Jasmine and the Giant Peach Heavily adapted from the book Roald Dahls James and the

Giant Peach by Chris Middleton and the SummerARTS play participants. Cast of Characters (in order of appearance): ANNOUNCER JASMINE UNCLE SPIKER AUNT SPONGE THE CENTIPEDE THE EARTHWORM MISS SPIDER THE GRASSHOPPER THE LADYBUG THE FROG THE GLOWWORM THE RHINO JASMINES FATHER JASMINES MOTHER SKELETON PIRATE #1 SKELETON PIRATE #2 FUTURECOP #1 FUTURECOP #2 MOLLY NARRATOR Mayel Marisela Guthrie Anna Murphy Luke Ruby Chloe Anna Ethan Guthrie Anna Kluck (sp?) Addison Max Eli Ethan Max Addison Eli Lisa Marie Chris

ANNOUNCER: Introducing Jasmine and the Giant Peach. [JASMINE sits on stage DRAWING with a bunch of crayons. However, they are all yellow.] JASMINE: There. Finished. [holds up drawing for the audience]. All my crayons are yellow. I wish I had some other colors. [sighs] NARRATOR: Jasmines aunt and uncle were two of the most horrible people there ever were. They gave her hardly any food to eat, made her do all the chores, and worst of all, kept all the crayons to themselves. UNCLE SPIKER and AUNT SPONGE walk on stage holding beautifully colored drawings. UNCLE SPIKER: Sponge, isn't my drawing beautiful?

AUNT SPONGE: Let me see. [AUNT SPONGE takes a black crayon and draws all over the picture. She then holds it up.] AUNT SPONGE: [smiling] Not anymore! UNCLE SPIKER: My beautiful drawing! You ruined it! [AUNT SPIKER then takes AUNT SPONGE's drawing and rips it in half.] JASMINE: Can I have some other colors? UNCLE SPIKER: [in a mean voice] Why don't you imagine them, Jasmine? UNCLE SPIKER and AUNT SPONGE start laughing maniacally. After a little while, JASMINE closes his eyes very tightly and the lights turn off at the sound of a chord on the piano. Loud sounds of thunder [perhaps pans, metal sheets] are heard and the sound of something creaking. AUNT SPONGE and UNCLE SPIKER lie down on the stage to appear knocked out. A small peach is placed on a chair. Then the lights come on. NARRATOR: When Jasmine awoke, she didnt see her aunt and uncle anywhere. They and the house were in shambles. JASMINE: What was that?! AUNT SPONGE: [fainting, points her finger toward the peach] The peach!! The giant peach!! AUNT SPONGE heaves a big breath and faints. JASMINE: That peach isn't giant. UNCLE SPIKER addresses JASMINE, initially sounding as if he is warning her. UNCLE SPIKER: Jasmine don't forget to put away the dishes. You silly girl. [faints] NARRATOR: Jasmine looked at the peach. It didnt look giant or dangerous. In fact, it looked delicious. And she hadnt had fruit in a long time. But something was not quite right about this fruit. JASMINE walks over to the peach and attempts to pick it up, but falls over with the weight. She struggles to put it back on the chair, but succeeds. Then, she takes a bite out of the peach.

JASMINE: Hmm, good peach. Uh oh, I don't feel so good [JASMINE then faints and the lights dim.] Enter THE CENTIPEDE, THE EARTHWORM, THE GRASSHOPPER, THE LADYBUG, MISS SPIDER, THE GLOWWORM, and THE FROG. Exit AUNT SPONGE and AUNT SPIKER. Remove the peach from the stage. /possible need for costume change here. JASMINE wakes up groggily with the glowworm standing over him. NARRATOR: When Jasmine awoke the second time, she found herself within the peach. And there were insects the size of people surrounding her. Or was she the size of an insect? GLOWWORM: How are you feeling, Jasmine? Im the Glowworm. JASMINE: Where am I? THE CENTIPEDE: You're in the peach, Jasmine. JASMINE: But it's so small! THE CENTIPEDE: Don't ask questions! JASMINE: Who are you? And how do you know my name? THE CENTIPEDE: What did I just tell you? NARRATOR: The Centipede could be a bit rude at first, but his heart was the size of a lion. Meanwhile, the Earthworm couldnt see at all. But it didnt bother her. All earthworms are born that way of course. THE EARTHWORM: [facing away from JASMINE (she is blind)] Hello, Jasmine. I'm the Earthworm. MISS SPIDER: [to the Earthworm] You're facing the wrong way, again. [turns toward Jasmine] Hi Jasmine, I'm Miss Spider. But you can call me Henrietta. JASMINE: Oh, okay. THE GRASSHOPPER: Jasmine, Jasmine, Jasmine. Pleasure to meet you. Im the Grasshopper. I've heard a lot about you.

JASMINE: From who? THE GRASSHOPPER: From the Ladybug. JASMINE: Oh, hi, Ms. Ladybug. THE LADYBUG: [Has had back to the audience. The Ladybug now turns to face the audience, revealing a beard.] That's Mr. Ladybug, bub. Just because Im a ladybug doesnt mean Im a girl! Im a man, dude. JASMINE: Oh, sorry. [EVERYONE shakes back and forth and a loud noise is heard.] NARRATOR: Just then, a loud creaking was heard, as if something were beginning to tip over. [beginning of Jaws music] JASMINE: What was that? [EVERYONE starts shaking/bouncing. Then EVERYONE sways to the right. Then EVERYONE sways to the back. Next to the left. Finally to the front. Then EVERYONE falls backward. THE CENTIPEDE: We're moving! EVERYONE: AHHHH! [EVERYONE then runs in place. A ball is thrown onto stage.] MISS SPIDER: Look out! A ball! [MISS SPIDER picks it up and throws it behind them.] [A doll is thrown onto the stage.] THE CENTIPEDE: Look out! A doll! [THE CENTIPEDE picks it up and throws it behind them.] [A rubber chicken is thrown onto the stage] JASMINE: Look out! A chicken! [JASMINE picks it up.]

JASMINE: Wait, wait, wait! [JASMINE pretends to eat the chicken and everyone stops running in place.] JASMINE: Mmm. I haven't had real food since my parents left. [JASMINE stops eating, and looks dejected.] THE EARTHWORM: Where did they go? JASMINE: Well, it all happened when we were at the zoo. A rhino got loose THE FROG: Ribbit. A rhino? THE LADYBUG: A rhino?! JASMINE: He chased them away from me [EVERYONE freezes in place while the rhino scene takes place.] NARRATOR: Jasmines parents tried to run away as fast as they could, but the rhino just kept chasing them. In order to save Jasmine, they faced the rhino head on and fell to the ground, badly injured. [On the other side of the stage, someone carries a black cutout of a rhino, moving it up and down like a wave. We see that JASMINE's parents are crouched down, shielding themselves from the rhino, with their faces covered.]

[The rhino knocks its horn into them and they lie down, unconscious.] JASMINE: Theyve been recovering in the hospital ever since. THE GRASSHOPPER: That's a very sad story, Jasmine. THE CENTIPEDE: So sad THE GLOWWORM: It makes my glow go out. [THE LADYBUG is looking off in the distance.] JASMINE: Mr. Ladybug, are you even listening? THE LADYBUG: Oh yeah, very sad. By the way, you can just call me Petey. [falls asleep]

NARRATOR: The ladybug was not the most sympathetic of bugs, but Miss Spider was as good as any human mother. MISS SPIDER: Well be your family, Jasmine. EVERYONE BUT JASMINE: Yeah! JASMINE: Really? You mean it? But I dont even like bugs. THE CENTIPEDE: Thats okay. I dont like bugs either. THE EARTHWORM: Me neither. Theyre gross. THE GRASSHOPPER: Disgusting. MISS SPIDER: Im technically an arachnid, not an insect. THE LADYBUG: Im a man. THE GLOWWORM: I put myself in the lightbulb category. JASMINE: Well, you are better than my aunts Okay! But where are we going to go? THE CENTIPEDE: A house full of ants! THE EARTHWORM: Dirt! THE GRASSHOPPER: An opera perhaps? MISS SPIDER: The corner of a room! THE LADYBUG: A coffee flower! THE GLOWWORM: Someplace dark! NARRATOR: Jasmine decided to look out to see where they were headed. But when she did, she was troubled by what she saw. JASMINE: [looks out at the audience with a telescope] Uh oh. MISS SPIDER: What is it, Jasmine? JASMINE: Were already in the ocean!!

THE CENTIPEDE: Everybody, swim! [Everyone except for JASMINE attempts to swim feverishly to the tune of Wipe Out] JASMINE: Wait, stop! Its okay. Were still in the peach. THE LADYBUG: A peach?! Ahhhhh! [THE LADYBUG runs off stage and exits] JASMINE: Why did he run away? THE FROG: Hes allergic to peaches. Ribbit. MISS SPIDER: Jasmine, how do we know where were going? We cant see anything! THE CENTIPEDE: I got this. We just have to make a hole in the peach. Stand back, everybody! THE NARRATOR: The Centipede gathered all the strength in every single one of his many legs and used it to break through the wall of the peach so that they could get a better look. The CENTIPEDE punches a hole in the wall of the peach. THE CENTIPEDE: There. It shouldnt be too hard to see now. THE GLOWWORM: My hero! THE EARTHWORM: What? I dont see anything. THE GRASSHOPPER: [peering through the hole in the peach] Oh my! This is dreadful, just dreadful. MISS SPIDER: [concerned] What is it, Grasshopper? THE GRASSHOPPER: Pirates up ahead! And they they THE CENTIPEDE: Spit it out already! THE GRASSHOPPER: They dont have any skin! THE CENTIPEDE: No skin? Its not like theyre skeleton pirates. Let me see [takes a moment to look into the spyglass] SKELETON PIRATES!! Help! Somebody help us! Were doomed!

THE NARRATOR: The thought of having to fight skeleton pirates scared everyone. No one really had been in a swordfight before. But Jasmine had a plan to keep everyone safe. JASMINE: Everyone remain calm. We just have to work together. THE GLOWWORM: Ill turn off my light. Maybe they wont notice us. MISS SPIDER: Ill spin a web around the center of the peach for protection. [begins spinning web] THE GRASSHOPPER: Ill see if I can think of a way out of here. THE CENTIPEDE: Ill see if I can make some swords out of the peach! THE FROG: Ill keep a lookout for any flies. Theyre delicious today. Ribbit. THE EARTHWORM: What should I do, Jasmine? JASMINE: Hmm just keep doing what youre doing. THE EARTHWORM: Aye, aye, captain! JASMINE: When youre finished, come crouch down over here and try to be as quiet as possible. THE NARRATOR: Jasmine and the bugs waited, as quietly as they could, while just outside the peach, the skeleton pirates prepared to investigate the giant floating peach. EVERYONE crouches down and tries to stay as quiet as possible. Two SKELETON PIRATES enter from stage right. SKELETON PIRATE #1: So, arr, where are these fellers you told me about? The ones in distress, arr? SKELETON PIRATE #2: They should be in this peach somewhere, sir, arr. It cant have rolled out here on its own. Arr. SKELETON PIRATE #1: Well, I cant see a thing in here. Its pitch black. Light a candle would ye? SKELETON PIRATE #2: I cant, sir. I dont have me lighter. Im trying to quit.

SKELETON PIRATE #1: Arr, of all times, you had to pick to quit smoking? You had to pick now, in the middle of an expedition, arr? SKELETON PIRATE #2: Sorry, sir. Two FUTURE COPS enter from stage right. NARRATOR: Out of the blue, two future cops appeared. FUTURECOP #1: Did someone say, Futurecop? SKELETON PIRATE #2: Arr, no one said future cop. What are you doing here? FUTURECOP #2: Were Futurecops. We save the world from itself. SKELETON PIRATE #2: Arr, well yur in the wrong scene, arr. Get out! FUTURE COP #1: We dont take orders from skeletons. FUTURE COP #1 & FUTURE COP #2: Were futurecops! SKELETON PIRATE #1: Yeah, okay, arr. Just get in the back and dont mess anything up. Weve got citizens in distress here, arr. FUTURE COP #1 & FUTURE COP #2: Citizens in distress?! Entering save helpless citizen mode! The FUTURE COPS run forward toward JASMINE and THE BUGS, but the SKELETON PIRATES grab ahold of them and pull them back. SKELETON PIRATE #2: You wont be messin with our citizens, arr. We got here first, so wes get to save em. FUTURE COP #1: In that case, FUTURE COP #2: you will have to fight us first. The FUTURE COPS and the SKELETON PIRATES fight their way off stage. NARRATOR: The future cops and the skeleton pirates fought and fought until they were far away from Jasmine and the rest, and they were very relieved. JASMINE and the OTHERS get up.

JASMINE: Phew. That was close. THE EARTHWORM: Is it safe now? MISS SPIDER: Yes, the pirates are gone. THE GRASSHOPPER: What in the world is a future cop? THE GLOWWORM: Beats me. But I dont get out much. The last movie I saw in a theater was Grease. JASMINE: Im just glad youre all okay. Usually if Im hiding, its from my aunts. MISS SPIDER: That life is over, Jasmine. THE GRASSHOPPER: Yes, youre quite on your own now, Jasmine. Except for us that is. JASMINE: Can I play a game? THE GRASSHOPPER: You can do anything you want. [begin song Free to Do] JASMINE: [singing] Can I build a treehouse? THE GRASSHOPPER: [spoken] The finest wood around. JASMINE: [singing] Can I watch a movie? THE CENTIPEDE: [spoken] I rented Homeward Bound. JASMINE: [singing] Do I have to clean the toilet and cook all my own food? EVERYONE BUT JASMINE: [singing] Nope, in fact, youre free to do whatever you want to do. MARISELLA: [singing] Can I have a birthday card? GLOWWORM: [spoken] Ill buy you a whole cake! JASMINE: [singing] What about a dinosaur? MISS SPIDER: [spoken] Ill see what I can do.

JASMINE: [singing] Can I sleep upon a bed and not upon the floor? EVERYONE ELSE: [singing] Yes, in fact, youre free to do whatever you want to do. JASMINE: [singing] Yes, in fact, Im free to do whatever I want to do. [end of song Free to Do] THE GLOWWORM: Look everyone! Land ahoy! THE EARTHWORM: At last, some dirt that isnt peach-flavored! THE FROG: Somethings not right. Ribbit. Why does it smell like coffee all of a sudden? THE GRASSHOPPER: What are you talking about, old chap? I dont smell oh wait, yes, there it is. Why, it smells just like Folgers! THE CENTIPEDE: I thought you were too fancy for that supermarket stuff. You dont buy imported? THE GRASSHOPPER: Why, of course, I do. I I THE GLOWWORM: Hes broke! He lost all his money in the stock market crash last year. THE GRASSHOPPER: [in tears] Its true. And to think I voted for Herbert Hoover! Oh THE FROG: Guys! Snap out of it! Ribbit! Coffee isnt the only thing we have to worry about. Look! MISS SPIDER: Its the skeleton pirates! Theyre back! And the future cops, too! THE CENTIPEDE: Thats it I guess were really done for this time. Goodbye, old pals! Ill miss you all. JASMINE: Everyone, look out! Were gonna crash into the NARRATOR: Just then, the peach crashed into the island with a terrifying sound. Jasmine and the others were thrown from the peach onto the shore. And when they awoke, they all walked toward the only sign of civilization they could see: a giant flower with a TV antenna on top. [Everyone falls over at the sound of a loud thump as the peach crashes into the island. The lights go dark and one skeleton pirate is brought onstage, as well as the two futurecops and the ladybug. They are sitting on a couch, watching TV, in front of a big

flower. The insects and Jasmine exit stage right.] SKELETON PIRATE #2: I never thought Id enjoy something more than being a pirate. But watching TV and drinking coffee really is what Ive been missing all this time. THE LADYBUG: I told ya. Its all in the brand. Folgers is like the best part of waking up. FUTURECOP #2: Hey, I think we should be getting back to doing futurecop stuff. Like stopping robbers, eating future donuts, and fighting the zombie-robot-alien invasion. And Ive got so much paperwork down at headquarters THE LADYBUG: Relax. Relax. Dont worry itll get done. FUTURECOP #1: Yeah, dont worry. Well have plenty of time, especially with the new time machine Research & Developments been working on. FUTURECOP #2: Hmm thats a good point. FUTURECOP #1: You know, Larry, Im really FUTURECOP #2: Hey! Dont use my name on the job! Thats Futurecop #706534 to you, Charles. FUTURECOP #1: Dont make me future taze you. SKELETON PIRATE #2: Arr so its a fight you be wantin. Ill give you a fight you wont soon forget. And then Ill give you a walk to remember. Arr THE LADYBUG: Guys, guys. What did I tell you about coffee. SKELETON PIRATE #2 & THE FUTURECOPS: [rolling their eyes, without enthusiasm] The sophisticated coffee drinker doesnt pick fights. He just drinks coffee. THE LADYBUG: Thats better. Hey do you guys hear something? [Enter JASMINE and THE INSECTS (PLUS THE FROG)] JASMINE: Mr. Ladybug? What are you doing here? THE LADYBUG: Thats MRS. LADYBUG to you, you Oh. Never mind. THE GRASSHOPPER: What is this marvelous place? FUTURECOP #2: We call it SummerARTS.

THE GLOWWORM: Thats a weird name. FUTURECOP #1: I thought it had a nice ring to it. FUTURECOP #2: Reminds me of future music [Everyone except for JASMINE carefully tiptoes off stage, without JASMINE noticing.] JASMINE: SummerARTS Where have I heard that name before? Wait, I think I remember now. But what I am doing here? How did I get here? Oh no, how will I ever get back? Centipede, youve got to help me! Centipede? Grasshopper? Glowworm? Where did they all go? What whered the peach go? Hey, Im in the bathroom MOLLY: [off-stage, knocks] Hey, Jasmine! You okay in there? We better go or else youre gonna miss all of art. JASMINE: Coming, Molly! [pause] Goodbye, giant peach. ALL THE CHARACTERS: [in a creepy voice] Goodbye, Jasmine!!! [JASMINE stops still with her eyes open wide, extremely creeped out] JASMINE: [running offstage] It was real! [And the lights turn off]. THE END