Denmark's the Spot

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JEPPE: Oh, I got your point.

CHRISTA: There will be zero eye contact. You look me in the eyes in front of that judge, and I will ship you back to that country of yours so fast your babies will have jet lag. And absolutely no touching! None!

JEPPE: Aw man… I mean… Good! Or bad? I don’t want to touch you, I mean I DO want to touch you, but only if you want to… do you want to? No, you probably don’t want to… Because I don’t want to… do you?

CHRISTA: …. Focus. We need to practice, let’s start at scene 4

CHRISTA/JANE: “I can’t live without you, Beaux-Bo.”

JEPPE/BEAUX-BO: “Don’t you see? This is the way it has to be. It’s the circle of Life… Banana”

JEPPE: Wait… banana?

CHRISTA: Yeah… Banana… you’re a monkey.

JEPPE: I am?

CHRISTA: Yeah! It’s a very heartwarming story about Jane, that’s me, a lonely researcher living in the rain forest. Her only friend is a monkey named Beaux-Bo, that’s you.

JEPPE: Oh, cool! But monkeys don’t talk.

CHRISTA: Beaux-Bo knows sign language, so everything he signs Jane will translate…

JEPPE: But I don’t know sign language.

CHRISTA: Just make it up… Oh and Beaux-Bo has a tumor…

JEPPE: On his heart?

CHRISTA: Yes, it’s very sad. Let’s continue…

TRANSITION (a weema wei X4)

JEPPE/BEAUX-BO: “It’s the circle of life…” (Nants ingonyama bagithi baba)

CHRISTA/JANE: “It’s the circle of life.”

JEPPE/BEAUX-BO: “Banana.” (Sithi uhm ingonyama)

CHRISTA/JANE: “Banana.”

TRANSITION SFX

CHRISTA: Nice Jeppe!

JEPPE: After weeks of practicing and preparing we were finally ready for our first competition.

TRANSITION SFX (In the jungle the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight)

CHRISTA/JANE: “I came here to teach you, but as it turns out, you are the one teaching me.”

JEPPE/BEAUX-BO: “It is the spirit of the rainforest.” (Hakuna matata)

CHRISTA/JANE: “It is the spirit of the rainforest.”

JEPPE/BEAUX-BO: “Feel the heartbeat of the trees and leaves.” (Hakuna, matata, hakuna, matata, it’s a problem free)

CHRISTA/JANE: “Feel the heartbeat of the trees and leaves.”

JEPPE/BEAUX-BO: “Do you hear it? (beat beat)” (philosophy)

CHRISTA/JANE: “Gasp (listening… beat beat) Beaux-Bo, it’s beautiful.”

JEPPE/BEAUX-BO: “Banana…” (Hakuna matata)

CHRISTA/JANE: “Banana.”

TRANSITION SFX

CHRISTA: Second place… Good job Jeppe… but if we want to win, we have to work even harder. From now on, you’re mine!

JEPPE: I am?

CHRISTA: Yes… Everyday… After school… Practice at my house… No excuses…

JEPPE: No problem! YES!

JEPPE: We had four weeks until our next competition, so we went to Christa’s house every day after school. Her parents were really supportive. This was a whole new experience to me.

JEPPE: Your parents are really supportive; it’s a whole new experience to me.

CHRISTA: Your parents aren’t supportive?

JEPPE: No.

CHRISTA: Come on Jeppe, I’m sure that’s not true.

JEPPE: Do you wanna talk to them and see for yourself?

CHRISTA: Jeppe! I would love to!

MOM: Hi Jeppe!

JEPPE: I have someone here who would like to meet you.

CHRISTA: Hi Mrs. Jeppe’s mom!

MOM: Jeppe you never told me you got a girlfriend?

JEPPE: No mom, it’s not-----

DAD: Did I hear someone say girlfriend? Move woman, let me see. Jeppe I have to say, (whispers to JEPPE) I am very proud of you.

CHRISTA: No sir, we’re just friends!

DAD: (whispers to JEPPE) Jeppe I am very disappointed in you. Christa, I know my son is not the most popular kid, or smartest, or handsomest… (long pause)

CHRISTA: …. But?

DAD: No but. I just wanted you to know.

JEPPE: Dad, I’m right here!

DAD: I know… I just wanted you to know too.

JEPPE: We put all that behind us, and before we knew it, we were at the state tournament waiting to find out if we made it. And guess what? We did.

CHRISTA: Listen, before we go into that final round, there is something I want to tell you. You have been the best speech partner I could’ve ever asked for. And, maybe after this is over, we can, you know… touch. OUTSIDE OF THE PIECE OF COURSE!

JEPPE: And have some eye contact?

CHRISTA: Maybe, I’ll have to give it some serious consideration. OK. LET’S KILL THIS FINAL ROUND!

JEPPE: I was so nervous I was afraid I was going to forget how to speak English… Men det er jo hvad der kan sker når man har det sjovt og man ikke rigtig ved hvad man skal… I did it again