Jack & the Beanstalk

Cast In Order of Appearance

ERICA: Welcome to our performance of Jack and the Beanstalk. ZACK: Please have a seat, relax, and enjoy the show! (64kb) This is the story of a boy named Jack. (71kb) My son Jack is a dreamer. He dreams of adventurous stuff. He dreams of pirates. He dreams of dragons. As if life weren't tough enough. (71kb) So Jack's mother tells him to take their old cow, which is the only thing they have of value, and sell it so they can buy food. (50kb)
Stage managers Quentin and Sam rearrange the set. (44kb) Jack walks down the road, leading his cow. He meets some farmers. (79kb) We are old farmers. We plant and we plow. Just some old farmers. Who need a new cow. We don't have money. But don't go away. Sell us your heifer. And here's what we'll pay: Three magic beans... (84kb) Three stupid beans. What good will they do us? Three stupid beans. What have you done to us? Three lousy beans. They'll never even sprout. Three lousy beans I can only throw out! (75kb)
Jack's mother throws the beans out the window ... and she and Jack go to bed hungry. (71kb) Look at it. It's beautiful! So fresh, so green. The greenest green I've ever seen. With dewdrops so clear they disappear. (69kb) Jack knocks on the door and is greeted by a servant who explains that the giant wont eat anything except humans. Suddenly the servant hears the giant coming. Fee fi fo fum. I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead. Ill grind his bones to make my bread. (55kb)
Mister Giant, yoo-hoo! I cooked some food for you. I've got pancakes, soufflés, muffins with jelly glaze. I've got waffles, pork chops. Tacos and lemon drops. I've got french fries, milk shakes. Meatballs and carrot cakes. He's got prime rib, beef stew. Popcorn -- it's buttered, too. He's got ice cream, Cheese Whiz. Eat up, that's all there is. (64kb) I talk like a goose. I walk like a goose. I waddle on little goose legs. I am unique from web to my beak. 'Cause I lay golden eggs. I talk like a goose. I cook like a goose. I waddle on little goose legs. I am unique from web to my beak.'Cause I lay golden eggs. Wish I could fly away. And leave this place today. Wish I could fly away. And didn't have to stay -- I want to lay my eggs for someone NICE! (69kb) Jack and the geese are climbing down the beanstalk, but the giant is not far behind. (67kb) Take a bow ... (79kb)