Part 3
Okay….I ran out of Oliver! things to put in here. However, I got cast in Courtyard, which is the non-musical production of the year. Basically you write skits and perform them. And about 1/3 of the cast were in Oliver!, so I'm just using stories from that now. I'll still use everybody's "Oliver" names though.
Scene 1: In which Bill is a Stalker
(Trying to fix up one of our scenes)
Me: Alright, let's take it from the top!
Thief (Ella): You know….I actually think it'd be better if we cut the middle part.
Charley Bates: Yea, I agree.
Me: Okay! Cut the middle!
(Bill randomly walks off from his group and into the middle of ours.)
Ella: Bill! Go away!
(Bill glares at Ella but leaves anyways.)
Me: Stalker!
Scene 2: In Which Oliver Discovers that Something is Going on in the Bathroom
(Before rehearsal, me, Oliver, and Holly are going to look for some paper towels to clean up the soda spill in the hall.)
Me: Let's try the bathroom here!
Thief (Holly): Okay!
(We enter the high school bathroom only to find that there are no paper towels.)
Me: Of course there aren't any.
(We walk back out to see if Oliver is still there. He is.)
Holly: Did you check the guys' room?
Oliver: Did you not see? Something suspicious was happening in there!
Me: No, I didn't. Please explain!
Oliver: There were girls in there.
Holly: Awkward….
Scene 3: In Which a Picture Results in Bill Breaking the Touch Barrier
(Sammy (featured dancer), wants to take a picture of everyone in Courtyard, so we all run to get into place.)
Me: I swear, if any of you push me off the stage, I'm gonna scream!
(Bill shows up right next to me. For the record, he's the tallest person in the cast, and we're in the back row.)
Bill: No one's gonna be able to see me in the back!
(Everyone groans.)
Me: Alright, Bria, stand still.
(I rest my arm on Bria's shoulder. All of the sudden, Bill decides to put his arm on my shoulder. We're sp tightly packed that he's practically on top of me.)
Sammy: Alright! Say "Courtyard!"
Everybody: "Courtyard!"
(Sammy takes the picture, and then more people come and take pictures with their own cameras. And throughout the whole thing, Bill never takes his arm away.)
Scene 4: In Which Bill's Skit Reminds Us of Things Past
(Bill and his group are getting ready to perform their skit in rehearsal.)
Bill: Yes, sir?
(Fagin grabs Bill's jacket so that it comes unzipped. He's wearing his Oliver! cast t-shirt underneath.)
Fagin: Don't backtalk me!
(One of the girl's in the skit comes over. I don't know her name, so let's call her Rachel.)
Fagin: And what's your name?
Rachel: I'm Nancy!
(I cover my mouth, and there is a collective gasp from the audience.)
Dodger: Umm….wow.
Me: Don't kill her!!
Scene 4: In Which I'm Not at all in Love
(Before one rehearsal, me, Thiefy, and Mrs. Bedwin are singing random musical songs.)
Me: -singing- I'm not at all in love! Not at all in love! Not I!
Mrs. Bedwin: Yea right! I don't believe it.
Thiefy: Me neither.
(Dodger comes over, and Thiefy explains the situation.)
Dodger: You're an awful liar.
Scene 5: In Which Bill finds Another Hobby
(Me, Thiefy, and Widow Corney are trying to make a scene, when Bill decides to randomly come walk in the middle and stand next to me.)
Me: (looks up) Oh, hi Bill….Wait….are you smoking?
Bill: (takes something out of his mouth) No, it's just a rolled up piece of paper around some grass.
Me: Okay, give it here. It's bad for your health.
(I try to take it, but Bill runs off, which results in me chasing him around the stage for two minutes before I give up.)
Scene 6: In Which I'm a Little Too Generous
(On Mondays, rehearsals didn't start for an hour, so I decided to go to the 7-11 that was five minutes away. But when I was heading back, a bunch of the cast members were just getting there, so I decided to stay with them.)
Mrs. Bedwin: Hey, K?
Me: Yea?
Mrs. B: Do you have 50 cents? I really need it. I promise I'll pay you back!
Me: Of course! I have my whole wallet. I'll give it to you when we get to the store, kay?
Mrs. B: Thank you soooo much!
(We get into the store, and as soon as I fish out my wallet, everyone comes flocking over.)
Jackie: Can I have 25 cents?
Cindy: Can I have a dollar?
Sammy: Can I have two?
Kaelan: Can I have 75 cents?
Me: Sure….fine….you all are just lucky that I'm so nice.
Bill: Can you buy me this soda?
Me: What the heck? Price, Bill, I need a price?
(Bill spends the next two minutes analyzing the bottle of soda, looking for a price tag.)
Bill: $1.49.
Me: Here's two dollars. I want the change back.
Bill: I will worship you forever!
Me: You said that the last time I lent you money.
Scene 7: In Which Oliver is a Little Thief
(On yet another Monday, me and Mr. Bumble were coming back from 7-11 with our slurpees, when we spotted Oliver.)
Oliver: Hey guys, can you watch my bag? (He points to his backpack which is outside the drama room.)
Me: I don't know…
Oliver: And to think I was going to nominate you for funniest person!
Me: In what?
(Oliver then steals my slurpee and takes off down the hall with it.)
Me: OLIVER! GET BACK HERE!
(We chase each other around the hall until one of the teachers comes out and yells at us because we're disturbing her. I'm apologizing, and Oliver is making faces at me behind her back.)
Scene 8: In Which We Make a Family
(At one rehearsal, me, Dodger, Thiefy, Kaelan, and Bill are all sitting on a bench, which we've decided is also a car.)
Dodger: I'm the mom!
(We all choose our characters. I'm the 8 year old girl, Thiefy is the 15 year old girl, Kaelan is the baby, and Bill is the 10 year old son.)
Kaelan: Mommy…I don't feel good. (fake throws up on Thiefy)
Thiefy: EW! Oh that's gross! Mom!
Me: MOMMY! Bill isn't wearing his seatbelt! And now he's hitting the baby! Mommy!
(Bill and Kaelan get up off the bench.)
Me: MOMMY! They jumped out of the car! They're suicidal! I've lost my brothers!