The Role of Her Lifetime by Nanisi Barrett D'Arnuk

Author:Nanisi Barrett D'Arnuk [D'Arnuk, Nanisi Barrett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2017-03-31T21:00:00+00:00

“Okay,” Kent started. “I want to run the whole prince’s ball and into the wedding to see how it flows. It should take less than an hour. We’ll deal with any problems afterwards.”

Everyone went to their starting positions.

* * * *

At the party, the prince was swamped by all the eligible girls. He finally danced with Evangeline, who ended up patting him on the head and walking away. He then asked Ella to dance, but she recognized him as the boy who stole the apple.

“You’re not a prince. You’re not even a frog! You’re just a toad!

Everyone froze.

The entire duet lasted almost eight minutes.

When it ended, Ella turned away. The prince started to go after her but stepped on her shoe, and she lost it. She stopped, still turned away without the shoe. The prince cradled the shoe and realized he really loves her.

He went into the “How can I tell her?” piece.

“Why is he bothering me? No one ever believes him” Ella sang. “Everyone knows he’s just a cad. Should I believe it when he says he loves me? Are these just the words the king has put in his head? Do I dare believe him when he says these things? Or will I rue the day I heard this?”

They turned to look at each other. He held his hand out. She hesitated and then reached out.

The music swelled.

* * * *

“Okay! Are you ready?” Kent called to everyone. “The final scene is the wedding. It starts with everyone in town getting ready. Evangeline and her girlfriends grouse that they lost the prince, and Mother brags that it’s her daughter who snagged him. She is elated the palace will take care of Ella, and she won’t have to worry about Ella anymore. The wedding proceeds to the end with Ella and the prince kissing until the lights go out. Any questions?”

“Will that give me time to change into my wedding gown? Jackie asked.

“I believe so. Eunice and Patricia have planned a cut-away gown so you won’t have to take long to get into it, and they’ll just take your first wig off and put the fancy one on.”

Jackie sighed happily. “That’s wonderful.”

“The rest of you will still be in your ball gowns. Some of the long skirts will just strip away, leaving other skirts beneath them. Men, you’ll have a more conservative jacket to change into. Some of you will have shawls or other accessories to change the look. The prince and Ella’s love song will be all the time you have to change. The costume changes in this act are the hardest, but I’ve seen some of the things Eunice and Pat have designed. I’m pretty sure it will work.”

“Let’s start the final scene of Act One again.” They had blocked it earlier in the week. “I’ve had some new ideas, so we’ll take it very slow. Get into your wedding places.”

Everyone moved into position. He directed those he wanted to move or wanted to be seen. Finally, he was satisfied with the picture.

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