New Kid In Town (Bryant Rockwell Book 1) by Gray Jacky

Author:Gray, Jacky [Gray, Jacky]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

Mr Johnston wanted to change the players to give more people a chance and quickly cast the parts for the next couple of scenes, choosing Luke to play the Duke on the grounds he needed someone big and imposing. He scanned the room, with a frown.

“On second thoughts, we’ll keep Ray as Malvolio as you didn’t have many lines in the first bit. And the same goes for Neil as Sir Toby.” Re-scanning the room, his frustration obvious as he shook his head. “Nope, no one else can pull it off, but I can see some scope for a good comedy double-act with Nelson as Sir Andrew. Right then, off you go.”

Ray hammed it up beautifully as the pompous Malvolio trying to return the ring to the protesting Viola, but Diana was no actress, reading the lines woodenly and completely missing Ray’s action cues as he held out the ring, then threw it to the floor to be “his that finds it.”

The love-triangle between Viola, Olivia and the Duke was embarrassing, mainly due to Diana’s attempt to vamp up Viola and Luke’s resulting discomfort. The third scene entertained as Nelson and Neil proved more than capable as the garrulous fools, talking drunken nonsense with Terry, whose fool, Feste, stole the show.

Normally, the timid boy would have done anything to avoid being the centre of attention, but he bravely made up simple tunes for the songs. His strong, natural voice cut through the inevitable background mumblings and grabbed everyone’s attention. At the end of the second verse, most of the class clapped and Terry blushed red.

The noisy appreciation didn’t help as poor Nelson stumbled in his attempts to deliver the extremely apt line: “A mellifluous voice as I am true knight.”

Quieting the applause, Mr Johnston bade them continue and Luke finally had his chance. He started well enough, but it soon became clear he was painfully embarrassed reading slushy lines like “… women are as roses, whose fair flower being once displayed, doth fall that very hour.”

His speech was so awkward Mr Johnston stopped him half-way through. “Thank you, Luke. You’re obviously not enjoying the Duke. Can we maybe swap you with Malvolio? You can have some fun with him.”

The teacher glanced at his book and then at Diana. “Same for you, Diana. I can see this part is not quite right for you.” He scanned the room. “Liv, can we have you back as Viola? Yes, that feels right. From ‘Then let thy love,’ please.”

Luke’s face revealed his relief as Ray repeated the speech, breathing life into the Duke’s pining heart.

Diana’s dagger-filled glare couldn’t quell Liv’s delight at playing opposite Ray. The words resonated as the cunning Viola suggested there may be another lady who loves him as much as he loves Olivia.

Ray transformed into a magnificent Duke as he declared with passion that no woman could possibly love a man as much as he loved Olivia.

Liv’s heart leapt at the look in his eye as he delivered the line. She morphed into the artful Viola, hinting at her love for Ray’s Duke.

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