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CastofCharacters
PRINCESSBeauty:
(f)Aspoiledprincesswholearnsalesson
HONOR:
(f)Beauty'skindsister
NICK:
(m)AyoungstrongpeasantwhomeetsBeauty
FAIRY:
(f)Beauty'sfairygodmother
ANDRES:
(m)Ablindprincefromaneighboringkingdom
*JANIE:
(f)Nick'ssister
SCRIBE:
(m/f)Aroyalservant
KING(orQUEEN):
(m/f)BeautyandHonor'sfather(ormother)
*TUTOR:
(m/f)Beauty'stutorwhohastroubletutoringher
*GUARD:
(m/f)AguardwhomakesBeauty'slifedifficult
*NICK'sbrothersandsisters:
PETER,PATTY,CINDY,JIMMY,SAM,andMANDY
*PEASANTSwithspeakingroles:
JILL,MEG,MAY,MARY,SARAH,TIM,JO,MOLLY,JOHN,SALLY,LADY
Therearealsonumerousnon-speakingparts:
GUARDS,PEASANTS,PARTYGOERS,SERVANTS,CHILDREN
*Partsthatcanbedoubled.Thefollowingaresomesuggestedwaysofdoublingparts:
Guard/Peter
Janie/Tutor
Jo/Joe/Jill/Lady
Sarah/Sally/Cindy
Mary/Meg/Patty
Peter/Tim/Mayor(May)/John
Sam/Jimmy/Bill
Thisplaycanbeperformedwithasfewas15actorsorwithasmanyasdesired.
TimeandPlace
TheKingdomofCallentine
Onceuponatime,
INTRODUCTION
(AsinglelightcomesupontheFairy)
FAIRY:
Nowhowisthisstorysupposedtostart.Let'ssee,Oh,yes.OnceuponatimetherewasaprincessnamedBeautywhowaslovelierthananyoneelseintheentirekingdom.Butwait,that'snotreallywhenthestorystarted.Itreallystartedlongago,inalandfar,faraway,whenBeautywasjustababy.PerhapsIshouldstartbysayingtwiceuponatime.Anyway,Therewasaroyalfamily,theroyalfamilyofCallentinewhohadbroughtpeacetotheirkingdomandledeveryoneoutoftheDarkAges,byinventingthelightbulb.Justkidding.Theywerekindandfairrulerswhodidwhatwasbestforthepeople.Asarewardfortheirgooddeeds,Idecidedtomaketheirnewborndaughterthemostbeautifulpersonintheworld.Butasyouwillsoonsee,makingBeautythatwaywasabigmistake.
(FAIRYsnapsherfingersandlightsgotoblack)
SCENE1
(Lightscomeuponamedievalvillage.Acastlerises[C]abovethepeasants'homes[L,R].Villagerswander,goingabouttheirbusiness.TwostopwhentheyseethebeautifulPRINCESS)
SARAH:
Isn'tshethemostbeautifulthingyouhaveeverseen?
MARY:
Sheisavisionofperfection.
(ThePRINCESSnoticesthemtalkingabouther)
SARAH:
Herparentsmusthavebeentrulygoodtoreceivesuchatreasure.
PRINCESS:
(Angry)Whatareyoutwostaringat?
MARY:
(Nervous)Wewerejust,
PRINCESS:
(Mocksher)"Youwerejust"what?
Staring?
Gawking?
Whydon'tyougosomewhereandmindyourownbusiness?
SARAH:
Forgiveus,Princess.
MARY:
Wedidn'tmeantooffendyou.Wehumblybegforgiveness.
(SARAHandMARYrushawaynervously)
PRINCESS:
Yeah,wellforgivethis.
(Shethrowsstonesatthem)
Ha!
Gotthem.
(Laughs)
That'llteachthem.
TUTOR:
(Hecomesfromcastle)Mustyoutreatthepeasantsthatway?
PRINCESS:
(Pullshislongbeard)Imust!
TUTOR:
Can'tyoubehavelikealady?
PRINCESS:
Iwill,ifyouwill!
(Laughs)
TUTOR:
Quitactinglikesuchabeast!
PRINCESS:
Don'tcallmenamesorI'llhaveDaddychopoffyourheadlikehedidtotherestofmytutors.
TUTOR:
Imeantitinthekindestway.
(Shesmilesathischangeintone.Shethrowsanotherstoneatapassingpeasant)
I'mjustworriedaboutyou.Youdon'tseemtocareforanyoneoranything.Somedayyou'llinsultthewrongpersonandyou'llbesorry.
PRINCESS:
No,it'sthemwhowillbesorry.Guards!
(GUARDSappearandshepointstoTUTOR)
Takehimaway.
TUTOR:
What?
WhatdidIdo?
PRINCESS:
Heboresme.Offwithhishead.
(LaughsastheGUARDSdraghimoffscreaming)
Sowhatisonmyscheduletoday?
(ShesnapsherfingersandaSCRIBEappearsinahurry)
SCRIBE:
(Nervouslystrugglingtoholdontonumerousscrollsinhisarms)Yes,Princess?
PRINCESS:
(Knocksallthescrollsoutofhisarms)Readmemyschedule.
SCRIBE:
(Scramblestofindtherightscrollontheground)Well,youhaveahairappointmentat9,adressfittingat10,a,
PRINCESS:
Enough!
Iwanttohaveapartyinstead.
SCRIBE:
ButPrincess,
PRINCESS:
BUTWHAT?
(PEASANTSstoptoseewhatisgoingon)
SCRIBE:
Butofcourse,I'llgoarrangeitimmediately.
PRINCESS:
Goodscribe.(Patshimonthehead)Youalwayskeepyourheadaboutyou.
SCRIBE:
Yes,quite.(EXITS)
PRINCESS:
(ToPEASANTS)Whatareyoustaringat?
(Theyscrabbleaway)
HONOR:
(ENTERS)Hello,sister.Howareyouthisfairday?
PRINCESS:
Areyoureallythatniceorareyoujustpretending?
HONOR:
Whateverdoyoumeangoodsister?
PRINCESS:
You'realwayssosweet.Don'tyouevergetsickofbeingsweet?
HONOR:
(Laughs)Oh,sister,youalwaysspeakinsuchstrangeriddles.Youalwaysmakemelaugh.
PRINCESS:
Andyoualwaysmakemesick.
HONOR:
Whereisyourfairscribeoffto?
PRINCESS:
Heispreparingaparty.
HONOR:
Oh,dear.
PRINCESS:
Oh,dear,what?
HONOR:
Ialreadyhadapartyplanned.
PRINCESS:
You?
Youneverhaveparties.You'renotthepopularone.
HONOR:
Iknow.Ithoughtitwasasillyideatoo,butfatherinsisted.
PRINCESS:
Whateverfor?
HONOR:
Well,uh,
(Blushes)
PRINCESS:
Well,uh,WHAT?
HONOR:
Yousee,uh,
PRINCESS:
Outwithit,girl!
HONOR:
There'sthisprince.
PRINCESS:
Whatprince?
HONOR:
PrinceAndresofAcrime.
PRINCESS:
Neverheardofhim.
HONOR:
HeissoontobethekingofAcrime.
PRINCESS:
Acrime?
Wherethedevilisthat?
HONOR:
Sister?
Didyounotlearnyourgeographylessons?
PRINCESS:
Whocaresaboutstupidgeography?
HONOR:
Well,AcrimeisthelargekingdomEastofhere.Daddysaysthekingdomislargerthanours.
PRINCESS:
Largerthanours?
!
Impossible.
HONOR:
You'reprobablyright.
PRINCESS:
Sowhyareyouhavingapartyforthisprince?
(HONORblushesandissilent)
Oh,Iknow!
Thepartyisforme!
SoIcanmeetAndres.AndIspoiledthesurprise.Howhorribleofme.Well,Iwillbesufficientlysurprisedwhenyouintroduceme.
HONOR:
Well,actually,
PRINCESS:
Iknowyoudon'twantmetoliebutitisn'treallylying.Wewouldn'twanttodisappointfather.
HONOR:
But,
PRINCESS:
Imusthurryandgetonmymostlovelydress.Iwanttolookmybestforourguest.NotthatIdon'talwayslookmybest.Iknowonecan'timproveonperfectbeauty,butIshalltry.
(PRINCESSexitshappily)
HONOR:
(Sad)Actually,thepartywasforme.
(EXITS.FAIRYappears)
FAIRY:
Ahhh.PoorHonor.Thatgirlhasputupwithsomuch.Beautyhasalwaystreatedhersobadly,butHonorcontinuestobeaskindasever.ImustdosomethingforHonor.Imustrewardherforhergoodnessinsomeway.MaybeIcouldgiveheragolden
brush,amagicmirror.Oh,Iknow.
(Snapsherfingers)
Howaboutahandsomeprince?
(ANDRESwalksin.Standsproudly)
Yes,thatshoulddonicely.ThatwillinfuriateBeautyforsure.
(Thinks)
ButhowcanIkeepBeautyfromstealinghim?
Oh,Iknow.
(SnapsherfingersandANDRESstumblesandwaveshisarmsaround)
I'llmakehimblind.ThatwillprotecthimfromBeauty'spowers.
(FAIRYdisappears.PEASANTSgoabouttheirbusinessuntiltheyseeANDRES)
SAM:
Look!
Overthere.Astranger.
JANIE:
Helookslikeaprince.
MEG:
That'sPrinceAndresofAcrime.
TIM:
He'srich.
JO:
Andpowerful.
SAM:
HemustbeheretoseeourPrincessBeauty.
JANIE:
Ormaybehe'sheretoseehersister,Honor.
MEG:
ButBeautyissomuchprettier.
TIM:
ButHonorissomuchnicer.
JO:
Maybehe'sheretoseeus.
SAM:
Dreamon.
ANDRES:
Goodpeasants.
(ANDRESisguidedbyservantsbecauseofhisblindness)
JANIE:
Hello,goodprince.
ANDRES:
IsthisthecastleofthefairprincessofCallentine?
MEG:
Maybe.Whichprincess?
ANDRES:
Oh,yes.Thereismorethanone.
TIM:
BeautyandHonor.
ANDRES:
Yes.ThisisthecastleIseek.Thankyougoodpeople.
(Hetossesthemgoldcoins)
JO:
Thankyougoodsir!
(ANDRESexitswithservants)
SAM:
Butheneversaidwhomhewascomingfor.
MEG:
I'msurewe'llfindout.Noonecaneverkeepasecretinthiskingdom.
JANIE:
Whyareyoulookingatme?
TIM:
Come,we'relatefortheparty.
(THEYallrushofftothepartyandFAIRYreappears)
FAIRY:
Ijustloveaparty.TheymightaswellcallitasurprisepartybecauseBeautyisgoingtogetthesurpriseofherlife.
(Smiles)
Andsheain'tgonnalikeitonebit.
(Snapsherfingersandlightsgoblack)
SCENE2:
PARTY
(Manypeopleareattendingtheparty.Everyoneisinfancycostumesanddancestothemusic.HONORandtheKINGjoinin.BEAUTYhangsbackandlookspretty)
HONOR:
(Afterdancing)Comedancethenextdance,sister.
PRINCESS:
Idon'twanttomessupmydress.
HONOR:
Butit'ssofun.
PRINCESS:
Therearesomethingsmoreimportantthanhavingfun.
HONOR:
Likewhat?
PRINCESS:
Goandenjoyyourself.I'llwaitherefortheprincetoarrive.
HONOR:
Healreadyhas.
PRINCESS:
What?
Andhedidn'tsayhitomeyet.Hasn'thespottedmyabsolutebeauty?
Hasn'theseenhowradiantIamtoday?
HONOR:
Uh,Beauty.
PRINCESS:
What?
HONOR:
Hehasn'tseenanything.
PRINCESS:
Whatdoyoumean?
HONOR:
He'sblind.
PRINCESS:
Blind?
Youmeanhecan'tsee?
HONOR:
I'mafraidnot.
PRINCESS:
Hecan'tevenseemybeautifulnewdress?
HONOR:
I'msorry.
PRINCESS:
(Nervous)Then,thenI'llhavetogotalktohim.
HONOR:
Thatwouldbealovelyidea.
PRINCESS:
Yes,talk.Icandothat.
HONOR:
Come.I'llintroduceyou.
PRINCESS:
Yes,yes.Okay.Justgivemeaminute.
HONOR:
I'llbringhimover.
(HONORgoestogetANDRES)
PRINCESS:
Oh,dear.WhatamIgoingtosay?
Whatcanwe
talkabout?
"Whatdoyouthinkofmyhair?
"No,Ican'tsaythat."Whatdoyouthinkofmyshoes?
"No,thatwon'tworkeither.WhatshallIdo?
HONOR:
(BringsoverANDRES)Andres.Thisismysister,Beauty.
(ANDRESholdsouthishand.PRINCESSreluctantlyreachesoutherhand.ANDREStakesherhand)
ANDRES:
Itisapleasuretomeet
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