Wanna Be In The Show? (Transcript)

Matt went out of the prompt room and went to the main theatre room to check if everything's going well. He saw Zoe and Raphael being frustrated after the scene Annika had caused to the other cast members.

Matt: Are you guys alright?

Zoe: It's Annika, she caused a scene in front of our actors.

Raphael: Yeah, even they were frustrated.

Matt: This is not going to end well, right?

Zoe: Not at all.

Then, Toby went up to his father, also being frustrated. Because he heard that Annika has been interrupting his friends, Jack and Tommy who were practising their lines for the song, Ruins.

Toby: Dad, Annika really caused a scene.

Matt: I know, Zoe and Raphael told me.

Toby: I honestly couldn't stand people like her, I mean she just caused many scenes in the rehearsal.

Zoe: Toby, don't worry. Just focus on your lines while Raphael and I handle this.

Toby: Okay.

Toby went back to his group practising his lines while Matt, Zoe and Raphael decided to work on their stuff. Until Annika's mum came into the theatre looking for the director.

Annika's mum: Where is the director of this show?

Zoe: We're right here, how can we help you?

Annika's mum: Yes. I need to have a word with you.

Zoe and Raphael: (sighs)

Annika's mum: Why is my daughter telling me... that you 2 threatened to kick her out of the show? Do you not remember who I am? Do you not remember who her family is?

Zoe: Our family.

Raphael: And yeah, we do remember.

Annika's mum: My daughter is the most talented person in this entire cast. My daughter is this show. My daughter knows theatre. We've had her in voice lessons for the past 2 years. And you have no right to threaten to kick her out of this show.

Zoe: Okay... well the reason why is because your daughter has been extremely disruptive. She really hasn't had the best attitude-

Annika's mum: Maybe she has a little bit of an attitude... because the directors... are playing favourites. And my daughter can completely see that. So if my daughter does have a little bit of an attitude at these rehearsals... maybe you should self reflect on your own show.

Raphael: I hear ya... I hear ya... we gotta start rehearsals... erm... thank you for letting us know... well...

Zoe: You can go now. We have rehearsals.

Annika's mum left and it is time to start rehearsals. Matt saw everything that has happened but decided to ignore it and go to the prompt room. It is time for rehearsals and now Tommy is now reading his script with Jack with him. While Annika is trying to sing along.

Chara: What?! Why do you want to leave? Is this a joke?! Are you brain-dead?!

Frisk: You’re sounding like Flowey.

Chara: Whatever! What could you possibly have up there, anyway? You even called Toriel “Mom”, like I used to! I’m guessing you didn’t have the best surface life, if that’s the case. Can’t say I’m surprised. But if that’s true, why the HECK do you want to go back to the surface?

Frisk: I made a promise.

Chara: A promise? To WHO?! To the HUMANS who don’t DESERVE promises?!

Frisk: Not exactly… to myself.

Song: Frisk's Promise by Echo Flower Productions

Tommy: #In that world up above #Where the sun shines down #They told us the stories of #The monsters underground #They said up in our world #Monsters could not belong #But I couldn’t help but wonder if #What they thought was wrong #So I swore to myself one day #The solemn promise that I made #I’d climb up Ebott’s mountain peak #To discover the world beneath #I’d stay both determined and strong #To see if I can prove them wrong #I climb the trail, hoping to know #The truth of that strange world below#

Annika: #... up above #The monsters underground #The truth of that strange world below#

Zoe: Why are you singing?

Annika: What? What??

Raphael: That's not even a part written in the music.

Tommy: #So on this fateful day #I thought of what I learned #I know that those who climb Mt. Ebott #Are said to not return #Determination drove me, call it #Foolishness or chance #As I climb the mountain trail #I walked without a backwards glance #Followed the trail as I fell down #And found myself here underground #At first I felt lost and afraid #But held to the promise I made #I stayed both determined and strong #Monsters aren’t bad, they all were wrong #But I can’t stay in this world below #I just want to go home…#

Annika: I'm sorry... I thought there was a chorus part there-

Zoe: This is going to be weird.

Then, Toby came into the theatre after being with his dad in the prompt room.

Toby: Sorry, I'm late, I was with my dad...

Annika: (laughs) You're so funny.

Toby: Erm... okay.

Annika: Here come stand by me.

Toby went up to Annika who is talking to him. He felt weird because he usually doesn't talk to girls. Due to growing up with 2 dads.

Annika: So what do you think of the girl who plays Frisk?

Toby: Erm... he's a guy.

Annika: Whatever.

Toby: He's my friend. We were theatre mates.

Annika: Okay so I actually have a question that's like, kind of embarrassing... if I were Frisk... do you think we would've already practised the hug scene.

Toby: What? You want me to hug you?

Annika: No! No...

Toby: What hug scene? I have to hug someone?

Annika: Yeah, like the hug scene at the end of the show... have you not read the script?

Toby: No, I can't read. I'm dyslexic. I auditioned for this musical because I'm a theatre veteran and I've never performed in any of the theatres my dad works in. But overall, I auditioned for this musical because my dad works here. And I got Asriel.

Annika: (laughs) You're so funny.

Toby: You know my 2 dads?

Annika: What are you talking about, is it a joke? Like did you even have a mum?

Toby: Yeah, I did have a mum but my dad came out as gay and my parents had a divorce when I was young. So now he's married to the head of the tech crew.

Annika: Anyways, because you're going to hug Frisk at the end. Would you hug Frisk if it was me?

Toby: Probably not. No, we wouldn't.

Annika: Oh my god! That's so mean of you! I love how you just joke with me all the time.

Toby: No, I'm just not comfortable hugging girls. Unless it's Niki.

Annika: Why would you hug her? She's German and she's older than you.

Toby: Sorry but like my dads, I'm gay. I'm not into girls.

Annika: You gotta be kidding me.

Toby: No, I'm serious.

Annika: Okay, but sorry to break it to you but I hate gay people.

Toby: If you don't like gay people or anyone in the LGBT, then you better not be in this show. There might be a lot of them.

After talking to Annika for a bit, Toby went up to his theatre buddy, Tommy.

Toby: So, you're playing Frisk?

Tommy: Yeah, yeah.

Toby: I'm Asriel.

Tommy: I know.

Toby: Sweet, so we're supposed to run through our music?

Tommy: Yeah, I thought we could run through-

Toby: Can I use your script? I lost mine.

Tommy: Oh! You already lost your script?

Toby: Yeah, I brought it to practise with me and I lost it... it's just gone so...

Tommy: Yeah, you might wanna think about getting a new one cuz you're gonna need it to memorise.

Toby: I'm dyslexic and this is the first time I've done a show in my dad's theatre. I actually auditioned because both of my dads work here but now I'm Asriel so... I could use your script though. But I might be a little slow because of my dyslexia. So maybe I'll try to learn my lines.

Tommy: What about you try to improvise?

Toby: That would be a good idea.

Then, Annika came out of nowhere.

Annika: You can use my script if you want. Like we could hang out and you can use my script.

Toby: Erm... I'm good. I'm not into girls like you.

Annika: Whatever. (laughs)

Ranboo: Hey.

Ranboo went up to Toby and Tommy since Annika left.

Ranboo: Erm... I'm Ranboo and I'm kind of new here.

Toby: Hi Ranboo, I'm Toby. I'm actually a veteran actor. Because my dads have been working in this theatre.

Ranboo: As actors?

Toby: Nope, one as a stage manager and the other as the head techie.

Ranboo: That's cool.

Jack: Guys, Tommy and I have to rehearse another song.

Toby: Oh, right. We'll leave you guys be.

Toby and Ranboo left the stage and Tommy and Jack start singing. Just before Annika went back on stage.

Song: Let's Be Friends by Echo Flower Productions

Jack: Ugh, seriously? Give it up Frisk! You think I could be friends? With you?

Tommy: Well, I hope we could-

Jack: Look, okay? #Frisk really, I don’t understand #You want us to be friends somehow #You’re just a human after all #Give me one reason to trust you now #Forget kindness and flattery #Just leave me be! I know you can #Forget about us being friends#

Tommy: #That’s not the person that I am #Chara, why is it that we can’t be friends?#

Jack: #I’m not listening#

Tommy: #Whatever broke your SOUL, I’ll help it to mend#

Jack: #I can’t hear you!#

Tommy: #We’re stuck together, but I hope you see#

Jack: #Frisk, just shut up!#

Tommy: #That we can get along down here, you and me#

Annika: I know we're running through the song but you're actually off-

Tommy: No I'm not.

Annika: You're singing is low and off beat.

Tommy: I'm a baritone. Also, I think if there's something wrong, the director would've stopped me-

Annika: Well, I'm sorry can you not take criticism?

Tommy: No, I can take criticism-

Jack: Adventure? What is this, some sort of game to you?! #This “adventure” that lies ahead #I say “Screw it! Forget that!” #It’s bad enough that I’m not just dead #But tethered to some human brat!#

Tommy: I'm just not going to take it from someone who shows up to rehearsals in a pink bow every single day and constantly sings parts that are not yours-

Annika: Yeah, I wear this bow because it's called having character. Something you wouldn't know about. I'm trying to help this show become better.

Tommy: Well, you're not making it better.

Annika: Excuse you, I went to voice lessons-

Tommy: Oh have you? Have you really? I wasn't able to tell.

Zoe: Woah woah woah, Annika and Tommy, why are we talking in the middle of the song?

The song abruptly ends because Raphael paused the song.

Annika: He's the one who started it. You're attacking me right now. You're literally attacking me for no reason.

Raphael: Is there a problem? (sighs) Annika, get down here.

Annika: Me? What? I didn't even start anything-

Zoe: Come here, we need to talk.

Annika went off stage and is now in front of Zoe and Raphael.

Zoe: Do you really want to be in this show or mot? Because we cannot keep doing this.

Annika: Yes, I want to be in this show but it's just so hard whenever everyone else is so negative all the time.

Raphael: No, no. You're the one being negative.

Annika: It's not me...

Zoe: We just heard you tell Tommy that he was... singing low.

Annika: Because he was.

Raphael: He wasn't. If there was an issue, we would've stopped it because Zoe and I are the directors. Not you.

Annika: (cries) You don't understand because it's like no one cares about this show being good.

Zoe: No, I'm not listening to that.

Annika: I should've been Frisk.

Raphael: No.

Annika: Yes I should've, yes I should've and I can't believe that you still can't see that.

Zoe: Okay, no. Get out. Go home.

Annika: What?

Raphael: I do not need that today. We don't need you today. Nope! You get to go home.

Annika: No I'm not- I don't need to go home-

Zoe: I'm not gonna put up with that kind of attitude at these rehearsals with my cast. I'm not gonna put up with that. Go home for tonight and reflect on your attitude. Self-reflect on your own attitude. And come back tomorrow with a better one.

Annika: Fine fine. Okay, if it'd make everyone happy I'll just go home.

After Annika left the theatre, Zoe and Raphael were finally relieved that she was gone.

Zoe: Can't believe after many tries, she's finally out.

Raphael: Yeah. I hope she doesn't come back.

Zoe: Yeah.

After a while, Annika's mum came back to the theatre with her daughter.

Annika's mum: Where is the director?

Zoe: We're right here.

Annika's mum: Who do you think that you are to kick my daughter out of rehearsal?

Raphael: Well, your daughter-

Annika's mum: Do I seriously need to remind you who we are again?

Zoe: No, you're my tita, I know exactly who you are but-

Annika's mum: My daughter is better than everyone in this cast. The favouritism you are playing in this show is unbelievable.

Raphael: Okay, no-

Annika's mum: ...Do not interrupt me.

Zoe: No, you don't interrupt us. Your daughter got kicked from rehearsal because she was throwing a fit over not getting 'Frisk.' And we do not have the time to listen to her cry about not getting a part she wanted.