Director’s Book Props and costuming are more important than the set in this show. The protest posters, the flower garlands, and the wild clothes of the sixties fit in well with a psychedelic backdrop (even tie-dyed fabric). Set pieces, with the exception of the schoolhouse pillars, can be painted in bright colors textured with psychedelic designs or tie-dyed patterns. Max King’s office need only be suggested by a desk with phones and a few chairs. COSTUMES The Flower Power girls and the boys who join in their “protest” movement should wear regular school clothes initially, but as they move into their Cornstalk Festival, they may begin to wear more bizarre outfits. The girls might wear garlands around their necks and the boys tie-dyed shirts. Only the real hippies and the bikers wear the classic garb associated with their character station. The teachers, the law officers, and the bureaucrats should wear their traditional outfits, as Book by Craig Sodaro should Grandpa and Grandma McDonald “down on the farm.” Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur Classic “hippie” dress is tie-dyed shirts, beat-up jeans, a vest, lots of love beads, and sandals. Scruffy long hair will help, along with sunglasses and a tambourine. The classic “biker” look is leather © Copyright 2014, Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. pants, a leather vest, tattooed arms, and a bandanna in place of a hat. SHREDDY FREDDY wears beads, long hair, sandals, etc. 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 should BIG MAMA is dressed like a classic biker, but has huge hair, rhinestones be addressed to Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., PO Box 4267, Englewood, CO 80155. and glitter everywhere. 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The following notice: “Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado” 40 HIPPIE FLOWER POWER! Scene Seven: A one act musical comedy celebrating the sixties Cookies (BABS and ROCKI) Makeshift protest sign reading, “Down with Bikers”, flower Book by CRAIG SODARO (STARPETAL) Music and lyrics by BILL FRANCOEUR Makeshift protest sign reading, “Big Mama Stinks” (SUNFLOWER) Money (MAX) CAST OF CHARACTERS # of lines SOUND EFFECTS STARPETAL (also Judy) ...............high school senior; leader of 109 Bell ringing, police siren, phone ringing, siren wails, motorcycles, “Flower Power” singing group motorcycles starting and riding away. MOONBEAM ..............................Starpetal’s friend 23 SET DESCRIPTION SUNFLOWER .............................another friend 31 There are four sets used in this musical: ROSEBUD .................................another friend 23 PETE ........................................also a senior; leader of “Peter, 62 Valley Dale High Main Entrance: A door flanked by two pillars, steps Paul and Harry” singing group leading up to the door. Trees may be used to balance the scene. PAUL ........................................Pete’s friend 24 Max King’s Office: A desk with a large chair behind it, platinum records HARRY......................................another friend 29 hanging behind the desk, two phones on desk. MOLLY MCDONALD ....................Pete’s girlfriend 42 City Park: Two or three trees, a park bench, and a garbage can. SHELLY .....................................senior; leader of the 29 McDonald’s Farm: Suggestion of a barn, center. Platform that can “Darnettes” singing group serve as a small stage, up left. Bales of hay here and there. Fence NANCY .....................................another “Darnette” 9 up right with trees (previously used) filling in background. DARLENE ..................................another “Darnette” 11 STAGE SETTINGS RHONDA ...................................another “Darnette” 10 Scene One. This is the pillared entranceway to Valley Dale High. Trees DR. CORA CRISP .......................principal of Valley Dale 19 or shrubbery in the background balance the setting. The garbage High School can and park bench are absent in the opening scene and also the MISS DIVINE .............................choir teacher 10 wall flat and desk at Stage Left. TITUS DE LAW ...........................local sheriff 16 Scene Two. The only change is the addition of a wall flat, a desk, and a MAX KING .................................famous record promoter 64 chair to represent Max King’s office. This may be removed quickly MISS FITZ .................................Max King’s secretary 19 for scene three. Nothing else needs to be changed. CRUSHER .................................Max King’s nephew; a member 42 Scene Three. Add the park bench and the garbage can. of Big Mama’s Bikers Scene Four. Curtain opens to reveal a farm setting. An old barn front, BRUISER ..................................Crusher’s friend 17 perhaps four feet deep, is seen Upstage Center. It has a functional BABS .......................................Crusher’s girl 22 double door. Stage Right from the barn is a platform with hay bales ROCKI ......................................Bruiser’s girl 14 on it and lying beside it. LESTER (also Sunny) .................one of the “Kooks,” a popular 29 Scene Five opens with spotlights on Max King’s office situated in the British duo same location as in Scene Two. HESTER (also Clair) ...................Lester’s partner 26 Scene Six returns to the farmyard. Max King’s office has been removed. TRUDI FESSBUMP .....................first city councilwoman of 23 Valley Dale Scene Seven has the identical settings as Scene Three except the LUCY ........................................hippie 24 lighting has changed to suggest evening. The platform is now a stage. ii 39 PHOTOCOPYING THIS SCRIPT BREAKS FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAWS PRODUCTION NOTES SHREDDY FREDDY.....................her boyfriend 10 MAHARISHI ...............................mystic seeking nirvana 12 PROPERTIES ON STAGE OLD WOMAN .............................loves birds 5 Scene One: Valley Dale High main entrance set: Functional double OLE MCDONALD ........................Molly’s grandfather 23 doors, two pillars, steps, a plank with the name of the school on GRANDMA MCDONALD ..............Molly’s grandmother 28 it, trees and shrubbery. BIG MAMA ................................head of the biker gang 20 Scene Two: Max King’s office set: A desk, large chair, platinum record PROTESTERS wall hangings, two phones. STUDENTS Scene Three: City Park set: Two or three trees, park bench, garbage can. SETTING Scene Four: McDonald’s farm set: An old barn front with a functional The setting of the play is in and around Valley Dale, a town somewhere double door, hay bales, fence, trees. in the heartland of the country between 1965 and 1969. The scene design should not be realistic but should reflect the color and patterns Scene Five: Max King’s office set. of the era. Scene Six: McDonald’s farm set, a banner reading “Battle of the Bands Here 8:00 p.m., two booths with banners reading “Hug-a- SET DESCRIPTION Tree” and “Cornstalk Festival”, shovel. There are four sets used in this musical: Scene Seven: Same as Scene Six. Valley Dale High Main Entrance: A door flanked by two pillars, steps leading up to the door. Trees may be used to balance the scene. PROPERTIES BROUGHT ON Max King’s Office: A desk with a large chair behind it, platinum records Scene One: hanging behind the desk, two phones on desk. Placards reading ‘’Flower Power” and “We Shall Overcome” (STUDENT PROTESTERS) City Park: Two or three trees, a park bench, and a garbage can. Nightstick (TITUS) McDonald’s Farm: Suggestion of a barn, center. Platform that can Scene Two: serve as a small stage, up left. Bales of hay here and there. Fence Stack of papers (MISS FITZ) up right with trees (previously used) filling in background. Scene Three: SYNOPSIS OF SCENES Sleeping bag (LUCY) Scene One: Valley Dale High main entrance, a fall afternoon. Two potted geraniums (TRUDI FESSBUMP) Stick of incense (SHREDDY FREDDY) Scene Two: Max King’s office, a short time later. Van keys (PETE) Scene Three: City Park, that day after school. Scene Four: Scene Four: McDonald farm, the following afternoon. Pitchfork (OLE) Scene Five: Max King’s office, the next day. Plate of cookies (GRANDMA) Scene Six: McDonald farm, Saturday afternoon. Scene Five: Scene Seven: McDonald farm, that night. Poster with ”City Park” crossed out and replaced with “McDonald’s Farm” (LESTER) Wad of bills (MISS FITZ) Scene Six: Peace necklace (MAHARISHI) 38 iii PHOTOCOPYING THIS SCRIPT BREAKS FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAWS SEQUENCE OF MUSICAL NUMBERS 1 LESTER: (Sings.) Can you feel it all aroun’, now?! MC