OPENING WELCOME SPEECH I-I-I don't have anything Since I don't have you PATRICK: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, we are (KATIE interrupts the song) Independent Shakespeare Co., and we welcome you to the Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival and KATIE tonight's performance of The Two Gentlemen of Everyone, Valentine is leaving! Verona! Before we get started there's a few people we would like to thank, the dazzling Department of ALL: Recreation and Parks,the amazing Los Feliz Bye Valentine! See you later! Have fun! (etc., all Neighborhood Council, the cool Councilmember, speaking at once. David Ryu and Council District Four, the truly special Department of Cultural Affairs, the magnificent Los Enter VALENTINE and PROTEUS Angeles County Arts Commission, the extraordinary California Arts Council, and the very, very sexy VALENTINE National Endowment for the Arts, and most of all Cease to persuade, my loving Proteus: ladies and gentlemen we would like to thank you. It's Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits. your love and support that brings us back every Were't not affection chains thy tender days summer to give you the Shakespeare you crave. To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love, I rather would entreat thy company If you get hungry or thirsty tonight you can find what To see the wonders of the world abroad, you're looking for just over there under the orange Than, living dully sluggardized at home, tents- hey folks at concessions why don't you give Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness. these fine people a wave! But since thou lovest, love still and thrive therein, Even as I would when I to love begin. Just past the oranges tent is where you can answer the call of nature- if you catch my drift. And please PROTEUS ladies and gentlemen no smoking anywhere is the Wilt thou be gone? Sweet Valentine, adieu! park, keep your small children close to your for their safety, please no photography during the ALL: performance, and how bout we all turn off our phones 'Bye Valentine! so that we can be together without any distractions? PROTEUS: And now we're going to transport you back to a Think on thy Proteus, when thou haply seest simpler time, and to the beautiful city of Verona. Some rare note-worthy object in thy travel: Wish me partaker in thy happiness (KATIE enters with a sign that says "Verona") When thou dost meet good hap; and in thy danger, If ever danger do environ thee, PATRICK: Commend thy grievance to my holy prayers, Thank you, Katie! For I will be thy beadsman, Valentine.
KATIE: VALENTINE You're welcome, Patrick! And on a love-book pray for my success?
PATRICK: PROTEUS In this city some young men are falling in love, while Upon some book I love I'll pray for thee. others are going off the seek their fortunes. In fact we're here at a going away party for just such a young VALENTINE man- hit it boys! That's on some shallow story of deep love: How young Leander cross'd the Hellespont. SONG ONE: Sleepwalk (no lyrics)
SONG TWO: Since I Don't Have You PROTEUS That's a deep story of a deeper love: I don't have plans and schemes For he was more than over shoes in love. And I don't have hopes and dreams I-I-I don't have anything VALENTINE Since I don't have you 'Tis true; for you are over boots in love, And yet you never swum the Hellespont. I don't have fond desires And I don't have happy hours