ACT THREE: REHEARSALS/OPENING NIGHT
*THE THEATRE: It has been a week since auditions. Since then, Harvey finally got the gutts to ask Elizabeth to be is girl friend and she said yes. Harvey knew that he needed to make his move because he had no idea what Skyler was going to do.
CURTAIN COMES UP ON: Actors all grouped up on the stage. This is the cast of The Phantom of the Opera. Angelina is already there with James and she does not look happy.
(HARVEY COMES IN SWINGING ELIZABETH IN THE AIR/HUGING HER)
HARVEY
I can't believe it!!
(HARVEY PUTS HER DOWN)
ELIZABETH
Me neither, I knew you could do it!
HARVEY
I was talking about you!
ELIZABETH
I haven't got the part yet, I still have to have my call-back.
HARVEY
I don't care, to me you are already Christine!
(HARVEY AND ELIZABETH STOP AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER FOR A MOMENT AND THEN KISS)
(ANGELINA LOOKS OVER AND WATCHES THEM DISGUSTED)
ANGELINA
(TO JAMES) Pick me up and swing me.
JIMMY
What?
ANGELINA
Just do it!
(JIMMY DOES IT)
ANGELINA
Oh I knew we could it! I told you!
(HARVEY AND ELIZABETH LOOK OVER AT THEM)
HARVEY
(TO ELIZABETH) Here we go.(TO ANGELINA) Angelina hey!
ANGELICA
Harvey, Izzy darling we didn't see you over there! Jamesie and me were just celebrating getting into the cast.
HARVEY
Aww yes. Congratulations! So who did you guys get?
ANGELINA
Oh... funny you should ask. Well I got the character I wanted allll along and same with him.
ELIZABETH
Really? And what would those be?
ANGELINA
Well I got a Call-back for Christine and Jamesi got Phantoms understudy!
JIMMY
Vicky said that I have a hidden talent!
ELIZABETH
Wow! That's fantastic James!.. You haven't got the part yet Angelina, you know I got a call-back too? So may the best girl win.(THEY SHAKE HANDS)
ANGELINA
Don't worry I will.
ELIZABETH
Angelina you are so-(VICKY ENTERS)
VICKY
Welcome everyone! Could you all please stand around in a circle.
(THE CAST FOLLOWS)(HARVEY/ELIZABETH AND JIMMY/ANGELICA ARE OPPOSITE EACH OTHER)
VICKY
Congratulations! You are the official cast for The Phantom of the Opera! Give yourselves a round of applause!
(EVERYONE CLAPPS)
VICKY Continued.
Now I would like to start by-
ANGELINA
Oh, Vicky don't forget about call-backs.
VICKY
Oh yes, thank you Angie... So could I please have my three actresses that received call-backs for Christine. (THE THREE OF THEM STEP FORWARD) Thank you. Now here's how it's going to go. One of you will receive the roll of Christine, one of you Christine's Understudy/another character, and one of you will get Carlotta.
ELIZABETH
Christina! I didn't know you got a call-back for Christine. That's wonderful! Maybe I can be your understudy?
CHRISTINA
What are you talking about! I would be lucky to be your understudy.
ANGELINA
No. Either of you two would be lucky to be "my" understudies.
VICKY
Here are the lyrics to "Think of Me". Now we will with each of you singing the first paragraph separately with Angelina first, Then Christina, and lastly to Izzy but after hers finishes I will have all three of you sing the rest of the song together from after the paragraph. Got it?
(ALL THREE GIRLS NOD)
VICKY Continued.
Here are your lyrics...
(EACH TAKES ONE)
VICKY Continued.
Angelina you stand center-stage, Christina you take stage-right, and Elizabeth, you take stage-left. Angelina begin when ever your ready.
(THE REST OF THE CAST GOES OFF STAGE EXCEPT HARVEY)(THE THREE GIRLS GET INTO PLACES)
ANGELICA
Ready Vicky.
VICKY
Okay we will be doing it okapella so begin when ever your ready, and remember to continue after Elizabeth.
HARVEY
Vicky, would you like me to sing my part.
VICKY
Yes, please do. Now you can either sit here or go up there.
HARVEY
I'll stay here.
VICKY
Alright than.
(THEY BOTH SIT DOWN)
ANGELINA
Ahem.
VICKY
Oh sorry Angelina, please begin.
(ANGELINA SINGS HER PART, IT'S GOOD, LIKE CHRISTINE WOULD SING IT)(THEN CHRISTINA SINGS HER PART, IT GOOD TOO, IT'S JUST THE WAY CARLOTTA SINGS IT)(LASTLY, IT GOES TO ELIZABETH, IT'S DIFFERENT, BUT VERY NEW)(THEN ALL THREE SING FROM THE SONG)(AFTERWARDS EVERYONE STARTS CLAPPING/THE THREE GIRLS BOW)
VICKY
Okay, thank you very much girls!
ANGELINA
Should we stay out here Vicky?
VICKY
For a moment...
(THE THREE GIRLS AND HARVEY WAIT AXIOUSLY)
(VICKY GOES OUT TO THE HOUSE WITH THE TWO OTHER JUDGES AND THEY TALK)
ANGELINA
So Izzy, that was a different approach.
ELIZABETH
What?
ANGELINA
Well I've never heard that song like that before. I can't believe that you actually expect to get Christine with that.
ELIZABETH
You know what Angie I'm-
(VICKY AND THE JUDGES RETURN)
VICKY
This is a very hard decision because each of you posseses a different quality which we would like the character to have. Angelina, you have the voice of Christine, the original voice.(ANGELINA SMIRKS AND LOOKS AT ELIZABETH) Christina, you have a natural presence on the stage and you have a beautiful voice. But Elizabeth, your voice is... it's different, the new Christine. It has the feeling of Christine, and when you sang we felt that you and Skyler would have wonderful chemistry.(ELZABETH SMIRKS AND LOOKS AT ANGELINA)
VICKY
So we have made our decision, Angelina could you please go and get the rest of the cast.
ANGELINA
With pleasure.
(ANGELINA GOES OFF TO GET THE CAST)
(THEY ALL ENTER BACK)
VICKY
Could everyone please gather round.(THEY ALL DO) We will now go through the play. But first we must introduce our three main characters and who will play them.
First is our Phantom: Skyler.
(EVERYONE CLAPS)
Our understudy for the Phantom will be James.
(ANGELINA YELLS AND CLAPS)
Next is our Raoul, who you may recognize from Broadway's Phantom of the Opera where he was Raoul for three years and also Phantom for two and a half: Harvey MacKenzie.
(MORE CLAPS/ELIZABETH COPIES WHAT ANGELINA DID FOR JAMES)
And our Christine will be..... Elizabeth. And Christine's Understudy will be Angelina.
(CLAPS)
ANGELINA
WHAT?!!
(EVERYONE LOOKS AT HER)
ANGELINA
Oh, I meant, Great job Izzy.
(ANGELICA CLAPS)
VICKY
Yes.... very good job everyone! Now here's the thing about our production of Phantom, as you can see our Christine is an alto so that is a clue. Instead of having all our main characters be sopranos, we are mixing in altos such as Elizabeth to give the new play range. We will talk more about everything tomorrow mourning, so everyone pick up a script on your way out and don't forget to be here by ten o'clock tomorrow mourning. (THE CAST MEMBERS ALL PICK UP SCRIPTS ANS GO OFF STAGE)(LIGHTS GO DOWN)