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Beauty and the Beast
Adapted by Katie Preisig
Monday 3:35 Cast Updated September 24th 2
CAST LIST
1. Prince/Beast: Jackson 2. Renee (Belle’s Mom): Ellie 3. Belle: Emma 4. Gaston: Ian 5. Lumiere: Arabella 6. Mrs. Potts: Caroline 7. Cogsworth: Phinley 8. Chip: Reese 9. Feather Duster/Enchantress: Sajani 10. Angelique: Daphne 3
SCENE 1 WELCOME
COGSWORTH
Tick tock, tick tock! Welcome here!
LUMIERE
Is everybody happy?
ANGELIQUE
You all look beautiful!
GASTON
And handsome like me!
CHIP
We hope you feel comfy.
MRS. POTTS
Sit back, relax and be our guest!
SONG Be Our Guest #1
Be our guest Be our guest Put our service to the test Tie your napkin round your neck my dear And we’ll do all the rest
Be our guest Be our guest Yes and we will do our best To entertain you 4
And delight you With the story we love best
We can dance We can sing Don’t you worry bout a thing And we hope that you all will be impressed
It’s time to start the show And say come on, “Let’s Go!” Be our guest Be our guest Be our guest! 5
SCENE 2 PROLOGUE NARRATOR
Once upon a time there was a very mean and selfish prince. One dark and stormy night an old woman came to the castle door and asked the prince to let her in from the bitter cold but the prince said…
PRINCE
No way.
NARRATOR
In return, she offered him a rose. But the unkind prince turned her away. The old woman warned him not to be deceived by appearances.
ENCHANTRESS
Beauty is found within.
NARRATOR
When the prince turned her away once again, the old woman’s appearance quickly changed into that of a beautiful enchantress. The prince tried to apologize.
PRINCE
Wait! I’m so sorry.
ENCHANTRESS
There is no love in your heart.
NARRATOR
As punishment, the enchantress turned the prince into a hideous beast. Then she placed a spell on the castle and all who lived there. If he could learn to love and be loved in return before the last petal of the rose falls off, the spell would be broken. If not, he would remain a 6
beast forever. As the years past, the beast fell into despair.
BEAST
Nobody could ever love me. I will never leave this castle again.
NARRATOR
And so it was for many years. But all of that would soon change when some unexpected guests show up at the castle. 7
SCENE 3 THE VILLAGE
NARRATOR
In a nearby village there lived a beautiful young woman named Belle. Belle, unlike other girls, cared only for her books. She always felt out of place.
BELLE
I wish we lived someplace else. Like the town in this book.
RENEE
But why?
BELLE
Because nothing ever happens here.
NARRATOR
Belle’s mother, Renee, loved books, too. Renee was an inventor and a genius but the rest of the townsfolk thought she was just another loony like Belle.
GASTON
Belle is even stranger than her mother.
SONG Good Morning Belle
There goes the baker with his tray like always The same old bread and rolls to sell Every morning just the same Since the morning that we came To this boring little town, good morning Belle.
Look there she goes, that girl is so peculiar I wonder if she’s feeling well 8
With a dreamy far off look And her nose stuck in a book What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle
Look, there she goes that girl is so peculiar I wonder if she’s feeling well Never part of any crowd Cause her head’s up in some cloud What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle
NARRATOR
Gaston, the most handsome man in town, wanted to make Belle his wife. Even if she was strange, she was the most beautiful girl in town.
GASTON
Her nose is always in a book but that will change when she meets me.
NARRATOR
But Belle turned him down again and again. Still, Gaston was determined to change her mind.
SONG Gaston
Right from the moment when he met her, saw her He said, “She’s gorgeous”, and he fell Here in town there’s only she Who’s as beautiful as he So he’s making plans to marry, marry Belle
GASTON
Hello Belle (he takes the book from her and looks inside)
BELLE
Can I have my book back please? 9
GASTON
How can you read it. It has no pictures!
RENEE
Some people use their imaginations.
GASTON
Let’s talk about something that will make you smile. Let’s talk about me!
RENEE
What makes you so great, Gaston?
SONG Gaston
No one’s slick like Gaston No one’s quick like Gaston No one’s neck is incredibly thick like Gaston’s For there’s no one in town quite as brawny As you see, he’s got biceps to spare
No one shoots like Gaston Makes those beauts like Gaston, Then goes stomping around in his boots like Gaston As a strong man, oh yes, he can scare you What a guy, Gaston! 10
SCENE 4 AT THE CASTLE
NARRATOR
One cold day, Renee and Belle set off into the night to show his latest invention at a faraway fair. But they became lost and came to a castle door to ask for help.
CHIP
Momma! There are girls in the castle!
RENEE
Hello? We need a place to stay for the night.
ANGELIQUE
Please come inside.
LUMIERE
Of course you are welcome here.
MRS. POTTS
How about some tea?
FOOTSTOOL
Put your feet up and relax!
COGSWORTH
Our master will not like this.
ANGELIQUE
Our master doesn’t like anything. 11
CHIP
Can they really stay, Mom?
MRS. POTTS
Of course they can!
BEAST
Who are you and what are you doing here?
COGSWORTH
I tried to keep them out.
ANGELIQUE
You did no such thing, Cogsworth!
FOOTSTOOL
Master, they were freezing and lost.
BELLE
My name is Belle and this is my mother Renee.
RENEE
Thank you for letting us in from the cold.
BEAST
You will join me for dinner.
BELLE 12
Thank you but we are both very tired.
BEAST
That wasn’t a question, it was an order!
RENEE
(Nudging BELLE) What a generous offer.
FEATHERDUSTER
What he means is, we want you to be our guests.
SONG Be Our Guest #2
Be our guest, be our guest Put our service to the test Tie your napkin round your neck, my dears And we’ll do all the rest
Soup du jour, Hot hors d'oeuvres Why we only live to serve Try the grey stuff, it’s delicious Don’t believe me? Ask the dishes
They can sing, they can dance After all miss, this is France And our dinner here is never second best
Go on unfold your menu, take a glance and then You’ll be our guest, be our guest, be our guest
NARRATOR
The servants in the castle wanted to help Belle and Renee. They made her feel comfortable even while the Beast made them feel scared. They decided to coach him on how best to not scare Belle and Renee away. 13
LUMIERE
(To the BEAST) You must impress them with your wit.
FEATHERDUSTER
But be gentle.
COGSWORTH
Shower them with compliments!
MRS. POTTS
But be sincere.
ANGELIQUE
Show them what’s inside your heart.
FOOTSTOOL
And above all…
ALL
You must control your temper!
NARRATOR
The Beast listened to his friends and slowly, his demeanor started to change. 14
SCENE 5 SOMETHING THERE
NARRATOR
Soon after dinner, the Beast reveals a brand new bookcase full of adventure books that he put out just for Belle and Renee.
RENEE
I can’t believe it!
BELLE
I’ve never seen so many books in my life!
BEAST
It’s all yours.
NARRATOR
As the three of them began to explore the books, the servants were standing by, waiting to see how the Beast’s good deed would unfold.
MRS. POTTS
Would you look at that!
LUMIERE
I knew it would work.
COGSWORTH
This is very encouraging.
FEATHERDUSTER 15
Isn’t this exciting!
FOOTSTOOL
Do you think it’s almost time?
ANGELIQUE
I have a very good feeling about this!
CHIP
What are you all talking about?
LUMIERE
Allow us to explain.
SONG Something There
He’s almost sweet, He’s almost kind, But he was mean and he was angry all the time He’s like a friend And doesn’t roar He didn’t used to be so nice like this before.
She looked at him, And thought she saw She wasn’t frightened when she took him by the paw. She is the friend He’s waited for He wonders why he didn’t see it there before.
CHIP
What’s there Mama?
MRS. POTTS 16
I’ll tell you when you’re older. 17
SCENE 6 THE TRANSFORMATION
NARRATOR
It wasn’t long after that the Beast realized something important. To be a good friend the Beast had to give Belle and Renee their freedom.
BEAST
I want you to go free.
BELLE
But we want to stay here with you, don’t we Mom?
RENEE
That’s right. Why would we ever leave such an enchanted castle?
BEAST
You want to stay even though I’m a beast?
BELLE
Beauty is on the inside, not the outside.
NARRATOR
Suddenly, something magical happened. The curse was broken and the beast turned back into a handsome prince. All the servants as well turned back into their human selves again.
FEATHERDUSTER
Look at us!
COGSWORTH 18
It’s a miracle!
LUMIERE
I told you she would break the spell.
FOOTSTOOL
Belle, Renee, we owe you so much!
ANGELIQUE
How can we ever repay you?
CHIP
Mama, are we going to live happily ever after?
MRS. POTTS
Of course, my dear!
CHIP
Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?
(Everybody laughs)
NARRATOR
And so, the castle came to life with rejoicing. There was no more doubt that everyone would live happily ever after.
SONG Tale as Old as Time
Tale as old as time Tune as old as song Bittersweet and strange Finding you can change 19
Learning you were wrong
Certain as the sun Rising in the east Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme, Beauty and the Beast
(Tale as old as time, Song as old as rhyme, Beauty and the beast)