|
Preview
(This appears with very
little formatting - the actual script uses
full formatting with hanging indents and
each line numbered.)
TRIXIE:
Mr. Montana, it’s so great to have you
aboard.
KANSAS: Yes it is, sweetheart (he takes and
kisses her hand as Trixie melts) and you can
call me Kansas. (noticing Nettie staring at him,
Kansas walks over to Tommy and Nettie) And who
is this pretty young thing?
TOMMY: (harshly) That would be my wife.
NETTIE: (timidly) Annette.
KANSAS: (ignoring Tommy’s glare and taking
Nettie’s hand) What a beautiful name for such
an attractive woman. It is wonderful to meet
you, Annette. (turning to Tommy) You’re a
lucky guy! (Kansas quickly turns to the Doo-Wop
Girls who are now sitting on the two benches
downstage right) C’mon, let’s get a move on.
We’ve got a rehearsal in less than an hour.
Oh, yes (turning back to Trixie), these are my
Doo-Wop Girls, Daisea and Erica.
TRIXIE: (still in awe) If you could wait just a
minute, Mr. Montana, (giggling, so excited that
she is on a first name basis) I mean Kansas, I
know the captain will want to meet you. He’s
supposed to be down here in just a bit.
KANSAS: I suppose I can wait. (turning to the
Doo-Wop Girls) You two can take our stuff up to
the cabins. I’ll be up after I meet the
captain.
TRIXIE: We have porters that can take the
luggage for them.
KANSAS: That’s a nice offer, um . . . I didn’t
get your name.
TRIXIE: Trixie.
KANSAS: Beautiful name, doll, but don’t worry
about the Girls. They enjoy helping me out like
that. (the Girls roll their eyes in disgust as
Trixie giggles)
(Daisea
and Erica remain seated as there is a sudden “whoop”
of joy from Elroy as the Cushenberry family
enters. They are dressed in mismatched outfits.
They are carrying luggage and a single metal
bucket each possibly monogrammed in duct tape
with their initials. Roy Boy is carrying a
fishing pole. They speak as they climb the
gangplank downstage center. Everyone else just
stares in disbelief.)
ELROY:
Woo doggies! Would ya luk at this!
ELLIE MAE: I ain’t never seen nuthin’ so
beeg Mamma!
LIZA JANE: Yes, Ellie Mae. It’s what they call
a crews ship cause it takes lots o crews ta make
it run good.
ROY BOY: I wantsta go fishing!
BOY ROY: Pappa - where’s the outhouse? I
gotsta go already.
LIZA JANE: We’ll findya the outhouse once we
get up there.
ELROY: (He arrives at the top of the gangplank,
clearly winded and walks right up to Trixie
whose mouth is hanging open). Boyoboy - that
ramp ya got there’s just like trying to climb
a muddy hill with three flat tars and a trailer
load of fertilizer!
TRIXIE: (Breaking out of her stupor and looking
down her list) And, who are you?
ELROY: The name’s Elroy Cushenberry the Third.
(he leans in a whispers) The Third don’t mean
nothin’ - I just added it to sound more
fancy-like. (standing up and speaking loudly)
And this here’s my wife Liza Jane Cushenberry,
my daughter Ellie Mae, my son Roy Boy and my
youngest son Boy Roy. Show ‘em your muscles
Boy Roy. He’s a strong one, let me tell ya.
When he burps - you can hear it in the next
county - ain’t that right?
BOY ROY: (showing his muscles) Yes, pappa. Want
me to show ‘em?
ELROY: Not in front of the lady folk.
ROY BOY: (pulling worms out of his bucket and
showing them to Elroy) Ya thinks I can catch one
of dem sharks with these?
ELROY: Oh, yeah - thems plenty big!
TRIXIE: (still looking at her clipboard) Oh,
here you are. You’re the family who won the
contest.
LIZA JANE: That’s us, alrighty. I was just
fryin’ up my regga ler Saturday night liver
and sardines when I found the winning label
right thar on the can. It was right inside the
label. In fact, I saved it (she pulls out a
tattered label, everyone shies away), beginnin’
to smell a bit but we ain’t throwin’ it
away.
 |
|

Preview and Purchase Options
|
|
PREVIEW
ONLINE |
FREE |

|
|
FULL
SCRIPT & PERFORMANCE RIGHT |
$39.95 |
|
|
mp3 Download of
SOUND EFFECTS & MORE |
$15.95 |
|
|
All sales of full scripts are final, so
you may want to purchase a Sample Script
to make sure it is what you want! The
Sample Script is for reading and planning
only and is marked as such. To perform
from any play, you must purchase a full
script and performance right(s). Please
don't make additional copies of Sample
Scripts. No matter what you may think - it
is stealing. We depend on your honesty to
remain a publisher and produce new
scripts. |
|