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Subject: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Fri Nov 30 2007, 12:52

Cinderella: Planning

Members of this group:
Rigby Dumbledore
streams of silver
MarieC
OUTxxWITHxxAxxBANG
littleprincess_01
Wytchkitty
Elana
stephy
kjmut
Severus Snape
kikso
whitneyluvshim
Dancingsunset

Roles in the Pantomime:
The Baron (Cinderella's Father)
The Evil Stepmother (The Baron's second wife)
Cinderella
Prince Charming
King Cuthbert
Fairy Godmother
Ugly Sister #1 - Gertrude
Ugly Sister #2 - Griselda
Buttons (The valet of the Baron's home)
Dandini (Prince Charming's best friend)
Narrator
Mouse #1
Mouse #2

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Fri Nov 30 2007, 12:58

The Planning Stage

The following is what you must do to plan your pantomime for that all-important performance!

-Decide amongst yourselves who will take what role. There are, of course, going to be some roles that are bigger than others. But as it is your pantomime, you can give even the smallest role something amazing to do! Submit to me by PM who will be taking which role by the 8th December!

-Come up with the parts to the story using the character's you've been given. You may find it helpful to look at the following website, which has several scripts for this pantomime: http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/

-At least two songs should be written by you (they can be to the tune of an existing song, but the words must be of your own invention). The songs will then be used in the performance!

-A slapstick scene must be designed for incorporation into the performance!

-Costumes thought up for each character - these can be dolls, hand-drawn or computer created. Each person should design their individual costume.

-A programme designed that consists of a page per person in the group (will be posted during the performance).

Plan away!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 12:38

Le gasp! Not a single post yet? The other team are already on their second page of planning! xD

Anyhow, Hi all!

Methinks we should get started on our planning. Firstly, by assigning roles.

:D

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 13:49

Ooh yay! Can I be the evil stepmother? Please?

*grabs evil stepmother role*

MWAHAHA!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 13:54

Murrrr.

Anyway, what should I be??

xD

Maybe I should be Cinderella, seeing as I won the award!

(No. I didn't win it joint with Rai. Its my award. ALL MINE!!!))

xD

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 14:09

XD Grab it, grab it!

Evil Stepmother--streams
Cinderella--prinny

Agreed? grin

*goes off to PM everyone else to get their lazy selves over here*

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 14:17

well thanks Streams for the lovely pm....

I shall grab Prince Charming!

yay!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 14:29

Awesome. So we have the main characters. Kind of.

xD

You know, if no-one else shows up we should just do the whole thing by ourselves - play double roles. That would be comical. grin

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 15:17

Guess I could be the Fairy Godmother

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 16:05

XD prinny that would be funny...but still, we have till December 8th so hopefully mostly everyone will show up by then. So we've got:

Evil Stepmother--streams
Cinderella--prinny
Prince Charming--Dani
Fairy Godmother--Marie

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 16:52

can I be the mouse called guss guss or i dunno how u write it lol

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 02 2007, 17:36

Thanks for the reminder Streamers :D

I'll snatch Griselda (Ugly Stepsister #2), if I may, hehehe.

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Mon Dec 03 2007, 14:50

Ill be mouse #1 or #2.. either one will be fine for me

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Mon Dec 03 2007, 15:16

Yay! More peeps have showed up! Welcome, welcome! XD Here's what we've got so far then:

Evil Stepmother--streams
Cinderella--prinny
Prince Charming--Dani
Fairy Godmother--Marie
Mouse #1 (Gus)--Kikso
Mouse #2 (whatshisname)--stephy
Ugly Stepsister #2 (Griselda)--Elana

So we still need:

The Baron (Cinderella's Father)
King Cuthbert
Ugly Sister #1 - Gertrude
Buttons (The valet of the Baron's home)
Dandini (Prince Charming's best friend)
Narrator

If we need to cut characters, I'm thinking we could do without Buttons and the Baron...they can be mentioned in passing if necessary. Or if nobody else shows up and we need to double a few characters anyway, we might as well just double them too.

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Mon Dec 03 2007, 16:44

Ill be the Narrator

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Mon Dec 03 2007, 20:57

Can Prince Charming be gay?

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Mon Dec 03 2007, 21:27

Ahem...though that could be funny, what will poor Cinderella do with a gay Prince?

Evil Stepmother--streams
Cinderella--prinny
Prince Charming--Dani
Fairy Godmother--Marie
Mouse #1 (Gus)--Kikso
Mouse #2 (whatshisname)--stephy
Ugly Stepsister #2 (Griselda)--Elana
Narrator--kjmut

Roles still needing to be filled:

The Baron (Cinderella's Father)
King Cuthbert
Ugly Sister #1 - Gertrude
Buttons (The valet of the Baron's home)
Dandini (Prince Charming's best friend)

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 14:18

I'll take the other Ugly Stepsister.... Hmmm, can I just be ugly on the inside but all dangerously beautiful on the outside? XD

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XD we could probably work that out...by way of a magic beauty potion slipped into her food...or she could've desperately went to the marketplace and spent her mum's money to get rid of her horribly ugly face for a while...we can put that into the pantomime! ^^

Evil Stepmother--streams
Cinderella--prinny
Prince Charming--Dani
Fairy Godmother--Marie
Mouse #1 (Gus)--Kikso
Mouse #2 (Jaq)--stephy
Ugly Stepsister #1 (Gertrude)--Rigby
Ugly Stepsister #2 (Griselda)--Elana
Narrator--kjmut

Roles that still need to be filled:

The Baron (Cinderella's Father)
King Cuthbert
Buttons (The valet of the Baron's home)
Dandini (Prince Charming's best friend)

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 14:27

Awesome!

So...just a question? Are we gonna write the script ourselves, use a pre-written one, or edit a pre-written one?

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 14:41

I was thinking we should find a pre-written one and edit it. That way most of the work is done for us, but we get to tweak it a bit and have more fun with it! XD

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 14:55

Yes... Im a mouse without a name...lol... I cant think of his name either.... Ill try to find out what it is

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 15:05

XD I checked it up just now...it's Jaq and he's leader of some mouse pack! XD

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 15:14

Yes Im a leader of a pack mouse.... I gonna be the best leader ever...of the mouses....not mice its mouses...lol

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 17:02

Is the dad actually in cinderella much? doesnt he die at the beginning?

Is there room for another mouse? HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning 13

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Tue Dec 04 2007, 19:31

Well there's 4 roles still needing to be filled. I think the more interesting ones would be King Cuthbert, who keeps nudging Prince to get married already and I imagine grumbles a lot, or Dandini, Prince's best friend--who I don't actually remember but I'm sure we could work in some funny dialogue.

Or if you really don't want to be either of those I guess you could be a mouse...lol.

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Wed Dec 05 2007, 18:01

Rigby Dumbledore wrote:: I'll take the other Ugly Stepsister.... Hmmm, can I just be ugly on the inside but all dangerously beautiful on the outside? XD

HAHAHA! Kate I love you XD

Could I switch it around for my stepsister? Ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside? :D Except I guess that wouldn't really work since they're supposed to be mean....eh.

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Thu Dec 06 2007, 10:05

So anyway, do you think we should get started on scripting?

xD

And lana...that probably wouldn't work. xD Maybe we can make it work...

..Or not. grin

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Thu Dec 06 2007, 20:30

Here's a script I found:

http://www.jjcdixon.btinternet.co.uk/cinderella.htm

Well, Elana, in Ever After the one stepsister turned out to be pretty sweet. So my Gerti can be a horrible bully, and you are super nice, you just have weak character and can't stand up to me?

Plus in one version on the Cinderella story the stepsisters actually mutilate their feet to try to fit in the shoe- I so think that's something my character would do!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Fri Dec 07 2007, 11:33

Remember that one member of the group should PM me a list of who's playing who by tomorrow!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Fri Dec 07 2007, 15:52

Awesome :D (Love that movie, lol)

HAHAHA! Yes, that seems like something she could do XD

Sooooooooo are we doubling up on parts? We still have a few that need to be filled, and I see we need to PM Amy by tomorrow...

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Fri Dec 07 2007, 16:53

Elana, I'm willing to take on another role if needed, especially now that I need to earn massive points to catch up to Slytherin!!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Fri Dec 07 2007, 19:45

If you really need me then I guess I could play two as well

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Mon Dec 17 2007, 07:25

AAAARGGH.

Pantomimes start soon!

...We need to get started. xD

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Wed Dec 19 2007, 01:54

Umm...*gulp*

Did anyone ever PM amy? Gah I've been so busy with all the other events...umm okay. *dashes off a PM to Amy*

Although we're probably too late...can't always win, people. Can't always win.

Evil Stepmother--streams
Cinderella--prinny
Prince Charming--Dani
Fairy Godmother--Marie
Mouse #1 (Gus)--Kikso
Mouse #2 (Jaq)--stephy
(Mouse #3--Mick)
Ugly Stepsister #1 (Gertrude)--Rigby
Ugly Stepsister #2 (Griselda)--Elana
Narrator--kjmut

Roles that still need to be filled: I've doubled Stephy, Rigby and Elana, since they volunteered, and myself.

The Baron--Stephy
King Cuthbert--Rigby
Buttons (The valet of the Baron's home)--Elana
Dandini (Prince Charming's best friend)--Streams

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Now we need to:

--decide on a script, this shouldn't be too hard.
--write two or more songs, to be performed during the play (it's a musical! who knew? lalala)
--stick in a slapstick scene (this could work as we had already decided to take an existing script and change it around a bit to make it funnier...)
--a programme that contains one page for each person performing.

So, we've got our work cut out for us, guys! Time's running out, and I've got lots and lots to do besides this, but still I'll try to work on this some more tomorrow, in between everything else.

And now it's ridiculously late so I'm going to try and go to sleep. *dashes off PMs to all*

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Thu Dec 20 2007, 10:23

Le gasp!! We have to hurry up with this! The performance stuff is already up!!

So...a script?

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Thu Dec 20 2007, 15:39

Here is a script, is anyone able to work on it? If not I can give it a try, but I'm not sure I have the time... maybe we can split it up?

http://www.jjcdixon.btinternet.co.uk/cinderella.htm

And then Pm everyone the script so that we can start posting...

Also- 2 songs and a bit of slapstick, I can write a song- I'm thinking of doing a duet for the ugly (on the inside, stunning on the outside, darlings) to sing, but I don't think I can write a good slapstick...

Gryffindor Rules

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Thu Dec 20 2007, 16:11

I might be able to write a slapstick, but not till next week as some things have come up and I'm suddenly crazy busy. So HE is being put on the back burner for a few days...

that's great that you can write a song! and if anyone else can do anything, PLEASE DO.

Remember to also post costumes and your page of the programme if you want points for it!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Thu Dec 20 2007, 18:25

I'll get to work on a script! Winter break starts after tomorrow for me, so I'll have loads of time, heh. *runs off to work on that*

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Thu Dec 20 2007, 20:07

Right, and we'll need kjmut to post first and announce us. *goes off to PM

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Fri Dec 21 2007, 20:03

Im soooo sorry I havent posted her for ages... Ive been busy but now I got Christmas break... so what do we need done?... Just give me a job and ill see what I can do.. I dont think Ill be able to write up a script.. I might be able to write a song but i dont really have any song writting abbilities so it wont be that great.. if im to write a song just give me what it is going to be about and ill have it ryhme or something... it might end up more like a poem...a programme that contains one page for each person performing... i dont know how to make one of these but if someone tells me how to I might be able to make one then

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sat Dec 22 2007, 21:43

You don't need to make the entire programme, just one page for yourself (read the instructions in the programme thread). Make yourself a costume (doll if ya like, or just find pics) and post that as well (in the costume thread), adding some text describing the costume in more detail. Remember though that you have two characters, so you'll need at least two pages and two costumes.

I'll probably have some time to work on this tomorrow so I'll see...

Stephy, you don't have to write a script either, Rigby's found one for us and though I haven't yet read it I'm sure it's fine. And if we want to tweak it a little, we can...but right now we should focus on having all the basics to work with, and later on we can polish them up.

Hmm. Stephy, how about you write a song for the mice? It can be a duet or trio, depending if Mick still wants to be a third mouse, and can be about the cutesy mice who keep running away from the evil stepmother, who keeps trying to exterminate the mice living in her walls with traps and poison and all other cruel things, and whom Cinderella befriends with scraps of bread and cheese, so they become friends. And when Cinderella is in trouble, they help her out...or just offer their excellent advice to her troubles...and how they never expected to be turned into footmen for a few hours, etc.

A poem would be excellent. Plenty of songs are poems, especially songs in musicals.

OH OH OH WAIT. Before we all start posting our pages of programme, does anybody want to work on a cover for the programme and a first page listing all the characters and who will be playing them?

You need to post at least one page to earn points, but you can post more if you like and would probably earn more points. Hum I might do that tomorrow...

Can anyone else think of anything else that needs doing?

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 23 2007, 11:39

ooooooh...

So for the script, do we just want to use that one but slightly alter our parts on our own when we post? I thought we were rewriting it totally XD K, that'll make it easier, hehe. *zooms to get her program piece together*

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Sun Dec 23 2007, 18:08

Okay, I've been reading through Rigby's script and it seems to be very long to me...as well as talking an awful lot about football. I've found a simpler script here: http://libretto.musicals.ru/text.php?textid=76&language=1

...but it doesn't have all the characters we need. So I'm thinking maybe we will need to rewrite the script...or just choose the best bits from each script. XD Any volunteers to work on the script?

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Mon Dec 24 2007, 19:33

The song/poem... I think I could have this done.... maybe in two days if everything goes as planned... do you think you can wait til then.... It might not be that long nor that good but Ill try my best...

Once I finsih it ill post it here for all to see... If I get doen early with the song/poem I couold try to do the script too but im gonna work on one thing at a time.... *off to write poem*

EDIT:
Okay heres the song...

~Jaq and Gus are in the house hiding from The Evil Step Mother~

Jaq: “Gus Run, Just Run!”

Gus: “But Jaq, where’s the fun?”

Jaq: “Do you want to be killed?!”

Gus: “No but my stomach wants to be filled.”

Jaq: “Stop thinking about that
And hide behind that hat.”

Gus: “But it looks so good.
That ball, I think its food!”

Jaq: “No it’s poison that was set out.
Do you want to know what’s food- trout.
The evil Step Mother will not stop
Until every mouse is dead, now let’s hop.”

Gus: “Cinderella, we must go to her now
Look at the time, WOW!!
We are very late!”

Jaq: “Let’s go before we are bait,
She is letting out the cat
Boy is she a mean ol’ bat.”

~Dances off an quickly finds Cinderella~

Jaq: “What do you need?
Are the horses feed?”

Gus: “I tended to that chore
So her dress wouldn’t tore,
But she needs a new one,
But her work needs to be done.”

Jaq: “We could make it,
One that will fit.
You can wear it to the ball.
We’ll make sure that you’re not dull
Come on let’s hurry.”

Gus: “I’ll get our friends that are furry!”

[b]~Gus Runs off to get their furry friends and Jaq helps to plan out the dress~[b]

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Wed Jan 30 2008, 16:05

Hey everyone! Here's an idea: Why don't we have pictures on top of our posts in the performance of our characters? Just find a pb and make a few smallish (100x100, 200x200, whatever you want!) pics of them!

Kate's finishing up the script, and here's the other song! It'll be when Cinderella and the prince are dancing ^^

~*~*~*~

Gertrude: Grizzy, do you see what I see?

Griselda: Oh what is it now, Gertie?

Gertrude: Someone is dancing with my Prince Charming!

Griselda: You mean, my Prince Charming.

Both: Have you ever seen anything more alarming?

Gertrude: I’ve never even seen her before.

Griselda: A beauty, but you’d think he’d look for more.

Both: The man that I adore…

Gertrude: He should be mine!

Griselda: You mean mine!

Gertrude: No, no, I mean mine.
All of it should be – the finery so fine,
The Prince, so divine,
The kingdom, under my rule would be –

Griselda: A disaster! Don’t you see
It should be me, not you or her.
I’m sure that he would prefer
If I would have the crown –

Gertrude: Dear, you’re more fit to be a clown.
If only we knew who
She was, dancing in the glass shoes –

Griselda: Glass slippers? Who has heard of such a thing?
With such bad taste, I’m sure she’ll never get a ring.

Both: I’ll just have to make him see
That the one he wants is…

Gertrude: Me!

Griselda: No, me!

And this is where the Stepmother will probably come in to shush them up XD

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Okay, guys, here's the script. I did my best! I just altered one to fit our needs, and then we have the two songs from Stephy and Elana- but no slapstick, I'll try to add it, but it took hours just to do the script, So here it is, but it'll probably take a lot of posts to show all of it:

Narrator: Once upon a time, in a Kingdom far away, there dwelt a lovely young lady by the name of Cinderella. That's not her real name, but it's the only one she's called. Her mother died at her birth. She and her father were very close, but in his haste to give her the mother she so longed for, he married badly. His new wife came with two daughters, Gertrude and Griselda, and whilst the young ladies were pretty, they were also very spoiled and often cruel to their new stepsister. Within months of her Father's remarriage he too passed away, leaving his daughter to be a servent to his new family. Her stepsisters gave her the name Cinderella as she was so often covered in ashes from tending the fireplace all night long, for she was not allowed to let the the fire ever go out.
Years have passed, and Cinderella and her stepsisters are now young ladies. And this is where our tale picks up:

Scene: Outside Market, Stepmother and daughters glide easily thru the streets, picking items up and either tossing them carelessly down on the the carts or adding to the already heavy load that Cinderella carries)

Stepmother: Come along now, Girls!!

Gertrude: You heard her, move it Cinderella!

Griselda (giggling): Yes, do hurry, Cinders!

(Following behind, panting, and carrying many packages is Cinderella. They arrive at a cart with hats on it. Griselda picks up one and puts it on her head. Gertude snorts)

Griselda: How do I look, Mother?

Stepmother: Really, Griselda, you look like a...
Griselda: Flower?
Stepmother: Rather more like a weed.

Gertrude: I saw it first! How do you think it looks on me, Mother??

Griselda: (makes a gagging sound) Uhh!! Awful!

Gertrude (shoving her sister): I didn't ask you!

Stepmother: How can a mother choose between two such extrodinary daughters?

(she goes into the store)

Gertrude: Cinderella? Cinderella!!

Cinderella :Yes?

(she has been looking longingly at some fabric)

Gertrude: What do you think? Does it look better on me?

(Griselda snatches the hat and puts it on her head)

Griselda: Or me?

Cinderella: Well I don't know much about hats or fashion, but I don't think it flatters either one of you.

(both gasp)

Griselda: What did you ask her for?

Gertrude (sniffs): Clearly, Cinderella, you don't know about fashion!
(The girls continue to struggle over the hat, tearing it in the process. Cinderella shakes her head sadly at the torn hat, as her stepsisters storm into the store after their mother.)

(Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters come out of the store.)

Stepmother (seeing the torn hat) Cinderella! Must you destroy everything you touch? You will pay for the hat. And take these to the house, immediatly. No more daydreaming for you!

(she hands her some more bags)

Gertrude: Have you ever seen such a lazy girl in all your life?
Griselda: Who are you calling lazy??

Gertrude (rolling her eyes): Not you, stupid, Cinderella!!

Griselda: Oh! (smiling again) Who are you calling stupid??

Narrator:
Here comes Prince Charming, so named for all his graces, and he is as charming as him name implies. The Prince has been given many blessings, but he does not know that he is missing the biggest blessing of them all...

(The woman wander offstage just as Prince Charming and his best friend Dandini come onstage, followed closely by the Prince's valet, Buttons)

Prince Charming: I told you, Dandini, I have no interest in Princess Daphne.
Dandini: Charming, she is the most beautiful Princess in five kingdoms!
Prince Charming: Then you marry her!
Dandini: Tell me one thing wrong with her! One flaw and I will surrender and pester you no more.
Prince Charming: You want just one, I could give you a dozen!
Dandini: Enlighten me then.
Prince Charming: She is selfish, self-centered, vain, completely uninterested in politics, and what's worse, she treats her dogs better than she does her servants.
Dandini (laughing) Charming, I think you've just described every Princess in the world. You look for perfection, but I think you will have to settle for outer beauty.
Prince Charming: I don't want perfection, Dandini, just someone who cares as much for my subjects as I do, someone that will smile as sweetly at a Prince as she does a butler.
Dandini (clapping Prince Charming on the shoulder): I hope you find her soon, before your father chooses for you.
Buttons(to himself): The more the prince drags his feet, the less generous the King will be with his pick. I'm going to get stuck shaving the lady's face as I do the prince's, I just know it!
(they wander off stage)

Scene: The Royal Throne Room

The Baron: You wanted to see me, your Highness?

King Cuthbert: Yes, Baron. My son is having trouble choosing his future bride, and I am getting no younger.

The Baron: Nonsense, your Highness! You are as fit as the Prince and his friend Dandini!

King Cuthbert: You flatter me, Baron, but in truth I would like to see some grandchildren while I am still of an age to enjoy them.

The Baron: How may I be of service?

King Cuthbert: No Princess has caught his eye, and I fear that one never shall. So I need your help to widen the net. Any lady in the kingdom may be given the title of Princess once my son has choosen her. I wish to throw a ball and invite all the eligable young women in the kingdom, no matter there station.

The Baron: That will be quite a feat, you Highness, there are hundreds of eligible ladies.
King Cuthbert: That is why I am entrusting you to do this for me. I wish to have the ball in one week/
The Baron: One week?!
King Cuthbert: My dear, Baron, you can handle this, can you not?
The Baron (pulling at his necktie and looking obviously uncomfortable): I will get right on it, your Highness!

(Back at Cinderella's House, two days later)
(Loud knocking at the door)

Stepmother(disgusted) Cinderella! The door!

Cinderella (hard at work cleaning) : Oh! Right away.

(The Baron stands in the doorway, unfurling a piece of parchment, which Buttons holds for him. The stepmother and stepsisters come rushing to the door)
The Baron (clearing his throat) By order of King Cuthbert, every lady of marriageable age, no matter her station, is invited to come to a masque ball this Friday where Prince Charming will choose his bride from those in attendance. Chaperones are welcome. The ball is to be held at 8 pm at the castle, refreshments to be provided. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you and your lovely daughters. (nodding at the Stepmother the Baron and Buttons depart)

Outside

Buttons: They were very pretty girls, Baron, sir, were they not?
Baron: Perhaps on the outside, but I have a feeling those girls are spoiled rotten.
Buttons: Hmmm, well, I'd be happy to dance the night away with them.
Baron: They are hardly Prince Charming's type. I think you can guarantee yourself the chance of dancing with them. I'm afraid there will be a lot of lonely and rejected young women at the ball...
Buttons: I know! I can hardly wait!
(The Baron shakes his head as they walk offstage and the focus returns once more to Cinderella's house)

(The stepdaughters surround their mother, screaming with delight, while a starry eyed Cinderella closes the door.)
Cinderella (to herself) I wonder if the Prince is as kind and handsome as he appears!
Stepmother: Cinderella have you polished my shoes?

Cinderella: Not yet, stepmother I've had a busy day.

Stepmother: You've had a busy day?!

Cinderella: Uh, Yes. I've been feeding the animals, and cooking in the kitchen. I've cleaned the bedrooms, mended the laundry, and washed the floors.

Stepmother: The impertinence! After your father died everyone said I should have thrown you out into the street, but I've kept you out here all these years and this is the thanks I get. I've always been told I've got to big a heart

Stepsisters: You've got to big a heart mother

Stepmother: (suddenly cheerful) We'll take our tea upstairs. Come girls, we've got to get out beauty rest. We want to be our best for the ball , and we have lots of work still to do. (yawning) I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted.

Gertrude: I agree, Mother! We all need our beauty rest, some more than others (glancing pointedly at her sister)

Griselda: Gertrude! I'm just as pretty as you, aren't I, Mother?

Stepmother: Both my girls are lovely. The Prince will have quite a task choosing just one of you!

Cinderella: Stepmother?

Stepmother: What is it now, Cinderella?

Cinderella: I was wondering about the ball. All eligible young women are invited, and...

Stepmother: And I suppose you think the prince is going to take one look at you and fall madly in love. Humph!

Cinderella : I...I didn't mean.... I just thought it might be nice... to...

Stepmother: Take my advice Cinderella, know your place and be satisfied with what you've got, I promise you. You'll be much happier.

Gertrude: Cinderella, Hot water!

Griselda: Cinderella, warm milk!

Both: Cinderella!!

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(Cinderella begins to hum softly to herself while following her stepsisters orders. Three mice watch her, looking sad for her.)
Mouse Gus: Poor Cinders, always working so hard!
Mouse Jaques: They never leave her alone!
Mouse Mick: (mimicking her stepsisters) :'Cinderella, hot warm. Cinderella, warm milk Cinderella, Cinderella!'
Mouse Gus: There has to be a way we can help her!
(The stepmother appears, and the mice run away)

{Stephy's song!}
(singing)
Jaq: “Gus Run, Just Run!”

Gus: “But Jaq, where’s the fun?”

Mick: “Do you want to be killed?!”

Gus: “No but my stomach wants to be filled.”

Jaq: “Stop thinking about that
And hide behind that hat.”

Mick: “But it looks so good.
That ball, I think its food!”

Jaq: “No it’s poison that was set out.
Do you want to know what’s food- trout.
The evil Step Mother will not stop
Until every mouse is dead, now let’s hop.”

Mick: “Cinderella, we must go to her now
Look at the time, WOW!!
We are very late!”

Jaq: “Let’s go before we are bait,
She is letting out the cat
Boy is she a mean ol’ bat.”

Jaq: “What do Cinderella need?
Are there horses to feed?”

Gus: “I tended to that chore
So her dress wouldn’t tore,
But she needs a new one,
But her work needs to be done.”

Mick: “We could make it,
One that will fit.
You can wear it to the ball.
We’ll make sure that you’re not dull
Come on let’s hurry.”

Gus: “I’ll get our friends that are furry!”
(all three mice scamper away, nodding in agreement)

(back at the palace)

Prince Charming: Father!You've got to call this ball of immediately

King Cuthbert: Not possible. It's difficult to cancel once you've got the ball rolling. Ha! ha ha ha...(laughs at his joke)
Prince Charming: Tell them you went behind my back and you're very ashamed of yourselves!

King Cuthbert: I've never had to be ashamed of anything my entire life, I'm certainly not going to start now.

The Baron: I should probably not interfere....

King and Prince: Probably!!

The Baron: But let's say the prince goes to the ball tonight

Prince Charming: Traitor!

King Cuthbert: I like your idea already!

The Baron: If he should find a bride that's wonderful, but if he does not... (indicates to Prince)

Prince Charming: Baron, you're brilliant! Father, I'll go to the ball, but if I don't find her tonight you'll let me fall in love in my own, without any interference, for as long as it takes.

King Cuthbert: You must give me your word that you will try to find your bride this evening.

Prince Charming (sighing) I will try, Father. You have my word. Baron, thank you!(walks away)

The Baron: Don't worry, your Highness. He will meet someone tonight. I can feel it in my bones.

King Cuthbert: Buttons!

Buttons: Yes, your Majesty!

King Cuthbert: Make sure to keep the flow of ladies slow and steady, I want to make sure the Prince gets a chance to give each lady his undivided attention!

Buttons: Consider it done, your Majesty!

--Back at Cinderella's house--

Stepmother: My girls are going to be the envy of everyone at the ball.

Gertrude: Do you really think so, Mother?

Stepmother: Stand still, Griselda! Our family has always been known for it's fascinating women. Why I would have married a prince myself if I'd had the same opportunities that you girls had....

Griselda: Ow!! (Stepmother has been pulling her corset tighter and tighter)

Stepmother: ...someone to push me the way you girls do. Some one to sacrifice for me!

Griselda: Mother, you're hurting me!

Stepmother: Beauty knows no pain girls!!!

(regains herself)

Now if I've done my job right there's no reason on earth that the prince shouldn't pick one of you for his brides. Girls??

Griselda Well first I flutter my eyelashes.

Stepmother: Excellent!

Gertrude: I'm going to start with a curtsy.

Griselda: Then I'm going to start with a curtsy too.

Gertrude: Then I'm going to flutter my eyelashes.

Griselda: Then I'm going to flutter my eyelashes, too!

Stepmother: Dears, arguments cause wrinkles! Now, tell me what you're going to say to the prince, Griselda?

Gertrude: I shall compliment him on his lands, and remark on the many interests we share. (at her mothers blank stare she blushes and changes her answer) Or I might recite him a poem?
Stepmother: Whatever you do girls you mustn't let the prince know how clever you are, men can't stand to be around smart women.

Stepsisters: Yes, mother.

Stepmother: For heaven's sake, Griselda, stop scratching yourself!

(Griselda has been scratching)

Griselda: I can't help it, Mother, you know how I get itchy when I'm nervous!!

(Stepmother goes over and with force pulls her arms to her side.)

Stepmother: And what are you going to say Gertrude?

Gertrude: Well, mother, I've been working on my naturally infectious laughter!

Griselda: What?

Gertrude: Tonight I'm going to laugh infectiously at all the prince's jokes.
(she laughs and laughs and then snorts)

Stepmother: Whatever you do Gertrude: try not to snort. And Griselda! (calmly) You must try not to scratch. Remember girls: We hide our flaws....

Stepsisters: Until after the wedding!

Cinderella(who has been quietly hemming dresses) But shouldn't a man love you for who you are in spite of everything?

(Stepmother and Stepsisters turn around to her real slowly)

Stepmother: How quaint. Tell me Cinderella, what would you say to capture the prince?

Cinderella :I don't know. (She shrugs)

Stepmother: Of course you don't.

Cinderella: But whatever I said, we'd know we were meant for each other. Then he'd smile and kiss my hand...

Gertrude: How romantic that sounds!

Griselda: Say it again, Cinderella!

Stepmother: Rubbish! This isn't about Love, it's about marriage! Have I taught you girls nothing?! (turns to Cinderella) You may continue with your cleaning, we want the house spotless for when my future son in law the Prince comes to visit. We will be leaving shortly.
(Cinderella exits)

Narrator: While Cinderella returns to her ever present chores, the stepsisters come across the dress that the mice have made our heroine. Convinced that Cinderella means to go to the ball, the girls fall upon the dress, tearing the lovely pink dress to shreds. The Stepmother watches from the shadows, laughing at her daughter's antics. Our poor Cinderella, her dreams of the ball dashed before she even knew that they were within her reach. All hopes seems lost... Or is it?

--Back in Cinderella's kitchen--

Cinderella: Go to the ball? Me? Why would I want to go to the ball? I'd much rather sit here by the fire.

(sings)

In my own littler corner, in my own little chair
I can be whatever I want to be
On the wings of my fancy, I can fly anywhere
and the world will open it's arms to me
I am in the royal palace, of all places
I am chatting with the prince and King and Queen.
And the color on my two stepsisters' faces
is a queer, sort-of sour apple green
I am coy and flirtatious when alone with the prince
(spoken) Oh your highness!
(sung)
I'm the bell of the ball, in my own little corner
all alone...
(Sounds of the door slamming as we see the Stepmother and her daughters leaving for the ball)
Cinderella(crying now): Oh I wish! I wish I could go to the ball!

Godmother(appearing in a cloud of white and silver glitter)

Cinderella (gasping)Who are you?

Godmother : Why I'm your fairy godmother! Are you not in need of one?

Cinderella: Oh no, no! I mean, I am, yes! I just never dreamed....

Godmother(laughs): Sweet girl, I am unimaginable I know, but here I am, nevertheless.

Cinderella: Are you here to help me?

Godmother: Aren't you going to invite me to sit down?

Cinderella: Oh forgive me, of course I am!

Godmother: It's a bit chilly in here, isn't it?
(she lifts up her arm, fairy dust flies, and the fire starts)

Cinderella: How'd you do that?

Godmother: Practice!

Cinderella: I've always dreamed that someone would come take me away from here.

Godmother: Cinderella, if you want to get out of here you're going to have to do it yourself. The magic's in you. Deep down in your soul. When you find it, nothing will be able to keep you from walking out that door.

Cinderella: You haven't met my stepmother

Godmother: You wanna know what her problem is? She can't handle how fabulous you are!

Cinderella: Fabulous? Me?

Godmother: Do you see anybody else in this room?

Cinderella :Those three are all I've got. Before my father died I promised him that we'd stay together as a family.

Godmother: Cinderella, this can't be what your daddy had in mind for you, sweetheart

Cinderella: I've dreamt about leaving so many times.

Godmother:That's the problem with most people. They dream about what they want to do instead of really doing it.

Cinderella :Oh I wish... but I guess wishing's no good either.

Godmother: Mmmm... Everything starts with a wish.

Cinderella: You wanna know what I was wishing before you came here tonight?

Godmother: That one of those pumpkins in the yard would turn into a great big golden carriage and take you to the ball.

Cinderella (nods): I was wishing exactly that! But it's impossible...

Godmother (snorts): Impossible! Hardly! Follow me.

(Godmother walks out into the yard. Cinderella follows)

Cinderella :Wait! If impossible things are happening every day, then why shouldn't I have impossible hopes and dreams? Even something as impossible as going to the ball?

Godmother: Then go to the ball, Cinderella, go. No one's stopping you but you.

Cinderella: But I have no way to get there.

Godmother: You have a point there.

Cinderella: Godmother, I've been wishing as hard as I can.

Godmother: I know you have Cinderella. Go on, stand over there, go ahead.

(She lifts her arms, fairy dust flies, and a pumpkin out of the garden rises. The pumpkin rolls out of the garden, and rises to a golden carriage)

Cinderella :Oh my goodness!

Godmother :We need some horses. Let me see

(Spying some rats she points her wand at them and they grow into four white horses)

Cinderella: They're so beautiful!

Godmother: Now we just need a driver and two footmen.
(the mice come running into the courtyard)
Mouse Gus: We would be of service!
Mouse Jaques: We want to help Cinderella!
Mouse Mick: I've always wanted drive a carriage!
Mouse Jaques: Really, Mick? I thought your dream was to find the world's largest cheese wheel and eat till you died?
Mouse Mick: Well, that too!
Mouse Gus: Are you two finished? Fairy Godmother, we are ready to help in anyway we can. We've already cleaned the upstairs so that Cinderella wouldn't have to. We made Cinderella a dress, but the stepsisters found it and tore it to shreds!
Cinderella: Oh, Gus! (she hugs him, and then Mick and Jacques)
Godmother: Okie, dokie! Let's get this show on the road! (she raises her wand again and the mice are transformed into a driver and two footmen
Let's see we've got footmen, the driver, horses, carriage... is there anything I've forgotten?

(Cinderella looks down at her rags, and looks up again)

Spin around, don't make me do all the work!

(Cinderella spins and soon she's transformed into a baby blue full flowing gown. She gasps while looking at her dress. She lifts up her dress to reveal two glass slippers)

Cinderella : Thank you, Godmother! Thank you so much.

Godmother: There's one tiny little thing before I forget. You must leave the ball before the clock strikes twelve. It's very important.

Cinderella: Before twelve?

Godmother: Look I don't make the rules. The magic only lasts till midnight. Come on, Cinderella, it's time to go.

(Cinderella blows a kiss as the carriage pulls away)

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---At the Ball---

Narrator: The Ball has begun, and the Prince is busy trying to honor the promise he gave his father. Will any lady catch his fancy? I have a feeling the Prince is soon to recieve the surprise of his life.

(The Prince is dancing with each girl waiting on the staircase. He dances with them a couple minutes, then signals to Buttons who brings another one over)

King Cuthbert: So many beautiful girls! He'll find the one he's looking for tonight. I'm sure of it!

Dandini: And if he doesn't?

King Cuthbert: This ball will never end!

(The Stepmother approaches the Baron)

Stepmother: Pardon Me! I'm sure you've noticed my two beautiful daughters!

The Baron: Madame...
(he looks over at Griselda and Gertrude. Griselda is brushing her teeth with her finger, and Gertrude is pulling her dress down and wiggling around. The Baron winces)
Madame. The prince will dance with all the young ladies in due time. Please! Try to exercise some restraint

(She pulls him over behind the wall)

Stepmother: Naturally any mother would be eager to see her daughters dance with the prince but what I would like to know is: Who's going to have the honor of dancing with hhhh-you?

The Baron: Excuse me?

Stepmother: There's no need to be coy. Look at you! That manly physique. Those handsome chiseled features. That wonderful full head... of skin!

The Baron: No touching please.

Stepmother: Surely there's no need to pretend. I know you felt that certain something. Between us.

Baron: You know I honestly wish there were something between us

Stepmother: Really?

Baron: A continent.
(He walks over to take the next girls hand to lead her to the prince. It's Gertrude. Griselda jumps forward and takes theBaron's hand. She begins the gavotte with the prince. She begins scratching herself)

Prince Charming: Do you have an itch?

Griselda: No your highness, why would you say that?

Prince Charming: You just scratched yourself.

Griselda: No I didn't. Ships that pass in the night and speak to each other in passing.

Prince Charming: Excuse me?

Griselda: On the ocean of life. (she pulls him forward roughly) It's poetry!!!!

Prince Charming: Oh! (He motions for Buttons to bring the next girl)

Buttons: Come, Lady Gertrude, this way to your possible future husband)

(Gertrude comes forward, and starts laughing "infectiously")

Prince Charming: Did I miss something? Oh your laughter is... incessant.

Gertrude: But your highness is Tres amusel.

Prince Charming: I don't think anyone's ever found me funny

Gertrude: Good one! (snort) (Laugh, snort, laugh snort)
(Buttons comes to take her away)
Oh but we were getting along so well! Hey loosen up a little!
(she hits Buttons with the back of her hand)

Prince Charming: Tell the orchestra to speed it up!
Buttons (rubbing his sore shoulder): Right away, Prince!
(The gavotte speeds up, the prince dances with more and more girls)
Faster, Buttons!
(It gets faster)

King Cuthbert: I think it's going awfully well, don't you?
Dandini: Well, your Highness, it's certainly going fast.

(The gavotte is very fast now)

(Cinderella arrives, and everyone stops and stares at her. She descends down the stairs, and the prince goes to meet her)

Cinderella: How do you do, your highness?

(They waltz)

King Cuthbert: Who is that charming girl?

The Baron: No one seems to know. She is stunning, isn't she?

King Cuthbert: Like a vision.

Prince (waltzing) Why haven't we met before. Or have we? (He tries to stare past her mask)

Cinderella : Well I'm sure I would remember if we had met.

Prince Charming: Was it last summer at the lake?

Cinderella : No I can't swim

Prince Charming: Then it must have been last winter, at the lodge

Cinderella: Up in the mountains?

Prince Charming: You go to the mountains too?

Cinderella: No I just love looking at them. They're very beautiful.

Prince Charming: You're very beautiful.

Cinderella: Everyone is staring at us

Prince Charming (looking around): Really? I had forgotten there was anyone else here

(They continue to their waltz. He whisks her outside to the gardens where they dance alone)

(The stepsisters follow, glaring at the couple dancing)

(singing)
Gertrude: Grizzy, do you see what I see?

Griselda: Oh what is it now, Gertie?

Gertrude: Someone is dancing with my Prince Charming!

Griselda: You mean, my Prince Charming.

Both: Have you ever seen anything more alarming?

Gertrude: I’ve never even seen her before.

Griselda: A beauty, but you’d think he’d look for more.

Both: The man that I adore…

Gertrude: He should be mine!

Griselda: You mean mine!

Gertrude: No, no, I mean mine.
All of it should be – the finery so fine,
The Prince, so divine,
The kingdom, under my rule would be –

Griselda: A disaster! Don’t you see
It should be me, not you or her.
I’m sure that he would prefer
If I would have the crown –

Gertrude: Dear, you’re more fit to be a clown.
If only we knew who
She was, dancing in the glass shoes –

Griselda: Glass slippers? Who has heard of such a thing?
With such bad taste, I’m sure she’ll never get a ring.

Both: I’ll just have to make him see
That the one he wants is…

Gertrude: Me!

Griselda: No, me!

(Stepsisters back up and fall into a fountain. Cinderella and the Prince walk back into the ballroom and began to dance. The King starts dancing with Cinderella, and the Queen with the Prince)

King Cuthbert (coming up to the couple): I do hope that son of mine is behaving himself.

Cinderella : Oh yes, Your Majesty. He's been a perfect gentleman.

King Cuthbert: Ah, chip off the old block, is he?

Cinderella (laughing enchantingly) Yes, Your Majesty.

King Cuthbert: I'd love to meet the parents responsible for raising such a charming girl.
Cinderella: Oh! I... My parents... (the clock begins to strike midnight, Cinderella gasps) Excuse me, your Magesties, I must go! (She runs off)

---OUTSIDE THE BALL---

Godmother: That's cutting it close my dear! I'm afraid you'll have to walk home.
(The carriage returns to pumpkin state, and the the rats and mice return to form)
Cinderella (hearing the King and Prince coming from the castle) I'll run home.
Mouse Gus: Follow us, Cinderella!

Godmother :Oh, so you're just giving up?

Cinderella: I'm not what they think I am.

Godmother: All they think is that you're the most beautiful girl at the Ball. And you are.

Cinderella :I can't stay! (Runs off after the mice, accidently leaving one glass slipper behind.Her ball gown changes into her rags. She runs down into the street. Prince walks onto the steps and picks the slipper up)

Prince Charming: Did I dream her?
Dandini (coming up): No, I'd say a very real, very wonderful girl left that slipper. You have one, she has the other.

Prince Charming: Will you help me find her?
Dandini (laughing): Do I have any choice?

--CINDERELLA'S HOUSE--

(Stepmother and Stepsisters return from the ball. Stepmother yawns)

Stepmother: Come along, girls.
(Enters house with Stepsisters. They each give Cinderella their coat)
Oh! What a night! What a magnificent affair!

Griselda: Perfect!

Gertrude: Like a dream!

Cinderella: Oh! Did any of you get to dance with the Prince?

Gertrude: I danced about an hour with him

Griselda: An hour?

Gertrude: Didn't you?

Griselda: Well, of course I did... if you did.

Stepmother: I wouldn't be surprised if the Prince chose one of you as his bride!

Cinderella: Oh, that sounds too good to be true. Did you know everyone at the Ball?

Stepmother: Everyone who's anyone... except some Princess something or other... I never did quite catch her name.

Cinderella: Ooh a Princess? Did she dance with the Prince?

Stepmother : I didn't notice.

Cinderella: Do you think he liked her?

(Gertrude laughs and snorts. Griselda smacks her on the back)

Stepmother: And, uh, what... pray tell, have you been doing all night, Cinderella?

Cinderella: I've been dreaming, mostly. About what it would be like to go to the Ball.

Griselda: You simply can't imagine!

(Stepsisters leave up the stairs)

Gertrude: And the thought of you dancing with the Prince. It's preposterous!

Cinderella : Why? Why is it so hard for you to imagine?

Stepmother: Because! You're common, Cinderella. Your mother was common, and so are you. Oh, you can wash your face and put on a clean dress but underneath you'll still be common. That a Prince would even consider take you for his bride... (Forces a laugh) Why it's laughable!

Cinderella: My father...

Stepmother: Your father was weak. He spoiled you rotten. He filled your head with silly thoughts and dreams that will never come true. Never. Now clean this place up. It's a sty.

(Cinderella sadly walks through the kitchen sadly. The mice come to comfort her, and she feeds them some cheese. Pulling a glass slipper from her skirts she sets it on the table and stares at it longingly.)

--- THE PALACE ---

(Prince is staring at the glass slipper. King Cutbert, the Baron and Buttons enter)

King Cuthbert: Son, you've been up all night. Come in and have something to eat.

Prince Charming: I can't. I can't eat or rest until I have found her again.

Buttons: My Prince, they've been searching everywhere and not a trace of her. You may never find her.

Prince Charming: Don't say that. I'll find her. I have to. She is the one I am going to marry. I knew it the instant I saw her.

King Cuthbert: Well then you must find her. Keep looking, son, for as long as it takes.

Dandini(coming in): Your Highness, I afraid I don't have very good news to report. No one seems to know who she is or where she's from.

Prince Charming: Dand, she's out there somewhere. And I'm going to search every inch of this Kingdom until I find her.

(Hands the Baron the glass slipper)

The Baron: A shoe made of glass? Who dances in glass shoes?

Prince Charming: We're going to try this foot on every woman in the Kingdom until we find her. I'm going to marry her, do you understand?

King Cuthbert: Do as he says, Baron.

The Baron: Yes, Your Majesty. (He signals Buttons to follow him)

Buttons(muttering to himself): A day of foot fungus and ingrown toenails, what joy!

--- THE SEARCH---
Narrator: The Baron and Buttons search every house in town, cramming foot after foot into the glass slipper. But none fit, always too small, too wide, or too big. Buttons is eager to end the search with the first pretty girl to try on the slipper, asking her how attached to her toes she is, but fortunately our Baron is determined to find the Prince the girl of his dreams. Perhaps, he thinks, the lady the Prince seeks lives in the country...

(The Baron and Buttons try the slipper on a variety of foots, but none of them fit. Prince stares depressed and impatient. Finally, they come to Cinderella's House)

--- CINDERELLA'S HOUSE ---

Gertrude: That's my slipper! I'd know that slipper anywhere. (Jams it on) You see? It fits perfectly.

(The Baron tries to push it on. It doesn't fit. Griselda giggles, then gets up as Gertrude sits on the couch)

Griselda: Honestly. Anyone can see that that slipper was made for a daintier foot.

(Sticks her foot in Button's face. Buttons coughs at the smell. Tries to put it on, but it doesn't fit)

Griselda: What happened to it? You shrunk it! It fit me perfectly at the Ball!

(Stepmother locks kitchen door. Cinderella hears the lock. Buttons takes the slipper off of Griselda's foot and hands it to the Baron)

The Baron: Are there any other women in the house?

Stepmother: Why, yes. There's one more. Move over! (Sits and sticks out her foot)

The Baron: I mean are there any other young women in the house?

Stepmother (her voice high and squeaky) How young?

The Baron: Younger than you.

Stepmother (Takes the slipper and jams it on her foot) My stars! It fits! It fits!

(Gertrude and Grisela gasp)

Prince: Impossible!

Stepmother (laughing slower and slower) And it's cutting off my circulation! Get it off me... off! Off! Off! Pull it harder, you idiot, harder!

(By now the Stepsisters have joined in to help pry the slipper off the Stepmother's foot)

The Baron: Madam, there is no need for name calling! On the count of three... one... two... three!

(They manage to pull it off. Stepmother's squeals of pain turn into sounds of releif)

Stepmother: What's the matter with you people? A blind man could tell it wasn't going to fit my foot.

Prince Charming: Are you sure there's no one else here?

Stepmother: Uh... no. Not a soul.

Gertrude: No one Your Highness.

Griselda: Not even a Servant Girl!

(By now the three have hobbled over to the locked door and are covering it with their arms)

Prince Charming: Those doors. Where do they lead to?

Stepsisters (in unison) What doors?

Prince Charming: The doors right behind you.

Stepmother: Doors. Oh, doors! These doors! Why didn't you say -- there's nothing behind these doors.

Prince Charming: I'd like to see for myself, please.

Stepmother: Oh, it's just like any other kitchen. A few pots and pans, a couple of mice...

The Baron: Step aside, madam.

(Stepsisters and Stepmother move from the doors. Lionel signals for the key. Stepmother resentfully pulls it from her dress and gives it to him. Lionel opens the doors. The Prince walks in. All look in. No one is in there. He walks out)

Stepmother: Take one of my daughters, I beg of you!

Prince Charming: Madam! I command you to stop this foolishness this instant! Come along, Lionel.

(The Baron takes the shoe and follows the Prince out the door, Buttons trails behind the two)

--- OUTSIDE ---

(Cinderella has just dropped her bags because the Prince's coach pulls up in front of her)

Prince Charming (stopping to stare at Cinderella): And what did you say your name was?

Cinderella: I didn't say. It's Cinderella.

Prince Charming: Cinderella. I like it.

Cinderella : It grows on you, I guess.

(Prince takes the slipper. Stepsisters and Stepmother enter)

Prince Charming: May I?

(Cinderella takes her foot out of her slipper, and he easily slips the shoe onto her foot)

Stepmother Nooo! (Faints. Stepsisters catch her)

(Prince stands. Smiles at Cinderella. They kiss)

(Godmother and mice appear, smiling at the couple. Soon the King and Dandini appear as well, the stepsisters begin to cry, the stepmother stays passed out.)

King Cuthbert: It seems that a royal wedding is in order!
The Baron: Yes, your highness.
King Cuthbert: The sooner the better I think (eyeing the still kissing couple)
The Baron (clearing his throat): I quite agree, your Highness.
Buttons: Does this mean no more smelly feet?
Godmother: My dear, Buttons, I believe you are in the need of a Fairy Godmother
Buttons: What I'm in the need of is a new nose.
The Baron (laughing): I don't think even magic can diminish your nose, Buttons!
Buttons (sniffs): Well, they got their happy ending, where's mine?
Godmother: I believe that will be an entire story on its own, Buttons.
King Cuthbert: It will have to wait. To the castle! I feel the need for another ball, one in which to announce my future daughter in law!

The End!!

Subject: Re: HE Pantomime: CINDERELLA: Planning Wed Jan 30 2008, 20:20

SWEET!!!! *tackles kate* You're the best of the best of the best! Now we just need to post :D

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