Disclaimer: See previous chapters. Wicked is owned by Gregory McGuire/Steve Orenstein. Wicked's songs are written by Stephen Schwartz. Review please! Tell me if I need to get back in character or need to elaborate on anything.
Nota Bene: BoldSong lyrics. If you haven't seen Wicked, Elphaba is the wicked witch of the west but is actually good. No Good Deed is the song where she decides to go bad because nobody will help or accept her. Fiyero is her lover/boyfriend.
Sam wore a deep blue shirt with a rather low neckline the next day. She also wore jeans. The only par of her that spoke of her normal gothic personality were her combat boots.
Danny looked at her outfit. "What happened?" he asked.
"I'm just nervous for the auditions." She said. She was slightly bouncing up and down.
"Calm down. They're in an hour. You are prepared, right?"
"Yeah."
"Hey, goth girl!" said a feminine voice with a slight accent.
Sam's face filled with fury. "What, Barbie?" she responded with venom in her voice.
"You are trying out for Elphaba, verdad?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I am so you might want to just give up now and try out for Chorus."
"I don't think so, Paulina."
"I have gotten the lead role in every play produced in this school, ever." Paulina hissed at Sam. "If you think you are taking this lead away from me you, senorita, have another think coming."
"Bring it on." Sam said. With that Sam flounced away leaving an extremely outraged looking Paulina in the hall.
Danny was finishing his audition
"Dancing through life
Mindless and careless
Make sure you're where less
Trouble is rife
Woes are fleeting
Blows are glancing
When you're dancing
Through life"
Danny sat down in his seat after the applause, which was louder than he expected.
For the audition the kids had to sing a song from Wicked and act along with it instead of reading lines and singing separately.
Paulina had already gone. She sang Defying Gravity pretty badly. She couldn't each most of the high notes but was otherwise really good.
Mr. Lancer, who was in charge of the play looked around the auditorium and said, "Well it looks like every body has auditioned. The results will be-"
"Wait!"
Everybody turned around in their seats to see Sam walking down the aisle of the theater.
"I haven't gone yet." She said, blushing slightly as she felt everybody's eyes on her.
"Okay." Mr Lancer said. "What song will you be singing?"
"No Good Deed." Sam said. She climbed on stage, got on her knees and bent over an imaginary book.
The background music started playing.
Sam chanted desperately: Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen
Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka: eleka:
Sam groaned and jumped to her feet with a bang. She paced around the stage and sang with great feeling:
What good is this chanting?
I don't even know what I'm reading!
I don't even know which trick I ought to try
Sam looked out into the audience in desperation.
Fiyero, where are you?
Already dead, or bleeding?
One more disaster I can add to my
Generous supply?
Sam collapsed to the ground, pulled her knees to her chest and bent her head. The audience was nearly on their feet. This was the most dramatic and most completely believable performance they had seen yet.
Sam slowly raised her head, with her eyes full of grief, fury and passion. She sang:
No good deed goes unpunished
Sam stood up again and glared into the audience with her hands clenched. She spat out, still singing:
No act of charity goes unresented
No good deed goes unpunished
That's my new creed
She got an amazing look of grief and self-pity on her face.
My road of good intentions
Led where such roads always lead
No good deed
Goes unpunished!
Sam let her head droop against her chest and hugged herself. She lifted her head and looked right above her, as if looking for ghosts. She called softly:
Nessa:
Doctor Dillamond:
Fiyero:
Sam threw her arms to her sides and threw back her head to belt/scream out the next word.
Fiyero!
Sam began to pace across the stage again. She would look into the audience every so often and then look away as if guilty.
One question haunts and hurts
Too much, too much to mention:
She held her hands out in front of her. She asked the captivated audience,
Was I really seeking good
Or just seeking attention?
She looked away from the audience as if ashamed.
Is that all good deeds are
When looked at with an ice-cold eye?
If that's all good deeds are
Maybe that's the reason why
Sam threw her arms up in the air and looked sky-wards.
No good deed goes unpunished
Sam pointed into the audience.
All helpful urges should be circumvented
No good deed goes unpunished
Sam filled her voice with sarcasm.
Sure, I meant well -
Well, look at what well-meant did:
Sam gave a look of utter defeat. She put her hands up as if to stop something.
All right, enough - so be it
So be it, then:
Sam slowly lowered her arms and bent her head slightly.
Let all Oz be agreed
She widened her eyes to the audience.
I'm wicked through and through
She looked off stage desperately as if in mourning.
Since I can not succeed
Sam looked into the audience.
Fiyero, saving you
I promise no good deed
Will I attempt to do again
Sam belted out the next lines as loudly as she could.
Ever again
No good deed
Will I do
Sam threw up her arms into the air with a powerful stance.
again!
The audience sat in silence for a minute in complete shock. Then they all stood up and cheered for Sam's performance. Everybody was clapping except for two people.
Paulina wasn't clapping because she refused to encourage her competition. She was fuming in her seat.
Danny was in a state of shock. He had found the Voice.