Context:
If participant is a boy, its Danny, who’s Kenickie and the unofficial, but likely understudy for Danny Zucco, Jordan is a boy, and Stacy is playing Sandy.
If the participant is a girl, she’s Sandra playing Rizzo and the unofficial, but likely understudy for Sandy, and Jordan is a girl. Stacy is playing Frenchie. It’s kind of a toss up who would play Sandy. Let that make it a bit awkward between you, but endow it’s the participant, unless they seem uncomfortable with that. I mean her name is Sandra after all.
Scene:
STACY: I can’t believe we’re missing rehearsal for this.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Well, at least we didn’t wind up in the emergency like room like Jordan did.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY:: Have you heard from him/her since he/she went to the Doctor?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Do you think she’ll still be able to play Sandy/ Danny?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: And if he/ she can’t…. Do you think that means…?
Nudge until he says something.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
~3-6 lines back and forth about who will be the understudy.
STACY: We were supposed to block Summer Lovin’ today, but clearly that’s not happening.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: I guess we’ll need to find time to squeeze in extra rehearsals
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Just not in the cafeteria again!
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: I can’t believe your greased lighting slide lead to full blown food fight.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: It felt like the world was in slow motion. You should’ve seen the look on Alex’s face when his/ her drink fell.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: He/ She is right over there (pointing). Maybe you should go apologize.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: No, wait I was kidding!
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: I don’t know… the brainiacs always seem so judgmental.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Or maybe it’s just Rebecca.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: We were friends when we were kids, but now she’s got a giant stick up her ass.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: She stopped being friends with us because we listened to the SPICE Girls.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Yeah, she doesn’t listen to any secular music.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: But maybe Alex is cool
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: I don’t really know him/ her that well, but I voted for them for student council president.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: I definitely wasn’t gonna vote for Rebecca.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: I never told you about that friend group?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Oh my god! You ready for some lore?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Pointing as discretely as possible, while still being clear It was me, Rebecca, Katie, and Ren.
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: I know! Can you believe it?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: They became completely different people!
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: And they think I’m the one who’s fake just because I do theater??!
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Is that normal?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: For people to change so much so fast?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
STACY: Did you have any friends like that?
DANNY/ SANDRA:
This can go back and forth a bit but don’t let it feel to heavy handed. Change the subject to prom, and if you have dates. Maybe a gay cast member said they’d take you if you want, but you always imagined you’d have a “real” date for prom.
ANYONE (when you’re group starts running out of steam feel free to initiate the transition): Where the hell is Mr. Sharpe? To the room. Sharpe’s on deck cue.
REN: Oh yeah…. I saw him using the pay phone. He seemed a bit frazzled.
ASHLEY: If he doesn’t show up does that mean we get to leave?
REBECCA: I don’t think that’s how it works.
Sharpe enters, flustered.
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