The Power Within by Nikki Crawford


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OVERTURE

ACT ONE

Scene 1

"A Brand New Day"

CITIZENS
IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY IN THE BLACK CITY, LOTS OF NEW THINGS TO DO AND
EXPLORE
(Zalika, Sakura, Chizuko and Hanako enter)
ZALIKA
A BRAND NEW DAY IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY
SAKURA, CHIZUKO AND HANAKO
WITH LOTS OF NEW THINGS TO DO AND EXPLORE

ZALIKA;
Hey girls

SAKURA, CHIZUKO AND HANAKO
Hey

ZALIKA
Have you seen that freak today?

SAKURA, CHIZUKO AND HANAKO
No

ZALIKA
She's probs at home feeling sorry for herself
She is such a loser

(Zalika, Sakura, Chizuko and Hanako laugh and walk off stage)

CITIZENS
IN THIS NEW DAY IN THIS BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL CITY NOTHING OH NOTHING CAN
GO WRONG

(Makai enters and everyone freezes)

MAKAI
THAT MY PATHETIC BUGS IS WERE YOUR WRONG BECAUSE I HAVE HATCHED A
BRILLIANT PLAN TO MAKE YOUR CITY MINE, ALL I NEED IS THAT GIRL WITH
THEN YOU WILL ALL BE MY SLAVES

(Makai leaves and everyone unfreezes)

(Instrumental Dance Break)

MALE CITIZENS
WE'RE SO GLAD TO LIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY
FEMALE CITIZENS:
YES WE ARE SO HAPPY TO LIVE IN THE BLACK CITY
MALE CITIZENS
WHERE NOTHING
FEMALE CITIZENS
NOTHING
CITIZENS
CAN'T GO, NO CAN'T GO WRONG! It's a new day!

(Blackout)

(An instrumental of a brand new day plays during the scene change)

Scene 2 School classroom

(The students are mucking around until the teacher enters)

TEACHER
Take your seats

(They take their seats)

TEACHER
Now class

(Anika arriving late cuts off the teacher)

ANIKA
I'm here miss/sir

TEACHER
You are late

ANIKA
I know miss/sir I'm really sorry

TEACHER
Don't let it happen again or I'll have to give you detention
Now take your seat

ANIKA
Yes miss/sir

(She takes her seat the class giggle)

TEACHER
Quiet down class

(They stop)

Now I'm going to take the register
Sakura

SAKURA
Here

TEACHER
Chizuko

CHIZUKO
Here

TEACHER
Hanako

HANAKO
Here

TEACHER
Youichi

YOUICHI
Here

(Anika goes into a daydream the class register is mimed out by the
class teacher until it reaches Anika's name)

[end of extract]



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