| Taliyah: |
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Oh my god,
where am I going 2 go? I ‘m stuck! Dang!
(Looks around nervously, looks at other end of alley.)
Man I should never came to San Francisco! I can’t
believe I stole that souvenir, and how did they catch
our license plate? Great, I cam 2 play soccer and now
I’m running from the po-lice! My mama iz gonna
be so mad! Pleaze God, give me another chance, don’t
let them arrest me.
(Takes one step back at end of alley and falls into
another world.)
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ACT 1
SCENE 2
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| Mary
Jane: |
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(A
six-year old girl carrying a bagged lunch. Looking at
street signs walking down street, anxiously.)
O.k., O.k., 20th street, 21st Street and the magic number!
Ok I turn right (turn right.) Where’s the
shortcut? That stupid boy lied to me! Man, now wat? I’ll
just ask that bum. Excuse me. Do you know a shortcut 2
Bob Marley Elementary School? Oh, wait wat do you mean?
Are you on drugz? Magic! On the other side of this alley
wall!!!? No, you’re lying!! (Pauses and waits
for response) Oh, I’ll bet you you are lying.
Alright I’ll go see. (walks to end of the alley
and her finger goez through.) Oh my god, how did you
do that?
(then puts her own arm through and fallz to the new
world) |
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ACT 1
SCENE 3
(Both girls laying by a wishing-wale, in the new
world. Confused and nervous. Don’t know each other.)
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| Mary
Jane: |
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Are you
from this world?
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| Taliyah: |
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Wat
are you talking about? |
| Mary
Jane: |
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You
don’t know?
We’re in another world. So I take it your not from
here! |
| Taliyah: |
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Wat? Another
world? How did I get here? Who are you?
(wandering around)
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| Mary
Jane: |
|
I’m
Mary-Jane. Call me M.J. Well where were you last in San
Francisco? And wat’s your name? |
| Taliyah: |
|
My
name is Taliyah and I’m from Spain. I won a soccer
trip here and I came to San Francisco. We were in the
car wen the cops stopped us and I ran to an alley. The
last thing I remember iz taking one step back in the back
of the alley and puff, I am here!! |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Well, that
explainz it! I wuz going to school and I needed a shortcut.
So wen I came to the alley there wuz a bum and he told
me,.......... there wuz magic on the other side of this
wall. So I came.
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| Taliyah: |
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Dang.
I feel so vulnerable here. I mean, wat iz this place like?
Iz it good, bad? Will I hate it, love it, wen am I going
back? |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
I
don’t know. I feel the same way. But I don’t
know. Let’s go find someone. |
| Taliyah: |
|
Fine,
but I better be able to get out I have a soccer tournement
2morrow! Are we trapped here? I hope not!! O.k. let’s
go. (She turnz to a stranger) Excuse me. Umm, I’m
not from here, can you tell me how I can get back to the
alley? Ok, so I just throw a penny into the wishing-wale
and wish to go back? Thank you. |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Well,
I think we should stay a little longer. I mean wat if
there’z like,things here we never seen! Or even magic!
Yeah I think we should stay. You might end up liking it,
who knowz! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Wat?! Magic,
thingz our eyez haven’t seen, me liking it? Are
you going crazy?! No! I am going back! You can stay
here with all that B.S.! Where’z a penny? (Looks
in pocket for penny and takes it out and throws into
wishing-well) I wish I wuz back in the alley.
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| Mary
Jane: |
|
You
know wat, I don’t care, I don’t even know you!
But anywayz wen you go back don’t tell alot of people
about this, this iz sacred! Only for special people like
me! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Fine
I will go back, and I won’t tell noone about this
stupid place. |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Leave
already!! How long does it take? |
| Taliyah: |
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Man,
I hope this even works! |
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ACT
ONE
SCENE 4
(Characters sat by wishing-well for a hour) |
| Mary
Jane: |
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See
this doesn’t work. I guess your stuck here with me
for now. |
| Taliyah: |
|
(Sees
a big fat man with purple hair. Walks toward him)
Excuze me, wat’s your name? Well Grimmen Horgenshmorg,
I’m not from here, would you pleaze have lunch with
us and explain this place to us? Thank you. |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Wat
kind of food iz this? Oh, fried chicken and lemonade.
My favorite. |
| Taliyah: |
|
Oh
that’s why we couldn’t go back. (She speaks
loudly with a lot of hidden meaning.) We’re never
gonna find it. We’re never going back. We’re
stuck in this stupid place forever. I hate fried chicken
and lemonade.! I want some real food. Spain food! |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Stop
being so negative! You’re so, your so.....so boreing.
You have nothing important or live to say. |
| Taliyah: |
|
You
wanna here something important? Your one of the ugliest
girlz I ever met! |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Wat?
Iz that how you feel? Well you know wat, you, your closemindedness
and Spain food can go to China! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Your
so imatuer. You believe in magic and all that crazy stuff.
You’re the one wiht problems. |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
I
never said you had problems!! But you realy do! |
| Taliyah: |
|
So,
since your so openminded, wat kind of problems do I have?
Mrs. Psychiatrist?!! |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Well
since you asked, I only see 2 main onez. Number One: You
realy, realy are too closeminded! You need some imagination.
Number Two: You have nothing positive to say!!! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Well
do you wanna here wat I think about you? |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
I
guess, let’s see how much creativity you can create. |
| Taliyah: |
|
Well
I got a lot of good wordz in my mouth that describe you.
I guess I’ll start off with......... |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Look
you wanna get back for your tournement, I suggest you
cooperate and let’s go try to find it. |
| Taliyah: |
|
Alrite,
I guess it won’t hurt too much. |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Realy?
You’ll cooperate? |
| Taliyah: |
|
Yes,
hurry up before I change my mind!! Plus I have nowhere
else 2 go.
(Both start walking around happily and looking around
and they see a wilderbeast) |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Wat?
What do you mean? Wat’s going on? (Waits for response
from wilderbeest) Why do we have 2 leave? Just becuz
we walked on grass? (Waits for another response)
Wat do you mean it’s sacred grass, and I can see
there’z a sign but I can’t read wilderbeastin!
That’s stupid! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Yeah,
it iz stupid, but wat can we do? We’re in there world
after all. |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Your
rite. We can’t do anything, I guess we have 2 do
wat they say. Go back to wishing-wale and wish 2 go back. |
| Taliyah: |
|
Ok.
let’s go.
(Both leave and go 2 wishing-wale.)
Mary Jane/Taliyah
I wish I wuz in the alley.
(And both fall into the alley.) |
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ACT
1
SCENE 5 |
| Taliyah: |
|
Oh
my god, we’re realy back! I can’t believe it,
I’m so happy. I can play in my soccer tournement
now! I can’t wait! |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
(Looks
very sad and cries) Man, I wuz this close (Showz
thumb and index finger an inch apart) from getting
my wish! It would have been so cool to have some magic!
I would be so happy. I wouldn’t even iritate my family
no more. And Taliyah, just listen, in that world you would
have learned how 2 be opened-minded, wouldn’t that
be nice? |
| Taliyah: |
|
To
be honest (starts to sniffle) it would be so nice
2 not think so, so in the box, I would actualy love myself
if I could think more opened-minded. ! Hey, I say we go
back in there and go get wat we wished for, for a long
time. Wat do you say? |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Yeah,
I would love 2! Alright let’s go! (Both start
2 walk 2 end of alley. Out of nowhere the bum comes and
grins and applauzez them. He starts to talk 2 them.)
Wat? Your realy a warlock? That’s so cool. Wat? We
passed a test? And now we get gifts? (Waits for response)
Wait. I’m getting magic powers?!!! Oh my god! Thank
you so much, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So wat iz
the magic power? (Waits for response)
I get to move objects without me touching them?Uh, how
cool!! Oh my god, thank you again! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Wat
about me? (Waits for response) Wat?! Me, I’m
opend-minded? No shut up! Realy? Thank you so much. (Taliyah
starts 2 cry and jumps up and down.) Thank you so
much! Thank you genuinely. ( Mary Jane and Taliyah
say last thank you’z and goodbyes to the warlock.) |
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ACT
ONE
SCENE SIX
(The following day, Mary Jane goez to see Taliyah play
soocer. Taliyah won all her gamez becuz she had strategy
and wuz opened-minded!) |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
You
did great! We finally got wat we’ve wished for yearz
for! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Wen
will I see you again? |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
How
about, next summer. Here’s my number. (415) 271-0070.
Call me! |
| Taliyah: |
|
Thank
you, you helped me, I’ll see you next summer, friend! |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
Thank
you! Have a safe flight! (Taliyah leaves) |
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ACT
1
SCENE 7 |
| Mary
Jane: |
|
(Mary
Jane goez 2 school the next day and the teacher givez
them a test. Mary Jane points to answer sheat on teacher’z
desk and easily brings the test answerz from the teacherz
desk to her with her magic powerz.)
This is gonna be a great year!(Mary Jane goez home
and didn’t know, but the warlock made it so her family
finally got along.) |
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The
End. |
