the Tailor's lines (for my audition)
Yo.
Well, here's the goings-on: my school is doing a musical spoof of The Emperor's New Cloths, and I'm auditioning to play the Tailor (which is actually the second largest roll in the play, with 55 lines and 1 solo that just so happens to be "so low" I can barely reach all the notes! But still, I opted not to raise it an octive, because the Tailor, y'see, can pretty much be seen as the villain, and the origional low version of the song, you could say, sounds darker and more 'threatening' ~_~b).
The auditions are tomarow morning, and here I am w/o the designated section entirely memorized yet, and still some confusion about what I want the emotions of the character to be. Thus, I have suddenly had an idea: retype the lines I need to memorize (which would help me, mentally, to gain ownership of them, anyway), but add
The parts in blue are lines or letters that I've insertted, myself, and thus are not actually in the official script. They change the context and the charactor of the Tailor by actually changing what they said (as opposed to just applying meaning w/ jestures & facial expressions).
_______________________________________________________________________________
*3 ministers attempt to walk through a doorway*
M1: "Afer you."
M2: "No, after you!"
M3: "After you!!!"
M1: "Wait, I know how to solve this! Let's all go in together!"
*the 3 ministers attempt to walk through doorway side-by-side-by-side and get stuck*
M2: "Not again!"
Tailor: "Oh goody, here come our first visitors..." *rolls eyes & stands up*
Assistant 1: "No, you forgot about that little Page. They had me a bit woried."
A2: "Nahhh, I doubt this crowd will pay any attention to them!"
Tailor: *walking towards the ministers making wide [apparently
_______welcoming] jestures* "Oh, your Excellencies! How honored
_______we are that you have graced our humble workspace with
_______your esteemed presense..."
M3: "But--- we didn't bring you any presents..." *is clueless* 0_o
A's 1,2,3: *snickering quietly*
Tailor: *shushes snickering assistents,then turns to ministers
_______once again*
______"Might you do us the honor of inspecting the results of our
_______humble efforts? Right this way, and you you can feast your
_______learn-ed eyes on the suit in progress! My assistants are
_______showing you the jacket now--- is it not splendid?"
_______*makes the superior face of a salesperson when they know
_______they've got you pegged*
M1: "But it's... it's..."
Tailor: "You're speachless, I know. Isn't it amazing?!"
_______*glances lazilly at fingernails for a moment,
_______then looks up @ M2* "What do you think?"
M2: "Why it's..." *says to self* "Think, think, stay calm, you can do
____this!" *comes back 2 da world* "...Why, it's even more splendid
____than I ever imagined!!!" *sweatdrop* ^_^;
Tailor: "I knew you'd be -brilliant- and -clever- enough to be able to
_______see it! *shifts eyes/gaze to M3* "And what about you, your
_______Excillency? Do favor us with your opinion..."
_______*more peggy-salesman face* ',:-j
M3: *thinks aloud 2 audience* "YIKES! He/She can see it, and He/She can see
____it---- I must be even dumber than I thought!" 0_o *goes back into character*
____"Um, uh, ...Wow!!!" (to self = e_e)
Tailor: "How brilliently you express yourself, your Exciellency."
A1: "Are you not dazzled by the uppleness of the satin, the brilliance of the
___brocade?!"
M1: "Oh absolutely."
A2: "And what about the exquisit embroidery, the luxurious lines, the
___fabulously fassionable faberic?!"
M2: "You took the words right out of my mouth."
Tailor: "So, then, do you agree it is indeed a suit fit for his Highness?"
M3: "Um, uh, ... yeah!"
Tailor: *catches a glance from assistants and begins to usher-out the ministers,
______frowning & speaking very fast... also, takes a bag of money from one of
______teh M's* "Well, I'm sure you -important- ministers are anxious to get back
______to the Emperor and report your findings, and we also must get back to work,
______if we are to complete the suit in time for his Majesty's parade. Thank you
______so much for honoring us with your visite. Oh, and thank you for this initial
______payament; we will spend it all on additional ornamentation." *the ministers
______half resist [from confusion], and take a moment & some help to get moving*
______"...We know you hate to tare yourselves away---Good day!---but we must
______return to our duties!" (to self =e_e)
M's 1,2,3: *leave... perhaps vaguely-rememnicently of how thy enterd* 0_o
Tailor: *slams door, then turns around and leans against it; sighing, relieved*
______"...I thought they'd never leave." Q~_~
A1: "Right then, let's 'get back to work', as you put it." :-)
A2: *pulls out cards* "Got any eights?" *deep concentraition* :q
*lighting fades to black/end of scene*
Well, here's the goings-on: my school is doing a musical spoof of The Emperor's New Cloths, and I'm auditioning to play the Tailor (which is actually the second largest roll in the play, with 55 lines and 1 solo that just so happens to be "so low" I can barely reach all the notes! But still, I opted not to raise it an octive, because the Tailor, y'see, can pretty much be seen as the villain, and the origional low version of the song, you could say, sounds darker and more 'threatening' ~_~b).
The auditions are tomarow morning, and here I am w/o the designated section entirely memorized yet, and still some confusion about what I want the emotions of the character to be. Thus, I have suddenly had an idea: retype the lines I need to memorize (which would help me, mentally, to gain ownership of them, anyway), but add
The parts in blue are lines or letters that I've insertted, myself, and thus are not actually in the official script. They change the context and the charactor of the Tailor by actually changing what they said (as opposed to just applying meaning w/ jestures & facial expressions).
_______________________________________________________________________________
*3 ministers attempt to walk through a doorway*
M1: "Afer you."
M2: "No, after you!"
M3: "After you!!!"
M1: "Wait, I know how to solve this! Let's all go in together!"
*the 3 ministers attempt to walk through doorway side-by-side-by-side and get stuck*
M2: "Not again!"
Tailor: "Oh goody, here come our first visitors..." *rolls eyes & stands up*
Assistant 1: "No, you forgot about that little Page. They had me a bit woried."
A2: "Nahhh, I doubt this crowd will pay any attention to them!"
Tailor: *walking towards the ministers making wide [apparently
_______welcoming] jestures* "Oh, your Excellencies! How honored
_______we are that you have graced our humble workspace with
_______your esteemed presense..."
M3: "But--- we didn't bring you any presents..." *is clueless* 0_o
A's 1,2,3: *snickering quietly*
Tailor: *shushes snickering assistents,then turns to ministers
_______once again*
______"Might you do us the honor of inspecting the results of our
_______humble efforts? Right this way, and you you can feast your
_______learn-ed eyes on the suit in progress! My assistants are
_______showing you the jacket now--- is it not splendid?"
_______*makes the superior face of a salesperson when they know
_______they've got you pegged*
M1: "But it's... it's..."
Tailor: "You're speachless, I know. Isn't it amazing?!"
_______*glances lazilly at fingernails for a moment,
_______then looks up @ M2* "What do you think?"
M2: "Why it's..." *says to self* "Think, think, stay calm, you can do
____this!" *comes back 2 da world* "...Why, it's even more splendid
____than I ever imagined!!!" *sweatdrop* ^_^;
Tailor: "I knew you'd be -brilliant- and -clever- enough to be able to
_______see it! *shifts eyes/gaze to M3* "And what about you, your
_______Excillency? Do favor us with your opinion..."
_______*more peggy-salesman face* ',:-j
M3: *thinks aloud 2 audience* "YIKES! He/She can see it, and He/She can see
____it---- I must be even dumber than I thought!" 0_o *goes back into character*
____"Um, uh, ...Wow!!!" (to self = e_e)
Tailor: "How brilliently you express yourself, your Exciellency."
A1: "Are you not dazzled by the uppleness of the satin, the brilliance of the
___brocade?!"
M1: "Oh absolutely."
A2: "And what about the exquisit embroidery, the luxurious lines, the
___fabulously fassionable faberic?!"
M2: "You took the words right out of my mouth."
Tailor: "So, then, do you agree it is indeed a suit fit for his Highness?"
M3: "Um, uh, ... yeah!"
Tailor: *catches a glance from assistants and begins to usher-out the ministers,
______frowning & speaking very fast... also, takes a bag of money from one of
______teh M's* "Well, I'm sure you -important- ministers are anxious to get back
______to the Emperor and report your findings, and we also must get back to work,
______if we are to complete the suit in time for his Majesty's parade. Thank you
______so much for honoring us with your visite. Oh, and thank you for this initial
______payament; we will spend it all on additional ornamentation." *the ministers
______half resist [from confusion], and take a moment & some help to get moving*
______"...We know you hate to tare yourselves away---Good day!---but we must
______return to our duties!" (to self =e_e)
M's 1,2,3: *leave... perhaps vaguely-rememnicently of how thy enterd* 0_o
Tailor: *slams door, then turns around and leans against it; sighing, relieved*
______"...I thought they'd never leave." Q~_~
A1: "Right then, let's 'get back to work', as you put it." :-)
A2: *pulls out cards* "Got any eights?" *deep concentraition* :q
*lighting fades to black/end of scene*
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