Jack- Script

We spent some weeks writing scripts to tell the story of Jack, we were each given a part of the story and we wrote a script for it. I was given the Goose scene as I play the goose it was easier to write a script for the character I wanted to portray. I wanted the Goose to be like Donkey of Shrek because I felt the children will respond well to that character.

Goose Scene

Goose: whatchoo doing?  Watch wear your going!  who are you anyway little giant ?

Jack:   I’m Jack and I’m not a giant I’m a real boy

Goose: Alright Pinocchio! What’s the difference?

Jack:   Well I’m smaller and not as mean, (pause) what are you, a duck?

Goose:           Excuse me, does it look like I am a duck? Duck are small and stupid (Jack starts backing away); I am not a duck, thank you very much. I’m a goose!

Jack:   What’s the difference?

Goose:           Excuse me. (add line) Where are you going?

Jack:   Home … I hope.

Goose:           Home? You mean somewhere not here? Somewhere else? Somewhere beyond these four walls?

Jack:   Erm Yes?

Goose:           (gasp) Tiny giant, take me with you, please!

Jack:   (yelling) I am not a giant!(Goose covers Jacks mouth)

Goose: Lower your tiny voice! Or the giant will hear us. (Pause to look around the room) Please take me with you, I can’t take it no more, that big dude is mean, rude, ugly; unlike yourself might I add. Pleeease!

Jack:   Well … I’m afraid I-

Goose:           I can give you gold, lots of it.(Jack turns to the audience)

Jack:   This could solve all my family’s problems. (Looking at the goose) Fine but stay close.(Jack goes to exit stage left)

Goose:           Other way little giant.(Jack turns around and exits stage right)

Goose:           My saviour.(Goose exits stage right)

Whole Story

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Jack- Casting

After long consideration we cast the roles as follows:

Jack                        Tom
Cow                       Meg
Mum                      Ashley
Bean Man              Dan
Giant                     Dom
Goose                    Me

We agreed that Tom was the most able to hold the children's attention and keep them entertained and that Dan could portray a funny Bean Man which we wanted. We thought that the children will find it funny if Ashley was the mum and that Dom could do a good voice for the giant. Meg wanted to be the cow and I wanted to be the goose and no one saw a reason why not so that was our role.

Transition into Red Riding Hood

Ashley wrote a scene than brings us back to the four characters at the start and helps transition into the next scene. I like it because it is simple for the children to follow and keeps them engaged.

Intro between little Red too Goldilocks

(Meg closes the book and looks up at Toby, Tom and Freya)

Meg: Now wasn’t that a good story boys and girls? Didn’t we all have loads of fun listening to this story?

Tom: it was the best story I have ever heard in my whole life!

Toby: that story was so amazing, little Red Riding Hood is my favourite story and you told it so well!

Freya: (not full of much energy) it was nice.

Meg: Nice? Did you not enjoy this fairy tale? You said it was your favourite when I started to read it to you.

Freya: yeah I know but then I remembered that I liked another fairy tale EVEN MORE then Little Red Riding Hood!

(Overlapping)

Toby: NO WAY, nothings better than Little Red Riding Hood.

Tom: No story that I know could be better than Little Red Riding Hood, It’s the best story EVER!

Freya: Yeah there is, my mum told me the story a couple of nights ago and it’s SO much better!

(Overlapping and improvise a childish fight)

Tom: Stop lying nothing is better!

Toby: Little Red is Funny, Amazing, Fun, Great…

Freya: My mummy said that my story is the best she had ever heard!

Meg: (To Toby) Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Toby: (To Freya) Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Freya: (To Tom) Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Tom: (To Audience) Shhhhhhhhhhhh!

Meg: Would you like to share your story with all of us then

Freya: Oh can I, Thank you sooooo much!.... (She goes to speak then realises) I don’t remember it.

Meg: Have a look through the big book of Fairy tales and see if you can find it

Freya: Found it!

(Overlapping)

Toby: Oh my god! That is a great story.

Tom: Oh please read us the story.

Meg: Go ahead.

Freya: Thank you so very much.  Once upon a time

Intro between Goldilocks too Jack and the Beanstalk

Freya: Seeeeeee, wasn’t that the best story you have ever heard.

Meg: Yes that was lovely and I think it’s a good story to end on we can do more stories tomorrow…

(At the same time)

Toby: (huff of air)

Tom: (huff of air

Meg: Are you two alright?

Toby: Yeah I guess

Tom: It’s just that, you got to tell a story… She got to tell a story…

Freya: Do you guys want to tell a story to me.

Toby: Oh yes please

Tom: Can we, Can we

Meg: I’m not sure, maybe...

Tom: Please it’s in the Big Book of Fairy Tales, I saw it earlier.

Meg: Well…

(Overlapping and improvised

Toby: Oh please let us

Freya: Can they, can they

Tom: We won’t take long

Meg: (To Toby) Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Toby: (To Freya) Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Freya: (To Tom) Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Tom: (To Audience) Shhhhhhhhhhhh!

Meg: You both can’t tell the story.

Toby: Yes we can, its Jack and the Beanstalk so I will narrate the story with my (Narration voice for Jack and Beanstalk) Narrators voice.

Tom: And I can be Jack

Freya: That sound like loads of fun, please let them tell their story

Meg: Very well you can tell your story

Toby: Thank you, this is going to be loads of fun

Tom: It’s okay Miss you’re in the story as well, you can be the Cow I trade away.

Meg: What!

(Overlapping, Toby’s voice is more powerful then Megs)

Toby: Once apon a time in a place far away

Meg: (Getting over shadowed by Toby’s voice) No wait I don’t want to be cow