“The curtains close. The only different item is an apple on the bed. The dwarfs are armed with pickaxes.”
Act One
CARLY enters wearing a thick coat shivering like the cold has not left her yet. ADDISON is stage left on stage which is decorated as a school hallway with blue lockers lined on the wall.
CARLY
Addy! Science project after school!! The sugar solution,right?
ADDISON
Yep! My house.
Bell rings
ADDISON
Yikes! I gotta go to Latin. Peace!
CARLY
Bye!
Act Two
ADDISON is lounging on a bean bag chair with a bottle full of a transparent liquid in her hands. CARLY is on a black leather couch and both are staring at a table set up with bottles full of bubbling liquid.
CARLY
I’m going to get us some lemonade, kay?
ADDISON
All right. I’ll try to pour the liquid nitrogen in.
CARLY exits stage left, opposite of ADDISON, who takes a step forward and spills the bottle on top of her and a wand skids onto stage and lights up.
ADDISON
Yikes! Woah. So sleepy, I’ll just-
ADDISON faints onto the black couch and the curtains close.
Act Three
ADDISON wakes up in a tiny bed with seven faces staring at her. The stage is decorated with wooden shelves with a couple of jewels and seven tiny beds, one occupied with ADDISON.
ADDISON
Ahh!
DWARF#1
Who are you? Are you like the other girl who came?
ADDISON
Um, Addison. Who are you?
DWARF#2
We are the dwarfs of Sycamore woods. Hey, she might be like the other girl. What was her name? Rose Red?
DWARF#1
Are you being chased by the Evil Queen? And it was Snow White ya dummy!
ADDISON
Excuse me?
DWARF#3
Yikes! You are! She always brainwashes whoever she’s after!
DWARF#4
You must promise never to open the door for anybody! We don’t want to lose another!
ADDISON
Ok.
The curtains close. The only different item is an apple on the bed. The dwarfs are armed with pickaxes.
DWARF#5
Good bye! Remember, don’t open the door!
ADDISON
Okay.
The dwarfs exit stage right.
ADDISON
Hmmm, I’m kinda hungry. I’ll just eat this apple.
ADDISON falls to the floor after biting the apple. The curtains close.
Act Four
Curtains open. The stage is set with a yellow brick road and perfectly circle trees. ADDISON is dressed in a blue plaid dress and GLINDA is on stage right.
ADDISON
What happened?
GLINDA
I am Glinda the Good Witch. You just popped out of nowhere! Are you a witch too?
ADDISON
Witch? A few seconds ago I was with dwarfs! This is messed up. I need to get home.
GLINDA
Why, then you must meet the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!
ADDISON
Oz? Hmmm, where did I hear that before?
GLINDA
The wizard will answer all your questions. Now shoo! And follow the yellow brick road!
ADDISON
Okay, okay. Talk about split personality
ADDISON exits stage left. Glinda waves and “flies” away. The curtains close. The curtains open. The stage is set to appear normal, with TINMAN laying on the floor frozen with an oil can next to him. ADDISON is entering stage right.
TINMAN
Help! Help!
ADDISON
What do you need?
TINMAN
Please oil my joints! I’ve been stuck here for weeks!
ADDISON
Okay.
ADDISON picks up the oil can and pours the can behind his neck and sets it behind him. TINMAN
Is no longer frozen and dances around.
TINMAN
Hurrah! Hurrah! I’m free!
ADDISON
What’s your name?
TINMAN
Tinman’s the name! I was out trying to find the wizard,when-
ADDISON
The wizard! I’m off to see him too! Will you accompany me?
TINMAN
Of course dear. I’m off to ask him for a heart, for since I am made of tin,I have none.
ADDISON
I’m asking him for a trip home to Carly.
ADDISON’S face falls, then bravely smiles.
TINMAN
Then come along!
ADDISON and TINMAN exit skipping together stage left. The curtains close and the stage is set the exactly the same except for LION upstage left. The curtains open to ADDISON and TINMAN entering center stage left.
LION
(cowardly)Rawwr.
ADDISON
Oh, what’s your name?
LION
L-l-lion.
TINMAN
Hello L-l-lion.
LION
Can you take me to the wizard too? I overheard you talking. I want the wizard to give me courage.
ADDISON
Come on Lion! Let’s go!
LION
All right!
The group exits upstage right. The WITCH peeks out and cackles. The curtains close.The stage is set up as a garden scene with a few red poppies strayed around.
ADDISON
What lovely poppies!
ADDISON and the group promptly collapses after smelling the poppies.
Act Five
ADDISON is alone in a rustic pink bedroom with a spinning wheel in front of her. She is center stage and scared.
ADDISON
Lion! Tinman! Dwarfs! Anyone!
The liquid nitrogen! Is it still on me? What is happening! Carly! I’m coming! Please someone take me home!
The same wand from Act Two skids onto the stage and lights up. ADDISON spins around and her elbow grazes the spinning wheel. She falls into a deep sleep.
Act Six
The stage is set as Act Two with ADDISON suddenly center stage and normally dressed with Carly by her side.
ADDISON
Carly! Oh I missed you so, so, so, so, SO much!
CARLY
Wait, what happened? I was in the kitchen getting lemonade, then, I’m here?
ADDISON
Um, yeah when did this happen? Ha ha ha ha ha.
CARLY
Anyway, let’s get to work! Liquid nitrogen?
ADDISON
Um, about that…
The End
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