DAY 2
SCENE 1
(ALONZO is perched on the edge of the stage, purring as CASSANDRA scratches behind one ear. MISTO and SANDY come in together, followed by a sulky TUGGER. BOMBA and DEMETER follow MUNKUSTRAP and POUNCIVAL in. Gradually, everyone gets there, except RUMPLETEAZER.)
ALONZO: Where's RumpleTeazer?
SANDY: Last I saw her was last night...
ALONZO: You mean we lost Teazer?! (the CAST gives him a weird look as TEAZER leaps on stage, wearing, of all things, a flight suit. And a rather large supply of ammo.)
TEAZER: Hahaha! Lookit what oi got last night!
SANDY: Where?
TEAZER: Ummm... (the cast turns to ALONZO, who looks annoyed)
ALONZO: There you are. Okay, people. Let's have a better rehearsal today, shall we? (the CAST nods agreement.) Take it from where we left off.
(the CAST returns backstage, as the theatre gets dark.)
SCENE 4 (The real scene four)
(the curtains open on the Elephant Room set from Moulin Rouge once more, but ALONZO doesn't say a word. TUGGER is curled up, sleeping soundly on the bed, purring softly. BOMBA walks in as a bell off stage tolls one. TUGGER wakes up, and stares at BOMBA)
TUGGER: Hi, Bomba.
BOMBA: I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.
TUGGER: No your not... you're my favorite queen.
BOMBA: I'm the Ghost of Christmas Past you idiot!
TUGGER: No.
BOMBA: Yes!
TUGGER: No!
(20 minutes later)
TUGGER: I give up!!!! (he storms off stage, leaving a triumphant BOMBA looking bewildered)
BOMBA: Tugger? Oh, c'mon! Stop acting like a kit!
ALONZO: Cut! Bomba, be nice to Tugger. Tugger, she's not Bomba for the play, deal? (both nod sulkily, and TUGGER resumes his place.) Action!
BOMBA: I am the Ghost of Christmas Past!
TUGGER: What is your purpose here?
BOMBA: To reclaim your kindness, Tugger. Come: Rise and walk with me.
TUGGER: Sure... whatever you say. (he gets up and circles BOMBA, who purrs softly.)
BOMBA: This way...
(quick blackout as the scene changes. MISTO and SANDY are on stage when the lights come up)
ALONZO: What the-?
CASSIE: Sorry, Alonzo. We needed people to set the scene. (ALONZO lets out a strangled cry of fury, but let's them proceed.)
MISTO: Merry Christmas, Sandy!
SANDY: Merry Christmas, Misto! (the two reluctantly part, each going to a different side of the stage. TUGGER looks suddenly sad, BOMBA notices and gives him a very female look as she speaks.)
BOMBA: There's still one kit left in the schoolhouse.
TUGGER: I know... I know... (they walk into the schoolhouse where a tiny fluff ball sits)
BOMBA: Awwww, you were so cute!!!!!!!
TUGGER: Oh, hush up!
BOMBA: But you were!!!! (the fluff ball is a miniature version of TUGGER, ruff and all. VICTORIA races onstage, but as a kitten)
VICKI: I've come to bring you home, dear brother! To bring you home, home, home!
Young TUGGER: Home, little Vicki?
VICKI: Yes, home! Home for good and for all! Home forever and ever! Father is so much kinder now! And you're to be a tom! And never come back here!
YT: You're quite a queen, little Vicki! (the scene gets blurry, as if fading away)
BOMBA: Always a delicate creature, wasn't she? (TUGGER nods sadly) She died a queen, and had kittens, I think.
TUGGER: Yes... she had one.
BOMBA: True... your nephew, Pouncival! (TUGGER nods, but then looks bewildered as SKIMBLESHANKS laughs)
TUGGER: Why, it's old Skimble alive again!
SKIMBLE: Tugger! Jerrie! (A young TUGGER and MUNGOJERRIE walk out. Off stage, ALONZO gives a cry of fury but lets them do it anyway) Let's have these shutters barred, my lads!
young TUGGER: Let's go! (they charge offstage and board up the windows. They return, panting for breath)
SKIMBLE: Well done, my lads! (the scene shifts to a dance scene. To save time, everyone dances, and then the scene gets blurry once more)
BOMBA: it's a small thing to make people such as these merry, is it not?
TUGGER: What?
BOMBA: Well?
TUGGER: He... he made us happy, spirit. That is worth more than gold...
BOMBA: (looking him over) Quick! My time grows short!
(the lights come up on another Young TUGGER, this one in ETCETERA'S grip)
CETY: It matters little, to you very little. Another idol has displaced me.
YT: How now? What idol has replaced you?
CETY: A golden one.
YT: Darling...
CETY: You fear the world too much. Our pact is an old one.
YT: I meant it...
CETY: But you wouldn't pursue me now, would you, Tugger? (she's crying softly)
YT: (pausing) You think not...
CETY: I know not. May you... be happy with the life you've chosen! (she clings tighter, but young TUGGER pushes her away subtly)
TUGGER: Remove me from here, spirit! Haunt me no longer!! (he grabs trash can and puts it over BOMBA upside-down)
SCENE 1
(ALONZO is perched on the edge of the stage, purring as CASSANDRA scratches behind one ear. MISTO and SANDY come in together, followed by a sulky TUGGER. BOMBA and DEMETER follow MUNKUSTRAP and POUNCIVAL in. Gradually, everyone gets there, except RUMPLETEAZER.)
ALONZO: Where's RumpleTeazer?
SANDY: Last I saw her was last night...
ALONZO: You mean we lost Teazer?! (the CAST gives him a weird look as TEAZER leaps on stage, wearing, of all things, a flight suit. And a rather large supply of ammo.)
TEAZER: Hahaha! Lookit what oi got last night!
SANDY: Where?
TEAZER: Ummm... (the cast turns to ALONZO, who looks annoyed)
ALONZO: There you are. Okay, people. Let's have a better rehearsal today, shall we? (the CAST nods agreement.) Take it from where we left off.
(the CAST returns backstage, as the theatre gets dark.)
SCENE 4 (The real scene four)
(the curtains open on the Elephant Room set from Moulin Rouge once more, but ALONZO doesn't say a word. TUGGER is curled up, sleeping soundly on the bed, purring softly. BOMBA walks in as a bell off stage tolls one. TUGGER wakes up, and stares at BOMBA)
TUGGER: Hi, Bomba.
BOMBA: I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.
TUGGER: No your not... you're my favorite queen.
BOMBA: I'm the Ghost of Christmas Past you idiot!
TUGGER: No.
BOMBA: Yes!
TUGGER: No!
(20 minutes later)
TUGGER: I give up!!!! (he storms off stage, leaving a triumphant BOMBA looking bewildered)
BOMBA: Tugger? Oh, c'mon! Stop acting like a kit!
ALONZO: Cut! Bomba, be nice to Tugger. Tugger, she's not Bomba for the play, deal? (both nod sulkily, and TUGGER resumes his place.) Action!
BOMBA: I am the Ghost of Christmas Past!
TUGGER: What is your purpose here?
BOMBA: To reclaim your kindness, Tugger. Come: Rise and walk with me.
TUGGER: Sure... whatever you say. (he gets up and circles BOMBA, who purrs softly.)
BOMBA: This way...
(quick blackout as the scene changes. MISTO and SANDY are on stage when the lights come up)
ALONZO: What the-?
CASSIE: Sorry, Alonzo. We needed people to set the scene. (ALONZO lets out a strangled cry of fury, but let's them proceed.)
MISTO: Merry Christmas, Sandy!
SANDY: Merry Christmas, Misto! (the two reluctantly part, each going to a different side of the stage. TUGGER looks suddenly sad, BOMBA notices and gives him a very female look as she speaks.)
BOMBA: There's still one kit left in the schoolhouse.
TUGGER: I know... I know... (they walk into the schoolhouse where a tiny fluff ball sits)
BOMBA: Awwww, you were so cute!!!!!!!
TUGGER: Oh, hush up!
BOMBA: But you were!!!! (the fluff ball is a miniature version of TUGGER, ruff and all. VICTORIA races onstage, but as a kitten)
VICKI: I've come to bring you home, dear brother! To bring you home, home, home!
Young TUGGER: Home, little Vicki?
VICKI: Yes, home! Home for good and for all! Home forever and ever! Father is so much kinder now! And you're to be a tom! And never come back here!
YT: You're quite a queen, little Vicki! (the scene gets blurry, as if fading away)
BOMBA: Always a delicate creature, wasn't she? (TUGGER nods sadly) She died a queen, and had kittens, I think.
TUGGER: Yes... she had one.
BOMBA: True... your nephew, Pouncival! (TUGGER nods, but then looks bewildered as SKIMBLESHANKS laughs)
TUGGER: Why, it's old Skimble alive again!
SKIMBLE: Tugger! Jerrie! (A young TUGGER and MUNGOJERRIE walk out. Off stage, ALONZO gives a cry of fury but lets them do it anyway) Let's have these shutters barred, my lads!
young TUGGER: Let's go! (they charge offstage and board up the windows. They return, panting for breath)
SKIMBLE: Well done, my lads! (the scene shifts to a dance scene. To save time, everyone dances, and then the scene gets blurry once more)
BOMBA: it's a small thing to make people such as these merry, is it not?
TUGGER: What?
BOMBA: Well?
TUGGER: He... he made us happy, spirit. That is worth more than gold...
BOMBA: (looking him over) Quick! My time grows short!
(the lights come up on another Young TUGGER, this one in ETCETERA'S grip)
CETY: It matters little, to you very little. Another idol has displaced me.
YT: How now? What idol has replaced you?
CETY: A golden one.
YT: Darling...
CETY: You fear the world too much. Our pact is an old one.
YT: I meant it...
CETY: But you wouldn't pursue me now, would you, Tugger? (she's crying softly)
YT: (pausing) You think not...
CETY: I know not. May you... be happy with the life you've chosen! (she clings tighter, but young TUGGER pushes her away subtly)
TUGGER: Remove me from here, spirit! Haunt me no longer!! (he grabs trash can and puts it over BOMBA upside-down)