Excerpet of Wallace and the Golden Apple: A Play
Autor: Rachel • March 24, 2018 • 836 Words (4 Pages) • 536 Views
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POWER? NO! [LOOKS BACK AT THE BABY.] DON’T YOU WANT TO BE WISE? SEEK KNOWLEDGE? BE PROSPEROUS? [LOOKS AT HER SPELLBOOK.] AHA! [FINDS A SPELL AND READS.]
ASHWOO WASHWOO BEESHWOO MUSHWOO.
ASHWOO WASHWOO BEESHWOO MUSHWOO.
ASHWOO WASHWOO BEESHWOO MUSHWOO.
ASHWOO WASHWOO BEESHWOO MUSHWOO.
BABY. [STOPS LAUGHING.]
WISDOM. YOU’RE A WISE BOY.
[THE OLD LADY ENTERS. SHE OPENS HER BOX TO FIND A BAG WITH A POISONOUS GOLDEN APPLE. THE OLD LADY OPENS THE BAG AND PULLS OUT THE APPLE. NO ONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THE APPLE IS POISONOUS. SHE STARTS TO GRIN.]
OLD LADY. THIS IS A GIFT IS JUST FROM ME. I HOPE YOU’LL ENJOY IT.
QUEEN. [LOUD INTERRUPTION] OKAY! [IN A QUIETER VOICE] NOW WE WILL SEE WHO HAD GIVEN THE BEST GIFT FOR OUR SON.
KING. [APPEARS TO LOOK PUZZLED AT THE AUDIENCE] WHO HAS GIVEN THE BEST GIFT?
QUEEN. [POINTS TO THE BABY.] WALLACE WILL DECIDE.
BABY. [POINTS TO THE OLD LADY.]
[THE OLD LADY GIVES THE BABY THE APPLE. SHE RETURNS AS THE WITCH. THE WITCH STARTS TO LAUGH. ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ONSTAGE IS AWED AT THIS.]
WITCH. YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN CURSED. THE APPLE WAS POISONOUS. AND TO THINK THAT I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO COMMIT SUCH SCHEME. [PAUSES] WHAT A FOOL!
KING AND QUEEN. [SIMULTANEOUSLY.] FOR HOW LONG?!
WITCH. [LOOKS AT THE AUDIENCE.] FOR ETERNITY!
ACT 1: SCENE 2
SETTING. OUTSIDE OF THE MAGIC CASTLE, IN THE GARDEN.
[WALLACE SHOULD BE AT LEAST A FEW YEARS OLDER NOW. HE SHOULD APPEAR TO HAVE A PURPLE FACE WITH BLACK, BEADY EYES, A CROWN, AND A FINE RED ROBE. HECTOR SHOULD BE SEATED RIGHT NEXT TO WALLACE. WALLACE’S PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE SEEN ON STAGE.]
NARRATOR. [PLAYS HIS GUITAR IN A SAD, DEPRESSING TONE.]
I’VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE SO BAD.
I’VE NEVER HEARD SOMETHING IRRITATING.
NOTHING I’VE KNOWN COULD BE SO EVIL.
SUCH A BRAT… SUCH A BRAT!
[THE NARRATOR EXITS OFFSTAGE.]
HECTOR. [WITH WORRY.] WHAT’S THE MATTER, WALLACE?
WALLACE. [DEEPLY SIGHS.] OH NOTHING, HECTOR.
HECTOR. [WITH CONCERN.] YOU AREN’T FEELING GOOD, WALLACE. WHAT’S THE MATTER?
WALLACE. [IN A LOUDER VOICE.] NOTHING, HECTOR! IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
HECTOR. [YELLS.] IT IS MY BUSINESS! YOU’RE MY FRIEND AND I CAN’T STAND TO SEE YOU HURT!
WALLACE. [SHAKES HIS HEAD AND SMILES.] OH, HECTOR, WHEN DID YOU GET SO SMART?
HECTOR. SINCE I WAS BORN. [HE AND WALLACE START TO LAUGH.]
[WALLACE AND HECTOR EXIT THE STAGE.]
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