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Ugly Duckling 2.0
excerpt from my book
I am looking for 6 people in West L.A. to play the supporting characters since I will be the heroine. This play is a work of fiction based on my life, but I believe many of you can relate to it. RSVP with your name, age and the name of the character you're auditioning for by Thursday March 31st. Thanks.
Characters:
Ugly – Main character or
heroine who is bullied and teased for her big, fat appearance
Eva – Her mom who told her to
lose some weight
Don – Her dad who was too busy
at work to notice what was going on
Amy and Becky– Her two sisters
Mabel, Jenny – Her friends in
school
Location:
At a family farm near Los
Angeles.
Plot:
The heroine or main character
has to overcome bullying, obstacles, villains to regain her real self. This is
a story of transformation. Ugly loves to eat and is bigger than her older
sister. They all call Ugly “Fat Girl”
Act One:
Don: “I work hard all week
to provide for you and the kids. All you do is complain about it whenever I
want to have some fun with my friends.”
Eva: “Don’t raise your
voice. You’ll scare the kids. We seldom see you during the week and you need to
spend more time with us.”
Don: “I asked you to go eat
breakfast at the Farmers Market, but you wanted to sleep in. So I took our kids
and we just got back!”
Eva: “Stop yelling. I’m not
deaf!”
Don: “I can’t talk to you.
I’m leaving!”
Don left and slammed the front
door. The ducklings fluffed their feathers to sooth themselves. Ugly looked
sad.
Eva: “Did you have fun with
your dad?”
Amy and Becky in unison: “Yeah!
Eva: “What about you, Fat
Girl?”
Ugly: “I wanted to have ice
cream, but dad said it’s not good for me.”
Eva: “We are not going to buy
Mint Chip ice cream for you anymore.”
Sisters: “You’re too fat
anyways.”
Ugly: “But I love ice cream!”
Eva: “We’re doing this for your
own good.”
Sisters: “No more ice cream for
Fat Girl!”
Ugly says to her mom: “It isn’t
fair. Why do they always get what they want?”
Eva: “That isn’t true. Now, go
to your room and take a timeout.”
Ugly storms away, slamming the
door to her room. It was a bedroom which she shares with Becky, her little
sister. Amy, her big sister gets to have a private room. Ugly thinks that her
parents must love Amy more.
Becky: “Are you okay?”
Ugly: “No. Leave me alone.”
Becky: “I’m sorry we hurt your
feelings.”
Ugly: “Why am I so different
from everyone else? I hate being fat!”
Becky: “It’s okay. I love you
anyways.”
Ugly: “I love you too!”
They hug each other.
Eva: “Becky, come out here and
leave her alone. She’s on a timeout.”
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