White Diamond

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WHITE DIAMOND
SCENE 1: Farewell!
(Susan goes onstage with her father. She is going to the city to pursue his dream: to
become a famous star. In order to do so, she must leave her family and everyone she
loves behind)
Susan: Dad, dont forget to ta!e care of the fishes, sort out the clothes properly before
washing them, pay "r. #obinson for the mil! delivery and$.
Dad: Susan, I am not a child anymore. I am your father and I already !now how to
manage. Dont worry about me% I am more concerned about you and how you are going
to do in &ew 'or!. It is a big city and with all that people living there$ It is very
difficult for me to let you go.
Susan: I !now you worry Dad, but Ill be fine.
Dad: 'ou have grown up so (uic!ly$ I can still remember you as a baby, holding you
in my arms.
Susan: Dad, I will always be your baby. 'ou !now that. )ut we have tal!ed about this
many times. If I want to be happy, I have to do this or at least try it. I need to show
myself that I can be a singer. I dont care about fame. I *ust want to show the world that
I can do it.
Dad: I !now baby. )ut it is difficult for me. Sure you understand that
Susan: +f course I do (train whistling)$. Dad, I have to go, the train is leaving. I love
you Dad. Ill call you as soon as I get there (hugging her dad)
Dad: ,lease dont forget to do it$. I love you Susan
Susan: I love you Dad.
(-er Dad leaves the train. Susan sits on the train while other passengers greet her as she
is sitting down. She is whistling some tune . the /ocomotion)
Woman: 0ood morning I couldnt help listening to you and that music.
Susan: Its the /ocomotion. "y friends and me used to sing and dance it when we were
on the train as we were little children. 1e used to sing it when we felt blue to cheer us
up and now that I am moving to &ew 'or! on my own I am singing it to feel better.
Woman: &ever heard of it before.
Susan: /et me show you.
("usic starts and the passengers start singing and dancing with her)
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The Locomotion
Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
I know you'll get to like it
If you give it a chance now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
y little baby sister can do it with ease
It's easier than learning your a b c's
!o come on" come on"
Do the loco-motion with me
#ou gotta swing your hi$s now
Come on baby" %um$ u$" hmmm %um$ back
&h well I think you got the knack
'ow that you can do it
(et's make a chain now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Do it nice and easy now don't lose control
) little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
!o come on" come on"
Do the loco-motion with me
#ou gotta swing your hi$s now
Come on" come on"
Do the loco-motion with me
#eah
Chug chug (sam$ling)
ove around the floor in a loco-motion
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Do it holding hands if you got the notion
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
*here's never been a dance that's so easy to do
It even makes you ha$$y
When you're feeling blue
!o come on come on do the loco-motion with me
#ou gotta swing your hi$s now
Come on" come on"
Do the loco-motion with me
#eah
Come on" come on"
Do the loco-motion with me
#ou gotta swing your hi$s now
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SCENE 2: Freedom
(Susan has arrived to the )ig 4pple. She is going to drama school to learn in order to
become a good singer and an actress. It is her first day in school. 5here she will "illie,
the daughter of a famous actress who has had everything in life, a spoiled girl who will
try and ma!e fun of anyone who has not had the luc! of being born in a rich and famous
family)
("illie and ,atric! enter)
Millie: ,atric! have you already called your father6.
Patrick: &o, "illie I have been really busy
Millie: Dont give me your e7cuses. I need the limousine to go shopping this afternoon
and mums too busy with the new film. 'ou promised you would ta!e me today to
5iffanys. I really need to see which *ewels I am going to wear for this end of years
play.
Patrick: +! o!. Dont panic%%% I will call him now and tell him. I am sure there is no
problem%.
(Susan enters)
Susan: -i. Im sorry. I am new at the school and I dont still !now where anything is
around here. 1ould you please tell me the way to the dance class number 26
Patrick: -i. 1elcome to the school.
Millie: Sorry% 8ant you see we are trying to have a private conversation here6
Susan: Sorry
Patrick: "illie. 5here is no need to be rude. She is new
Millie: 1hatever%. Im in a hurry (loo!ing at her watch)$ I have to go. I dont care
how you are going to do it but ma!e sure that the limo pic!s me up at three at the
entrance.
Patrick: +! o!. (!isses on the "illies chee!s. "illie leaves the stage). Sorry for my
girlfriends behaviour
Susan: Dont worry. I had no intention of disturbing. Ill go and as! somebody else.
Patrick: &o, thats o!. I can wal! you there. I have to attend to my drama class. (they
start wal!ing) So, where are you from Susan6.
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Susan: I am from #ed +a!, a small town near +hio. I *ust arrived to &ew 'or!.
Patrick: and why are you here6
Susan: 1ell, you see, I always loved singing and #ed +a! was getting smaller for me. I
wanted to come and see if I could ma!e my dream of becoming a singer come true.
Patrick: "any people have come here with that illusion of hope. It is not an easy way.
"aybe I am being to rough$
Susan: 5hats o!%. :veryone has been telling me that since Ive arrived. I am getting
used to it. -owever, I still thin! I can ma!e it.
Patrick: 5hats good. )ut be careful, people are very competitive here and they wont
ma!e it easy for you. 1ell here it is. I am ,atric!. 1hats your name6
Susan: "y name is Susan, than!s for wal!ing me here.
Patrick: 5hats o!$ I hope to see you around some other time.
Susan: "e too. )ye now%. (Susan leaves the stage)
Patrick: (loo!ing to the audience) 1ow she is beautiful and seems li!e a nice girl. I
need to call dad for the limo.
(,atric!s friend, ,eter, enters with others)
Peter: -ey ,atric! where were you6. 4re we going to the concert today6.
Patrick: Id love to but I have to go shopping with "illie (resigned)$
Michael: -ey why dont you dump that witch. 'ou are becoming her slave.
Patrick: I !now. )ut my parents love her and her family reputation. I am getting bored
with this way of life$ "oney, cars, fame$ It is getting me to my nerves
Peter: 5hen you should thin! about loo!ing for a new girlfriend and a different family
(laughing)
Patrick: )y the way, I *ust met such a nice, easy and beautiful girl$. (with a smile).
Michael: -ey, you need to introduce us to her and see what happens.
Patrick: &o way$ I !now how are you li!e. I really cant live li!e this anymore.
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Freedom
I won't let you down
I will not give you u$
+otta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down
!o $lease don't give me u$
cause I would really" really love to stick
around" oh yeah
,eaven knows I was %ust a young boy
Didn't know what I wanted to be
I was every little hungry schoolgirl's
$ride and %oy
)nd I guess it was enough for me
*o win the race- ) $rettier face.
/rand new clothes and a big fat $lace
&n your rock and roll *0
/ut today the way I $lay the game is not
the same
'o way
*hink I'm gonna get myself ha$$y
I think there's something you should
know
I think it's time I told you so
*here's something dee$ inside of me
*here's someone else I've got to be
*ake back your $icture in a frame
*ake back your singing in the rain
I %ust ho$e you understand
!ometimes the clothes do not make the
man
)ll we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true
somehow
)ll we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
)nd you don't belong to me yea yea
1reedom"
1reedom"
1reedom
#ou've gotta give for what you take
1reedom"
1reedom"
1reedom
#ou've gotta give for what you take
Well it looks like the road to heaven
/ut it feels like the road to hell
When I knew which side my bread was
buttered
I took the knife as well
2osing for another $icture
Everybody's got to sell
/ut when you shake your ass
*hey notice fast
)nd some mistakes were built to last
*hat's what you get"
*hat's what you get"
*hat's what you get"
I say that's what you get
*hat's what you get for changing your
mind
*hat's what you get for changing your
mind
*hat's what you get"
*hat's what you get"
)nd after all this time
I %ust ho$e you understand
!ometimes the clothes
Do not make the man
)ll we have to do now is take these lies
)nd make them true somehow
)ll we have to see is that i don't belong
to you
)nd you don't belong to me yea yea
1reedom"
1reedom"
1reedom
#ou've got to give for what you take
1reedom"
1reedom"
1reedom
#ou've got to give for what you take
#ea you've got to give for what you" give
for what you give
ay not be what you want from me
3ust the way it's got to be
(ose the face now
I've got to live I've got to live
(return to to$)
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SCENE 3: Sweet Dreams
("illie enters the stage with her friends)
Millie: I *ust had the best time ever with my mum eating at Dinos.. I love french
cuisine.
Bertha: 'es, we go there very often. I met "adonna once there. It was fabulous.
Martha: 4nd I met 5om 8ruise in Dinos as well. -e was so charming$.
Monique: -ey by the way, have you seen the new girl6.
Millie: 1ho6
Monique: 5he one who arrived last wee!. Susan is her name. She is with me in dance
class. )y the way, "illie I have to tell you I have seen her a couple of times with ,atric!
spea!ing on the stairs.
Millie: ,atric!6. I cant believe that. -es so in love with me. -e has only eyes for me
Bertha: Dont be so sure about that. I have seen them together laughing and ,atric! has
even eaten with her in the schools dining room.
Martha Monique: In the dining room6... (pulling a face)$ Disgusting%%%
Millie: 5hats impossible%%% "y ,atric! eating hamburguers6=6
Monique: 'es.
Millie: &o way
Martha: 1e have to do something
Bertha: 1e have to show her she cannot mess with high society
Millie: 1e will ma!e her life here a hell. &o one will want to spea! to her.
(Susan enters the stage)
Millie: -i%
Susan: -ello%
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Monique: /isten, we heard you have applied for main role in this years play, 1hite
Diamond.
Susan: 'es I am
Bertha: 1ell, let us tell you you dont stand a chance
Susan: Sorry6
Martha: 'es, we are supporting "illie for that role.
Monique: She has always been the main character and this year is not going to be
different
Susan: 5hats not up to you. 5he teachers will decide.
Millie: "y mother always ma!e big financial contributions to this school and you are
not a rival for me.
Susan: I dont understand why all this
Millie: "aybe you should thin! about not stealing someone elses properties
Susan: Stealing6
Monique: 'es, you have been seen with ,atric!, "illies boyfriend.
Susan: -es been only nice to me. In fact, hes the only friend I have got here.
Millie: ?orget about him, he should only care about me. -es got no time for loosers
li!e you.
Bertha: 'eah, Dream on baby because thats all youve got: Dreams.
Sweet Dreams
!weet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree-
*ravel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
!ome of them want to use you
!ome of them want to get used by you
!ome of them want to abuse you
!ome of them want to be abused
(Whis$ering) ,old your head u$"
movin' on
4ee$ your head u$" movin' on
,old your head u$" movin' on
4ee$ your head u$" movin' on
,old your head u$" movin' on
4ee$ your head u$" movin' on
ovin' on.
!weet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree-
*ravel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
!ome of them want to use you
!ome of them want to get used by you
!ome of them want to abuse you
!ome of them want to be abused
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Millie: So now that you !now, I suggest your going somewhere else with that stupid
face and sell some fast food in a dirty restaurant.
Martha: 5hats where you belong.
Susan: &ever% 'ou thin! you are better than me because you have money and a famous
family but you will never success $ I am going to ma!e my dreams come true.
("illie and friends go laughing at her)
SCENE 4: Grace Kell
(Susan is still on stage. ,eter enters with "ichael and Sam another ,atric!s friend)
Peter: -ey Susan%. 'ou loo! puAAled
Susan: I have had a conversation with "illie and her friends. 5hey had a go on me.
5hey thin! I am trying to steal ,atric! from her
Michael: 5hats ridiculous%. ,atric! is not "illies property. 5hey are so mean and rude%
Sam: 'es but they are rich and beautiful. 5hats why they ma!e them so powerful.
Peter: 4nyway, I !now you have *ust eyes for me.
Susan: I beg your pardon%%%
Michael: 8ome on Susan. ,eter is handsome and has lots of money. 1e have seen the
way you have a loo! at him when you meet
Susan: I was *ust being !ind to you. ,lease ,eter tell them so
Peter: 4re you *o!ing6. I !now you li!e me.
Susan: 'ou are mista!en
Sam: Susan dont be so pic!y. -e is great for you.
Susan: 1hats the matter with the people around here6. 8ant you understand that
people are !ind and polite without having a hidden agenda6
Peter: Susan what can I do to li!e you6
Susan: &othing. I am *ust not interested.
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Peter: 1ho do you thin! you are6. 'ou start tal!ing to me and to ,atric!. 1e are no
fools.
Susan: I am so sorry you got that impression but I am a simple girl trying to ma!e my
way in life.
Sam: 8ome on, 0race Celly (they all laugh)
Grace Kell
Do I attract you6
Do I repulse you with my (ueasy smile6
4m I too dirty6
4m I too flirty6
Do I li!e what you li!e6
I could be wholesome
I could be loathsome
I guess I am a little bit shy
1hy dont you li!e me6
1hy dont you li!e me why dont you
li!e me without ma!ing me try6
I try to be li!e 0race Celly
)ut all her loo!s were too sad
So I try a little bit ?reddie
Ive gone identity mad%
I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet s!y
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you li!e
gotta be green
gotta be mean
gotta everything more
1hy dont you li!e me6
1hy dont you li!e me6
1hy dont you wal! out the door%
-ow can I help it
-ow can I help it
-ow can I help what you thin!6
-ello my baby
-ello my baby
,utting my life on the brin!
1hy dont you li!e me
1hy dont you li!e me
1hy dont you li!e yourself6
Should I bend over6
Should I loo! older *ust to be put on
your shelf6
I try to be li!e 0race Celly
)ut all her loo!s were too sad
So I try a little bit ?reddie
Ive gone identity mad%
I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet s!y
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you li!e
gotta be green
gotta be mean
gotta everything more
1hy dont you li!e me6
1hy dont you li!e me6
1hy dont you wal! out the door%
Say what you want to satisfy yourself
)ut you only want what everybody else
says what you want
I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet s!y
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you li!e
gotta be green
gotta be mean
gotta everything more
1hy dont you li!e me6
1hy dont you li!e me6
1hy dont you wal! out the door%
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(Susan leaves the stage crying)
Patrick: (screaming outside the stage).. Sam, where are you6
Sam: 1e are here.
Patrick: (enters the stage). -ave you seen Susan6. I *ust heard what happened with
"illie and her friends. I am worried about her
Peter: 1ell$ she has gone.
Michael: 'es, ,eter has *ust as!ed her why doesnt she become his girlfriend. I thin!
she is playing with us
Peter: 'eah, she has been giving me loo!s and nice smiles and now she is ma!ing
herself the poor little girl who is trying to be nice to everyone. 8an you believe that6
Patrick: 'ou have done what6 (angry)
Sam: 1hat do you get so angry about6. Its true
Patrick: I sometimes thin! I dont !now you. 'ou deserve to be with someone li!e
"illie. Shame on you%
Peter: 8ome on, dont let yourself be fooled% +r $ +h my 0od% 'ou are falling in love
with her%%
Patrick: &o, I thin! she is *ust a nice girl and a very good friend. Sorry I thin! I should
better run after her and apologiAe for your behaviour.
Sam: 0o, run after her if you want to loose your time. 1e prefer hanging around here.
Patrick: +! but we will spea! about this. I do not want to have friends li!e this.
(5hey all leave the stage)
SCENE !: " #elie$e in o%
(Susan enters)
Patrick: (shouting off stage) Susan, Susan wait%% (enters stage and Susan stops). I have
been loo!ing for you. 1here have you being6
Susan: ,atric!, it is not a good idea that they see us together
Patrick: I *ust found out about you and "illie.
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Susan: 'es. It was horrible but your friends were even worse.
Patrick: Dont worry about them. 4re you o!6
Susan: &o, Im not. :verybody seems to be against me.
Patrick: I am not
Susan: It doesnt matter. 'ou have a girlfriend and friends. Since I came here the only
thing I get is bad. I thought things would be easier for me here but I can see now how
wrong I was
Patrick: &ot everyone is li!e that. I want to be your friend
Susan: I do not !now if that is true
Patrick: +f course it is. In fact, to be completely honest, I am falling for you.
Susan: +h my 0od%... So it is true what the others said.
Patrick: I do not !now what they have told you but I !now what I am feeling. 1hen I
am ne7t to you I am in cloud number nine.
Susan: ,atric!, you have a girlfriend.
Patrick: I am not happy with her. 'ou can see that. I thin! you feel the same way to me
too.
Susan: ,atric!$ I am trying to fight that feeling.
Patrick: 5hen, dont. /et yourself go.
Susan: 'ou are a very nice guy and I would li!e to believe in you.
Patrick: ,lease tell me how can I show you my feelings are true
Susan: 4re you really honest with me6
Patrick: 'es, I am
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" #elie$e in o%
I donEt believe you !now me,
5hough you !now my name.
I donEt believe the faults I have
4re only mine to blame
I donEt believe that magic,
Is only in the mind
I donEt believe iEd love somebody
Fust to pass the time..
)ut I believe in you
4nd I believe in you
I donEt believe that beauty,
1ill ever be replaced
I donEt believe a masterpiece
8ould ever match your face
5he *o!erEs always smiling
In every hand thats dealt
I dont believe that when you die
'our presence isnt felt
)ut I believe in you
4nd I believe in you
)ut I believe in you
4nd I believe in you
4nd if you ever have to go away
&othing in my world could ever be the
same
&othing lasts for ever, but together til
then
IEll give you everything I have again and
again
E8ause I believe In you, I believe In,
I )elieve in you, I )elieve in,
I )elieve in you, I believe in,
I believe in you, I )elieve in.
E8ause I believe in you
4nd I believe in you
)ut I believe in you
4nd I believe in you
I believe in you, I )elieve in
I believe in you, I )elieve in
I believe in you, I )elieve in
I believe in you, I )elieve in
I believe, I believe, I believe in you....
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SCENE &: Thorn in m side
"illie: (:nters the stage spea!ing on her mobile) 'es mum, I told you already, I did not
ta!e your ;.DDDG dress. (pause) 'ou should as! the maid. I am sure she !nows where
she put it.
,atric!: (:ntering the stage) "illie, put down the phone (angry)
"illie: 'es, mum. 1e will ta!e about it later. (puts down the phone). #ight the man I
wanted to tal! to.
,atric!: -ow do you dare spea!ing to Susan li!e that6
"illie: -ow do you dare hanging around with a girl li!e that6
,atric!: She deserves nothing but good things. She has a pure soulH I guess nobody
could say the same thing about you.
"illie: ,ure soul6. Dont ma!e me laugh$ 'ou also have a pure one seeing another girl
while being with me.
,atric!: 5here was no bad intention. She has been a better friend to me in less than on
month than you as a girlfriend for years.
"illie: 1a!e up honey% She will never be me. She doesnt have what I have.
,atric!: 4 blac! soul6 (ironically)
"illie: &+. #eputation, money, fame$. 4 &4":
,atric!: She doesnt need any of those. She has more than you could ever thin! about in
your entire life. She is wise, loving and caring.
"illie: Dont you understand, ,atric!6. Shes out of our league. I can give you anything.
5ogether we can be the ne7t David and Iictoria )ec!ham.
,atric!: I dont want all that. I *ust need someone to love and care for. 1ere through.
"illie: ,atric!, dont dare dumping me. I will ma!e your life a hell.
,atric!: Its over, "illie, theres nothing you can say that could ever change that.
(,atric! leaves the stageH "illie stays crying)
)ertha: (entering the stage with "oni(ue J "artha) 1here have you been6. 1e have
been loo!ing for you
"artha: "illie, are you crying6
"illie: 'es, ,atric! has dumped me
"oni(ue: Dumped you6. &+ way
"illie: (she stops crying) 'es, he did (very upset).
)ertha: )ecause the little province girl6.
"illie: 'es, but if they thin! that they can be happy somehow$ I am going to ma!e
things so difficult for them that they are going to wish we have never met. I hate them, I
hate them both.
Thorn in m side
("illie ta!es a photograph of ,atric! from her handbag and tal!s to it)
#ou gave me such a bad time
*ried to hurt me but now I know
("illie tears the photograph)
*horn in my side5
#ou know that's all you ever were5
) bundle of lies5
#ou know that's all that it was worth555
I should have known better
/ut I trusted you at first5
I should have known better
/ut I got what I deserved555
*o run away from you
Was all that I could do5
*o run away from you
Was all that I could do5
(6e$eat 7 times)
6un" run" run" run
(6e$eat 8 times)
*o run away from you
Was all that I could do5
*o run away from you
Was all that I could do5
(6e$eat until song fades)
SCENE ': (hite Diamond
Susan: (entering the stage) -i, is the audition for the play ta!ing place here6
Sandra: (sitting on a chair already on the stage with ?redric, his friend). 'es, it is. -i my
name is Sandra and this is my friend ?redric.
Susan: ,leased to meet you, my name is Susan.
?redric: 4re you from &ew 'or!6.
Susan: &o, I am from +hio. I moved here a while ago.
Sandra: +f course, you are the one that too! "illies boyfriend away from her.
Susan: Sorry6. I am not such !ind of girl.
?redric: Dont get us wrong. 1e are so glad about it. She is *ust a stupid girl. It was time
that someone came and gave her a lesson.
Susan: It wasnt my purpose. ,atric! has been the only friend I have met since I arrived
to this craAy city.
Sandra: Dont worry. 5here are also nice people wal!ing around the city even if you
dont thin! so.
?redric: So what role would you li!e to play6
Susan: Im auditioning for 1hite Diamond.
Sandra: 5he main role6 'ou are brave. "illies always gets the main character. 5han!s
0od%% 1e are going to have some fun at the auditions.
?redric: &obody ever dares auditioning for the female main role.
Susan: 1ell, I am. If I get it, it would be so nice. I love her story.
("illie enters the stage with )ertha)
"illie: -ey, loo! what the cat dragged in (loo!ing at Susan with disgust). Its the
province girl. 1hat does she thin! she is doing here6
)ertha: She is probably as!ing the teacher to help with the deco.
(5he teacher enters and everyone sits down)
5eacher: 0ood morning everyone. ,lease be seated. 4s you already !now we are about
to start with the auditions for 1hite Diamond. (/oo!ing at the paper on hisKher hand).
So, lets start with the main female role$. (reading) Susan 1ilson $ a new name,
thats good and "illie DuprL, as usual. ,lease stand up
("illie and Susan stand up)
5eacher: +!, so lets start with Susan. 1hy do you want to play 1hite Diamonds role6
Susan: -i, 0ood morning. I love the story and I feel identified with the role. 'ou see I
also come from a little town and moved to &ew 'or! to become a professional singer
"illie: I bet you will (ironically) .. with that loo! of yours you wouldnt even be a maid
in a hotel.
5eacher: 5hats interesting. /isten "illie, if you dont mind I will start auditioning
Susan.
"illie: )ut teacher you cannot possibly thin! about auditioning her. She doesnt have
the style nor the glamour of 1hite Diamond.
5eacher: Im sorry "illie, thats my decision to ma!e not yours.
"illie: 8ome )ertha, I am not staying here while this MmopN screams on stage.
(threatening the teacher) I will spea! to my mom about this. She will ma!e sure you will
not teach at this school anymore.
5eacher: "iss DuprL I do not li!e threats. So if you do not mind, some people in this
world do have some wor! to do. ,lease, leave the room.
)ertha: 5his is incredible%%% 'ou will hear from us (they both leave the stage very angry)
Susan: 5eacher, I do not wish to be a problem for you. "aybe I can apply for another
role.
5eacher: 5hats o!. I am getting a little bit tired of all this bad attitude I have to stand
every year. )ut lets not waste any more time. 1hich song would you li!e to song6
Susan: I would li!e to sing the main theme: 1hite Diamond
5eacher: +! not a problem. ,lease ta!e your place on the stage
(Susan goes to the middle of the stage)
(hite Diamond
I Cnow that itEs getting too much baby
)ut you donEt need the words to say
Sometimes you feel youEre at the end of
the line
)ut tonight itEs gonna fade away
'ouEre loo!ing out from the dar!ness
?eeling so alone and you need a flare
1ell IEve got the light thatEs gonna treat
you right
4nd illuminate whatEs already there
Onderstand I will be there for you
Onderstand IEm a diamond for you
4 white diamond for you
4nd *ust li!e a burning radio
IEm on to you
'our spell IEm under
In the silver shadows I will radiate
4nd flow for you
1hat you see and what it seems
4re nothing more than dreams within a
dream
/i!e a pure white diamond
IEll shine on and on and on and on and
on
(Sandra and ?redric stand up, clapping)
Sandra J ?redric: )ravo, bravo
5eacher: +h my 0od% It has been fantastic. I thin! I have my main role already
Sandra: 1ow% 1e did not !now you had such a voice
?redric: It was incredible
Susan: 5han! you% 'ou are ma!ing me go red
Sandra: 8ome on% 4re you *o!ing6 "illie could never sing li!e that .
5eacher: So, are you really up for it6
Susan: 'es, I am
5eacher: ,erfect. I am a strict 4rts Director. I want to see you in the theatre every day
after 3 in the afternoon.
Susan: (-appily) +f course, maam. I will be here. I wont let you down
5eacher: I !now you wont.
(5hey all leave the stage tal!ing)
SCENE ): (al*in+ on #ro*en +lass!
"illie: (enters the stage and ,atric! on the other side enters as well, they meet although
,atric! was trying to avoid her) -ey stranger%%
,atric!: -i "illie.
"illie: I need to tal! to you.
,atric!: /isten "illie. Im in a hurry and theres nothing we could possibly tal! about.
"illie: (closing to ,atric! puts a hand on his shoulder). 8ome on hun%. 1e have had
really good times together. Im sure we can sort this out.
,atric!: 1hat part of nothing did you not understand6. 4fter what you have done to
Susan and me during the winter I could never forgive. )ut you see, all those times you
tried to use all your friendships, your family and your mother to !eep Susan out of the
play I wondered what could I have ever seen in you6
"illie: I was trying to get you bac! (holding him$ 4t the same time Susan enters the
stage)
Susan: ,atric!%
,atric!: Susan%
Susan: I cannot believe this. I turn around and you are holding her bac! after all what
happened between us.
,atric!: ,lease, it is not what it loo!s li!e
Susan: It never is$ 4ll my friends told me to be careful, that you were not meant for
me. I can see that now. 1hats wrong with you6
,atric!: #eally, Susan let me e7plain.
"illie: Dont bother. Fust let her go. She has never been enough for you. 'ou need
someone special li!e me. I !new you would come bac! to me.
,atric!: Shut up "illie% 'oure ma!ing it worse.
Susan: 5hats enough. I dont want to see you anymore. (Susan leaves the stage crying)
,atric!: /oo! what you have done% 'ou ruined everything.
"illie: I did not ruin a thing. 'ou dont belong to each other.
(+ther people come on stage)
,atric!: 0o away "illie. 'ou bring nothing but trouble. (,atric! goes away angry trying
to follow Susan) Susan%%%
"illie: ,atric! come bac!%%%
(al*in+ on #ro*en +lass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass
'ou were the sweetest thing that I ever
!new
)ut I donEt care for sugar, honey, if I
canEt have you
Since youEve abandoned me
"y whole life has crashed
1onEt you pic! the pieces up
E8ause it feels *ust li!e IEm wal!ing on
bro!en glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass
4nd if youEre trying to cut me down
'ou !now that I might bleed
E8ause if youEre trying to cut me down
I !now that youEll succeed
4nd if you want to hurt me
5hereEs nothing left to fear
8ause if you want to hurt me
'ouEre doing really well my dear
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass ...
wal!ing on glass, wal!ing on glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass ...
wal!ing on glass, wal!ing on glass
1al!ing on, wal!ing on bro!en glass ...
wal!ing on glass . . .
("illie leaves the stage)
SCENE ,: E-.ress o%rsel/
Sandra: (enters the stage with Susan crying and ?redric) -ey I dont li!e seeing you li!e
this
Susan: I cannot help it% I feel so stupid
?redric: 'ou shouldnt feel li!e that. 'ou are the most intelligent person I !now.
Susan: So much for intelligence. /oo! the state Im in
Sandra: /isten%. I do not !now what you have seen. )ut there is one thing I am sure
about: ,atric! loves you
Susan: )ut they were holding each other
?redric: Susan, I !now how "illie can be. She is treacherous and mean. Do not believe
your eyes.
Sandra: 5he way that ,atric! spea!s about you and how he loo!s at you$ -e is in love
Susan: )ut$ I was horrible to him
?redric: -ell understand
Sandra: "illie would not stand a chance ne7t to you. 5omorrow is the play and your
father is coming to see you. Dont let this stand in your way. 4s for ,atric!, I am sure
everything is going to be o!, you *ust have to e7press yourself
E-.ress o%rsel/
8ome on girls
Do you believe in love6
E8ause I got something to say about it
4nd it goes something li!e this
8horus:
DonEt go for second best baby
,ut your love to the test
'ou !now, you !now, youEve got to
"a!e him e7press how he feels
4nd maybe then youEll !now your love
is real
'ou donEt need diamond rings
+r eighteen !arat gold
?ancy cars that go very fast
'ou !now they never last, no, no
1hat you need is a big strong hand
5o lift you to your higher ground
"a!e you feel li!e a (ueen on a throne
"a!e him love you till you canEt come
down
P'ouEll never come downQ
(chorus)
4nd when youEre gone he might regret it
5hin! about the love he once had
5ry to carry on, but he *ust wonEt get it
-eEll be bac! on his !nees
5o e7press himself
P'ouEve got to ma!e himQ
So please
(chorus)
:7press yourself
P'ouEve got to ma!e himQ
:7press himself
-ey, hey, hey, hey
So if you want it right now, ma!e him
show you how
:7press what heEs got, oh baby ready or
not
:7press yourself
P'ouEve got to ma!e himQ
So you can respect yourself
-ey, hey
So if you want it right now, then ma!e
him show you how
:7press what heEs got, oh baby ready or
not
Susan: 'ou are right Sandra
Sandra: +f course I am.
?redric: Dont worry. /ets go. 5omorrow is the big day and we have to get ready for
the play.
(5hey all leave the stage)
SCENE 10: 1ideo *illed the radio star
"rs. DuprL: (enters the stage) :verything loo!s li!e the same way as it did when I first
came to this school to study
"illie: 'es mum. It is so old
"rs. DuprL: )ut nice. -oney, I still dont understand why you ma!e me come to this
place if you are not the main role of the play
"illie: I *ust want to ma!e sure you get to !now that looser, Susan, so when you see her
in a studio or any other place you guarantee that she will not have a chane
"rs. DuprL: /isten "illie, I do understand that you are still hurt because she is now
,atric!s girlfriend but honestly, he is not good enough for you.
"illie: "um, I *ust want to ma!e sure they suffer for what they did to me.
"rs. DuprL: +! o!. I will have a loo!, but I cannot promise anything
"illie: "um, I have to go to the bac!stage to see my friends.
"rs. DuprL: +! sweetheart. (!iss on the forehead) Ill see you later. ("illie leaves the
stage)
(Susan enters with her dad and more people gather on stage e7cept ,atric!)
Susan: Dad I am so glad that you are here$
Dad: -ow could I miss this opportunity of seeing you, my little child, becoming the
main role of the schools play.
Susan: It has been hard. I had to rehearse a lot and study at night so that I could !eep up
with my lessons.
Dad: Sure you did. /oo!, I !now that woman.
Susan: 1ho6
Dad: 5he one over there. +h my 0od% She is "rs. DuprL. She was the best voice of the
radio$. So long ago, I used to spend all the way wishing for her programme to start$ I
had a crash on her. 5hat was before I met your mum
Susan: She is the mother of that girl who has been trying to ruin my stay at school all
this year.
Dad: Dont worry about her%. 'ou are still young and full of passion. I am sure that you
will be friends. Fust give it a little more time.
Susan: I am not so sure about that
Dad: +!. /isten, I do not want to !eep you hanging around. I am sure you have a lot to
do before the play.
Susan: +! Dad. I am meeting ,atric! bac!stage, hes already waiting for me. Ill see
you after the play. (!iss her father on the chee!)
Dad: 'oull be fine. I love you. (Susan leaves the stageH her dad goes to "rs. DuprL).
-ello, good evening.
"rs. DuprL: 0ood evening.
Dad: "ay I tell you maam I have always been a fan of yours6
"rs. DuprL: +h 5han! you.
Dad: I !now you have not been on the waves since a very long time but still there is no
one who can compare to your voice.
"rs. DuprL: 'ou are flattering me
Dad: So, may I as! you what does bring you to this school6
"rs DuprL: I came with my daughter who is studying here to watch tonights play.
Dad: "y daughter is also studying here. I am going to see her on stage. "ay I as! you
to sit down ne7t to you6. 5here are so many thing I would li!e to as! you. I !now that
you retired after all the new technologies arrived in the radio and I do not !now what
has happened after that.
"rs. DuprL: +f course, it will be my pleasure. I have not many fans nowadays !eeping
me company
1ideo *illed the radio star
(:veryone goes off stage)
SCENE 11: Can2t +et o% o%t o/ m head
(Sandra, ?redric and Susan come on stage)
Sandra: 1e did it
?redric: 5he play was a complete success and you were fantastic, Susan.
Susan: 5han! you. I couldnt have done it without you.
Sandra: Dont give us the credit. 4 star is born. )y the way, who was that man you were
tal!ing to6
Susan: -e is the director of "amma "ia. -e wants me to ma!e an audition to play the
role of Sophie. -e says I will convince the producers as soon as they hear me sing. 5hey
are going on tour and they need a second crew to cover more cities. 8an you imagine
me as Sophie6
?redric: I can imagine you in every role you want to play. -ow are things with ,atric!6
Susan: 1ell we are going to meet here. I am very nervous. 5he last time we met I was
very angry at him and I dont !now what to tell him.
Sandra: I am sure he is going to be very happy.
?redric: -es being wal!ing around li!e a ghost, staring at you whenever you wal!ed
by.
Sandra: 8ome on Sandra. 'ou miss him so much this days$
Susan: I !now. -ere he comes$.
(,atric! enters on stage)
,atric!: -ello Susan. (nervous)
Susan: -i ,atric!. (going away from her friends)
,atric!: So here I am. 'ou wanted to tal! to me
Susan: ,atric!, I am so sorry for what it happened. :veryone tells me that "illie set you
up and I did not believe it at first but after all I have seen I am starting to believe you.
,atric!: is that true6 (happily)
Susan: 'es. 'ou see, I have not stopped thin!ing about you for a single minute, even
with all the rehearsals and the classes, you were always there on my mind.
,atric!: "e too, Susan. 5heres no one but you. 'ou were the one I have been waiting
for all my life.
Susan: 'ou too, I cant get you out of my heart nor my head.
Can2t +et o% o%t o/ m head
(5hey all go out of the stage)
SCENE 12: "2m o%r man
(:veryone comes on stage e7cept "illie)
,eter: -ey ,atric!. ?inally you are with Susan
,atric!: 'es. &ot because of you.
Sam: 1e !now. 1e are so sorry for that. /isten ,atric! we dont want this to end up
with our friendship
"ichael: 1ill you give us a second chance6
Susan: 8ome on, I have already forgiven them.
,atric!: +! but some things will change round here from now on
,eter: 'es we !now. 1e are going to respect girls
Sam: &o more laughing at others
"ichael: 4nd be nice to people no matter where they are from or how wealthy they are
,atric!: Iery good
(Susan Dads comes with "rs. DuprL)
Dad: Susan. "y little ray of light, you have been fantastic
Susan: Dad (-ugging each other)
"rs. DuprL: -ello, Susan. 'our father has told me lots from you.
Susan: -ello, "rs. DuprL. Its a pleasure to meet you
"rs. DuprL: 'ou have a natural talent for the theatre. 'our interpretation has been one
of the best I have seen on a stage for years and I do go to )roadway very often.
Susan: 5han!s "rs. DuprL. Its an honour coming from you. Dad have you really li!ed
it6
"rs. DuprL: /i!e it6. -e has cried throughout the whole play. I had to give him my
tissues. -e finished his pac! by the first act.
Dad: I am so proud of you baby girl. I only wish you mother was here to see you.
Susan: "e too. (loo!ing up) )ut I !now hes watching over me. She always is
"rs DuprL: /isten I could arrange a couple of meetings with my friends from
)roadway.
Susan: 5han!s (very happy) 5he Director of "amma "ia has *ust spo!en to me and has
offered me an audition to go on tour in the second crew.
Dad: 5hats brilliant
"rs. DuprL: Ill ma!e sure of it
("illie with )ertha and "artha come on stage)
"illie: "om, there you are. I have been loo!ing for you all over the place. 1hat are you
doing with her6 (Shoc!ed)
"rs. DuprL: I have been watching the play with this gentleman.
"artha: "rs. DuprL, she is the girl that stole ,atric! from "illie
)ertha: 'ou shouldnt be tal!ing with her. She is trying to steal your money now for
sure.
"rs. DuprL: Shame on you girls. I have been tal!ing to her father and he has told me all
about you and Susan and I did not really li!e what I had to hear about you
"illie: 4ll lies%%
"rs. DuprL: "illie, I am going to have a serious conversation at home. 8onsider all
your privileges cancelled until I see that you have changed your way of behaving: &o
more credit cards, restaurants, shopping and going out.
"illie: )ut mom
"rs. DuprL: 5hats it% ?irst thing you three are going to do is apologiAe to Susan
Susan: "rs. DuprL theres no need to
"rs. DuprL: 'es, there is. 8ome on% I dont have the whole evening
"illie, "artha J )ertha: Sorry Susan
(,atric! comes to them with ?redric and Sandra)
"rs. DuprL: 4nd please dont forget ,atric! either
"illie, "artha J )ertha: Sorry ,atric!
,atric!: 0ood evening, "rs. DuprL. 1hats going on here6
"rs. DuprL: &o worries, ,atric!. 1e are sorting out things here. I wasnt very fond of
you when I found out you left my daughter but after finding out what happened I
recogniAe you did the right choice.
,atric!: 5han!s, "rs. DuprL. I have already forgiven "illie. I *ust want to love Susan,
thats all
Susan: 'ou really do6
,atric!: +f course, Susan. -ow do you want me to e7press it to you6
Susan: Sing to me
"2m o%r man
THE END