WICKED
Introduction
(The story begins with Galinda narrating the story. . .)
Galinda: Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them? Well, that's a good question. One that many people find, uh . . . confusifying. I did know someone who seemed wicked, but it wasn't always like that. You can say she was . . . well, different. But also . . . she was my best friend.
(Upon a night at the Governor of Munchkinland's household, a necklace lies on a small table with a green heart charm attach to it, gleaming right next to a green letter with OZ printed on top. Melena, the governor's wife, picks up the necklace and looks at it with such curiosity. She also reads the letter to herself, scanning the words quickly. Soon, a midwife enters.)
Midwife: Dearie. (Melena turns to Midwife.) You understand that the child is . . .
Melena: Yes, I understand. Have you spoken with my husband yet?
Midwife: (Sighs) Yes, milady, but he's not happy at all.
(Melena sets the letter back down on the table, but still holds on to the necklace. She turns to the midwife.)
Melena: I . . . I would like to see her.
Midwife: (Bows) As you wish, milady.
(Melena enters the master suite, entering quietly, and shutting the door as softly as possible. She walks over to the window, where the moonlight shines on a crib. She can hear a baby, her first-born daughter, fussing. She reaches in the crib and cradles the bundle of life in her arms. As the infant opens her eyes, we can see that the girl is green skinned, she looks up at her mother and all Melena can do is smile.)
Melena: Hello there, little one. (Wiping away the tears) You truly are beautiful.
(She brushes the baby's cheek as it coos happily. Then, Melena holds up the necklace that she was still carrying and looks back at her daughter. She warps it gently around the infant's neck.)
Melena: For my dearest daughter . . . Elphaba. My sweet, sweet Elphaba. (Elphaba laughs)
(Galinda Continues to Narrate . . .)
Galinda: Yes, her mother loved her very much. Unfortunately, her father never showed any love to her. And of course time pasts and she was a normal kid. Well, sort of.
(Story moves years later. Young Elphaba, who is about eight, is at the playground of her school. There, her younger sister, Nessarose or Nessa, is being teased by other girls.)
Girl 1: Why are you in that silly old chair?
Girl 2: Because you can't walk, Twinkle toes?
(Other children on the playground start to laugh at her. All, except Elphaba.)
Girl 2: What a weirdo.
(There, Elphaba steps in between the two girls and her sister, mad of course.)
Young Elphaba: Hey! Leave my sister alone!
Young Nessa: (Begging) Elphaba! Don't!
Girl 1: Oh, yeah? Or else what, Froggy?
Young Elphaba: (Uncertain) Uh . . . Something . . . Something very bad!
(Laughing Grows Louder)
Girl 1: Whatever, freak!
(Laughing continues as the girls turns by to Nessa, pushing her around in her chair.)
Young Elphaba: No! Stop! . . . LEAVE HER ALONE!
(The girls suddenly shoot up into the air. The children now start laughing at them, including Nessa. Elphaba only looks up in horror.)
Both Girls: AHHHH!
Girl 1: Get us down! Help!
Girl 2: Stop it, Elphaba!
Young Elphaba: Well, it can't get any worse.
(But she spoke too soon, for a teacher comes behinds her with a furious look. Elphaba looks up with a nervous grin.)
Young Elphaba: Oops.
(Later that night, Melena is sitting with Nessa and Elphaba as they tell her what happened at school that day.)
Young Elphaba: But Mother. You should have been there. They were making funny of Nessa and I just . . . I couldn't help myself.
Melena: Elphaba, I know you were standing up for your sister, but you know how your powers can be and you have to be very careful with them.
Young Nessa: They call me "twinkle toes", mother.
Young Elphaba: At least you were called "Froggy" . . . again. (Sighs) I don't like to be different.
Melena: Everyone is different, sweetie.
Young Elphaba: But Father doesn't even love me. He never did.
(Melena looks down at her daughters and can see they're depressed. She knows how to cheer them up.)
Melena: Girls, don't ever let anyone or anything get in the way of who you really are. You are you. And you are truly blessed for that no matter what people think.
(Sings) Unlimited
Your future is unlimited
And don't you think of
What others say about you
Darlings . . .
Now, get some rest. It's been a long day. (Kisses Elphaba on the head) Good night, Elphaba.
Young Elphaba: Good night, mother.
Melena: Good night, Nessa. (Kisses her)
Young Nessa: Night, mother.
(Later that night when everyone is asleep, Elphaba walks to her window and looks up at the stars in the sky. She sees a shooting star flying through the sky. She closes her eyes and makes a wish.)
Young Elphaba: Someday, I'll be the most important person in all of OZ. No one will ever make fun of me again! Someday . . . I'll be like everyone else.
(Galinda's Narrating Continues . . .)
Galinda: Well, you can clearly see that all she wanted was to be normal. I mean, it's not easy being green. But things didn't change . . . That is until she met me. (Giggles)