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ACT ONESCENE ONE – THE MEADOWLAND ARTS CENTRE(The setting is the rehearsal area. Just like any school rehearsal – a few chairs withbags and jackets on and around them. Displayed prominently is the sign“MEADOWLAND YOUTH THEATRE”.)(A group of Older Teenagers [14-18] is lined up to rehearse a routine. They are: -Boys: DARREN, KIEREN, MICHAEL, NICK, RICHARD & WILLIAM.Girls: ANNE, DEBBIE, EMILY, KAREN, MOLLY & TRACEYPLUS optional chorus.(With them is a group of youngsters [11-13, and younger if possible]. They are:Boys: DEAN, JAMIE, PETER, SHANE.Girls: KATIE, REBECCA, SARAH, ZOEPLUS optional chorus.)SONG ONE – FORWARD TO THE PASTYouth Group:Forward to the past, that’s where we’re gonna take you.Forward to the past, to see how things wereA trip way back in time.Get ready to blow your mind!For wherever you want to go, we’ll take you there.(Music quietly under as THE NARRATOR STEPS FORWARD – or if he/she s a nonsinger,enters.)Narrator:Yes, folks, we’re taking you a wild trip, to see how this world of ourshas developed from the primitive savagery of the Iron Age to thesophisticated savagery of the 21 st Century. We bring you 5000 yearsin 90 minutes, so fasten you seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride(The Narrator joins the rest, or exits)Youth Group:Forward to the past, that’s where we’re gonna take you.Forward to the past, to see how things were.A trip way back in time.Get ready to blow you mind!For wherever you want to go, we’ll take you there.Forward to the past, forward to the past, forward to the past,Forward to the past! (End of song)(Youth Group freeze in their positions. Enter ANDREW)Page 8© <strong>Musicline</strong> Publications 2002
Andrew:Good evening. I’m Andrew Morton, director of the Meadowlands YouthTheatre, and what you have just seen was the opening number of theirlatest show, “Forward To The Past”, a Historical Pageant, much ofwhich they wrote themselves.It was the biggest success they ever had, even though, like mosttheatre shows, putting on involved lots of frustrations, tears andtantrums - mostly from me!But what made this so different from the many other pieces I directedwith the group, was that the kids had to show an extraordinary amountof guts and commitment to come through a crisis that could havescuppered the whole project.This, then, is their story. Let us begin with a couple of months beforetheir opening night, when they were rehearsing a routine Sue, ourchoreographer…(Exit Andrew. Enter Sue)Sue:Alright, everyone… (The Youth Group come out of their ‘freeze’)into positions and let’s try the Dance number again. [Moans from theYouth Group as they sort themselves out] I should be the one that’smoaning, you’re ruining my steps. Now, let’s get it together. (Musicstarts. She counts the tempo) 1...2...3...4...MUSIC 2 –DANCE ROUTINE(All go into the routine, with Sue mirroring their actions, and calling out variouschoreographic instructions. But they don’t do it very well, and after a while Sue callsout “Stop! Stop!”, and the music and routine comes to a halt.)Sue:Karen:Sue:Karen:Molly:Mrs Fletcher:That was terrible! Michael, you forgot what you were supposed to bedoing. Shane, you went completely the opposite way to everyone else.(The youngsters laugh) William, you were a beat behind all the waythrough. Debbie and Zoe, your arms were all over the place – and mostof you were dancing like it was a vicarage tea party. (Karen Giggles)It’s nothing to laugh about, Karen. I’ve seen you clubbing. Why can’t todance like you do there?That’s different, innit? You go clubbin’ to pull blokes.It’s the same thing. You’re dancing here to pull the audience.Yeh, but we ain’t got an audience, do we? Only Mrs Fletcher wot doesthe refreshments. (Some laughs)And she’s too old to go pulling(Off-Stage) Oh, no, she isn’t! (All laugh)Page 9© <strong>Musicline</strong> Publications 2002
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Page 12 and 13: Karen:I feel like a real star.(All
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