 VIS - Rehearsal 5 Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 4 en>fr fr>en
By Dance4Him731  Comments: 738, member since Wed Mar 17, 2004On Fri Apr 08, 2005 02:25 PM
Hey guys! Great work the past three rehearsals! Thanks for your hard work learning lines! Today we are going to work on the scene in Emerald City. Please read the cast list for this part VERY carefully, because I changed a few parts...added some more Extras, and changed the Wizard of Oz...because I have no idea why, but I had GrishkoGirl doing 2 parts at the same time! Please let me know if I forgot anyone or messed up on anything here...everyone doing so many different parts has made me go crazy, and so I am hoping I got everything straight here!
Parts are:
Dorothy-Dominique2
Tin Man-Mazie
Lion-GrishkoGirl
Scarecrow-MirrorImageTwirl
Wizard of Oz-x_bec_x
Emerald city extras-
Doorman-ballerina2509
Cabby-Jazzy_girl
Masuers-Pirouette15, Dance4Him731, ballet4mylife
Polishers-danceral, ballerina2509, StageBrat
Manicurists-x_bec_x, ballerina2509, jazzy_girl
Oz Woman-ballet4mylife
Man-Pirouette15
Guard-x_bec_x
MS -- Dorothy -- Tin Man -- Lion and Scarecrow at gate -- they ring the
bell --
CU -- Doorman pops head thru little window in door -- looks down o.s. --
speaks --
DOORMAN
Who rang that bell?
MS -- Dorothy and group at gate -- Doorman at window -- he speaks to the
group -- they look around --
DOROTHY AND OTHERS
We did.
DOORMAN
Can't you read?
SCARECROW
Read what?
DOORMAN
The notice!
DOROTHY AND SCARECROW
What notice?
DOORMAN
It's on the door -- as plain as the nose on
my face! It -- Oh --
CU -- Doorman reacts -- starts out --
MS -- Dorothy and group at door -- Doorman disappears -- re-enters --
hangs sign on door -- then exits -- closing window -- Dorothy and others
read sign -- Dorothy knocks on door -- Doorman re-enters -- speaks to
them --
DOROTHY AND OTHERS
"Bell out of order. Please knock."
DOORMAN
Well, that's more like it. Now, state your
business!
DOROTHY AND OTHERS
We want to see the Wizard.
DOORMAN
Ooooh! The Wizard? But nobody can see the
Great Oz! Nobody's ever seen the Great Oz!
Even I've never seen him!
DOROTHY
Well, then -- how do you know there is one?
CU -- Doorman speaks -- reacts -- starts out --
DOORMAN
Because he -- I -- Oh, you're wasting my
time!
DOROTHY o.s.
Oh, please! Please....
CS -- Dorothy -- Tin Man and Lion -- Dorothy speaks
DOROTHY
...sir. I've got to see the Wizard! The
Good Witch of the North sent me!
CU -- Doorman looks o.s. -- speaks --
DOORMAN
Prove it.
MS -- Dorothy and Group at door -- Doorman at little window of door --
looks down at them --
SCARECROW
She's wearing the ruby slippers she gave
her.
CU -- Ruby slippers on Dorothy's feet --
DOORMAN o.s.
Oh....
CU -- Doorman speaks and gestures --
DOORMAN
...so she is! Well, bust my buttons! Why
didn't you say that in the....
CS -- Dorothy -- Tin Man and Lion smiling --
DOORMAN o.s.
...first place? That's a horse....
CU -- Doorman looks down o.s. -- speaks -- exits -- closing window --
DOORMAN
...of a different color! Come on in!
LS -- Dorothy and Group at gate as it opens -- People moving about on
street of Oz in b.g. -- Cabby drives in from right -- CAMERA TRUCKS
forward -- Dorothy and group go to cab --
CABBY
Cabby! Cabby! Just what you're looking
for! Take you any place in the City, we
does.
MLS -- Cabby on seat of cab -- Dorothy and Group standing alongside --
CAMERA TRUCKS forward on Cabby --
DOROTHY
Well, would you take us to see the Wizard?
CABBY
The Wizard? The Wizard? I -- can't --
Well -- Yes, of course. But first I'll
take you to a little place where you
can....
MCS -- Dorothy -- Lion -- Tin Man and Scarecrow -- CAMERA PULLS back as
they climb into cab -- Dorothy looks at horse -- reacts -- speaks to Cabby
-- CAMERA TRUCKS back as Cabby drives forward -- singing -- people wave to
Cabby --
CABBY o.s.
...tidy up a bit -- what?
DOROTHY
Oh, thank you so much. We've been gone
such a long time, and we feel so mess --
What kind of a horse is that? I've never
seen a horse like that before!
CABBY
No -- and never will again, I fancy.
There's only one of him, and he's it. He's
the Horse of a Different Color, you've heard
tell about.
(sings)
Ha -- ha -- ha --
Ho -- ho -- ho --
And a couple of tra -- la -- las.
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry Old Land of Oz.
Bzz -- bzz -- bzz --
Chirp -- Chirp -- Chirp --
And a couple of la -- di....
LS -- Cabby -- Dorothy and group riding thru street of Oz -- people gather
around -- wave --
CABBY
(sings)
...das --
That's how the crickets crick all day
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
We get up at twelve....
MCS -- Cabby driving cab as he sings -- Dorothy -- Lion and others in cab
-- crowd following --
CABBY
(sings)
...And start to work at one
Take an hour for lunch....
LS -- Cab moving to right thru Street of Oz -- Crowd following -- CAMERA
PANS right -- Cab stops -- Dorothy and others get out -- CAMERA TRUCKS
forward as they exit into building -- sign above door reads: WASH & BRUSH
UP CO. --
CABBY
(sings)
...And then at two we're done
Jolly good fun!
Ha -- ha -- ha --
Ho -- ho -- ho --
And a couple of tra -- la -- las.
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Ha -- ha -- ha --
Ho -- ho -- ho --
Ha -- ha -- ha -- ha --
That's how we laugh the day away
With a ho -- ho -- ho
Ha -- ha -- ha
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
MLS -- Three Masseurs filling the Scarecrow with new straw -- they sing as
they work -- CAMERA TRUCKS back to left showing men polishing the Tin Man
-- they sing -- CAMERA TRUCKS back showing girls doing Dorothy's hair --
they sing -- CAMERA PANS left showing girls clipping the Lion -- all sing
-- Dorothy -- Tin Man and Scarecrow -- Lion rises -- the Four of them
start out -- CAMERA PANS left --
MASSEURS
(sing)
Pat, pat here,
Pat, pat there,
And a couple of brand new strawz.
That's how we keep you young and fair
In the Merry Old Land of Oz.
POLISHERS
(sing)
Rub, rub here,
Rub, rub there,
And whether you're tin or brahz.
That's how we keep you in repair
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
MASSEUSE
(sings)
We can make a dimpled smile out of a
frown --
DOROTHY
(sings)
Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown?
MASSEUSE
Uh-huh.
DOROTHY
Jolly old town!
MANICURISTS
(sing)
Clip, clip here,
Clip, clip there.
We give the roughest clawz
LION
That certain air of savoir faire
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
SCARECROW
Ha -- ha -- ha --
TIN MAN
Ho -- ho --ho
DOROTHY
Ho -- ho --ho -- ho
LION
Hah!
ALL
(sing)
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
That's how we laugh....
LS -- Dorothy and Group come out into Street -- all singing -- CAMERA
TRUCKS back as they start forward -- Dorothy looks up to sky -- reacts --
ALL
(sing)
...the day away -- Ha -- ha -- ha -- (etc.)
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Ha -- ha -- ha --
Ho -- Ho - ho --
MS -- Tin Man -- Scarecrow -- Dorothy and Lion -- crowd in b.g. -- all
looking up to sky -- they react --
LION
Who's her? Who's her?
DOROTHY
It's the Witch! She's followed us here!
TIN MAN
Can't that female take no for an answer?
DOROTHY
Oh --
CUE VOICE
S-u-r-r-e-n-d-e-r- Dorothy or die! W. W. W.
CS -- Two Oz women looking up to sky --
OZ WOMAN
Dorothy? Who's Dorothy?
MCS -- Two Oz Women run to right -- CAMERA PANS --
OZ WOMAN
The Wizard will explain it!
CS -- Man and Woman looking up to the sky --
MAN
To the Wizard!
MCS- Oz Man speaks -- others run thru in b.g. --
MAN
To the Wizard!
MS -- Tin Man -- Scarecrow -- Dorothy and Lion react --
DOROTHY
Dear, whatever shall we do?
SCARECROW
Well, we'd better hurry if we're going to
see the Wizard!
LS -- Dorothy and group run out at right -- crowd following --
LAP DISSOLVE TO:
LS -- Crowd of Townsfolk moving thru Street of Oz - CAMERA TRUCKS back --
LS -- Crowd moving to b.g. to steps of Palace -- Guard on steps -- speaks
and gestures --
GUARD
Here -- here -- here -- wait a minute! Wait
a minute! Stop - stop - stop! It's all
right!
MS - Guard speaks and gestures -- CAMERA TRUCKS forward
GUARD
Every -- It's all right! Everything is all
right! The Great and Powerful Oz has got
matters well in hand - I hope -- So you can
all go....
LS -- Crowd in street in front of Palace -- Guard in f.g. -- speaks to
them --
GUARD
...home -- and there's nothing to worry
about.
MLS -- Dorothy -- Tin Man -- Scarecrow and Lion making their way thru
crowd -- CAMERA PANS them to right to Guard on steps --
GUARD o.s.
Get out of here now -- go on! Go on home
-- I - I -- go home.
MS -- Dorothy -- Tin Man -- Scarecrow and Lion -- Camera shooting past
Guard at right f.g. --
DOROTHY
If you please, sir. We want to see the
Wizard right away -- all four of us.
MS -- Guard -- Camera shooting past Dorothy and Group in f.g. --
GUARD
Orders are -- nobody can see the Great Oz!
Not nobody -- not nohow!
MS - Dorothy and Group - Camera past Guard at sight f.g. -
DOROTHY
Oh, but we must!
MS - Guard - Camera past Dorothy and Group in b.g. - Guard speaks and
gestures -
GUARD
Orders are - not nobody! Not nohow!
MS - Dorothy and group - Camera past Guard at right -
GUARD
He's in conference with himself on account
of this....
CS - Guard - Camera shooting past Dorothy -
GUARD
...trouble with the Witch. And even if he
wasn't you wouldn't have been able to see
him anyway on account of nobody has - not
even us in the Palace!
MS - Dorothy - Tin Man - Scarecrow and Lion - Camera shooting past Guard
at right -
DOROTHY
Oh, but -- but please. It's very important.
LION
And -- and I got a permanent just for the
occasion.
GUARD
Not nobody! Not....
CU - Horn inside of Guard's cape -
GUARD o.s.
...nohow!
CS - Guard - Camera shooting past Dorothy -
GUARD
Pardon me. We've gotta change the guards.
MS - Guard - Camera shooting past Dorothy and Group - CAMERA PANS right as
Guard crosses to Sentry house - sentry house revolves -
CS - Guard in Sentry House - turns fake mustache upside down -
MLS - Guard steps out of Sentry house - CAMERA PANS left as he comes
forward to Dorothy and Group - CAMERA TRUCKS forward -
GUARD
Now - what do you want?
DOROTHY AND OTHERS
We want to see the Wizard.
GUARD
Not nobody! Not....
MLS -- Dorothy and Group at left -- Guard at right --
GUARD
...nohow!
TIN MAN
That's what the other man said.
SCARECROW
But she's Dorothy!
CS -- Guard reacts -- speaks -- Camera past Dorothy and Scarecrow in
f.g. --
GUARD
The Witch's Dorothy? Well -- that makes a
difference. Just wait here -- I'll announce
you at once.
MS -- Guard shoulders his sword - CAMERA PANS him to right -- he exits
into Palace --
At the Palace Gates -- MCS -- Tin Man, Dorothy, Scarecrow and the Lion as
they look o.s. to right, react -- they speak -- the Lion moves away from
them and steps up on the terraced garden -- CAMERA BOOMS forward to left --
he starts to sing --
SCARECROW
Did you hear that? He'll announce us at
once! I've as good as got my brain!
TIN MAN
I can fairly hear my heart beating!
DOROTHY
I'll be home in time for supper!
LION
In another hour, I'll be King of the Forest.
Long Live the King!
(sings)
If....
CS -- The Lion sings --
LION
(sings)
...I were King of the Forest,
Not Queen, not Duke, not Prince....
MLS -- The Scarecrow, Dorothy and Tin Man group about in front of the Lion
as he sings --
LION
(sings)
My regal robes of the forest....
CS -- Lion sings -- gestures --
LION
(sings)
Would be satin, and not cotton, and not
chintz.
I'd command each thing, be it fish or fowl.
MCU -- Lion sings --
LION
(sings)
With a woof and a woof, and a royal growl.
As....
MLS -- Scarecrow, Dorothy and Tin Man listening to the Lion --
LION
(sings)
...I'd click my heel
All the trees would kneel
And the mountains bow
And the bulls kowtow
MCU -- Lion -- gestures, grimaces and sings --
LION
(sings)
And the sparrow would take wing
'F -- I...'f -- I...were King!
MS - The Guard opens the peep window of the doors and looks o.s. to f.g.
- reacts to the song - CAMERA TRUCKS forward on him -
LION o.s.
(sings)
Each rabbit would show respect to me. The
chipmunks...
MCS -- Lion continues with song -- gestures magnificently as he concludes--
LION
(sings)
...genuflect to me.
Though my tail would lash
I would show compash
For every underling.
'F -- I...'f -- I --- were King
Just King!....
MS - Lion standing in left f.g. as he finishes song - Scarecrow, Dorothy
and Tin Man in front of him - they bow, then dance about as they sing -
then kneel down -
ALL
(sing)
Each rabbit would show respect to him
The chipmunks genuflect to him
SCARECROW
And his wife would be Queen of the May.
MCS - Lion -
LION
I'd be monarch of all I survey....
LS - Scarecrow, Dorothy and Tin Man bow -- then a carpet is rolled down in
front of the Lion -- all come forward as the CAMERA PULLS back -- Dorothy
acts as flower girl -- they come forward to royal robe -- it is placed on
the Lion, as they turn about, then start back to the throne -- the Tin Man
crowns the Lion with a half of a flower pot --
LION
(sings)
Monarch of all I survey....
MCU -- Lion sings -- laughs -- speaks --
LION
(sings)
Mah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- hah --
hah -- hah -- hah -- ha-narch!
(laughs)
Of all I survey!
MLS -- Scarecrow, Dorothy and Tin Man bow before the Lion as he concludes
-- Dorothy kneels, speaks -- Lion moves down from the terrace garden and
comes forward as the others question him -- CAMERA TRUCKS back to right
with them -- Lion starts up the Palace steps --
DOROTHY
Your Majesty, if you were king
You wouldn't be afraid of anything?
LION
Not nobody, not nohow!
TIN MAN
Not even a rhinoceros?
LION
Imposserous!
DOROTHY
How about a hippopotamus?
LION
Why, I'd thrash him from top to bottomamus!
DOROTHY
Supposin' you met an elephant?
LION
I'd wrap him up in cellophant!
SCARECROW
What if it were a brontosaurus?
LION
I'd show him who was King of the Fores'!
ALL
How?
LION
How?
MCU -- Lion explains --
LION
Courage!
What makes a King out of a slave? Courage!
MLS -- Lion explains to Scarecrow, Tin Man and Dorothy
LION
What makes the flag on the mast to wave?
Courage!
CU - The Guard sticks his head out of the peep window in the gates - looks
o.s. to f.g. - CAMERA TRUCKS forward on him -
LION o.s.
What makes the elephant charge his tusk
In the misty....
MCU -- Lion --
LION
...mist, or the dusky dusk?
What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Courage!
MLS -- Scarecrow, Tin Man and Dorothy listening to the Lion --
LION
What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder?
Courage!
What makes the dawn come up like thunder?
Courage!
What makes the Hottentot so hot?
What puts the "ape" in apricot?
What have they got that I ain't got?
MCS -- Shooting past the Lion to the Scarecrow, Dorothy and Tin Man --
they all speak --
ALL
Courage!
MCU -- Lion speaks, then reacts --
LION
You can say that again! Hah. Huh!?
MS -- Tin Man, Dorothy and Scarecrow standing in front of Lion -- all
react as the Guard comes forward from b.g. -- roars at them -- then enters
the palace -- CAMERA TRUCKS forward as Dorothy begins to cry -- the others
try to comfort her --
GUARD
Go on home! The Wizard says go away!
ALL
Go away?
DOROTHY
Oh --
SCARECROW
Looks like we came a long way for nothing.
DOROTHY
Oh -- and I was so happy! I thought I was
on my way home!
TIN MAN
Don't cry, Dorothy!
CU -- The Guard looks out through the peep window to o.s. f.g. - CAMERA
TRUCKS forward --
TIN MAN o.s.
We're going to get you to the Wizard.
SCARECROW o.s.
We certainly are! How? How are we?
CS -- Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow grouped about Dorothy - Lion and
Scarecrow speak -- Dorothy speaks as she sobs --
LION
Would...would it do any good if I roared?
SCARECROW
Who at?
LION
I don't know.
DOROTHY
Auntie Em was so good to me -- and I never
appreciated it. Running away -- and hurting
her feelings.
CU -- Dorothy sobs, then speaks to the others o.s. --
DOROTHY
Professor Marvel said she was sick. She may
be dying -- and -- and it's all my fault!
CU -- The Guard, with streams of tears pouring down his cheeks --
CU -- Dorothy sobbing --
DOROTHY
Oh, I'll never forgive myself! Never --
never -- never!
MS -- The Guard looking out window -- he sobs -- speaks -- CAMERA PULLS
back to enter Dorothy and her three friends -- the Guard exits from the
window -- Dorothy and the others rise as the gates to palace open - a long
corridor seen in b.g. -- they start cautiously forward down it -- CAMERA
TRUCKS forward --
GUARD
Oh, oh -- please don't cry any more. I'll
get you into the Wizard somehow. Come on.
I had an Aunt Em myself once.
Int. Corridor -- MS -- CAMERA TRUCKS back ahead of the Scarecrow, Lion,
Dorothy and Tin Man as they come forward -- they stop at intervals, keep
the Lion from running back -- then they tip-toe forward -- react to echo --
LION
Wait a minute, fellahs. I was just
thinkin'. I really don't want to see the
Wizard this much. I better wait for you
outside.
SCARECROW
What's the matter?
TIN MAN
Oh, he's just ascared again.
DOROTHY
Don't you know the Wizard's going to give
you some courage?
LION
I'd be too scared to ask him for it.
DOROTHY
Oh, well, then -- we'll ask him for you.
LION
I'd sooner wait outside.
DOROTHY
But why? Why?
LION
Because I'm still scared!
DOROTHY
Oh, come on.
LION
Ohh!
SCARECROW
What happened?
LION
Somebody pulled my tail.
SCARECROW
Oh, you did it yourself!
LION
I -- Oh --
SCARECROW
Here -- Come on.
LION
What was that?
DOROTHY
Our echo.
OZ'S VOICE
Tap - tap - tap - tap - What was that -
that - that? Our echo - echo - echo.
MLS - The Lion starts to bolt, but the others grab him - Dorothy speaks as
they face down corridor to b.g. - Voice of Oz heard -
DOROTHY
Oh, come on - come on! We'll soon find the
Wizard!
OZ'S VOICE
The Wizard - The Wizard - The Great and
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