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Family Plays Based on the story by the Brothers Grimm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Book and lyrics by Ken Pickering Music by John Dawson

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“An outstanding retelling of the story.” —BYU Book and Play Review

Musical. Book and lyrics by Ken Pickering. Music by John Dawson. From the Brothers Grimm. Cast: 15+ actors, flexible. A musical for children of all ages, this bewitching dramatization of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm has all the favorite characters: beautiful Snow White and her father, the good-hearted king; her step- mother, the wicked queen who likes to admire herself as she chants, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all;” the dwarfs and of course the gallant, handsome prince. The staging of this dramatization can range from the very elaborate and spectacular to the very simple. Wonderful effects can be achieved by lighting on the barest of stages. The diagrams and suggestions in the production notes at the back of the script illustrate how the premiere production at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, was mounted with a unit set. Although the play is divided into 11 scenes, there is no break in the action unless an intermission is desired. Unlike other adapta- tions, no mention is made in this script of Snow White’s fair skin so that performers of any ethnicity may play the role. The playwright has added other interesting characters, and John Dawson has provided an enchanting score and sound effects. Set: areas are designated for various scenes with minimal scenery arranged in view of the audience. Costumes: fairy tale. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. Music score available. Fully orchestrated musical accompaniment/SFX CD available. Code: SY8.

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©Family Plays Based on the story by the BROTHERS GRIMM SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS A play in eleven scenes for children of all ages

Book and lyrics by KEN PICKERING Music by JOHN DAWSON

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FORREBECCA AND TilEGONZAGA THEA 1ER GUILD

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I ABOUT THE PLAY

The staging of this dramatization of the beloved fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm can range from the very elaborate and spectacularto the very simple. Wonderful effectscan be achieved by lighting on the barest of stages. Thedi agramsand suggestions in theProduction Notes at the back of this playbook show how the premiere production at Gonzaga University was mountedwith a unit seL Although the play is divided into 11 scenes, there is no break in the action unless an intermission is desired. Ken Pickering is the author of two other plays published by us: Beowulfand The Inside Story. The story of Snow White is a favorite fairy tale of nearly everybody, andall thefavorite charactersare here-thedwarfs; thewicked queenwho likes to adm� herselfas she chants,"Mirror, mirror on the wall,who's the fairest of them all"; the handsome prince, and, of course, Snow White herself. Unlike other dramatizations,no mentionis madein this script of Snow White's fair skin so that performers of any race may play the role.The playwright has added other interesting characters, and John Dawson has provided an enchanting score and sound effects. Music for the songs is in a separate piano/vocal score, and fully orchestrated J!IUSical accompani ment and allsound effects are on a cassette tape.

Playing time is about 1 �hours.

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CHARACTERS

SNOW NYMPHS (one each or as WOOD NYMPHS many asdesired) FROST FAIRY (FAIRIES) } KING GOODHEART SNOW WHITE (The"young" SnowWhite and the "grown-up" Snow Whitemay beplayed by two actorsor by thesame actor with a quick costume change) COURTIER• ENVIANA WITCH VOICE OF THE MIRROR MESSENGER* FIRSTHUNTSMAN SECOND HUNTSMAN PRINCE GALLANT SEVEN DWARFS SERVANT" GUARD•

"May be played by the same actor

• Originally presentedby theGonzaga UniversityGuild, Theatre Spokal"!e, Washington, underthe of SaraBlythe, with the following cast:

Snow White ...... Stephanie Ridenour Scrappy Dwarf..... Aliso.t-Clair Caput"

Young Snow White...... Linda Doyle 1st Huntsman ...... Joshua Smith Prince Gallant ...... Jay Rasmussen 2nd H\Dltsman ...... ToddSoper

Queen Goodheart...... •.... Kate Deming Witch ...... Liberty Ebright King Goodheart ...... Charles I. Gift Nurse ...... Michelle Kathryn Proulx Enviana Maggie Aaherty Courtiers .Sarah Hagelin, Hiedi Blaker Wiser Dwarf ...... Amy Maher Messenger/Guard...... Mike On Hungry Dwarf.... Charles J. Wallander Voice of Mirror ...... Ken Pickering Snooty Dwarf.. Elizabeth GraceSmith Head Fairy Juli Pritchard

on Tackie Dwarf .....Gillian Brooksmiller Frost Fairies ...... •.... Alys Hieber

Silly Dwarf •...... Kevin McKenzie Mikayla Hieber Know-it-all Dwarf...... Calli Bagby Snow Nymph ...... Kjersti Cubberly Choreography by Patricia McArdle

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Songs

(The numbersrefer to thenumbers on theMusic/Sound Effects Cassette tape)

No. 8. "Snow White's Song" ...... 6

No. 9. "Snow White's Song"(reprise) ...... 8

No. 11. "DwarfsWork Song" ...... 15

No. 14. "Work Song"(reprise) ...... 20

No. 15. "Work Song"(reprise) ...... 23

No. 22. "I Do,I Do" (duet)...... 34

No. 23. "All the LandRejoices" (curtain call)...... 34

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PRODUCTION NOTES

Properties Sewing equipment-Que en Snowflakes (perhaps shredded styrofoam}-Snow Nymphs Baby (doll or bundled blanket}-King Wedding decoratio�ants (or other cast members) Flower�now White (the flowers may be mimed) Mirror-Servant (or Mir ror may be an actor in mirror costume) Heart of a wild animal (perhaps wr apped in a big leaf)-Wood Nymph . Remains of a meal, with knives andfork s-ontable in Dwarfs'house Lanterns and digging tools-Dwarfs Wash bowl and cloth-in Dwarfs' house Cauldron. various items to put in it,book of spell�ervant Apple-Witch Glittery covering for Snow White's body-FrostFairies

SoundEffe cts All the soundeffects are available ona cassette tapeavailable from the publisher. The tapealso contains the music.

Special Effe cts Snow. Shred ded styrofoammay be droppedfrom the loft orblown on the stage by dropping it in front ofan electric fan. Smoke. Smoke machines areavailable from theatre supply houses. Enviana's transformation as the Witch. The same actormay effec tivelyplay Enviana andthe Witch with animmediate change of costume.For example, Envianamay wear a queenly robe which when reversed. becomes a witch's blackrobe, or shemay wearthe witch' s costumeunder her queen's robe.A pointed witch'shat, with stragglinggray hair or sewn gluedin, may beconcealed behind a pieceof scenery.While smoke flllsthe area. Enviana may quickly reverse or discard her Queen's robe andput on thehat. two If actors play the roles,Enviana must be near an exit so sheand the Witch can instantaneously exchange places. Enviana'scauldron provides op portunities forspecial eff ects.Thunder and smoke canadd enormously to thesense of spells and evil.Smoke guns arerelatively cheap to rent andare simple to use. Enviana's sectionof the palaceeither ne eds a wall ontowhich hermirror can be hungor a full-length mirror may be the costumeof the actordelivers who the mirror's lines. Of course the mirror may be held by a servant; this,however, makes the line "Mirror, mirror, on the wall" a littledifficult to credit.

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Costumes Fairylandcostumes are always enjoyedby young audiences.Sug ges tions for specificcostumes aregiven throughout this book. Like the set, costumes may beelaborate or very simple.

The Set

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1-Enviana's area 2-Mirror 3-Trees 4-Dwarfs house 5-Bed headboards 6-Window 7-Door &-Table with 7 chairs 9-Platform on which thrones may beplaced and removed a� -and if needed. The Dwarfs' house may becovered by a scrim when not needed, or it may bep laced on a wagou to be rolled on and off.

In the original production an elevated area Stage Right represented Enviana's part of thepalace while the center and downstage areas repre sentedother parts of palace,and the fore st wasat StageLefl Anupstage area, concealed for theftrst part of the play behinda scrim, containedthe dwarfs' cottage. Only a small part of theexterior of the cottage need be shown, preferably including a door and a window together beneath a section of the roof. The restcan "cutbe away" toreveal a table with seven chairs and a raisedarea with seven beds. It is not actually necessary to construct seven beds. A single surface on which are painted seven varied andcolorful headboards is just as effective. Thecottage can

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be of very simpleconstruction and of smal l scale. It can easily be made· . from painted cardboar d on a wooden frame or from painted folding screens. Some cut-out tre es can add tothe sense of therebeing a forest, but the woodlandeff ectcan also be createdsimply by gre en light filteringthrough . gobos. Glittering costumes and props together with strings of tinsel 'can createthe idea of snow and frost. Theimportant thing isto havevariety of . color andfor thedwarfs' fi:uniture and cottage to besmall scaleand brightly painted.

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PROLOGUE

[The stage is empty and there is a gentle, magical UGHT]

MUSIC/SOUND No. 1: "Magic Forest."

[Enter the SNOW NYMPHS, the WOOD NYMPHS, andthe FROST FAIRIES. They dance aroundthe space.At times they speakas they move]

SNOW NYMPH. This is our magic space. WOODNYMPH. A placewhere stories happen. FROSTFAIRY. Storiesfrom long ago. SNOW NYMPH. From lands long forgotten. WOODNYMPH. Thisis a place for imagination. SNOW NYMPH. For dreams. FROSTFAIRY. And for wishes. WOODNYMPH. Stories from picturebooks. SNOW NYMPH. Stories thatnever grow old. WOOD NYMPH. This is our magic place... we can tum it into anywhereyou like. FROSTFAIRY. Any time you like.

ALL.And this[pause] ••• is the storyof Snow White.

[A hu.ge and beautiful story book is brought onto the stage or, perhaps. it has been standing on a lectern at the side. One ofthe NYMPHS opens it]

FROSTFAIRY. This is a story of a king of a far-away country,and of his lonelyand beautiful Queen. Onceupon a time therewas a king who was wiseand good. Hispeople called him King Goodheart...

Scene One

MUSIC/SOUND No. 2: "Fanfare"

[The RtJyal Palace. Enter the QUEEN followed by the KING. The

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QUEEN sits on herthrone andbegins to sew or spin.The KING paces restlessly up anddown]

QUEEN. You must rest, your majesty. You are so restless these days ...so irritable. KING. How can I rest? There is always �t in this country.The peopleare complaining ... the army is causingtrouble ... there areenemies preparing toattack our borders... my courtiers say they have towork to o hard... poor people are starving.. . ! have all theseproblems to solve and you tell me to rest! QUEEN. Your majesty ...my dear lord,you cannotdo everythingat once. Your people love you. Theyknow that you area goodand wise king. Theyknow that you will tryto solve their problems ... you worryto o much. KING. But there are themerchants. QUEEN. Yes, dear! KING. And the angrypeasants. QUEEN. Yes, dear! KING. And the enemies of thestate. QUEEN. Yes, dear! KING. And you'renot even listening. QUEEN. Yes, dear.. .I mean,no dear... I'm sorry.I .. was just thinking. KING. Well, what wereyou thinking? QUEEN.[Hesitantly] Don'tyou think the people resent our living in this great palace... al l this spacefor just two people. KING. But I must have a palace. A king must have a palace... to receivethe ambassadors,to have meetingsof my Council. ..of coursewe must have a palace. QUEEN.But al l this space.And it's solonely here... so quiet. It would bedifferent if we had children.They could play here,they could grow up in this wonderful place and we could heartheir laughter.Instead it's all silent... empty. KING.[Comforting her] I know,I know,I have oftenthought of that too. You know I've longed for a child just as oftenas you have.[Directly to her]Wouldn't it bewonderful if we hada daughter,a littlegirl who could grow to be yourfriend. Then you'd never belonely when I have togo to battle or visit otherparts of thekingdom. • QUEEN.Perhaps ... one day ...we canonly hope.[She is wrapped in her thoughtsfor a moment, and then returns to her sewing]

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MUSIC/SOUND No. 3: "Falling Snow"

KING. [Going to the window]Look, it's startedto snow ... enonnous flakes circling around. [SNOJ,INYMPHS enter and drop snowflakes] Look at them-l'venever seensuch flakes.They are covering the ground with a white blanket ...come to the window, quickly, come and look! QUEEN[Awkwardly covering her emotions]Now lookwhat you've made me do. I've pricked my fmger. KING. Oh, I'm sorry-but please don't worry about that. Come quickly! QUEEN. I've seen snow before.[Coming to the window] Oh, that is beautiful!

[The SNOW NYMPHS whisper, "Make your wish. Make your wish."]

KING. What's that sound... those voices? QUEEN. What voices? I said you had been working to o hard and now you say you hear voices ...it's the stress I tell you. KING. No. Listen, there arevoices tellingus to wish. I know thisis true-ifwe make our wish while thismagical snow is falling,it will be granted. I know it.

QUEEN. I will makea wish. As I look at the snow•. .it's dazzling. It's so bright. KING. [Looking out at tM with her. The VOICES are still whispering] What's that on the snow? The snow is turning red.

QUEEN. That's the blood from my fmger ...you remember.. .! prickedmy fmger. KING. Make your wish... make your wish. QUEEN. I wish [pause] thatI may havea daughter... and that her soul will be aspure assnow ...and her lips asred as blood ... and her hair asblack asebony . . .and when sheis bornher name will be[slowly] Snow White.And she shal l growto be the most beautifulwoman in your whole kingdom!

[The voices of the NYMPHS whisper in unison, "Your wish is granted" and they disappear]

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KING. The voices .. .I heard them again. Theregoing is to be happi ness in this Kingdom.Ring all thebells! Come,my queen.This is a day we shal l always remember... our o wn daughterwill beborn in thisvery palace. Soon therewill be laughter andjoy! Rinl the bellsloudly!

MUS IC/SOUNDNo. 4: "Pealing Bells"

[They exit together. TheBEUSswell toaclimaxofn oise andthesnow swirls around as the NYMPHS run around or dance]

Scene Two

[There is no break in the action between scenes]

SNOW NYMPH.And so,just nine monthsaftertheirwish,abeautiful baby girl was born to theking and queen••• but, sadly,as she brought her new baby intothe world, the queen died andhapp ines s turned to sorrow. [Enter the KING carrying the babyfo llowed by a NURSE or one of the courtiers]

MUSIC/SOUNDNo. 5: "SadMusic "

KING. [Over soft music] It was to o wonderful to last. .. happiness. Somehow we couldn'tgrasp Andit. now... now[to the baby]who will look after you? And yet, you are what was promised.. . and your lips ...they're smiling ... they're smiling. One dayyou will beso beautiful-you already are. And you will grow and grow andbring joy toall who se e you, witha snow white soul.But what am I to do? I can't nurseyou. I would love to hold you like this all day•.. but I haveto be away. I have togo to thewars . I can't take you with me. Whatam I to do with you? NURSE or COURTIER.If you please,y ourmajesty, I thinkyou must m arry again. KING. I can never love another like my beautiful queen. I cannot mar ry again. NURSE. For the child's sake, your majesty, I thinkyou must.

KING. M ar ry again .. .it seems impossible. How could I find anyone to replace my queen? NURSE. There are otherbeautiful women in yourkin gdom,

©Family Plays Scene3 5 majesty. They say that Princess Enviana is a greatbeauty ... she would make a fine wife and mother. KING. Who is this Enviana? I have never heard of her. NURSE.She is thedaughter of the king of a farcountry, your majesty. Nobody quite knows how shearrived here but she hasbeen living in this land for many years now. [Noticing that the KING is deep in thought] Please, your majesty. send for her at once. The new baby Snow White deserves a loving mother. KING.Oh, very well. Sendmy messengerto the home of thisprincess at once.Tell herthat I have a proposalto make to her. Now lookafter my beautiful child until I .return. [Exit afterhe hands thebaby tothe nurse. Then suddenly returning]But there will be no wedding for at least five years.[Exit ALL]

Scene Thrtt

MUSIC/SOUND No. 6: "Evil Motif'

[ENVIANA sweepsonto the stage]

ENVIANA.[In a domineeringvoice] Bring me my mirror.I must se e myselfin the mirror. I have notadmired myself for at leasttwo hours! [The mirroris broughton by aSERVANT. Themirror may be an actordressed likea full-length mirroror a realmirror to be hung on a wall] Ahnow , let me lookat myself... mmm .. beautifulwho ... can comparewith me? [To themirror] Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who il: the fairestof them all? VOICE OF MIRROR. You, 0 Enviana, artthe fairestof them all! ENVIANA. Oh,say thatagain and again. MIRROR.Enviana is the fairest of them all. ENVIANA.And don't you forgetit! [Enter a MESSENGER] Well. What do you want? MESSENGER.Princess Enviana. I bringa messagefrom his majesty the King Goodheart. ENVIANA. Fromthe king! MESSENGER.Hi s majestyrequests that you attendupon him at the RoyalPalace without delay. He has a proposal to make to you. ENVIANA. This is theday I have waitedfor. I knewthat my beauty wouldbe famed throughoutthe land. Even theking cannotresist its power.

Tell him I will bewith him forthwith! [ExitENVIA NA and ��, who bowsher out]

[Thestage becomes abustleofp reparation andactivity.PEOPL Eare running to andfro carrying things or decorating the stage in readi ness fo r a wedding. The MESSENGER molces a loudanno uncement andat the endofit theKING,withayoung SNOWWHITE, entersfrom one side of the stage and PRINCESS ENVIANAfrom another]

MESSENGER.Hear ye, townspeople!His Majesty,King Goodheart, will m ar ry thePrinc es s Envianathis day. Thisday isproclaimed a royal holiday andrej oicing is orderedthroughout the Kingdom. [MUSIC asthe KING and ENVIANA enter]

MUSIC/SOUNDNo. 7: ''Fanfare"

KING.Princess. This is my beloveddaughter, Snow White.

SNOW WHITE. I'm pleased tomeet you, ma'am. ENVIANA. Not"ma'am," child You must call me "yourma jesty." [To the king] What a ridiculous name. Who gave her a name like that? "SnowWhite," indeed. This is MY day. I'm nothaving my dayruined by people admiringa silly child. KING. But I thoughtyou likedchildren. ENVIANA. Ido ...so long as they are not heard.. .and notseen either. Now listento me, littlegirl, just keep well out of theway today.I'll speak to you later. [SNOW WH ITE clings to herfa ther's robe] Come along, Goodheart, yourdaughter is farto o prettyfor herown good.

[She takes him bythe armand leadshim offstage to his own wedding. SNOW WHITE is left alone on stage fo r a moment, sadly watching themleave, butshe is then surr oundedby the NYMPHS, who lead her away and comfort her]

ONE OF THE NYMPHS. And so the child grew and grew until, withouta doubt, shewas the fairest young woman in thewhole kingdom. [Enterthe grown-up SNOW WHITE gatheringflowers]

MUSIC/SOUNDNo. 8: "Snow White'sSong"

NYMPH. [This speech is underscoredby the tune of" Snow White's Song," and we see SNOW WHITE throughout the na"ation] She was loved by everyone who met her except the queen, who was jealous, cunning, and wicked. When theking was away, she treated Snow White terribly andgave her all the dirty and difficult tasks to do. Snow White never complainedand when shehad done her jobs, she loved topick the lilacblossoms thatgrew nearthe palace. [At theend ofthe na"ation the NYMPH exits andSNOW WHITE sings:] SNOW WHITE.Nobody knows when I'm all alone Away from the q ue en with her heartof stone. To what secret places my mind hasflown Making a world that's entirely my own. Gathering blossoms andfragrant flowers, Dreamingof love with its magical powers. Perhapsin a palace withstately towers Lives the dearprince who will end these darkhours.

[SNOW WH ITE exits, andQUEEN ENVIANA enters]

Scene Four

ENVIANA. Bring my mirror. I need to admire myself again and remindmyself of my overwhelmingbeauty. [TheMIRROR is brought on. ENVIANA gazes at herself in the mirror and laughs a long, cackling laugh]Mirror, Mirroron theWall-Who is the fai.rr.st of them all? MIRROR. Thou, 0 Queen,art almost the fairest! ENVIANA.What! What is this?ALMOST thefairesL How dareyou! Thisis a mistake.Now getit rightthis time.Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Whois thefairest of them all? MIRROR. Snow White, 0 Queen, is thefairest of them all! ENVIANA.[Screaming] Snow White... Snow White ...that wretched girl!How dareshe rivalme in beauty.. .I will notsleep .. .I will notrest until I have destroyed her ...utterly. [Calling offstage] Huntsmen, come here this minute! [Two HUNTSMENrun on andkneel at her feet] HUNTSMAN ONE. Yourmajesty, what is your wish? ENVIANA. You know that while my husband is away I have sole responsibilityfor what happens here. HUNTSMAN ONE. Yes, yourmajesty, I understand that.

ENVIANA. Good, I'm gladto hearthat. Now are you listening? HUNTSMAN TWO. Yes, Your Majesty. ENVIANA.You are to go at once from this room and find the girl Snow White.Don 't letanyone seeyou anddon't listento her protestsor any soft promptingsof yourheart. You areto takeher deepinto theforest where only thewild animalscan survive. And there ...there you must kill her. And when you have, cut out her heartand bring it tome, and I will thenhave it saltedand baked in theoven andI will eatit for my supper.Ha ha ha ha ha haha! HUNSTMAN ONE. But, your majesty ... ENVIANA.No "buts."Just do as I sayand you will be handsomely rewarded... disobey me and I will have you turnedinto mincemeat! Doyou hearme, littleshreds of meat! BOTHHUNTSMEN. [Trembling]Yes. Yes, your majesty.[Theygo out backwards, bowingas they go]

[Exit ENVIANA]

Scene Five

MUSIC/SOUNDNo. 9: "Snow White's Song" [Reprise]

[SNOW WHITE is gatheringflowers and singing. As she does so, PRINCE G AL LANT comes by and notices her. As he stands spell bound, the SECOND HUNTSMAN appears and watches her too] PRINCE GALLANT.[Seeing the huntsman] My man, who is that divinely beautifulgirl. .. am I in somedream. I have never journeyedin this countrybefore, never passedthese castle walls, and in an instant seI e all my dreams culminate in this single, wonderful vision. Do you know her name? HUNTSMANTWO. Indeed I do, indeedI do. Could I everforget it. Thatis Snow White.The King's daughter! PRINCE.Snow White! [While he is in a reverie we see the FIRST HUNTSMANcome andtake SNOW WHITE off. When the PRINCE turns again, she has gone] Snow White! Could there ever be anyone purer, anyonemore radiant, anyonewith lips as red or skin asperfect asSnow White?That name isengraved on my heartand I will follow herto theends oftheearth... But where isshe... was this justa vision ... anillusion?Where is she?

HUNTSMAN TWO.If youwant tok see her youwill have to gotothe depthsof the forest,but I doubt you will findher. I can'tstay longer. Good luck attend you on your quest [He exits quic/cly] PRINCE. I will fmd thatgirl again if it takes my whole life. Which way did she go? Which way did she go?

[The NYMPHS or the AUDIENCE call out "That way," and he follows their direction. The st age DARKENS and becomesa myste rious green place. Enter the two HUNTSMEN dragging SNOW WHITE with them/

are SNOW WHITE.Please ... where you takingme? It's sodark .•• I'm so far from home.Please, whereare we going? HUNTSMAN ONE. Just you stop talking andcome along with us. You've got farto o much to say for y�lf. Why don't you save your breath andkeep up with us andstop dragging alongbehind ... we've got a long way to go yet SNOW WHITE.But where are we going? You can't expect me to wantto come with you if I don't know where I'm supposedto be going. HUNTSMAN ONE. Listento me, you. The queen herselftold me whereI am to take you... are you satisfied? SNOW WHITE.The queen! No, I'm not satisfied.The queen is cruel and unkind. She would never tell you to take me anywhere good... she hates me. HUNTSMAN TWO.That's no way to talk about your mother! SNOW WHITE. She's notmy mother. I've never know my mother. HUNTSMAN TWO.Wait a minute,George.Wcmustn'tbe toohard on the girl. She probably does ne ed a rest. Perhaps we could just take a shonbreak. [Looking around] thata light over therein the distance? HUNTSMAN ONE.[Looking around nervouslyJ Where, Where? HUNTSMAN TWO.There. Through the trees-[taking him aside andwhispering/ hadn't you bettergo and fmd out what thatis? If someone se es us now, we're in realtrouble. If there's a houseor something,we ought to make sure they don't se e us. Why don't you go and have a lookwhile I watch the girl for a moment? HUNTSMAN ONE.Can I trust you? HUNTSMAN TWO.Of course you cantrust me. [To the audience] Can't he trust me?

HUNTSMAN ONE. RighL Don'tyou leave thisspot. Don't take your eyes off thatgirl either.[ He exits. Assoon as he hasgone, the SECOND HUNTSMANruns to Snow White] HUNTSMAN TWO. Run. Run as quickly asyou can! SNOW WHI1E. Where? Where! HUNTSMAN TWO.Anywhere. Anywhere. Justrun and don'tstop running until you arefar awayfrom this place. SNOW WHITE.Oh thank you. Thank you! [She kisses him on the cheek to hisdelight andsurprise and runs of f] HUNTSMANTWO. Now what am I to do? needI to have theheart of ananimal so thatcan I deceive the wicked queen ... but where can I find one at thismoment?

[Enter the NYMPHS, who have been hiding in the shadows. The WOOD NYMPH speaks]

WOOD NYMPH. Huntsman. Your kindness has be en rewarded. Here is theheart of a pooranimal who died in thehunt today. Takeit and deceivethe queen. [The HUNTSMANtakes the heart] HUNTSMAN. Who are you? NYMPH.Do not ask to o many questions, 0 huntsman.There are manythings which you cannot understand••. but kindnes s always has its reward... Now be on yourguard. You have a test infront of you.

[The other HUNTSMANreturns]

HUNTSMAN ONE. Where is the girl? HUNTSMAN TWO.I did iL I did iL HUNTSMANONE. What do you mean,"I did it"? HUNTSMAN TWO. I did it. I cut herheart out. When you weregone I hadthe courage to kill herand cut outher heart. She pleadedfor herlife but I would not listen. I've done it. ..I've fm:ed myself to be cruel and tough.You11 neverthink that I'm weakor scared again. HUNTSMANONE. Have you gonecompletely crazy? Now whereis thatgirl? You'd bettertell me orelse ... ! HUNTSMAN TWO. She's dead, I tell you. [To the audience] Isn't she? I killedher and cut herheart out withmy sharpknife. Loo k, you can se e the blood.

HUNTSMAN ONE. You? I don'tbelieve you. You've always been so lily-livered.Why, even thesightofraw meatat the butcher'susuallymakes you shake at the knees. Stop messing around and tell me where that wretched girl is. HUNTSMAN TWO. OK, you don't believe me. Well, what's this then? [He showsthe heart] HUNTSMAN ONE. But. ..but. ..you did this? HUNTSMANTWO. I did! HUNTSMAN ONE. But this is incredible. Then where's the rest of her body?

HUNTSMAN TWO. Ah. . . well ...you se e...when the wild animals smelt the scent.. .I mean... when they knew there was meataround, they came roaring around and snatched thebody away. Before I could stop them they hadgone off with it... I'm sorry.. .I reallyam .. .I tried to stop them but they were justto o fierce. HUNTSMAN ONE. Fiercewild animals,to o...we'd betterget out of this place. Thatlight you saw was a cottage. I didn't know there was a cottagein thesewoods. We don't want to beseen weand don't want to be attackedby wolves or tigersor whatever they are . Come one, let's get back to the queen. We've done our job, now we want ourreward .. .it's a pity though. I was looking forward to doing the killing myself. [ExitBOTH]

Scene Six

IAnother part of the wood. SNOW WHU'E enters alor.e. She is tired andfrightened. (Thismay be played in front::( a scrimwhile the dwarfs' cottage is set up, or an intermission may betaken after Scene 7)]

MUSIC/SOUNDNo. 10: "Sounds of theForest"

SNOW WHITE. I just can'trun anymore. I think I'm going round in circles. I'm sureI've se en these tre es �. But it's getting so dark. And even when the sunlight comes through thetrees , it makesgreat shadows on the ground. I'm scared andI'm so tired•.• I must rest fora while Isits].

I wish it wasn't so quiet here.•. I can see theshadows moving ...and I can hear... no I can't.

[From this pointon thevarious NYMPHS appear and disappear and