DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER & A FLY. Perusal

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1 DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER & A FLY Based on the books Diary of a Worm Diary of a Spider The Diary of a Fly By Doreen Cronin Illustrated by Harry Bliss Book, Music & Lyrics by Joan Cushing Running time: 70 minutes Cast of Six Originally commissioned and produced by Oregon Children s Theatre, Portland, OR

2 Copyright February 7, 2010

3 SCENE TIME Anytime PLACE The animal world Scenes: Worm s Bedrooom Spider s Web Fly s Treehouse School Outside 2

4 Cast of Characters (Six) Worm male tenor lacks self confidence, sensitive, loyal, sincere, funny, wants to matter Spider - male baritone cocky, sometimes whiny, a techno wizard, can t wait to molt Fly female, alto/mezzo full of energy, loyal, sensitive, wants to be a superhero Chorus (3): Bee - (alto, mezz) Teacher/Mrs. Bee Voice of Mrs. Fly, Mrs. Spider, Grampa Worm Butterfly (soprano) Friend & Classmate of Worm, Spider & Fly Aunt Rita Ant (baritone) Friend & Classmate of Worm, Spider & Fly Fly s Flight Instructor 3

5 MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I DEAR DIARY Sequence #1/A LOT LIKE YOU/FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL..... Ensemble FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL/Reprise Ensemble LEGS... Spider, & the Spiderettes, Fly DEAR DIARY Sequence #2.... Worm, Fly, Spider ALL ABOUT ME (Rap)... Students, except Worm FLY GIRL Fly DEAR DIARY Sequence #3.... Worm BIG THINGS... Worm DEAR DIARY Sequence #4 Fly, Spider, Worm THE BOOGIE WOOGIE GITTERBUG BALL Ensemble FLYGIRL/Reprise Ensemble ACT II DEAR DIARY Sequence #5.... Spider, Fly, Worm TIME OUT... Fly & Ensemble DEAR DIARY Sequence #6... Fly, Worm, Spider BYE BYE, BABY! Spider A FRIEND TO EARTH & BIG THINGS... Worm, Spider, Fly ALL ABOUT ME/Reprise... Worm DEAR DIARY Sequence #7 Spider, Fly, Worm A LOT LIKE YOU Reprise..... Worm LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Reprise #2/A LOT LIKE YOU/Reprise. Ensemble 4

6 March 15, 2011 Final script with cues ACT I Preshow Cue OPENING Music Cue #1 - A Lot Like You. ANT, BUTTERFLY and MRS. McBEE enter. Hip Hop spoken to a funky beat A LOT LIKE YOU ANT, BEE & BUTTERFLY (Raps) THERE S AN ALTERNATE WORLD THAT S VERY COOL BENEATH YOUR FEET AND IN THE AIR. WE SLEEP AND WE BREATHE AND WE GO TO SCHOOL. WE CROSS THE STREET AND HANG OUT IN THE SQUARE. ANT SOMETIMES IT S HARD TO SEE US. MRS. McBEE AND EQUALLY HARD TO BE US. ALL THREE WE HIP AND WE HOP, AND WE FLIP AND WE FLOP. BIG WE RE NOT, BUT WE RE A LOT LIKE YOU. ANT WE VE A STORY TO TELL ABOUT THREE YOUNG FRIENDS. SPIDER AND FLY AND WORM. THEY RULE. 5

7 BUTTERFLY THEY WORK AND THEY PLAY UNTIL DAYLIGHT ENDS. AND TRY VERY HARD NOT TO SQUIRM IN SCHOOL. MRS. McBEE TOMORROW MORNING THEY LL WAKE UP, AND READING AND WRITING THEY LL TAKE UP. ANT THE SUMMER IS DONE. MRS. McBEE THEY VE HAD THEIR FUN. BUTTERFLY BIG, THEY RE NOT. BUT THEY RE A LOT LIKE, Add ANT THEY RE A LOT LIKE, Add MRS. McBEE THEY RE A LOT LIKE YOU! (ANT, BUTTERFLY, and MRS. McBEE exit.) SCENE 1. WORM IN HIS BEDROOM SPIDER IN HIS WEB FLY IN HER TREEHOUSE A LIGHT COMES UP on WORM in his bedroom. His bed is a Lipton Tea Bag Box, with a leaf for a comforter, and a hook for his red cap. HE is sitting on an upside down bottle cap, at a mushroom table, holding a giant pencil. His tail is holding the pencil and writing in his diary. Music Cue #2 Diary Sequence #1 Diary Sequence #1 WORM 6

8 Dear Diary, Today was the last day of summer. We had a family vacation at Compost Island. It was fun rolling around in the mud. I found a very cool rock. (a baseball) (A LIGHT COMES UP on SPIDER, who is sitting in his web and holding a laptop, as HE writes in his techno diary.) SPIDER Dear Diary, I had an excellent summer, Mostly spinning sticky webs, and jumping on my trampoline. I have my very own Web Page. Check it out!. (A LIGHT COMES UP on FLY, who is sitting in her tree house on an upside down pushpin, at a cork table, writing in her diary.) FLY Dear Diary, Guess what I found? A cool meteorite. Mom says it s only an acorn. Worm got to go on vacation. I wish I could go someplace cool. WORM Tomorrow is the first day of school. I can t wait to see Spider and Fly. Yours truly, Worm. (WORM lies down in his Lipton Tea Bag bed and goes to sleep.) SPIDER School starts tomorrow. Homework! Yuk! Not exactly thrilled, Spider. (SPIDER turns out the light and falls asleep in his web.) FLY I m so nervous. What if I m the only one who eats regurgitated food? Sincerely worried, Fly. 7

9 (FLY turns out the light, lies down on her leaf, and goes to sleep.) NEXT MORNING Ring! - Worm s alarm clock goes off. A LIGHT COMES UP on WORM. Music Cue #3 - First Day of School. Lively WORM (Sings) I OPEN MY EYES, AND ROLL OUT OF BED, GATHER MY THINGS FOR THE DAY. PENCIL AND PAPER, A PIECE OF BREAD. SOON I LL BE ON MY WAY. TOMATO JUICE FOR A SPARK, A ROTTEN POTATO FOR FUEL. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WORM (Slicking his hair down in the mirror) One good thing about being a worm? It s okay to be filthy dirty! (Ring! Spider s alarm clock goes off. A LIGHT COMES UP on SPIDER.) SPIDER (Sings) IT S SEVEN O CLOCK, TIME TO SKIDOO AND FACE THE CHALLENGE AHEAD. I PUT ON A SOCK, ATTACHED TO A SHOE. ALL EIGHT BESIDE MY BED. INSTEAD OF A DAY IN THE PARK, I LL BE SITTING ALL DAY ON A STOOL. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. 8

10 SPIDER I m glad I m not an insect. Because then I would have only six legs! SPIDER THE SUMMER IS OVER AND SLEEPING LATE. SPIDER & WORM AND HORSING AROUND WITH MY CHUMS. WORM A ROMP IN THE CLOVER WILL HAVE TO WAIT SPIDER & WORM UNTIL THE WEEKEND COMES. (Ring! Fly s alarm clock goes off. A LIGHT COMES UP on FLY. FLY rolls over and pushes the snooze button, then goes back to sleep. Ring! Fly s alarm clock goes off again. FLY rolls over and pushes the snooze button, then goes back to sleep. Ring! Fly s alarm clock goes off a third time. FLY grumpily turns off the alarm and gets out of bed.) FLY (Sings) OH HOW I HATE TO GET OUT OF BED. AND RUIN MY BEAUTY REST. I GRAB SOME TOAST WITH BLUEBERRY SPREAD AND GRUDGINGLY GET DRESSED. A MINUTE AGO IT WAS DARK. GETTING UP EARLY IS CRUEL. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. FLY One cool thing about being a fly? I can eat with my feet. 9