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ADVCOMICBO Secured.Pdf clothes. As “Eraser Man,” he wears VIOLA’S belt with WOMBAT WOMAN’S cape and mask. POLICEMEN wear standard uniforms. If you choose to use the DREAM SUPERHEROES in Scene Two and Scene Nine, feel free to change the names to t any costume which may already exist in your theater’s inventory. SOUND EFFECTS Adventures of a Comic Book Artist is a satire of the comic book genre and should be done in an exaggerated, melodramatic style. The following sound effects are included on the production and rehearsal CDs: fanfare, “freezing” sound, “zapping” sound for charisma ray, melodramatic tremolo and passage of time. A slide whistle adds to Book and lyrics by Pat Lydersen the show but is not required. MusicBook andby lyricsWendy by Pat Woolf Lydersen FLEXIBLE CASTING Music by Wendy Woolf The show can be done with as few as 15 actors (with much doubling) © Copyright 2006, Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. or as many as 35 or even more if each bit part is lled by a separate actor. In addition, there is an almost unlimited potential for extras. © Copyright 2006, Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. Use as many as you like for crowd scenes, ROTTEN PENNY’S band, Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that a royalty must be paid for every performance, whether or not admission is charged. All inquiries regarding rights and so on. STANLEY and STAR GUY are the only characters who shouldProfessionals be addressed and toamateurs Pioneer are Drama hereby Service, warned Inc.,that POa royalty Box 4267,must Englewood,be paid for every absolutely must be male. In the original production, WUNDERMAN CO 80155performance,. whether or not admission is charged. All inquiries regarding rights— was played by a female. including but not limited to amateur, professional, radio broadcast, television, cable, motion All rightspicture, to livethis streaming, musical—including public reading, but andnot translationlimited to amateur,into a foreign professional, language—should radio be PROPS FLYING ONSTAGE broadcast,addressed television, to Pioneer motion Drama picture, Service, publicInc., PO reading Box 4267, and Englewood, translation CO into 80155. foreign Several times items that are drawn with the Powerful Pens from languages—areNo performance, controlled broadcast, by reading,Pioneer or Drama presentation Service, of any Inc., kind without in whole whose or in part permissionmay be nogiven performance, without permission reading fromor presentation Pioneer Drama of any Service. kind in whole or in part Pelopponesia “FLY ONSTAGE.” There are several options for achieving may be given. this effect. The items might be simply thrown in from the wings. They These rights are fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America and of all countries covered by the Universal Copyright Convention or with which the could also be own in on hooks suspended from a rope and pulley These rights are fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of United States has reciprocal copyright relations, including Canada, Mexico, Australia, system strung over the stage. Another option is to have a stagehand Americaand alland nations of all ofcountries the United covered Kingdom. by the Universal Copyright Convention or hiding behind a rehearsal block thrust them into the air on cue. with which the United States has reciprocal copyright relations, including Canada, Mexico,ONE Australia SCRIPT PERand CASTall nations MEMBER of the MUST United BE Kingdom.PURCHASED FOR PRODUCTION RIGHTS. PHOTOCOPYING, REPRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING ALL OR ANY PART OF THIS BOOK COPYING ORWITHOUT REPRODUCING PERMISSION ALL IS STRICTLY OR ANY FORBIDDENPART OF THIS BY LAW. BOOK IN ANY MANNER IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN BY LAW. On all programs, printing, and advertising, the following information must appear: On all programs,1. The full printing title: Adventures and advertising, of a Comic the Bookfollowing Artist information must appear: 1. The full2. Writing name credit:of the musicalBook and lyrics by Pat Lydersen, music by Wendy Woolf 2. The full3. Publication name of the notice: playwright “Produced and bycomposer/arranger special arrangement with Pioneer Drama 3. The following Service, notice: Denver, “Produced Colorado” by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado” 44 44 For preview only 1 PERSON IN CROWD: It was that Dr. Shock Clock! I saw him just as 1 ARTIST #4: But if they come to life, how would we make the characters he left! (ALL start talking at once until two POLICEMEN ENTER do what we want them to do? RIGHT, blowing their whistles.) WUNDERMAN: Simple! We just keep drawing them following our POLICE #1: Quiet! Quiet! story line. 5 POLICE #2: Stay calm, everybody. We’ll get to the bottom of this. 5 ARTIST #5: If that worked, then people would be able to watch our (More talking from the CROWD.) superheroes and villains actually living through all the adventures POLICE #1: Please, just settle down and let us do our job! we think up for them! POLICE #2: We need to question everyone here, so all of you line up ARTIST #6: You’re right. It would be far better than an ordinary comic in an orderly fashion. (Takes out pen and notepad.) book! 10 POLICE #1: (As the CROWD continues to murmur.) Anyone who 10 ARTIST #1: Better than TV! saw anything please step forward. (POLICEMAN #2 begins to ARTIST #2: Better than the movies! interview one SPECTATOR. As the POLICEMEN continue silently ARTIST #3: It would be the ultimate reality show! miming interviews with the CROWD UPSTAGE, STANLEY and WUNDERMAN: Now you’re talking! We’re going to strike it rich with VIOLA move DOWNSTAGE.) this, very rich! 15 STANLEY: Where’s the Fabulous Four?! 15 ARTIST #4: Rich is nice. VIOLA: I don’t see them anywhere! ARTIST #5: I can live with rich. WOMBAT WOMAN: (Climbs onto the STAGE.) Shock Clock took the ARTIST #6: And very rich is even better! others. I was safe in my burrow so I didn’t get frozen. It was all : Okay, it’s too late to start tonight, so I want everybody Star Guy’s fault! He got so caught up with his girlfriends that he WUNDERMAN to go home, get a good night’s sleep and be ready to start bright 20 couldn’t shoot his charisma ray to cause the diversion. The next 20 and early tomorrow morning on our rst issue of “Wonder Comics time I see him, I’m going to— Alive”! STANLEY: It’s not Star Guy’s fault, it’s mine! ARTISTS: “Wonder Comics Alive”! (Start to leave, EXITING RIGHT VIOLA: What do you mean, Stanley? It’s not your fault. as they ad-lib: “I’ve got an idea already!” “I think my newest STANLEY: I should have drawn him better! (To WOMBAT WOMAN.) superhero will work!” “This is totally unbelievable!” and so on.) 25 I should have drawn you all with better superpowers! How could I 25 WUNDERMAN: (Looks at the box of pens.) Powerful Pens from think my heroes could defeat a villain like Dr. Shock Clock? Pelopponesia, you have made my day! (EXITS RIGHT.) VIOLA: Oh, Stanley, you did the best you could. STANLEY: (After a pause, ENTERS RIGHT with his broom.) I nished WOMBAT WOMAN: You did. You even drew me a cute little cape dusting all the back issues, Mr. Wunderman. Mr. Wunderman? and mask. (Looks around.) I guess he left for the night. Maybe I’ll just 30 STANLEY: Anyone can draw a cape and mask. I thought I was better 30 empty his trash can and leave myself. I want to work on that new than that. I thought I really deserved to be a comic book artist. My superhero I thought of. (Crosses LEFT to desk, picks up the trash mother even named me Leonardo. Leonardo! What would she can and nds his drawing there.) My drawing… I… I guess he think about me now? (BLACKOUT.) didn’t like it… (VIOLA ENTERS RIGHT and crosses to her desk at End of Scene Seven RIGHT. Picks up some papers.) Hello, Viola. 35 VIOLA: Stanley! I didn’t see you there! I just came back to get some Scene Eight papers. (Sees him holding his drawing.) What’s that you’re SPOTLIGHT UP: On NARRATOR, FAR DOWN RIGHT. holding? 35 NARRATOR: Poor Stanley. He was really down in the dumps. He STANLEY: Oh, this is just the drawing I gave to Mr. Wunderman. He shouldn’t have been, though. His superhero, Star Guy, was only didn’t like it. I found it in his trash can. 40 VIOLA: (Crosses to him.) Stanley, I’m sorry. 32 9 ADVENTURESADVENTURES OF OFA COMIC A COMIC BOOK BOOK ARTIST ARTIST BROUGHTBROUGHT ON, ON, Scene Scene Seven: Seven: SmallSmall hand hand mirror mirror (STAR (STAR GUY) GUY) BookBook and and lyrics lyrics by Patby Pat Lydersen Lydersen Small,Small, expensive-looking expensive-looking wooden wooden box box (ROTTEN (ROTTEN PENNY) PENNY) MusicMusic by Wendyby Wendy Woolf Woolf SacksSacks (MINUTOS) (MINUTOS) CASTCAST OF OFCHARACTERS CHARACTERS FlowerFlower (BLOSSOM) (BLOSSOM) (In Order(In Order of Speaking) of Speaking) Whistles,Whistles, pen pen and and notepad notepad (POLICEMEN) (POLICEMEN) ONSTAGE,ONSTAGE, Scene Scene Eight: Eight: Same Same as asScene Scene Three, Three, but butthe thebox box on on # of #lines of lines WUNDERMAN’SWUNDERMAN’S desk desk now now contains contains a large a large eraser. eraser. NARRATOR ...............................comic-book-type character 27 NARRATOR ...............................comic-book-type character 27 BROUGHTBROUGHT ON, ON, Scene Scene Eight: Eight: withwith a dramatic a dramatic air air HandkerchiefHandkerchief (NARRATOR) (NARRATOR) STANLEYSTANLEY LEONARDO LEONARDO ONSTAGE,ONSTAGE, Scene Scene Nine: Nine: Large Large and and small small rehearsal rehearsal blocks blocks arranged arranged SAPPOVITZSAPPOVITZ .............................. .............................. slightly slightly nerdy nerdy young young man man 124124 to lookto look like like a rooftop.
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