show? Gina You want to see my show? Well, you're gonna see my show. Here we go, Pinocchio! (sings) 26 Oh a life on the stage is a wonderfu l thing Join a show, join a show, ~oin a show You will soon be the rage if you dance and you sing In a show , in a show , in a show Cutting meat up in a butcher shop is fine for some But cutting up upon a stage is much -more fun Oh there's nothing as grand as the clapping of hands Join a show, join a show, join a show. All A life on the stage is a wonderful thing Join a show, join a show, join a•show You will soon be the rage if you dance and you sing ~~ a show, ~ a show, ~ a show. Candle Doing work all by yourself just causes wear and tear Gina But it becomes a pleasure with an audience there All Oh, there's nothing as grand as the clapping of hands Join a show, join a show, join a show. -DANCE- Oh, there's nothing as grand as the fans in the stands Going wild, going wild, clapping their hands ~ For the show Join a show, join a show. 27 Fox Well, Gina? Have we got a deal? Gina He ' s got possibilities. Let's talk . I Fox Carmella , e n tertain the lit t l e ones . I Cat Litt le ones? Oh , he means you. Come on . I ' ll show you my time step . Gina ( giving Finicky money) This had better no backfire on me , Finicky . If I find out ... y'J Fox ?y~: Look at this face. Is this not an honest face? How can you doubt it?7Hey, Jinocchio. You stay with G1na . She ' ll show you the ropes., Come on Carmella . Candle Hey , what about Candyl a nd? & Fox Kid , 1should -n ' t you be i n school? You want to grow up to be a dummy? (leaving wi~h Carmella) I don ' t know what this world is coming t o. Cand l e (running after Fox ) Wa it a mi n ute . Hey . wait for me . Gina What are you doing? Pinoc It ' s a dance . Carmella taught me . Gina Well , I'm glad to see you enjoy you're work . You'll be doing a lot of it from now on. Pinoc A lot of work? I thought show business was all fun? Gina Well, it is. But you ' ~l be doing eight or nine shows a day. 28 Pinoc Tha t sounds l ike an awful lot. Gina Well you know wha t they . .. thatsa show b iz . Pinoc Who s ays that? Gina I say that. Pinoc I don ' t think I wan t to wo rk that hard . I think I ' ll go horne. Gina Well , you think wrong. This is your horne . I paid good money for you and you are going to be , i n my show . Pinoc No, I' m no t. Gina Yes, you are . (Gina waves her arms and the sky darkens - or some minor trick will do -- she then grabs Pinocchio and puts him into her wagon . ) Gina(continued) Now you stay in there. I ' ve got to set up for the s how . You ' d better get some rest. You ' re going to need it. You've got to stay healthy. ( as she leaves) Remember , the show must go on . Candlwyk (running on) Pinocchio. Pinocchio. Pinocchio In he r e , Ca ndlwyk. Candle Where? '· Pinoc In the carnival wagon. (Cand lwyk unlocks the door) Ca ndle What ha p pened? 29 Finoc I wanted to go home and Gina locked me in the wagon. She wants me to do eight shows a day. Candle We both got taken. That shyster fox gave me the brus h-off. He'll probably go to Candyland without me. Finoc Oh , I forgot about Candyland. Candle Forgot about Cnadyland? How can you forget about Candyland? Obviously you've never tasted tutti frutti ice cream. Finoc No , I haven't. Candle Or rasberry swirl lollipops. Or jellied orange candies. Pinoc No. But they sound wonderful. Candle And they are. We ' ve got to find out where to catch the coach to Candyland. We've just got to. And you ' ll go to, won't you? Finoc I sure will. (a blue glow settles over them and the Blue Fairy enters) Blue Fairy You will what, Finocchio? Candle Hey, who are you? Finocchio Blue Fairy. '· Candle Do you work for Gina? Blue Fairy Were you going somewhere, Finocchio? 30 Candle Am I talking to myself here? Pinoc No. I mean, yes. To school. I ' m going to school. Blue Fairy Aren't you a little bit out of your way? Pinoc Oh? I thought this was a shortcut . Blue Fairy Oh, Pinocchio. Do you know what happens to little boys who don't tell the truth? Pinoc I'm telling the truth. Blue Fairy Their nose begins to grow. And each time you tell a lie your nose will grow a little more. Candle I've never heard anything so ridiculous in all my life. Blue Fairy So be careful, Pinocchio. I'll know when you're not telling the truth. I'll know. (she is fading away) I'll know. Candle I hate to be ignored that way. She didn't even say hello. Pinoc Maybe I should go to school. Gina You're not going anywhere. How did you get out of that wagon? Candle Uh-oh! Run, Pinocchio. Corne on. Gina You come back here. ...J.I. There is a chase during which the carnival set ~s removed and we are transported to a place in the woods. Pinoc Candlwyk, wh e re are we? Candlwyk Somewhere in the woods. I ' m not sure where, but at least we got away from Gina. Pinoc You mean , we ' re lost? Candle I guess you could say that . Pinoc I ' ve got to find the Blue Fairy. She can help me get back to my papa . (he calls) Blue Fairy? Blue Fairy? f f.._ Fox (entering with Cat) Blue Fairy? What's Gina been feeding you at that carnival? You sick or something? It ' s bad enough to believe in fairies , but blue ones? Carmella I don ' t know, Finicky . I once saw a green goblin. To..."V....f.,.~J("I (' Fox ') Ah , you crazy cat. Pinoc Are you lost too? Fox Why aren ' t you with Gina and her carnival. Pinoc I didn ' t like her very much, so I ran away? [\ Cat He ran away Finicky. Fox I heard him Carmella. So you ran away? Cat That ' s what he just said, Finicky. Fox Why don't you go stick your head in a basket of tuna fish! Hey, Pinocchio, did you happen to hold on to those gold pieces? 32 Finoc Yes. Right here . Candle Wait a minute.~ Finocchio , you hold on to those gold pieces . Fox (to Candlwyk)You know, you could get on my nerves if you don't change your tone of voice. Candle You get the gold pieces after you take us to Candyland. Fox That's enough of a change. .., {"-. Finoc )' But, I don't know if I can go. ,J, Cat Not go? I i " \ Fox Why not? Finoc I sort of promised the Blue Fairy •.• Fox What's this nonsense about a purple fairy? Candle Blue. Fox Blue, purple, polka dotted ..• what ' s the difference? Cat Well, Finicky, if she were polka dotted she'd look like she had the measels and ... ~ Fox ~Keep it up·Carmella and you ' ll only have eight lives left. Now, Finocchio, you haven't forgotten all those good things we told you about Candyland? No school ... Candle Cotton candy. r' 33 Cat And if you happen to get a headache, you take lemon drops instead of aspirin . Fox Carmella, nobody gets a headache in Candyland . .• Cat Well , I once heard one of the donkeys ... Fox (putting his hand over Carmella ' s mouth and whispering) Be quiet . Candle What did she say about donkeys? Fox Donkeys? She didn ' t say anything about donkeys . What she said was chunky . When she eats all those goodies she gets chunky . Pinoc Well , maybe I could go for a little while . . • Candle Hey , Pinocchio. You ' re nose looks a little strange. Pinoc Oh ! Maybe the Blue Fairy was right. My nose ... Fox What's your nose got to do with it? So it ' s a little swollen. It happens to the best of people. Don ' t worry about it. It' ll go away. Carmella sometimes gets swollen whiskers. Cat No I don't , Finicky . r -1- Fox Yes, you do, Carmella. Cat Oh? Ohhh, yes , I get it. I do. Sometimes I do. They swell right out to my ears. ' Fox Goes away in no time. Here, look at her. Doesn't look like she ever had a swollen whisker in her life, does it? Pinoc Why no . 34 Fox There you are . Candle Are we going t.'o Candyland now? Fox It's up to Finocchio . Cat Well , Finocchio? Cat and Fox (sing) Let ' s go , Finocchio Hurry hurry don ' t be slow Let ' s go , Finocchio Let's fly to mountains high To valleys low and river s wide Time is wastin', let us fly. S t a r tin' with this ver y road We will go and go Runnin ' jumpin' skippin ' hoppin Always goin ' never stoppin ' Trav ' lin ' in the day and night Come we ' ll see the sights Come , let ' s run. Let ' s go , Finocchio Hurry , hurry don ' t be slow Let ' s go , Finocchio North , south , east , west Choose the one that you like best Finocchio, Finocchio, let ' s go . Blue Fairy Finocchio, where are you going? Remember your promise. Fox What's that? Cat Oh, what a prettydress. Candle You pop up at the.mopt inconvenient times. 35 Pinocchio I do remember Blue Fairy . Fox So that ' s the Blue Fairy . cat I'll bet that'·s why her dress is blue. Pinoc I just want to make a little stop on the way back to school. Fox Come on, the coach is waiting. Blue Fairy (sings) Why did you ever leave Gepetto Why did you leave him all alone Why did you ever leave Gepetto Pinocchio, Pinocchi6 Go home. Run Run run quickly to Gepetto He really wants you for his own Why did you ever leave Gepetto Finocchio, Finocchio Cat & Fox & Candlwyk Let's go, Finocchio Hurry, hurry don ' t be slow Let's go, Finocchio North, South, East, West Choose the one that you like best Finocchio , Finocchio, let's go Cat Lemon drop aspirin All Let's go Fox No school All Let's go Blue Fairy Gepetto All Let's ... Pinocchio All right. All right. I'll go~o Candyland. I ' ll go. All- Let's go. r' ______B__ LACKOUT ______36 The lights come up on a spot o u t side the gates to Candyland . The coach driver enters. It is Gina in new garb. She ~ s followed by Finocchio, the Cat and the Fox and Candlwyk . Driver Right this way . The entrance to Candyland is right thru this gate. Candl I can ' t wait. Driver You ' re an anxious little bugger , aren ' t you? Candl Sure am. Not that I didn ' t like the ride in your coach, because I did. It ' s a terrific•coach . I don ' t understand why you use donkeys to pull it though. Horses would be much faster. Driver Oh , you'll understand soon enough. Finocchio (to driver) You know , there's something very familiar about you . Driver Lots of people say that. I guess I've just got one of those faces . Friendly and familiar. Candl Can we go in now? Huh? Can we. Driver Mr . Fox, why don't you take this anxious young man right in while I talk to this other young man. Fox Sure thing. Be right back, Carmella. ·· Carmella All right, Finicky . Driver You don't seem to know much about Candyland. Finoc Only what I've been told. Driver Well, you do like sweets, don't you? '------37 Pinoc I guess so. I haven't had many. Actually, I don't think I ' ve had any. Driver (aside to Carmella) Never had any? That ' s not good. It will take longer for him. Pinoc Longer for me to what? Car rnell a Longer for you to tur n in ... Dr iver So you ' ve never even had a l oll ipop? Pinoc I don ' t think so. Driver Well, you are in for a treat . Isn't he Carrnella? Carrnella Oh , yes. Driver (sings) Corne along and take in the sights Come and see the bright col ored lights Af ter that you might even like A lollipop, on me. Down the street ' s a shop where they bake Apple pies and big chocolate cakes But for starts I beg that you take A lollipop , on me. A lollipop , a lollipop, a lol . .. lol ... lol .. . lollipop Tasty and sweet as can be A lollipop , a lollipop, a lol .. . lol . .. lol .•. lollipop Here , have one on me. 38 Don't you see, it's that kind of place Where we don ' t care how much you taste Because we buy sweets by the case Come have a taste, it ' s free Lots of lemon drops and jelly dots and lollipops On me. Driver What was your name again? Pinoc Finocchio. Driver Oh, that ' s right. I'll be right back Finocchio. I ' m going to check on your friend. Want to make sure he found evrything he needed . You just e n joy that lollipop, and remember, there's more where that came from. (exits) Cat Oh, Finocchio, you are about to sample some of the best goodies around . Absolutely scrumptious. Of course, I'm not really an expert. I never get to eat very much . Got to watch my figure , you know . I'm not a kitten anymore . Finoc Do you come here a lot? Cat Oh , off and on. We never stay very long though. We just drop off the little boys and then it' s back to ~he woods or to the town or wherever. Sometimes we don't even get this far . Sometimes we just put them on the coach. Finoc I ' d like it if you stayed around , Carmella. At least until I ' m ready to leave. 39 Cat Why that's the nicest thing anybody's ever said to me. But, I don't think Finicky would like it. You may not be ready to leave for a long time. Finocchio, I don't mean any harm, but your nose ... Pinoc What about my nose? Cat I don't know. Maybe my eyes are just playing tricks on me, but your nose sure does look bigger than it did when I first met you. Now, I know you ' re a growing boy and all that, but somehow .. . (There is the sound of a donkey braying} Pinoc What was that? Cat What was what? Pinoc That sound. (again, the bray} There it goes again. Cat Oh, that. That's nothing unusual. Just a donkey. Pinoc The donkeys that were pulling the coach? Cat Probably not. They're over there. That sound came from over there. (points in opposite direction} Pinoc Are there a lot of donkeys around here? Cat Oh, lots. (Candlwyk comes in . He has donkey ears .. and a tail} Pinoc Candlwyk, is that you? 40 Candl Pino .. . Hee Haw! Pin .. . Heew Haw. Hee Haw. Cat Boy! You certainly did grow your ears fast. You must have eaten an awfu~ lot awf'ly fast. Pinoc Why is he turning into a donkey? Cat All the boys that come here turn into donkeys. It usually takes a little time , but it always happens. Pinoc Why? Cat I don't know . Sugar pollution 1 guess . Pinoc You mean, if I stay here I'll turn into a donkey? Cat i guess so. Pinoc But I don ' t want to be a donkey. Cat Well , I don't think you get a choice, Finocchio. Besides, it can ' t be that bad. I ' ve never heard any of the donkeys complaining about it. Of course, I don ' t understand donkey t alk, so I really wouldn ' t k now if they were complaining o r not . But it looks like fun. (sings) You grow ears out to here and a whale of a tail· And all of a sudden your hands become hooves and you ' re trotting away And you go hee haw , hee haw , hee haw all day . You can run in the fields you can sleep in the barn And instead of just drinking your milk you can run around munching on hay And going hee haw, hee haw, hee haw all day/ 41 Kick up yo ur heel s and jump for joy Who'd e ve r want to be a boy When be ing a donkey is such fun, such fun. With yo ur ear , ou t to here and a whale of a tail You can spend all your time running round in the fields being happy and gay And going hee haw hee haw hee haw And going hee haw hee haw hee haw Just going hee haw hee haw hee haw all day. (Finicky and Driver enter) Driver . (pointing to Candle) There he is. (Finicky drops a noose around Candlwyk's neck and ties him to the gate. ) Pinoc What are you doing? Driver Pay them no mind. It's nothing. You haven't even finished your lollipop. Pinoc I don't want your lollipop . I want to go home. Driver Home? What do you mean, home? You haven't even tried the jelly donuts yet. (she reaches for him) Pinoc No. (he hits her with the lollipop and runs.) (There is a chase during which the gates are struck and Candlwyk gets away. Pinocchio manages to escape his pursuers and is left alone onstage) Pinocchio (noticing something on the ground) What's this? There's something written on the ground. It says ' Here lies the .... the Blue fairy who ... who ... ' Oh, I wish I had gone to school so I could read better. ' ... the Blue Fairy who mourned herself to death over the mischievious Pinocchio. ' Oh, no. It can't be true. Fairies don't die. (he cries) Blue Fa1ry, I'm sorry . . (TAe blue glow has returned) 42 Blue Fairy Poor Pinocchio. Pinocchio Blue Fairy! You're not dead. Blue No, P~nocchio . !' I wanted to know if you cared about anyone other than yourself, so I put the writing on the ground . I'm glad to see that you do care. Pinoc Oh, yes, Blue Fairy. I care about you and my papa ... My Papa! How will I ever find him again? Can you help me to find my way home? Blue It wouldn ' t do any good . Gepetto is not at his cottage . He waited for you to come home and when you didn ' t)he went out looking for you. Pinoc Looking where? Blue He walked all the way to the ocean and took a small boat to search the shoreline, but the boat capsized and Gepetto fell into the sea. Pinoc Into the sea? Blue And a giant whale opened his mouth and swallowed the boat , and Gepetto too. Pinoc My papa is in the belly of a whale? Blue That's right, Finocchio. Pinoc How will I ever find him? . Blue Well, where there 's a will, there's a way . Gepetto went looking for you, now you must go looking for him. You know where to look. (Finocchio looks determined and runs off) Be careful, Finocchio . Be careful. Blackout , 43 THE UNDERWATER BALLET -after which the lights come up on Finocchio and Gepetto inside the whale. • Pinoc Oh, Papa. Papa, I'm so glad I found you . Gep Finocchio, you are such a brave boy . I thought I would never see you again . Pinoc Now , Papa , I want to go home . Gep So do I . But , unfortunately, it is much more difficult to get out of a whale than it is to get in. Pinoc We've got to think of something. We can ' t stay here forever. Gep True , it is not the most pleasant place. Very damp . Not much sunlight. And nothing to eat but fish. But even if I have to live the rest of my life inside the whale, I shall be happier than anywhere else without my Finocchio. Pinoc Papa, I have an idea. Gep What is it? Pinoc Can we start a fire? Gep Well , I guess we could, as long as the whale do~sn ' t open his mouth and let in another flood of water. But how will ~e start a fire? Pinoc (picking up dr~ftwood) This wood ... I'll rub it against my wooden arms untii it ignites. The smoke will make the whale cough and sneeze. When he sneezes, everything inside here will go back into the ocean . .. ~ncluding us . Gep Oh, you are so clever, my son. But you must be careful. You might catch on fire too. 44 Pinoc I'll be careful, Papa . (P~noc proceeds to rub his arm against the driftwood . Smoke begins to swirl and eventually - it works. The whale sneezes and ... ) BLACKOUT (When the lights come up Finocchio and Gepetto are sprawled on the ground) Gep It worked. It worked. Now, Finocchio, we must rest here awhile. It is a good thing the whale had such a big sneeze. It propelled us all the way back to the shore. When we dry off a little, we can be on our way home. (Cat and fox enter leading Candlwyk (still a donkey) by a harness) Fox Come on. We're taking you back. Cat Don 't tug so hard on his harness, Finicky. You'll hurt him. Finoc Candlwyk! Cat Finocchio, where have you been? Why you're all wet. Gep You know the~ ~, Finocchio? Pinoc That ' s my friend, Candlwyk. Gep The donkey? .. Pinoc He ' s not a donkey . Gep He looks like a donkey. Not like any donkey I've ever seen before, but a donkey just the same. 45 Driver (entering) There you are. Both of you . Good work Finicky. Gep Who is this? Driver .ft (to Pinocchio) You come with me . Pinoc Papa! Gep Let him go. He ' s not going with you. He ' s goi ng with me. Driver He ate my lollipop, now he has to pay the price. Gep I will pay for your lollipop . I can ' t pay right now. I have misplaced my money purse , but as soon as I get horne .. . Driver I don ' t want your money , I want my donkey. Gep Thi s is Fi nocchi o. That is a donkey . Driver (grabs Pinocchio) Come on. Gep (al so grabbing Finocchio) Stop . (There is a tug of war with Fi nocchio a s the rope) Cat Finicky , stop them . They might pull him apart . Blue Fairy Stop it. Enough! Stop it, I say . (she waves her· wand and maybe something happens) That ' s better . Pinoc Blue Fairy '· Fox Her again . Blue fairy Go home, Pinocchio. Go horne with Gepetto. 46 Pinoc Oh , yes , Blue Fairy . And I ' ll always do what my papa says . And I'll go to school . And I won ' t tell lies . Gep Oh, Pinocc~io , you promise too much. Come heme, my son . (They start off) Pinoc Oh, What about Candlwyk. Driver He goes with me. He's my donkey! (Driver chases Candlwyk. Candlwyk goes behind a rock) Blue Fairy Stop. You must be mistaken. That is no donkey. (She does one of those tricks again and Candlwyk comes out without his ears and tail.) You see. No donkeys here. Candlwyk Thanks, ma'm. Pinoc Come on, Candlwyk. (they leave) Driver Finicky, we've got to talk. (he starts to pull Finicky off) Finicky About what? Nonoe of this is my fault. If you had put a little more sugar in that lollipop, maybe the puppet would have been a donkey by now. (they are gone) Cat That was a nice thing you did. I wouldn't want Finicky to know, but I'm really kind of glad Pinoccchio found his daddy. But maybe you could tell him to be a little careful. A puppet with no ~trings needs a little extra protection . Blue Fairy But he isn ' t a puppet . Cat Yes, he is. He's made of wood, and he's got these funny joints, and his nose . Did you see his nose? Blue Fairy P.e was a pu pp01.. . But I think he's earned the ~ight to be a real boy. Cat A real bo~? You can do that? Blue Fairy I a 1 ready have·. Cat Oh, you really are a nice lady. And that dress ... that is such a pretty dress. Blue Fairy (sings) Come everybody it's a special day . . . (Lights flash~nd the stage is bathed in sunlight. The : •villagers ' come on and sing as the stage is transformed back to the piazza) All Come everybody it's a special day See what the fates have fin ' lly done Come out and meet Come out ant gr~et Gepetto Finocchio, Finocchio Finoc {enters) Papa! All Finocchio His (My) Son. # #