MUSIC CUE: Fanfare,the contest is about to begin.)Īh! Yes! Entertainment for heaven sake it's about time. PRINCE: Throw him out on his skinny little duff. GUARD: What is your pleasure, Excellency? PRINCE: Guards! Seize this pathetic flea bag at once. At lastPRINCE sees ROBIN but he has covered his face with the BEGGAR'S robe.) PRINCE stops tolook, ROBIN hides behind him, peek-a-boo business here. ROBIN replaces the crown, PRINCE goes back tocrying. ROBIN looks at FRIAR, FRIAR shakes his head no, that'sgoing to far. PRINCE stops and looks up as the crown hovers above hishead. (At lastROBIN cuts the gold chain around PRINCE's neck and goes for thecrown. ![]() And nowit's Maid Marian!! I tell you Friar Tuck, it's enough to make agrown man cryyyyyyyy. I was eating melon, a very nice melonnone of these over-ripe fiascoes you see at market. And hetook my pinkie toe ring I'm not sure how he did that I just woke upone day and there it was my naked pinkie toe. All the while the PRINCE is crying inFRIAR'S arms, babbling away.) ROBIN lifts the PRINCE's robe to findmoney bags at his feet. FRIAR picks the PRINCE'S pocketand hands coins to ROBIN. He creeps close to them, robbing the gold trinkets from the throne,finding money bags behind it. (FRIARlets him cry in his arms, sees ROBIN over the PRINCE'S shoulder. gone I tell you! (Neartears.) And I so love my baubles and doo-dads. He's robbed my carriage thirty times,every golden bauble every guilded doo-dad. Hunted down by allthese dreadful merry men. PRINCE: Except? (FRIAR tells him in his ear.) MAIDMARIAN!! It's because of that Robin Hoodlum isn'tit? First he robs me of my forest! It was all nicelystocked, full of caribou and water fowl. PRINCE: Now you see? Now of course you make some sense. PRINCE: (Settling.) Well all right then.įRIAR: Every beautiful maiden in Nottingham wants to marry you. (FRIARwhispers in ear.) Not want to marry me! Maid Mariandoesn't want to marry me? Well, it's poppycock I say, applesauce and horse fooey! What maiden would refuse to marry ME!Įxcel for mac 2016 vba to get bulk stock history. PRINCE: You may not be bold! Tell me in my ear. But what is this you say aboutmarriage? It's already been decided! I want to marry MaidMarian and that is that.įRIAR: But your highness, if I may be so bold. PRINCE: Because blond hair, well, its just garish don't you think? Ilike things to be tasteful. PRINCE: Are they brunettes? I only like brunettes. All of themjust pining away to give you their hand in marriage. basking in my presence.įRIAR: There are also many lovely ladies, your majesty. PRINCE: Ha! Scruffy bunch, but quite delightful, yes. (To audience, coaching.) Long live Prince John! (Pats his hands in approval.)įRIAR: And see all these royal subjects over here. PRINCE: (Vaguely delighted.) Ah! Ha! Yes, very nice. (Toaudience/children, whispering: ) Wave, wave! Make himthink you love him! All together now: Long Live Prince John! ![]() PRINCE: (Looks at his feet.) The ground, yes, lovely groundwhere I have walked.įRIAR: You see the throngs basking in the glow of your presence? Whyjust look at these loyal subjects down here in the front row. They must have something to fill their dreary little days.įRIAR: They worship the ground you walk on. FRIAR stands at his side,clapping delightedly.)įRIAR: The crowd loves you, your majesty! PRINCE stands andgives a weary wave to the peons. Thecue ends with the sound of a crowd cheering. When the PRINCE is seated, FRIAR removes the clothwith a flourish and reveals the PRINCE seated in grandeur. (We hearfanfare and FRIAR carries a large piece of cloth before the PRINCE'Sentrance. ROBIN,desguised as a beggar and then a jester, confronts PRINCE JOHN at theroyal archery tournament. Lake-Sumter State College, Sumterville FL 'Classictale about standing up for what's right.' PRINCE JOHN:Brother to the Rightful King Richard (M) ![]() SHERIFF OFNOTTINGHAM: Marian's Father (M) GUARD: PrinceJohn's Guard to the Castle (M/F) Mel Brooks Robin Hoodįlexible castof 8, 5 Male, 1 Female, 2 M/F Stay tuned, but clearly we are going to get another Robin Hood to go along with the ones made with Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner, and of course the Cary Elwes spoof Men In Tights. Though mainly a riff on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, there are some nods and allusions to other Robin.
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