Scene 1
Emerald City, Oz in Prince Philip’s bedroom.
Town Crier
Wake up Emerald City! It is time for day! Tonight you are all royally invited to the Queen’s ball that her majesty will hold to find an eligible bachelor! Thank you!
Kate
Go! Go! Go!
Philip
Why are we leaving?
Kate
Mom didn’t know I threw a ball for her but now she found out so we have to get out of the house before she finds us.
Philip
This is on you… why do I have to go?
Kate
You know how she gets angry! She will yell at anybody who gets in her way! She doesn’t care who started it. We just have to wait here until it blows over.
Philip
Fine… You owe me though. Why did you even throw a ball for her?
Kate
She needs someone to control her! She is going crazy! Maybe if she had someone to control her she would be more… pleasant to be around.
Philip
Mom is fine the way she is… I don’t care. Get me candy!
Kate
Be quiet. Don’t act stupid in front of great-great-great-great grandma Dorothy.
They stand quietly in front of a statue of Queen Dorothy the Great the savior of Oz. Then they walk away.
Scene 2: The ball
Kate walks into the ballroom. She yawns. It is very late at night.
Lady Monroe
Kate!!
Kate
Uh-oh!
Lady Monroe
I told you never to throw parties without my permission. Do you know how much this will cost?
Kate
There needs to be a king in this Kingdom you can’t just wait for Philip!
Lady Monroe
Yes I can… Yes I… I don’t have to do anything you say!
Lady Monroe walks away.
Kate
Ugh.
The Bachelors line up in front of her.
Kate
These are the eligible bachelors? No. No to all of you.
Philip
It’s not their fault that they don’t look as good as the Philip-meister.
Kate
Oh come on!
Kate walked away and sat on her throne.
Kate
You have got to be kidding me!
Philip
What?
Kate
All the men in Oz that showed up are Munchkins!
Philip
Who cares? I think those Munchkins are some cool dudes.
Kate
If mom gets married with a munchkin, she will be looking down for the whole wedding and anyway, I really don’t think mom wants to marry a Munchkin.
Philip
I don’t think mom wants to marry at all! She’s not ready yet.
Kate
It’s been ten years since dad died! She should be ready. I mean, I’m ready.
Philip
Well she’s not ready.
Scene 3: The next day
Kate walks into Philip’s room.
Kate:
Wake Up! Wake Up!
Philip
Why? The town crier isn’t up yet!
Kate
Look, if we can’t get a good bachelor to come to us, then we have to go to them.
Philip
Yeah… um, what are you saying?
Kate
We need to look for an eligible bachelor.
Philip
Yeah let me think about that… NO! I am not sneaking out again just to get in trouble AGAIN! You see, I am fine with waiting to be king. Unlike you. Anyway, if I go with you you won’t buy me candy so I will stay here thank you!
Kate
Fine. I’ll go by myself.
Philip
Yeah you will!
Kate
Fine… I hope you like it in the dark…
Kate closes the curtains and turns off the lights.
Philip
Fine! I will go with you but you have to buy me…
Kate
No candy! It’s either going with me, or staying in the dark.
Philip
Fine. You win.
Philip and Kate slip past the guards and sneak out the door quietly and start their journey. Kate pulls out a map of Oz.
Kate
So we are here in Emerald City. We don’t want the men from Munchkin Country, Winkie Country, or Gillikin Country. Maybe we could find someone from Quadling Country. Peony the Good Witch’s castle is there.
Philip
Ok, but Peony won’t let us in.
Kate
Who wouldn’t let in the Princess and Prince of Oz?
Philip
Whatever. Let’s go.
Scene 4: Yellow Brick Road
They exit the castle and start following The Yellow Brick Road.
Kate
Follow The Yellow Brick Road, follow the, follow the, follow the, follow the, follow The Yellow Brick Road.
Philip
You still sing that old song?
Kate
Yes. It’s our national song. It’s not old.
Philip
Whatever. So we just follow The Yellow Brick Road to Peony’s?
Kate
Yes. Try not to interact with others on the road. We can’t waste time with other people.
Philip
What if someone is in danger?
Kate
They can save themselves.
Philip
What if a child was abandoned?
Kate
They can go to the nearest town.
Philip
What if-
Kate
Shutup!
Philip
Fine! Fine!
Kate and Philip walk along not saying a word.
Porshia
Help! Help!
Philip
Someone needs our help!
Kate ignores him.
Philip
You might not care, but I won’t leave someone to die.
Philip rushes up to the waterfall to see a villager from Chinatown sinking on a lily pad. He lifts her up and places her on the ground.
Philip
What happened?
Porshia
My friends and I were going to see Peony the Good Witch and we were forced in by a log that was rolling towards the lake when we were on the lake’s edge. We jumped in. I was the only one who managed to hold on the something so I didn’t sink.
She started crying.
Porshia
They’re dead- all of them.
Philip
Say you were going to see Peony?
Porshia
(Sniff) Yes.
Philip
We are too. You can accompany us if you’d like.
Porshia
(Weakly) Okay.
Kate
Exactly! Once again, we waste time!
Philip
Leave her alone.
Kate
Ugh.
Kate and Philip continue their journey.
Scene 5: Peony The Good Witch
Philip, Kate, and Porshia walk up to Peony’s Castle
Kate
Finally! We are here!
Porshia
Yay!
Philip
(sarcastically) Hooray!
Porshia, Kate, and Philip walk up to the castle and knock on the door.
Guard
Who goes there!
Kate
Princess Katherine of Oz, Prince Philip of Oz, and Miss Porshia of Chinatown.
Guard
Your reason for passing?
Philip
To speak with Lady Peony.
Guard
You may pass.
The Guard opens the gate.
Peony
Welcome Miss Katherine, Mister Philip, Miss Porshia.
Kate
Peony The Great we request to send all eligible bachelors from Quadling Country to Emerald City. The Queen wants to marry, and she would like to marry someone from Quadling.
Peony
I shall not send any of my men to Emerald City.
Kate
Why not?
Peony
You do not have a written message from the queen so I do not believe you. However I will be happy to accompany you on your journey. My magic may be of great help to you.
Kate
I am sorry for the inconvenience. We would be happy to have you on our journey.
Philip
So you will take Peony but not Porshia? What about the whole “ Not taking strangers” thing?
Kate
Shutup.
Porshia starts to cry.
Porshia
I’m so sorry! (sniff) (sniff)
Philip
Once again, Kate is the mean one!
Kate
I’m not being mean, I’m being reasonable, unlike you.
Philip
Reasonable? So being reasonable is letting a poor child drown?
Kate
You are so annoying. Just shut your mouth for once!
Philip
Come on Porshia, let’s go.
Philip and Porshia walk on The Yellow Brick Road leading to Winkie Country
Kate
You don’t even know where you are going!
Kate catches up to them.
Kate
We need a plan.
Peony walks up to them.
Peony
Miss Katherine is right. You cannot just walk off.
Porshia
(sniff) I miss my mommy. Please bring me home.
Kate
After we get our work done. We saved you. Be grateful.
Philip
I saved her. You were just standing around.
Kate
What is wrong with you?
Philip
What is wrong with you is the question we should be asking.
Kate
Whatever. We don’t want any men from Munchkin, Gillikin, Winkie, or Quadling country. The only other part of Oz is Emerald City, and no one from there even wants to marry mom since no men from the city cared to show up at her ball.
Peony
Yes, those are all the parts of Oz except for the Ugabu.
Kate
No one lives there and it’s forbidden. No one has ever stepped foot in that place so who knows what is there?
Peony
The thing is that there might be people living there, and remember, this is your last chance.
Kate
Looks like we are on the road then.
Kate, Philip, Porshia, and Peony followed The Yellow Brick Road to Winkie Country.
Scene 6: Winkie Country
Kate
Here we are! Winkie Country!
Porshia
Oh gee, it smells.
Philip
We are near the Marsh.
Porshia
Have you guys got any food?
Kate
No we don’t. If we did we would be feasting on it right now.
Peony
The Stick-in-the-Muds live here, we could get food from them.
Porshia
What if they won’t serve us?
Peony
I think they will serve Peony the Good Witch, The Prince and Princess of Oz, and their small companion.
Porshia
Ok then, what are we waiting for?
The group headed into the Marsh.
Stick-in-the-Mud
Hey! What are you doing here!
Peony
We are here to eat. We have been on a long journey and we are very hungry. Do you mind sparing food for myself, The Good Witch, The Princess of Oz, The Prince of Oz, and their companion?
Stick-in-the-mud
No!
Kate
We won’t leave until we eat. (persuasive) The sooner we eat the sooner we leave. If you don’t feed us we will stay here forever and ever and nag you day after day.
Stick-in-the-mud
Fine. Once you eat you leave.
Peony
I thank you kind sir. You have done a very nice thing for us.
Stick-in-the-mud
Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Keep on moving.
Kate, Philip, Peony, and Porshia walk into the village. The soon head into the dining hall.
Harry
Get out of here! We don’t accept yer kind!
Philip
What, us?
Harry
Nah, that little china girl. We don’t accept the fragile!
Porshia
Where will I go?
Harry
Somewhere where you are accepted, which is not here!
Philip
Let the girl pass!
Harry
I will, but it will cost ya!
Philip
Cost me what?
Harry
If I let her in, you take me to Emerald City.
Kate
Deal.
Harry
You may come in then.
Kate, Philip, Porshia, and Peony walk into the Dining Hall and sit down. They start eating like dogs. Except for Peony. She ate gracefully.
Peony
Thank you for the lovely meal.
Harry
Whatever. Let’s go.
They walk out of the Marsh Village and continue on The Yellow Brick Road.
Scene 7: Off the Yellow Brick Road.
Kate
Here we are. The huge turning point of The Yellow Brick Road. If we keep on following this it will lead us back to Emerald City.
Harry
I thought we were going there. Remember the promise?
Philip
We remember, but first we have to go to the Ugabu.
Harry
The Ugabu? Oh I have been there a million times- I- I- mean I have never been there.
Peony
You are lying. I sense it. You know something nobody in Oz knows.
Harry
What are you talking about? I don’t know anything.
Kate
Tell us. Now!
Harry
Ok fine. The Ugabu has a large magical barrier around it. I touched the barrier and it let me in. I saw a magical castle appear. It was a bright purple and its was as tall as a million giants stacked up on one another. A voice said “ What do you wish?”. At that moment I realized it was the wizard of Oz, or one of his great grandchildren since he probably died already.
Kate
Then we must go to the Ugabu! The wizard’s descendant could be a bachelor!
Porshia
Then let’s go!
They got off The Yellow Brick Road and kept on heading north, to the Ugabu.
Scene 8: The Ugabu
Kate
Here we are, the Ugabu.
Kate reaches her arm out and touches the barrier. Her arm passes through and she walks in. The others follow her. Then they see a huge Purple Castle appear right in front of their eyes.
Philip
Woah!
Porshia
It’s huge!
Peony
Let’s go in.
They walk into the castle and see a large puff of smoke and a face come into shape as the smoke fades.
The Wizard of Oz
I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL WIZARD OF OZ!
Harry
We know you are behind the curtain.
The Wizard of Oz
Oh, um, ok.
Kate
Would you like to marry the Queen of Oz?
The Wizard of Oz
Oh….um….I guess.
Peony
Do you or do you not?
The Wizard of Oz
Not really.
Kate
Do you like this knife? It’s a 24 karat emerald dagger… perfect for hunting.
Philip
You’re threatening him?
Kate
I have come too far to fail!
The Wizard of Oz
Ok, ok, I’ll go!
Philip
Ok, then let’s go back to Emerald City.
They go back to The Yellow Brick Road in Winkie Country.
Scene 9: Back to Emerald City
Peony
Ok! Here we are. We have the Wizard and now we will present him to the Queen.
Kate
Ok sure, but we need some people to take a shower and by that I mean Harry.
Harry
Ok fine.
Kate gives Harry her dad’s old clothes to wear and Harry goes into the bathroom.
Philip
I hope mom is happy when he proposes to her.
Kate
I thought you didn’t want mom to get married.
Philip
Yeah but…. now I think that you were right. You made the right decision.
Kate
Thanks a lot Philip. That really means a lot to me.
Harry comes out of the bathroom.
Harry
Ta-da!
Kate
Hey, you look good.
Harry
Well a King should look good shouldn’t he?
Kate
What?
Philip
You’re a king?
Harry
Yeah I’m a king. And your uncle.
Kate
You are our uncle?
Harry
When your mother, my sister, became queen, I escaped to the marsh because I really did not want to be bossed around by my sister. However when your father died, I became King but your mother refused to let me come so now I just want to see her.
Kate
So… you are the king?
Philip
And our mom never told us?
Poshia
That is messed up!
The Wizard of Oz
So you don’t need me?
Kate
I don’t think so.
The Wizard of Oz
Hooray!
Philip
What?
The Wizard of Oz
Sorry, but I really did not want to marry your mom. Later!
The Wizard of Oz walks out the door.
Kate
Well… that went well.
Philip
Whatever… let’s just focus on…um… what exactly are we doing now?
Kate
Well I guess we just bring Harry to mom and see what happens.
They walk into the throne room.
Lady Monroe
Kate!
Kate
(shyly) Uh-huh?
Lady Monroe
How could you sneak out like that???!!! You could have gotten hurt!!!! And you took Peony as your prisoner? Why did you do that?!
Peony
Your highness, she did not take me prisoner. I offered to accompany them.
Lady Monroe
Then how very low of you to do that.
Philip
Mom?
Lady Monroe
What?!
Philip
There is someone you need to meet. Well, see.
Harry steps forward.
Lady Monroe
Harry- is that you?
Harry
It is my dear sister.
Lady Monroe
Why didn’t you come?
Harry
You did not allow me to come.
Lady Monroe
No, I said I did allow you to come.
Harry
Well the guard who sent the message said I was not allowed to come.
Lady Monroe
Then I’m sorry that happened.
Lady Monroe and Harry hug each other.
Scene 10: The Coronation
Lady Monroe
Harry, you must look nice for the coronation.
Harry
I will, I will.
Lady Monroe
Don’t forget that you have to pick a bride today too.
Harry
Fine.
Lady Monroe and Harry walk into the throne room.
Lady Monroe
I declare Harry Edwards the new king of Oz! Now you must choose your bride.
Harry
I will choose Miss Peony, the Good Witch of Oz. She has been very kind to me on this journey and never complained about my stick-in-the-mud smell.
Lady Monroe
Then that declares Miss Peony the Queen of Oz!
Peony gives Harry a kiss.
Harry
As my first declaration of King, I declare Miss Katherine an official Princess of Oz.
Kate
Really?
Harry
Yes.
Kate
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Harry
I also declare Philip The Junior Senator of Oz.
Philip
Cool!
Harry
For the little china girl, I declare her official ambassador of China Town.
Porshia
Jee, thanks!
Harry
And last but not least, my sister. I declare this castle her castle.
Lady Monroe
Thank you.
Harry
Now let’s take the China Girl home!
They all walk out the door Peony casts a spell and it puts them all in huge bubbles and it brings them to Chinatown to retrieve Porshia to her home.
Porshia
Thanks for taking me home.
Peony
My pleasure.
Philip and Kate
Bye Porshia!
Porshia’s bubble touches the ground and pops. She is home safely. The others’ bubbles head back to Emerald City. They soon land and walk into the castle. They sit at the dinner table to eat. Lady Monroe makes a toast.
Lady Monroe
To our new King and Queen!
Everyone
To our new King and Queen!
The End