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Grimms Script July 2011.Cwk 1 Main Cast YOUNG LAD* (high tenor: A below middle to C above middle C) WOLF (baritone: low A - E above mid C) LITTLE BLUE* formerly Little Red Riding Hood (alto - mezzo) GRANNY (alto - mezzo) GRETEL, becomes YOUNG LAD’s PRINCESS* (alto - mezzo - high F) RAPUNZEL (alto) WARTED WITCH (aka WARTY) (alto - mezzo) WHICH WITCH (aka WHICH) (alto - mezzo) SLEEPING BEAUTY’S PRINCE, becomes MEAN OLD KING* (high baritone: Bb low on F clef to F above mid C) SAUSAGE (aka FRANK) * (male or female role, baritone or mezzo: high E) BLUE BEARD, becomes MONSTER (low Bb - mid C) SNOW WHITE , becomes MONSTER’S MAMÁ * (soprano: high Ab) HUNTSMAN, becomes WATCHMEN, FERRYMAN, GOOD KING * (bass: to Eb above mid C) CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER , becomes MUDDER* (soprano: high G) SNOW WHITE’S STEPMOTHER, becomes QUEEN (alto or mezzo: high F) ONE DWARF, becomes ELDER BRUDDER THIEF* (alto, tenor, or bass) TWO DWARF, becomes TWO THIEF* (alto, tenor, or bass) THREE DWARF, becomes THREE THIEF* (alto, tenor, or bass) FOUR DWARF, becomes FOUR THIEF* (alto, tenor, or bass) FIVE DWARF, becomes FIVE THIEF*(alto, tenor, or bass) PUSS IN BOOTS *major singing roles Bit Parts Played by Chorus Members RUMPELSTILTSKIN, becomes MILLER SLEEPING BEAUTY, becomes MILLER’S WIFE HANSEL, becomes HUSBAND FROG PRINCE & CHORUS FROG’s PRINCESS CINDERELLA, becomes BIRTH MOTHER (alto or mezzo) CINDERELLA’S STEPSISTER, becomes SERVANT SNOW WHITE’S PRINCE PEA PRINCESS GOLDEN GOOSE (or could be mechanical) SIX DWARF SEVEN DWARF CINDERELLA’s PRINCE (appears only in final scene) 2 Prologue (In blackout we hear LITTLE BLUE’s scream and WOLF’s growl from a distance, rapidly getting louder as lights come up to reveal Grimmlanders all gathered onstage. LITTLE BLUE (still dressed as Little Red Riding Hood), chased by WOLF, runs onstage. He rears over her, about to attack.) WOLF (howls) LITTLE BLUE (screams as music breaks) WOLF All the better to eat you with, my dear! (Both “break character” and begin laughing. Underscoring begins again.) LITTLE BLUE That was fun! WOLF Oh, I always love the chase scenes. (They see the rest of the Grimmlanders waiting for the celebration to start. Small patch of blue in an otherwise green sky.) WOLF Apologies, everyone. I didn’t realize you were here already. Let us begin! SCENE 1- Centennial celebration in Grimmland. (GOLDEN GOOSE in all her glory, shimmery and regal. Grimmlanders bow to her. Under- score.) WOLF Welcome one! Welcome all! Kings and Queens, Golden Goose, all fairy tale folk both good and back! All Ye who play your parts so well in the tales of Brothers Grimm! One hundred years since last we... (WOLF’s whiskers start trembling, causing him to want to sneeze, music tacit for sneeze) Ha- ha- choo! So sorry. Something wrong with my whiskers. ...since last we met to celebrate Grimmland. The Seven Dwarves will commence with a song of exultation. (During Dwarves intro GRETEL points at YOUNG LAD, as if asking her girl friends “Who is he?” They shrug as if to say “I don’t know.) song: CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND DWARVES (hoisting shovels and axes over their shoulders) ONE HUNDRED YEARS. ONE HUNDRED YEARS. UPON THIS HALLOWéD GROUND WE STANDETH, HO, HO, HO ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WORK AND TOIL, HO HO HO WE COME TOGETHER SOMBER AND AUSTERE. OUR BEARDS HAVE GROWN A PINCH, ALMOST ANOTHER INCH. IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE SNOW WHITE HAS FOUND HER PRINCE. THAT’S HOW WE KNOW IT’S BEEN ONE HUNDRED YEARS. ONE HUNDRED YEARS. RUMPELSTILTSKIN Give it a rest, knaves, afore I rip out yer vocal cords! (Break into laughter, fake jesting with swords, jabs, etc.) 3 ALL BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. EVERY HUNDRED YEARS WE MEET TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. (As chorus is repeated there are obvious changes affecting several of the characters. LIT- TLE BLUE (formerly Little Red Riding Hood) reverses her cape from red to blue. This is seen as a conscious, deliberate act, as opposed to other characters to whom changes are “happening”: BLUEBEARD’s beard turns pink, FROG PRINCE gains frog legs for arms, etc. This progresses throughout the song.) (add more characters and harmonies.) BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. EVERY HUNDRED YEARS WE MEET TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. IN THE STORIES. THAT’S WHERE WE LIVE. BOTH FAMILIAR AND UNEXPECTED. NO PLACE I’D RATHER BE THAN GRIMMLAND. RAPUNZEL IT’S SOMETIMES SCARY. GRETEL ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL. WOLF & GRETEL IT CAN BE STRANGE ALL BUT EACH ONE HAS A PART TO PLAY SO WE PLAY EVERY DAY FOREVER AND EVER. FOREVER AND EVER. FOREVER, BUT SOMETHING EERIE IS HAPPENING. SOMETHING STRANGER THAN USUAL. I’VE FELT IT. I’VE FELT IT. WE FEEL IT. WHAT IS IT? BLUE BEARD (his beard is pink) DO I LOOK A LITTLE ODD? CINDERELLA Yes, you look a little odd. WOLF A little odd, I’d say. HANSEL Ha ha! Now we’ll call you Pink Beard. CHORUS Pink Beard! Pink Beard! BLUE BEARD Not so. Am not. I’m Blue Beard! RAPUNZEL (her hair is shorn) DO I LOOK A LITTLE WEIRD? SNOW WHITE 4 Where’s your hair, Rapunzel? (more changes continue to affect characters as next chorus is sung, singing becomes a little more sparse and hesitant) CHORUS AH, FORGET! LET’S CELEBRATE! BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. EVERY HUNDRED YEARS WE MEET TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. SNOW WHITE’S PRINCE (pulls out his sword exuberantly as if to conduct n the air) One more time! (With a disapproving look, WOLF signals SNOW WHITE’S PRINCE to sheathe his sword.) CHORUS BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. (Chorus starts to thin more as some lose the words or can’t remember what they’re cele- brating) BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE GRIMMLAND. EVERY HUNDRED YEARS WE MEET TO CELEBRATE....(pause) SIX ...celebrate what? RUMPELSTILTSKIN Grimmland, you numbskull! SOME GRIMMLAND. BACK AGAIN! WE’RE BACK AGAIN TO CELEBRATE...... (GOLDEN GOOSE squawks and disappears - as music abruptly ends leaving behind several feathers. SNOW WHITE’S PRINCE pulls out his sword again and waves it around, trying to challenge whatever took Golden Goose away.) CHORUS (screams from crowd as music cuts.) Where did she go? What happened? Golden Goose! Come back! (music tentatively resumes) SOMETHING EERIE IS HAPPENING. SOMETHING STRANGER THAN USUAL. RAPUNZEL I MEAN IT. THIS SCARES ME. GRETEL GOLDEN GOOSE. CHORUS WHERE IS SHE? PUSS IN BOOTS Meow meow meow meow meow? 5 SLEEPING BEAUTY Puss? Why are you talking like that? (yawns) SNOW WHITE’S STEPMOTHER (looks into mirror) Snow White is definitely prettier. Oh, well! DO I ACT A LITTLE WEIRD? SNOW WHITE You must be seriously ill, Stepmother! SLEEPING BEAUTY AH, FORGET IT. LET’S... (falls asleep, snoring loudly as music ends abruptly SLEEPING BEAUTY’S PRINCE Dear? Wake up, dear. Sleeping Beauty. My Love! (She continues to sleep and snore) PEA PRINCESS You want to know about me? You know, me, from “The Princess and The Pea.”? The sensitive one? Hah! I’m as calloused as a common scullery maid! I can sleep with a pea under my mattress or on a pile of rocks. Not a bruise upon my once delicate derriere. (SEVEN disappears without anyone noticing.) GRANNY Grand daughter, you’re wearing blue! What happened to your red cape? LITTLE BLUE I grabbed a piece of that! (pointing at patch of blue, underscored with fast arpeggio) Isn’t it pretty? CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER Take it off! It could be dangerous! LITTLE BLUE No! I like it! PUSS IN BOOTS (Can only meow while trying to talk) Meow! Mrrr. Excuse me. Meow! Mrrrrather embarrassing. CROWD What is he saying? Puss? BLUE BEARD I can’t summon a murderous thought. I can’t even hurt a flea. (He starts sobbing) SNOW WHITE’S STEPMOTHER (comforting him) I know just how you feel. WOLF (authoritatively) Have you forgotten where you are? Grimmland. Strange things happen here all the time. They always have. They always will. And I’m sure Golden Goose will return. Seven Dwarves; how about another rousing chorus to unify and lift our spirits? (Dwarves attempt to get in line, but with Seven missing there is some confusion.) ONE Certainly! (trying to count as Dwarves line us.) I’m number One, You are Two, Next is Three... Stand still. Once more. One, Two, Three, Four. Oh, there. Five. Six. Seven. 6 FIVE You’re counting Six twice. SIX Has anyone seen Seven? ONE (To THREE) You are Seven. THREE Brother, I am Three. (As they count themselves they simultaneously realize Seven is missing. Beleaguered, they put their axes and shovels down, leaning on them.) ONE Gentlemen, we have problem. TWO Horrible! Horrendous, too! SIX Never a brother is out of sight. That is not something that we do. song: WE ARE USED TO... SIX DWARVES WE ARE USED TO THINGS WE ARE USED TO. USED TO THE ODDNESS OF THINGS THAT WE KNOW. USED TO MICE PULLING A CARRIAGE. USED TO SPINNING STRAW INTO GOLD. USED TO GENIES ESCAPING FROM BOTTLES. USED TO DONKEYS WHO PLAY UPON LUTES. USED TO SHOES THAT CANNOT STOP DANCING. USED TO PUSSYCATS WEARING FINE BOOTS. BUT WE ARE NOT USED TO MISSING A BROTHER. WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE SEVENTH DWARF? SIX It must be the witch.
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