Ok everyone I gave out random parts for the townspeople it changes from time to time so please be aware of that! Thanks you!

NARRATOR: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a
shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired,
the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one
winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and
offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter
cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at
the gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him not
to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.
And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness
melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince
tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that
there was no love in his heart, and as punishment, she
transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a
powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there.
Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself
inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to
the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an
enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first
year. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in
return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would
be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for
all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost
all hope, for who could ever learn to love a beast?

(We have seen a progression of stained glass windows illustrating the narration,
as well as BEAST shredding his portrait. The camera slowly zooms out from the
castle and we see the title. Fade up on the home of BELLE. She exits the front
door and begins her walk into town.)

BELLE: Little town, it's a quiet village
Every day, like the one before
Little town, full of little people
Waking up to say...

TOWNSFOLK 1(EM): Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 2(LIZ): Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 3(KATE): Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 4(ARWEN): Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 5(JILLIAN): Bonjour!
BELLE: There goes the baker with his tray like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Every morning just the same
Since the morning that we came
To this poor provincial town...
BAKER(LISSIE): Good morning, Belle!
(BELLE jumps over to the bakery)
BELLE: Morning monsieur!
BAKER(LISSIE): Where are you off to?
BELLE: The bookshop! I just finished the most wonderful story, about
a beanstalk and an ogre and...
BAKER(LISSIE): (Ignoring her) That's nice...Marie, the baguettes! Hurry up!!
TOWNSFOLK: Look there she goes, that girl is strange no question
Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
WOMAN 1(MARION): Never part of any crowd
BARBER(BEC): Cause her head's up on some cloud
TOWNSFOLK: No denying she's a funny girl, that Belle!
(BELLE jumps on the back of a wagon and rides through town)
DRIVER(SARAH): Bonjour!
WOMAN 2(DANCERAT): Good day!
DRIVER(SARAH): How is your family?

WOMAN 3(LIZ): Bonjour!
MERCHANT(KATE): Good day!
WOMAN 3(LIZ): How is your wife?

WOMAN 4(ARWEN): I need six eggs!
MAN 1(LISSIE): That's too expensive!
BELLE: There must be more than this provincial life!
(BELLE enters the bookshop)
BOOKSELLER(EM): Ah, Belle!
BELLE: Good morning. I've come to return the book I borrowed.
BOOKSELLER(EM): (Putting the book back on the shelf) Finished already?
BELLE: Oh, I couldn't put it down! Have you got anything new?
BOOKSELLER(EM): (laughing) Not since yesterday.
BELLE: (on ladder of bookshelf) That's all right. I'll borrow...
this one.
BOOKSELLER(EM): That one? But you've read it twice!
BELLE: Well it's my favorite! (BELLE swings off side of ladder,
rolling down it's track) Far off places, daring
swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!
BOOKSELLER(EM): (handing her the book) Well, if you like it all that much,
it's yours!
BELLE: But sir!
BOOKSELLER(EM): I insist!
BELLE: Well thank you. Thank you very much! (leaves bookshop)
MEN(EVERYONE): (looking in window, then turning to watch her)
Look there she goes
That girl is so peculiar!
I wonder if she's feeling well!
WOMEN(EVERYONE): With a dreamy far-off look!
MEN(“”): And her nose stuck in a book!
ALL What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle!
(BELLE sits on the edge of a fountain, singing to the sheep and the washing
woman in the background, who leaves)
BELLE: Oh! Isn't this amazing!
It's my favorite part because, you'll see!
Here's where she meets Prince Charming
But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three!

WOMAN 5(SARAH): Now it's no wonder that her name means 'beauty'
Her looks have got no parallel!
MERCHANT(JILLIAN): But behind that fair facade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
Very different from the rest of us...
ALL: She's nothing like the rest of us
Yes different from the rest of us is Belle
(GEESE flying overhead, one is shot and plummets to the ground. LEFOU runs
over, holds out the bag, and misses catching the prize. He returns to GASTON)
LEFOU: Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston! You're the
greatest hunter in the whole world!
GASTON: I know!
LEFOU: Huh. No beast alive stands a chance against
you...and no girl for that matter!
GASTON: It's true, Lefou, and I've got my sights set on that
one! (pointing to BELLE)
LEFOU: The inventor's daughter?
GASTON: She's the one! The lucky girl I'm going to marry.
LEFOU: But she's--
GASTON: The most beautiful girl in town.
LEFOU: I know--
GASTON: And that makes her the best. And don't I deserve the best?
LEFOU: Well of course, I mean you do, but I mean...
GASTON: Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said she's gorgeous and I fell
Here in town there's only she (BELLE walks by and away)
Who is beautiful as me
So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle
SILLY GIRLS: Look there he goes, isn't he dreamy
Monsieur Gaston, oh he's so cute
Be still my heart, I'm hardly breathing
He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute
(BELLE walks easily through the crowd of people in the town, GASTON struggles to
catch up to her)
MAN 1(BEC): Bonjour!
GASTON: Pardon!
MAN 2(KATE): Good day!
MAN 3(MARIAN): Mais oui!
WOMAN 1: You call this bacon?
WOMAN 2: What lovely grapes!
MAN 4(ARWEN): Some cheese!
WOMAN 3(LIZ): Ten yards!
MAN 4(BEC): One pound
GASTON: 'xcuse me!
MAN 4: I'll get the knife!
GASTON: Please let me through!
WOMAN 4(ARWEN): This bread!
MAN 5(DANCERAT): Those fish!
WOMAN 4: It's stale!
MAN 5(SARAH): They smell!
MAN 6JILLIAN): Madame's mistaken!
BELLE: There must be more than this provincial life!
GASTON: Just watch I'm going to make Belle my wife! (TOWNSFOLK gather
around GASTON, and eventually surround him)
ALL: Look there she goes a girl who's strange but special
A most peculiar mademoiselle
It's a pity and a sin
She doesn't quite fit in!
GROUP 1(SARAH

Great~! Thanks~! I am def going to work on everything~! Cant wait till the Beast comes in~!

Sarah

*Arwen comes in to practice her part as a townsperson*

~Arwen~

* ballerina2010 walks in and takes a seat. she watches a bit of the rehearsel, takes out her script and rehearses her lines*
xoxo ballerina2010

*dancerat walks in and practices her lines with the others*

*Remeber_my_name comes in to practice her part*

"ooh, this is great" she says "what a great rehersal!"

Naomi x

*Lissie comes in to rehearse her parts... and steals one of those yummy baguettes during break*

I think i'm getting it down pretty well! Just wondering, are there any actions that go along with the narrarator's first paragraph there? I'm only asking because I'm the enchantress and I was wondering if I needed to practice anything. Thanks!

-Lissie

I'm back, everybody!


*practices butt off*


Thanks GrishkoGirl!

M

I'm the only Em, right? That's a lot of stuff for me to do in one song! Narrator, Townsperson & bookseller! Ah well, quick changes are my specialty!

Em

sorry! I can change it for you if you'd like but im sure you can change like...lightning...greased lighting! lol sorry..that was the first thing that came to my head. But just tell me if you don't want it k?

GG