forum 24 hour Musical (closed)

Started April 07, 2018 by @blue_topaz

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Ace stood to the side, "As long as I don't have to play a bloody part, I'm in!"

"I know I sound edgy," Lau prefaced, "but I love the idea of dark themes like this. Especially satirical dark themes, like heathers."

“Of course. I mean, we’re high schoolers, so… insane characters?” Fae offered.

"Definitely, always. They're my favourite. And we could have really pronounced cliques, that always simplifies things."

"Insanity? Nice." Ace looked at the others, "We could add a bit of fantasy? Like, magic?"

Fae write all this down. “How many people do we have to work with?”

"I'm in acting and singing, and I'll dance if it's required."

"I have an idea," Sam spoke up without using sarcasm, which was pretty rare for them. "How about a girl that breaks hearts for fun, until she drives her twenty-eighth date to suicide? So she needs mental help, and transfers to another school, but someone from her old school is there,"

“And I’ll act and dance, maybe sing. I can help with the costumes. We need someone on lighting and props.”

"I have an idea," Sam spoke up without using sarcasm, which was pretty rare for them. "How about a girl that breaks hearts for fun, until she drives her twenty-eighth date to suicide? So she needs mental help, and transfers to another school, but someone from her old school is there,"

“Yes!” Fae beamed. “Who else agrees that this is perfect?”

"That sounds… awesome. And the kid from her old school could be digging up all sorts of dirt? He'd need a motivation, I guess…"

Ace smiled, "Can I play the someone from her old school?"

“Sure!”, Fae told him, writing this down as well.

Ainhoa nodded. "Sounds ok to me. We should maybe audition? Otherwise, I could be heartbreaker."

“I’m not sure if we have time for auditions, maybe we could just volunteer? We need a structured list of characters.”

"Could I play the heartbreaker?"

"I want to play someone crazy too!" Lau said.

“Sure! What other characters would we have? We could have some of her older boyfriends in flashbacks.”

Sam stood up. "I think we should audition. Make up our own lines. We can worry about music later,"

"Yeah, and obviously some people from the new school."

"I guess she'd need an accomplice too." Lau figured. "She might go insane too quickly without someone to confide in."

Becca chewed on her pen silently. "Could we………..maybe do a little less doom and gloom? It's not really my favorite thing."

(I'm trying to write a song, but all I can think of is…

[GLINDA, spoken]
Elphaba, why couldn't you stay calm for once
Instead of flying off the handle!
I hope you're happy
(sung)
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how
You've hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever

[ELPHABA, spoken]
I hope you're happy
(sung)
I hope you're happy too
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission, to feed your own ambition

[GLINDA & ELPHABA]
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now

[GLINDA, spoken]
Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry!
(sung)
You can still be with the wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted

[ELPHABA, spoken]
I know
(sung)
But I don't want it, I can't want it anymore
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone elses game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap!

It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down

[GLINDA]
Can't I make you understand
You're having delusions of grandeur?

[ELPHABA]
I'm through accepting limits
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!

I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down

(spoken)
Glinda, come with me. Think of what we could do—together!

(sung)
Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been—Glinda!
Dreams the way we planned 'em

[GLINDA]
If we work in tandem

[GLINDA & ELPHABA]
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I, defying gravity
With you and I defying gravity

[ELPHABA]
They'll never bring us down!

(spoken)
Well, are you coming?

[GLINDA, sung]
I hope you're happy
I hope your happy now that you're choosing this

[ELPHABA]
(spoken)
You too—

(sung)
I hope it brings you bliss

[GLINDA & ELPHABA]
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy my friend

[ELPHABA]
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Everyone deserves the chance to fly!"

And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who ground me
Take a message back from me

Tell them how I'm defying gravity!
I'm flying high defying gravity!
And soon I'll match them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!

[GLINDA]
I hope you're happy [CITIZENS OF OZ]
Look at her! She's wicked!
Get her!
[ELPHABA]
Bring me down! [CITIZENS OF OZ]
No one mourns the wicked!
So we got to bring her!
[ELPHABA]
Oh!

[CITIZENS OF OZ]
Down!

"And like Veronica, she'd be driven to corruption."

“Ooh Ooh pick me!”