Cinderella - play script

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CINDERELLA

Characters:

Cinderella

Prince

Stepmother

Stepsisters – Minerva and Calliope

Queen Constantina

King Maximillian

Lionel

Fairy Godmother

Townspeople

*Based on Cinderella (1997)*

-----INTRODUCTION----

Godmother: (sings)

Impossible...

for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage.
Impossible...

for a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in marriage.
(spoken) A slipper, made of glass, is just a shoe. And dreamers, never make a dream come true.
(sings) Impossible!!!

-----OVERTURE----- 
--At the Market Place--


Stepmother: Come along now, Girls!!

Minerva: Hurry up!!

Calliope: Move it!!

(Following behind, panting, and carrying many packages is Cinderella. They arrive at a cart with hats on it. Minerva picks up one and puts it on her head. Calliope gasps)

Minerva: What do you think mother??

Stepmother: (staggering, then laughing) It's certainly not the sort of thing you see every day.

Calliope: I saw it first! How do you think it looks on me, Mother??

Minerva: (makes a gagging sound) Uhh!! Awful!

Calliope: I didn't ask you!

Stepmother: How can a mother choose between two such extraordinary daughters? (she goes into the store)

Calliope: Cinderella? Cinderella!!

Cinderella: Yes? (she has been watching a puppet show at another cart about a prince & his bride)

Calliope: What do you think? Does it look better on me? (Minerva snatches the hat and puts it on her head)

Minerva: Or me?

Cinderella: Well I don't know much about hats, but, I don't think it flatters either one of you.

(both gasp)

Minerva: What did you ask her for?

Calliope: She doesn't know anything about hats, she said so herself!

(Calliope snatches the hat this time off of Minerva's head)

Minerva: Give it to me!!

Calliope: It's mine!!

(struggling and each pulling against the hat)

Both: Mother!!!

(they go into the store)

(Cinderella kinda stands there, while still watching the puppet show)

---"The Sweetest Sounds"--- 

Cinderella: (sings )
The Sweetest Sounds, I'll ever hear
are still inside my head
The Kindest Words I'll ever know
are waiting to be said

The most entrancing sight of all
is yet for me to see....
and the dearest love in all the world
is waiting somewhere for me
is waiting somewhere.... somewhere for me.

(Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters come out of the store. Minerva is wearing the hat, and Calliope is wearing a different one)

Stepmother: Cinderella! (she hands her some more bags)

Minerva: Have you ever seen such a lazy girl in all your life?

Calliope: Who are you calling lazy??

Minerva: Not you, stupid, Cinderella!!

Calliope: Oh! (smiling again) Who are you calling stupid??

----On the other side of the market----

Prince: (sings )
The sweetest sounds I'll ever hear
are still inside my head
The Kindest Words I'll ever know
are waiting to be said

The most entrancing sight of all
is yet for me to see....
and the dearest love in all the world
is waiting somewhere for me
is waiting somewhere.... somewhere for me.

(Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters have arrived on the other side of the market and are browsing around. Cinderella is behind)

Prince
The Sweetest Sounds I'll ever hear

Cinderella
The Sweetest Sounds I'll ever hear
are still inside my head

Cinderella
The kindest words I'll ever hear

Prince
The kindest words I'll ever hear
are waiting to be said

Prince
The most, entrancing sight of all
is yet for me to see!

Cinderella
The most, entrancing sight of all
is yet for me to see!

Both
And the dearest love in all the world

Prince
is waiting somewhere for me

Cinderella
(echoing) waiting somewhere....

Prince
Is waiting somewhere.....

(Cinderella is walking along and a coach sweeps through her path. She jumps back and drops all her packages)

Prince: Are you all right, miss? (running to her aid)

Cinderella: Yes, I'm fine, I think.

Prince: (He picks up one of the very strange looking hats Cinderella was carrying and looks at it for a second) Here you go. Just like those royals isn't it? Not caring if they're in anybody's way.

Cinderella: Well I'm sure they were going somewhere very important.

Prince: I doubt it.

(There eyes meet. There is a moment of silence)

Cinderella: Thanks. Thanks for your help. (she gets up and starts to walk)

Prince: Wait! What's your name?

Cinderella: Cinderella. (her back to him)

Prince: Beg your pardon?

Cinderella: Cinderella. (facing him) I like to sit by the fire and the cinders fly.

Prince: Ahh! Cinder-ella. I like it!

Cinderella: It... it grows on you, I guess. Excuse me!

Prince (following her): Tell me Cinderella, what would a man have to do to find himself in your good graces?

Cinderella: Who wants to know?

Prince: Let's just say a charming stranger. (he has been walking backwards talking to her and runs into a cart)

Cinderella: Oh my. I'm not sure I want to meet this stranger. He probably has no idea how a girl needs to treated.

Prince: Like a princess, I suppose.

Cinderella: No, like a person, with kindness and respect.

Prince: You're not like most girls are you?

Cinderella: What do you mean?

Prince: Nothing. I didn't mean to offend you. (They look away for a minute)

Cinderella: It's all right. It's just that I've led a pretty sheltered life.

Prince: So have I.

Cinderella: Really?

Prince: Everyday the same old routine....

Cinderella: Until you just want to run away...

Both: and never come back!
(they laugh)

Stepmother: (appearing from behind) I thought I told you never to talk to strangers!!

Cinderella: I'm so sorry, Stepmother.

Prince: I hope I see you again, Cinderella. (he turns and walks away)

Stepmother: Well hurry up with those packages!!

(the prince is seen getting into the royal carriage. Cinderella sees this and hurrys away)

-----At the Palace-----


Lionel: Why?! Why the disguise again your highness after I beg you?

Prince: I had a lovely time today Lionel. No one treated my like a prince. What a relief to be among real people.

Lionel: Listen to me. I am a real person. Does that tell you anything? Believe me, they are all out there wishing they could be you!

Prince: Because they have no idea what it's really like!

Lionel: Help me out here. You are rich, you live in a gorgeous castle, you have beautiful women throwing themselves at your feet. Is there something I am not getting?!

(The Prince goes into his parent's bedroom)

Lionel (muttering to himself): If he wants to kill me why does he not trample me with his carriage and get it over with?!

Prince: You wanted to see me mother?

Queen: Christopher darling where have you been? Your father and I were just talking about you.

King: Your mother was talking, I was listening.

Prince:  What's going on?

Queen: Just planning a little get-together, nothing fancy. Just family...

Prince: Uh-huh..

Queen: And a few close friends...

Prince: Uh-huh.

Queen: And all the eligible young women in the kingdom.

Prince: Mother!

Queen: We're only talking 4 or 5 hundred at the most.

Prince: Mother you can't keep doing this to me!

Queen: What? Max, what's he saying?

King: He's saying he doesn't want to have another ball.

Queen: No he's not! (she squeaks trying to find the right words, he stares at her harshly)

Prince: Here we go.

Queen: Max! My smelling salts! Max? (she gives him a pleading look)

King: Chris, it's really very simple. All your mother and I want is for you to be happy.

Queen: Happiness has nothing to do with it! (collecting herself) I mean of course we WANT you to be happy. But you do have certain obligations.

King: What your mother's trying to say is: We think it's find you chose a bride and produced an heir.

Queen: Someday soon this entire kingdom will be yours.

King: Not that soon.

Prince: Listen. All I ask is that you let me choose a bride myself, in my own way. And I guess I have this silly idea that I want to be in love when I get married. Like you were.

King: That's all we want for you too, son.

Queen: Yes darling, but there's nothing saying you can't fall in love at the ball, it happens all the time! Now I should go through the menus with you... where's he going?

King: Could it have been something we said?

Queen: Lionel? Lionel!

(enters) Lionel: Yes your majesty.

Queen: "Proclamation from the prince...."

Lionel:  Excuse me, your majesty, I couldn't help over hearing and I don't think the prince sounded too...

Queen: Lionel. Take this down:
(sings) His royal highness, Christopher Rupert, Windamehr Ladameir, Carl Alexander, Francois Reginal, Lanalot Herman...

Lionel: (spoken) Herman?

Queen: (spoken) Herman. (sings) Gregory James…. is Giving a ball!

----"The Prince is Giving a Ball"--- 

Lionel
The Prince is Giving a Ball!
His royal highness, Christopher Rupert, son of Her Majesty Queen Constanina, Charley Germantrude Gueenavier Mazy....

Stepmother: (spoken) Mazy?

Lionel: (spoken) Mazy.

(sung) Margarita... is Giving a Ball!

Townspeople
The Prince is Giving a Ball!
The Prince is Giving a Ball!

Stepmother
They've spread the message far and wide the Prince is giving a Ball!
They say he wants to find a bride he may find one at the ball.

Calliope
Oh if only he'd propose to me

Minerva
I wish that he'd propose to me!

Stepmother
Just leave the hair and clothes to me

All
The Prince is Giving a Ball!

Lionel
Now if you please the crown decrees some peau de soie with frills
A silky satine in aubregine, a red if someone spills.

Join now!

Now surely I'll need a side of ham, and lots of beef fillets
Some marbelized steak, a rack of lamb
and veal to raise to braise.

Limburger, swiss, and gourmandine
Cheddar, gryere, and blue
Chunks of swiss in barrels, please
make sure that its holey too!

Puddings and pies and rum sufflets
Succulent chocolate rounds
Cream puffs they can chew away to gain some royal pounds.

Lionel + Townspeople
The Prince in giving a Ball! The Prince is giving a Ball!

----At Cinderella's House----

Calliope: Thank you. (they walk to the door, stop and all turn around slowly)

Stepmother: (disgusted) Cinderella! ...

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