Robin Hood Story by Kathy Stout Written by Elliot Guerra and Kathy Stout Directed by Elliot Guerra Based on The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green “Come listen to me, you gallants so free, All you that loves mirth for to hear, And I will you tell of a bold outlaw, That lived in Nottinghamshire.” February/March 2016 drafted 1.1 - Jail (1st Grade, Soldier 1, Soldier 2, The Tanner, The Butcher, Tall Palmer, George-a-Greene) SOLDIER 1 And stay in there! THE TANNER Alright, alright- you don’t have to shove. You guys are in here too? TALL PALMER Man, they got everyone. THE BUTCHER The whole first grade in here! GEORGE-A-GREENE It’s true. And they are NOT happy about it. THE TANNER What happened?! 1 1ST GRADER I’m glad you asked ahem First Graders ASSEMBLE!! 2 1ST GRADER We were once a happy bunch. 3 1ST GRADER We worked and sang and ate our lunch. 4 1ST GRADER King Richard was our leader then. 5 1ST GRADER Our lives were great, a perfect ten. 6 1ST GRADER But Richard left and went to war. 7 1ST GRADER His brother came and made us poor. 8 1ST GRADER Prince John may be King Richard’s brother. 2 9 1ST GRADER But we all wish he had another. 10 1ST GRADER We worked all day and couldn’t sing. 11 1ST GRADER While Prince John took our everything. 12 1ST GRADER He asked for more but we were spent. 13 1ST GRADER We had no bread and still owed rent. 141ST GRADER We prayed all day for things to change. 15 1ST GRADER That’s when things got really strange. 16 1ST GRADER A boy with cold hard cash arrived. 17 1ST GRADER To say the least, we were surprised. 18 1ST GRADER He paid our rent and gave us bread. 19 1ST GRADER He took the debt right off our head. 20 1ST GRADER He saved us oh so many times. 21 1ST GRADER We offered him a million rhymes. 22 1ST GRADER We never got the boy’s first name. 23 1ST GRADER But he did save us all the same. 24 1ST GRADER 3 We need him now more than before. 25 1ST GRADER We know he’ll soon knock on that door. THE TANNER You’re talking about Robin Hood! Oh, if only he would come and save us. 1.2– The Town (3rd Grade) We used to work and pay our taxes No late nights and no overtime we worked and paid our taxes King Richard was so fair and kind Now I know when the Sherriff sings (Sherriff sings) That can only mean one thing I know when the Sherriff sings (Sherriff sings) He’s working with a brand new king Ever since King John has ruled You (you you) gotta watch your cattle and your back now Everybody knows he’ll quickly steal your cow He’s really got me down he’s got me stressed out ‘Cause ever since King John has ruled you you you you start givin’ over more and more in taxes There’s spreading of the economic classes He doesn’t hear the voices of the masses We used to work for our King Richard His brother was a huge mistake Working for King John Has left us in a saddened state 1.3–Town (Much the Miller's Son, Black Knight, Soldier 1, Soldier 2, Soldier 3, Robin Hood, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker, The Peddler, The Tinker, Azeem) CANDLESTICK MAKER Two pence for a loaf? Baker, it was half a farling last week! BAKER 4 Prices are going up, you know that’s the way of the world. CANDLESTICK MAKER Under this horrid Prince John, no prince is he! Nothing like his brother glorious King Richard! BAKER Shut your trap talking like this, you never know when the Sheriff and his dreaded black knight are listening. I suppose your candles, the candles you make, you give them away for free? CANDLESTICK MAKER Supply and demand darling, people need candles. BAKER And they won’t be needing bread? CANDLESTICK MAKER Not by bread alone saitheth the Lord. BAKER I suppose you’re right there. Ah, the life of us serfs. All we do is serve. Just then MUCH comes running through causing a commotion. MUCH Hide me! Hide me! BAKER What trouble did you get into this time boy? MUCH I was... I was... I know I shouldn’t have but me ma and kin are so hungry and my father is fighting in the Crusades! BAKER Tell me you didn’t... MUCH I killed one of the king’s deer! CANDLESTICK MAKER Oh no! 5 BAKER Prince John has forbidden it! MUCH How much deer can a man eat? CANDLESTICK MAKER Never mind that. Quickly, quickly hide here. KNIGHT (O.S.) Where is he? Where is that boy? They hide MUCH. BAKER Lord have mercy. It is the black knight! KNIGHT Hear ye! Hear ye! One of you serfs is hiding a boy who unlawfully poached one of the king’s deer! If any of you are hiding him you will be punished under the rule of Prince John and his servant the sheriff of Nottingham! (Silence.) Oh, so he just disappeared did he? Pay up then! Someone has to pay for the Prince’s deer! (He takes coins from the CANDLESTICK MAKER.) CANDLESTICK MAKER But sir that’s my wages for the week! SOLDIER 1 (Grabbing MUCH.) Here he is sir, hiding in the baker’s store. KNIGHT To the stocks for you baker! BAKER Mercy sir, I didn’t know he was there! I didn’t hide him! KNIGHT Silence! The price of treachery is death! An arrow sound pierces the wind. SOLDIER 1 Ah! My hand. 6 KNIGHT Where did that arrow come from? ROBIN (Waves.) Guilty as charged. Sorry. Well, sorry I’m not sorry. KNIGHT What? Who are you two? You’ve injured one of the prince’s soldier, If you want to see tomorrow surrender. ROBIN What do you think Azeem? We do want to see tomorrow, but we really enjoy seeing a bully get his. We’re gonna have to ask you to surrender. SOLDIER 2 There’s four of us and two of you! KNIGHT We will never surrender to some dirty peasants with a bow. AZEEM I was hoping they’d say that Christian. ROBIN and AZEEM fight off the bad guys. SOLDIER 1 Ah! My hammy! SOLDIER 2 I’m gonna need Tommy John surgery! SOLDIER 3 That’s gonna bruise tomorrow. ROBIN with the help of MUCH tie up the soldiers. KNIGHT Unhand us! Oh, you have no idea what you have done! ROBIN I’m pretty sure I know what I just did. How are you son? MUCH Fine. Yo, That was dope. 7 ROBIN Yes, it was dope. Quite dope actually, whatever that means. KNIGHT The sheriff and Prince John are going to hear about this! AZEEM Yes, make sure you tell him about the part where you and your boys got beaten by a “dirty peasant” that’s what I thought you said. He takes the money from the BLACK KNIGHT and buys bread giving it to the CANDLESTICK MAKER. ROBIN Here you go. (Leaving.) Come on Much. MUCH How do you know my name? ROBIN You’re the Miller’s son. Come to Sherwood Forest! BAKER Wow. Now that’s a prince. CANDLESTICK MAKER More like a prince of thieves. 1.4 –Sherwood Forest (Robin Hood, Little John, Will Scarlett, Much, Allin-a- dale, Azeem, Saffiya, Royston White, Will Stutely, Arthur- a-bland, Gilbert Whitehand, Bold Jane Downey, Gamble Gold, Clorinda) ALLIN-A-DALE is picking at his guitar. ALLIN-A-DALE “In Nottingham there lives a jolly tanner, His name is Arthur-a-Bland; There is near a squire in Nottinghamshire Dare bid bold Arthur stand.” ARTHUR Ha! I love it, that’s me to a tee, Arthur-a-bland! 8 SCARLET Say, what are you up to Allin-a-dale? Writing another one of your minstrel songs? ALLIN-A-DALE And a fine song it will be Will Scarlett. ROYSTON Do you miss the minstrel life? ALLIN-A-DALE No different than this outlaw life in the forest. Say what sin did you commit to make you an outlaw? ROYSTON Me? I’m innocent, what about you? ALLIN-A-DALE Me? I was framed. Say, what about you Scarlett? SCARLETT Fixed jury! What about you Gilbert Whitehand? WHITEHAND Are you ever going to stop calling me Whitehand? SCARLETT Are you ever going to stop be our cook and baker? WHITEHAND Good point. ROYSTON So, what did you do to become an outlaw? I was set up! Just like Will Stutely over there. WILL Yep! It is an injustice I tell you. Right Bold Jane? JANE I was framed! Just like Allin-a-Dale. GAMBLE You two were framed all right, so were those paintings you stole. 9 SAFFIYA Gamble Gold! You mean you don’t believe them? “Ye, without sin shouldn’t cast the first stone…” GOLD The judge had it out for me! CLORINDA So did the executioner. GOLD Clorinda! I thought the executioner liked me! LITTLE JOHN Settle down I’m planning our next raid. Beyond the old Pinner of Wakefield’s lands we can snatch a sheep for clothing. The evenings are getting chillier. SCARLET Aye, perhaps we can get a sheep with the finest wool. ALLIN-A-DALE Always worried about how you look huh Will Scarlett? SCARLET Ah, go back to your lyrics you minstrel.