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THE STORY OF RED RIDING HOOD THE GIRL WHO SAVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD Book, Music and Lyrics by Michelle G. Reiff CAST OF CHARACTERS (In order of appearance) RED RIDING HOOD ................................................clever, independent girl MAMA/FAIRY OF THE INNER SPIRIT ................Red’s mother/magical figure, an almost exaggerated character MAYOR .....................................................................self-important town leader DOCTOR ...................................................................humorless town elder TAILOR .....................................................................humorless town elder JUDITH......................................................................Red’s friend SARAH ......................................................................Red’s friend DANIELLE ................................................................Red’s friend MARTHA ..................................................................Red’s friend MARY........................................................................Red’s friend ALICE ........................................................................Red’s friend PETER .......................................................................Red’s friend, a bit more serious than the others SKUNK ......................................................................helpful forest animal LAMB ........................................................................helpful forest animal GOPHER....................................................................helpful forest animal RABBIT .....................................................................helpful forest animal TURTLE ....................................................................helpful forest animal WOLF ........................................................................hungry, silly wolf GRANNY ..................................................................Red’s very near-sighted grandmother PEDDLER 1...............................................................salesperson PEDDLER 2...............................................................salesperson PEDDLER 3 .............................................................salesperson SEQUENCE OF MUSICAL NUMBERS MC 1 Mama, Tell Me a Story Red, Mama, and Ensemble MC 2 Wonderful Day Company MC 3 My Mama Said. Red and Kids MC 4 I Like to Eat Wolf and Animals MC 5 My Granny Red, Animals, and Kids MC 6 Little Red Fairy MC 7 Little Red - reprise Fairy MC 8 The Granny Rap Granny, Kids, and Animals MC 9 I Like to Eat - Scene Change MC 10 If We Believe Red, Peter, and Kids MC 11 I’ve Got a Plan Red, Kids, and Animals MC 12 I’ve Got a Plan - Scene Change MC 13 Granny, Granny, What Big Eyes You Have Red, Wolf, Kids, and Animals MC 14 Little Red Riding Hood Company Additional music and orchestration by Wendell L. Vaughn Additional arrangements by Michael O’Konis THE STORY OF RED RIDING HOOD THE GIRL WHO SAVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD originally was produced by the Academy of Theatre Arts Englewood, Colorado. April 2006 This page intentionally left blank THE STORY OF RED RIDING HOOD THE GIRL WHO SAVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROLOGUE Setting: Child’s bedroom AT RISE: MAMA is onstage in chair, knitting. RED is either onstage or enters, carrying book. (MUSIC CUE 1: “Mama, Tell Me a Story”) RED Mama, tell me a story. Mama, tell me a tale Of a knight in his glory Or a ship set to sail. Mama, tell me a story. Mama, tell me a tale Of a night dark and stormy Or a ghost gray, and pale. Your stories are like treasures. Please tell me one now. A fable or a legend, Just tell it out loud. They take me away to a different place and time. Mama, tell me a story, Mama, if you don’t mind. Mama, tell me a story. Mama, tell me a tale Of a child gone exploring A wilderness trail. MAMA I’ll tell you a story. I guess that I could. I’ll tell you the story Of Red Riding Hood. RED Yes, tell me the story Of Red Riding Hood (ENSEMBLE enters.) 1 ENSEMBLE Ooh, Red Riding Hood. Ooh, Red Riding Hood. (ENSEMBLE ad libs, laughing and/or saying “yeah, whoo” and the like.) MAMA Little Red Riding Hood went out for a walk. MAMA and ENSEMBLE Uh huh. Oh yeah! MAMA She ran into the wolf, and she knew she shouldn’t talk. MAMA and ENSEMBLE Oh yeah. Uh huh! But, he was awfully clever. He had a friendly smile. She just had to stop and visit for a while. Uh huh. Oh yeah! Uh huh. Oh yeah! She thought that he would help her. She told him she was lost. He asked her, “Where you going?” but she did not know the cost. Uh huh. Ooh, Red Riding Hood. Ooh, Red Riding Hood! (MAMA puts cape on RED. ENSEMBLE exits.) MAMA: All right, where shall we begin? RED: How about once upon a time? MAMA: Once upon a time, in a town not unlike this one, there lived a little girl and her mother. RED: Just like us? MAMA: Yes, just like us. The little girl was clever, brave, creative... RED: That’s me, all right. MAMA: And, self-confident. Anyway, they lived in a little house on the edge of a huge forest. (As MAMA and RED exit.) One bright morning… 2 SCENE ONE SETTING: Town Square/Woods AT RISE: MAYOR enters. JUDITH, SARAH, and DANIELLE enter, skipping. JUDITH, SARAH, and DANIELLE: (Waving.) Morning, Mayor. MAYOR: (Waving back.) Morning. (JUDITH, SARAH, and DANIELLE skip offstage. DOCTOR enters.) DOCTOR: Morning, Mayor. (Salutes MAYOR.) MAYOR: (Saluting back.) Morning. (DOCTOR exits. MARY and MARTHA enter and curtsy.) MARY and MARTHA: Morning, Mayor. MAYOR: (Curtsying back.) Morning. (MARY and MARTHA exit. TAILOR enters.) TAILOR: Top of the morning, Mayor. (Does a hand signal to MAYOR.) Wonderful day! MAYOR: Top of the morning. (Returns hand signal.) TAILOR: Wonderful day! MAYOR: Of course, it’s a wonderful day. (PETER and ALICE enter and strike a “we’re cool” pose.) PETER and ALICE: What’s up, Mayor? MAYOR: (Striking same pose.) Chillin’. (DOCTOR and KIDS enter.) MAYOR: There are only wonderful days in our town. I wouldn’t have it any other way. DOCTOR: Yes, Mayor. TAILOR: Of course, Mayor. MAYOR: Am I right? 3 KIDS: You’re always right, Mayor. MAYOR: Thank you. PETER and ALICE: No. Thank you. MARY: It’s a wonderful day, Mayor. MAYOR: I know. DANIELLE: Yes, wonderful. MAYOR: In fact, there should be a resolution to that effect. Only wonderful days allowed in our town. (Swings arms as if to count the beat.) Five, six, seven, eight… (MAMA, RED, and ANIMALS enter. MUSIC CUE 2: “Wonderful Day”) COMPANY What a day it is! What a beautiful day! What a day it is! It’s a wonderful day! What a day it is! What a beautiful day! What a day it is! It’s a wonderful day! It’s a day for picking flowers and for having lots of fun, A day for going swimming and to bask in the sun. Nothing is wrong when the sky is so blue. It’s a wonderful day for me and for you. What a day it is! What a beautiful day! What a day it is! It’s a wonderful day! It’s a day for playing baseball and for having soccer games, A day for roasting hot dogs over barbecue flames. It’s a day to believe in. It’s a day to be free. It’s a wonderful day for you and for me. 4 There are blue skies above and green grass all around. Laughter, love, and music abound. It’s a day with no strangers. We know everyone’s name, And we hope that tomorrow’s the same. Two, three, four! It’s a day for fun and so much more! Five, six, seven, eight! It’s a day to celebrate! Uh doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, it’s a wonderful day! Uh doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, it’s a wonderful day! Come and gather ‘round now, ‘cause it’s gonna be just great. The sun’s up in the sky; it’s a day to celebrate. The neighbors are all smiling as they dance along the way, ‘Cause they all know today is gonna be a wonderful day. Uh doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, it’s a wonderful day! Uh doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, it’s a wonderful day! A wonderful day! There are blue skies above and green grass all around. Laughter, love, and music abound. It’s a day that belongs to hanging out with good friends, A day that we hope never ends. Two, three, four, five! It’s a day for being alive! Six, seven, eight, nine, ten! Tomorrow, we get to do it again! It’s a day for doing cartwheels and for dancing on the air, A day when we are sure there is magic to spare. And we’re feeling so great that we’ve just gotta say, It’s a wonderful day, A wonderful day. It’s a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful - Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, It’s a wonderful, wonderful day! MAYOR: Now, come along. We must savor every moment of this wonderful day. TAILOR: Yes, Mayor. 5 DOCTOR: Of course, Mayor. (MAYOR, DOCTOR, and TAILOR exit.) ANIMALS: Certainly, Mayor. (ANIMALS giggle and exit.) MAMA: (To AUDIENCE and KIDS.) Did those animals just talk? (KIDS exit.) MAMA: You know, Little Red. It is a wonderful and perfect day for you to visit Grandma, and a visit would do her good. Also, I made some fresh baked goods that I know she will like. (Picks up basket and hands to RED.) RED: Oh, they smell so good. I can hardly wait to taste them. MAMA: Well, you’re going to have to wait until you get to Grandma’s.