Actually, unfortunately, I don't have time to write anything tonight, so here's a quick play I wrote for a musical theater class I'm in. I'm sorry it sucks, but it had to be suitable for children and had to follow the theme "Jersey Girls Go To Therapy". There are so many parts because everyone is supposed to have a line. Anyway, here you are:
Jersey Girls Go To Therapy
Scene 1
(Only one side of
stage is lit, where 13 Jersey Girls, Jane, and Mary stand by a store.)
JANE
I
don’t think we should do this…
JENNA
Well,
we’re out of tanning oil.
BRITNEY
What
else are we going to do?
MARY
But
stealing?! What if we get caught?
MICHELLE
We
won’t get caught. Don’t worry.
LYNN
and LUANNE
We’ve
done this before. It’s easy.
AMY
Now
remember everyone, only take what fits in your purse.
CARRIE
Ready
everybody?
EVERYONE
(except Mary and Jane)
Yeah!
GIANNA
Let’s
go!
(Lights
go out on that side of stage. Lights come up on the other side of stage, where
the other 13 Jersey Girls, Anne, and Beth are standing outside a tanning
salon.)
ANNE
I
don’t want to go tanning! It gives you cancer.
KAYLA
Oh,
don’t be such a scaredy cat.
ABBY
It’s
fun!
CHLOE
And
it looks good.
BETH
But
you’re supposed to have a parent with you. It says so.
MADDIE
No
one cares about that.
SOPHIA
And
besides, do you have to do everything your mommy says?
OLIVIA
I
think Beth and Anne are chickens!
(the
whole group taunts Beth and Anne)
Scene 2
(The
girls go home to their moms, who are sitting together talking.)
JULIE
Do
you like our tans? (gesturing to entire group)
MOM
1
Girls!
MOM
2
How
did you get those?!
ASHLEY
We
got tanning oil! (gesturing to first group)
MOM
3
And
how did you get that tanning oil?
MOM
4
It’s
expensive.
MOM
5
Where
did you get the money?
(Group
1 umms and uhhs)
ISABEL
Well,
we went to the tanning salon! (gesturing to second group)
MOM
6
And
how did you get in without a parent?
(Group
2 umms and uhhs)
MOM
7
Mom
huddle! (the moms huddle together, whispering)
MOM
8
Girls,
we’ve come to a decision.
MOM
9
It
hasn’t been easy, but…
MOM
10
We
think you need some therapy.
Scene 3
(Therapists
office. The Moms are talking to Dr. Moon, Dr. Who, Dr. Sun, Dr. Star, and Dr.
Space.)
MOM
11
So,
as you see, doctors, our girls have some… problems.
MOM
12
We’re
hoping you can help them.
MOM
13 (sobbing)
Please
save our little babies!!!
MOM
14
Shh,
it’s okay, they’ll help us. (looks at doctors) Right?
DR.
WHO
Yes,
I see. Well, we’ll have a chat with the girls and see what we can do.
(10 chairs
are set up onstage, in pairs facing each other. In each pair there is a doctor
and a girl)
BRIANNA
But
everything on the Jersey shore is so
expensive! You can’t expect kids to pay for all of it!
DR.
SUN
No,
but you can afford what you need. Do you really need a tan?
BRIANNA
(glaring)
Totally.
ELLA
Hey,
don’t blame me. I was just doing what everyone else was doing.
DR.
MOON
If
you feel uncomfortable, maybe you don’t have to follow everyone else.
ELLA
Maybe…
LIA
We
didn’t think we were doing anything that wrong… we were only taking a little
suntan lotion from that store.
DR.
STAR
But
how would you feel if someone stole your suntan lotion?
LIA
I
would be so mad!!! Oh… I see what you mean…
ANNE
Look,
mister doctor, I didn’t want to do it in the first place. I’m a good girl. But
they forced me to!
DR. SPACE
Did
they really force you to? Or could you have walked away?
ANNE
I
suppose…
ALYSSA
(almost crying)
Do
you know how hard it is to fit in here? We needed all the help we could get!
DR.
WHO
What
are you talking about? You have so many friends already, and you’re all
beautiful! Just the way you are!
ALYSSA
You
know what… You’re right! Thanks!
DR.
WHO
Why
don’t you go tell your friends that?
Scene 4
(The
Jersey Girls and moms are in the waiting office)
LIZA
This
is stupid! Let’s get out of here!
VICKI
Yeah,
I want to go party!
MOM
15
No
girls, you can’t leave! Not yet!
MOM
16
You
have to wait until your therapist appointments!
VANESSA
Fight
the moms! We’re getting out of here!
(The
Jersey Girls fight the moms and are about to escape when Brianna, Ella, Lia,
Anne, and Alyssa come in)
ALYSSA
WAIT!
LIA
Don’t
go! We have something to tell you!
ELLA
We
totally don’t have to tan to be beautiful.
BRIANNA
I
mean, come on. We’re already perfect.
ANNE
And
stealing is mean!
ALYSSA
We
can just play in the sand all day at the beach!
ARI
Yeah…
that’s what we’re here for, anyway, right? Not tanning.
(Other
Jersey Girls mutter in agreement)
ALEXANDRA
Well,
what are we waiting for, you guys? Come on!
DIANA
Let’s
go to the beach… and actually swim!!
(They
all run offstage)
So... that's that. It looks really long, but if you performed it, it would be less that 7 minutes long. Anyway, I hope I'll be writing here more often. Talk to you guys soon.
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