Wake Up, Daisy! By Marcus Stevens and Sam Willmott PROLOGUE: EXT. ELDORADO Track #1: “Sleeping Beauty” NORMAN THE DOORMAN appears at his post. NORMAN THE DOORMAN ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A GAL NAMED SLEEPING BEAUTY SHE PRICKED HER FINGER, SLEPT FOR MANY YEARS BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH I’VE HAD SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS, HERE ON DOORMAN DUTY THIS STORY’S NOT AS CLEAR AS IT APPEARS. YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THIS LADY’S SUCH A HEAVY SNORER SHE SLEPT THROUGH HER OWN ADVENTURE WHILE SOME PRINCE HAD IT FOR HER? I TRULY CAN’T IMAGINE, WITH ALL I’VE SEEN AND KNOWN, SHE WOULDN’T TRY TO FIX THINGS ON HER OWN. I THINK I FEEL -- IF SHE WERE REAL -- SHE’D FIX THINGS ON HER OWN. Hi. My name’s Norman. I’m a doorman. You can call me Norman... the Doorman. I’ve worked here at the Eldorado on the Upper West Side for many years, and in that time, hoooo boy have I seen a lot of innnnteresting people and heard a lot of pecuuuuliar stories. And while I’ve got doubts about the tale of Sleeping Beauty, there is a story that’s oddly similar… and it happened here, in this very building! It all started thirteen years ago… in apartment 8B… because of a little girl named Daisy Greene... SCENE 1: GREENE LIVING ROOM Lights up behind the scrim to reveal the interior of the Greene’s apartment. SL, a door leads to the hallway. US, a window looks out over Central Park. SR, another door leads to DAISY’s bedroom, and a last door leads to the kitchen. SUSAN GREENE is standing on a chair facing U.S., just about finished hanging a big “Happy Birthday, Daisy!” banner above the window. She sees the audience and has a start! -- then chuckles, climbs off the chair, and directly addresses the audience. Track #2: Dialogue
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SUSAN (Whispering:) Oh, hi... I didn’t see you there! I’m not Daisy. I’m Daisy’s mom: Mrs. Greene. I’m whispering because Daisy just went down for her nap. She doesn’t like to nap… but she’s got a big day today -- you know, with her birthday and all! -- she needs her rest, and she’s finally asleep. So I need you all to be very, very quiet. The front door swings open and MITCH GREENE barrels in, holding a somewhat-precarious many-tiered birthday cake. MITCH I GOT THE CAKE. SUSAN Shhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! She’s asleep… and our guests -- who arrived a little early -- are helping me be quiet! MITCH (Still too loud:) Guests?! SUSAN SHHHHHHH!!!! MITCH (Suddenly seeing the audience, and whispering:) Oh, hi… I didn’t see you there! (To SUSAN:) Where should I put this? SUSAN In the kitchen! Track #3: “The Cake and the Crash - Instrumental” They both creep all the way across the room to the kitchen, and, even though the cake teeters unsteadily this waaaayyy then that-a-waaaayyy, they finally manage to make it there. Silence. Then: CRASH. Then we hear a fire engine… honk honk!... cats, caterwauling… trash cans being knocked over… an errant opera singer. MITCH and SUSAN rush back into the living room in a panic, and MITCH runs to the window and slams it shut. Silence again. But then…
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Track #4: “I Bounce” BABY DAISY (OFFSTAGE) Nap Time’s OVERRRRRRR!!!!!!! BABY DAISY flies into the room, runs around the sofa, and runs into the wall! MITCH and SUSAN DAISY!!! BABY DAISY I’m okay! ‘CUZ I BOUNCE YEAH I BOUNCE ON A CHAIR EVERYWHERE IF I FALL ON THE FLOOR I BOUNCE BACK UP FOR MORE YEAH I BOUNCE She bounces on the sofa, flies off the back, ripping down the Happy Birthday banner. BABY DAISY (CONT’D) I’m okay! ‘CUZ I BOUNCE LIKE A BALL IN MY HOUSE DOWN THE HALL IN THE PARK, AT THE ZOO UP COLUMBUS AVENUE I BOUNCE SUSAN and MITCH (Simultaneously:) SHE GOT SOME ANTS IN HER KOOKY PANTS WATCH OUT FOR HER SHE’S ON THE FURNITURE EEK! YIKES! 3
ACK! DAISY, DAISY, DAISY, OH NOOOO!!! BABY DAISY bounces and bumps into the wall. BABY DAISY (CONT’D) I’m okay! BABY DAISY runs offstage. A glittery blur takes her place and MITCH and SUSAN chase after it across the stage and we hear another crash… and a stuffed unicorn comes flying out of the wings, landing in the middle of the living room. SUSAN and MITCH WHOA! WHOA! SHE’S OVER HERE NO SHE’S OVER HERE NO SHE’S OVER HERE I THOUGHT YOU HAD HER I THOUGHT YOU HAD HER AHH AHH! CATCH HER! CATCH HER! DAISY’S GONNA FALL DANGER! DANGER! SHE’LL RUN INTO THE WALL DAISY - SLOW! DAISY - NO! SUSAN MITCH, ON THREE WE POUNCE SUSAN and MITCH ONE TWO THREE SUSAN and MITCH jump on the glittery blur and crash to the ground. BABY DAISY appears on the other side of the room. BABY DAISY I’m okay! ‘CUZ I BOUUUUNNNCE! YEAHYEAHYEAH!! 4
SUSAN gets up and rushes to BABY DAISY. MITCH remains face down on the ground. Track #5: Dialogue MITCH (From the ground:) I guess naptime’s officially over. BABY DAISY It my birfday!!! SUSAN Daisy, we know how excited you are, but Mommy and Daddy need you to calm your body and watch your surroundings. You bounced so hard that Maurice the Unicorn flew halfway across the room! BABY DAISY Sowwy, Mawwice de Unicorn. I put you back! BABY DAISY rolls the stuffed animal offstage. SUSAN (Gesturing to the audience:) We have a lot of people here for your party and none of us want you to get hurt. BABY DAISY I nevew get hurt! I bounce! Brring brring! MITCH Yullo? NORMAN THE DOORMAN (Offstage, via the intercom) Mr Greene, I got a firefighter, a teacher and a doctor down here in the lobby asking after ya. What in the name of Central Park West is going on up there? MITCH Hiya, Norman. Send them up! It’s Daisy’s birthday party and we invited everyone we know!
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NORMAN THE DOORMAN Roger that, over and out! MITCH (Turns to SUSAN:) That was Norman the Doorman. He says he’s got a firefighter, a doc// SUSAN //I know… I could hear him on the intercom! Daisy… you’re about to meet three special people: Mommy and Daddy’s oldest and best friends in the world… Aunt Ada, Uncle Bo, and Aunt CeCe… MITCH They’re your own personal squad… they’re you’re Squadparents!! BABY DAISY OoOoOoOo… Track #6: “March of the Squadparents” AUNT ADA enters, dressed as a firefighter. SUSAN Come on in, Aunt Ada! AUNT ADA I’M YOUR FIRST, FRIENDLY, FIREFIGHTIN’ SQUADPARENT FROM THE OUTER BOROUGHS AUNT ADA, FROM BROOKLYN, LADDER 225 HEY, HI. IT’S VERY NICE TO MEETCHA. I’VE BEEN MEANING FOR A WHILE TO GET TO MANHATTAN THIS TRIP IS LONG OVERDUE SO I’VE BEEN RIDING ALL DAY FROM THE END OF THE A TO SAY A-HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU A BOO BAY BOO And boy do I have a special birthday wish for you. Daisy Greene: I, your Aunt Ada, wish you “courage.”
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BABY DAISY Couwwage? AUNT ADA That means you’ll be as brave as any firefighter I know. BABY DAISY Tanks! MITCH Oh, hello, Uncle Bo! AUNT ADA exits and UNCLE BO enters. UNCLE BO I’M YOUR WISE, WARM AND WELL-ADJUSTED SQUADPARENT (FROM THE OUTER BOROUGHS) I’M PROFESSOR UNCLE BO, I BROUGHT WISH FROM THE BRONX. BABY DAISY NO PWESENTS? UNCLE BO IT’S A BETTER THAN A PRESENT. BABY DAISY (Super-dubious:) Okay... UNCLE BO Daisy Greene: as a teacher, I, your Uncle Bo, wish you “knowledge.” BABY DAISY Ooooohh! UNCLE BO KEEP THIS KNOWLEDGE AND YOU’RE SURE TO SOLVE YOUR BIIIIIIG PROBLEMS BY THINKIN’ ‘EM THROUGH WHEN THINGS HAVE GONE DOWN THE DRAIN YOU’LL FIX ‘EM UP WITH YOUR BRAIN OH YEAH, AND HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. 7
I HOPE THERE’S CAKE, STILL HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. UNCLE BO exits. BABY DAISY MY WISH FOR ME IS THAT THEY’D SEE THAT I ONLY WISH FOR BOUNCE WHAT ARE ALL THESE WISHES FOR? MAYBE I’LL FIND OUT... AUNT CECE AND YOU HAVE ONE WISH MORE FROM YOUR FAVORITE-EST AND VERY-EST OF SQUADPARENTS FROM THE OUTER BOROUGHS YOU’VE GOT COURAGE, AND KNOWLEDGE BUT WHO TOPS IT ALL? YOUR DOCTOR-AUNTY CECE… FROM FLUSHING! AND I KNOW YOU WANNA HAVE A SLICE OF SWEET SHEETCAKE AS I SURELY DO, TOO SO WITH NO FURTHER DELAY, I’M GONNA TAKE IT AWAY! WITH A HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY A HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY A HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO… DAISY GREENE, THE LAST WISH FOR YOU IS... Brring brring! Track #7: Dialogue MITCH Yullo? NORMAN THE DOORMAN (Offstage, via the intercom:) I’VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
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MITCH Susan, it’s Norman the Doorman. He’s saying he’s made a terrible mistake. SUSAN I know; I can hear him on the intercom. (She goes to the intercom:) Norman? It’s Susan. Susan Greene. NORMAN THE DOORMAN I know! I can hear you on the intercom! SUSAN What’s your terrible mistake?? NORMAN THE DOORMAN Mr. Greene said you invited “everyone you know” to Daisy’s party, but I don’t think that was true because I got a pretty mad response when I mentioned it… just once!... in passing!... to her... ALL HER?! Track #8: Dialogue (“Marisol From Down The Hall”) The door swings open with a big gust of air, and there’s a crabby looking, eccentric lady… this is MARISOL FROM DOWN THE HALL. MARISOL Ohhhhhhh hellooooooo. SUSAN Mitch, it’s Marisol… from down the hall. MARISOL It’s ME! MARISOL FROM… oh, you already covered that. Nice party. I guess my invitation got lost… IN THE HALLWAY. SUSAN Sorry, Ms. Down-the-Hall… but we didn’t invite any neighbors… this is more of a “close friends and family” thing. MITCH Plus, you never leave your apartment so we weren’t 100% sure you still lived here.
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MARISOL I do, and you would’ve known that if you even once knocked on my door… but no, nobody comes knockin’ on my door. SUSAN We just never have time... Daisy’s such a bouncer and we’re always trying to keep her from getting hurt… the only time she stops bouncing even for a minute is during nap time, and... MARISOL Enough! (To BABY DAISY:) Little girl, how do you like... naps? BABY DAISY Naps?! Yuck! I bounce! Lights shift… it gets weird in there. MARISOL Indeed… Daisy Greene, my wish for you Is actually a curse. Boo-hoo. Your bounce will soon go flat, you’ll see You’ll hurt yourself invariably But prick your finger once, HA-ZAP! You’ll fall into an endless nap And this is how, once and for all You will remember Marisol! BABY DAISY begins crying. MARISOL That wasn’t very nice of me. This is why I don’t leave my apartment. She walks, very slowly, towards the door and exits. Everyone watches her go. Track #9: Dialogue MITCH WHAT. WAS. THAT?
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