A Winter’s Tale

Singing Solo_flakes What do we all liveth for in the winter when it’s forty below?

On mid-winter break, we ache for flakes, flakes and flakes of snow____

Actors_spoken Actor 2: (still overacting) “The Snow Doth Falleth!” Actor 5: Et tu Brutus? Actor 2: Romeo! Oh Romeo? S.D. Oh Brother!

All _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny hey, _____ Nonny nonny ho, No. How we love

All _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny hey, _____ Nonny nonny ho, No. How we love

Oh what a day.______ Snow.

Part 1 Oh what a sight! Wonderful worlds, all dressed in white.

All How I love staying out, (Z) love playing out in the snow.

Part 2 Look here it comes, just watch it fall.

Part 1 We’ll have a white Christmas after all.

All How I love going out, (Z) oh it’s blowing out in the snow.

(Z) We can ride a toboffan and ski down a hill. Go on a sleigh ride, oh boy, what a thrill!

Glide and slide on figure skates, hurry, don’t be late.________

All _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny hey, _____ Nonny nonny ho, No. How we love

All _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny hey, _____ Nonny nonny ho, No. How we love

Oh how I love Snow.

each little flake. Snow is the

Part 1 Icing on the cake.

All How we’ll be heading out, fun sledding out in the snow.

Repeat 6x’s CHOIR: _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny hey, _____ _____ Nonny nonny ho, No. How we love ANNOUNCER: Attention students and teachers. Due to the blizzard-like condition outside, the superintendent has called from The Bahamas to tell us that we must all stay at school until this storm has passed. It could be an hour. It could be a day. It could be for the entire winter vacation!! …Have a nice day!

FREEZE NO!______________

Part 1 How can this be? Oh no, it’s not! All of this snow isn’t so hot. What lousy luck! Look how we’re stuck in all this snow!

Part 2 Please make it quit.

Part 1 Please make it stop.

All These aren’t just flakes, it’s a bumper crop! Please go away. Don’t make us stay. Look at all this snow!

All of my plans have been put on hold. Who can go out when it’s this freezing cold?

Snow can ruin ev’ry thing. Let’s just jump to spring!

Repeat 5x’s CHOIR: _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny oh, _____ Nonny nonny no, No. There’s too much Actor 2: (desperately manic) Stuck at school? This can’t be! I have an audition for Midsummer Night’s Dream. (slight pause) What’s a little snow? Romeo can shovel! Actor 1: (shocked) What!? Actor 2: Put some boots on and get out there! Actor 1: (haughtily) I’m an actor! Actor 2: (crazed) You’re a 5 th grader! Move it!

This is our tale, Snow,

Part 1 Some tragedy. That old King Lear’s got nothing on me.

All One fatal flaw, I’ll never thaw cause I’m stuck in snow!

All _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny oh, _____ Nonny nonny no, No. There’s too much

All _____ Nonny nonny Snow, _____ Nonny nonny ho, _____ Nonny nonny please, No. I have to

All _____ Nonny nonny go, _____ Nonny nonny hey, _____ Nonny nonny ho, There’s too much

Snow, Snow_______

Scene 3 Ralph: (in front of stage) Well, what can you do? When life gives you snow… Betty: Make snowmen! Ralph: Or at least make the best of it. Betty: Yeah! (cell phone rings) Mabell: Yes Gloria! I’m still at school. And it’s getting a little crazy around here. 50% off at Macy’s!!!!!? Argh! And I’m missing it!

Student 1: Hey Charlie! Why the long face? We’ll get out of here eventually. Charlie: Eventually, sure. But my family all has tickets to go to Cabo San Lucas for the holidays! Student 1: You mean as in Mexico!? Charlie: Si

Student 2: You mean as in beaches? Student 3: …and piñatas? Student 4: Bull fights? Student 5: …and Mariachis? Charlie: Right. And now I’m stuck here at school without a tan line in sight Student 1: (in a sing-song way as in “yoo-hoo”) Oh, Senor Charlie? Feliz Navidad!