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Script changed on 27th July by Mdm Teo.
 * __ The Z Crew Skit Competition 2009: Whole Script__

Members: (alphabetical order) 1) Alex Tan 2) Cheri Wee 3) Hari Kope 4) Javier Koh 5) K. Shivanand 6) Shannon Phuah

Note that all directions (left/right) are from our perspective, not from the audience's perspective. If you are sitting on the stage facing the audience, your right would be the audience's left. Hence, if I say "right", it refers to your right, from your perspective.

Highlighted lines in blue are newly added lines.

Scene 1** (Start Music Piece 1) (Cheri and Emily come out. Cheri from the left, Emily from the right. They stand close to each other) (Cheri crying) Cheri: No! It's all over already! It was all my fault! MY FAULT! (wails out loudly) Emily: (patting shoulder) How do you know it was your fault? Could you tell me, how did all this start? How did dear Charles die?

Cheri and Emily exit stage. Cheri exits from the left, Emily from the eight. Charles enters the stage from the right, lying down in the middle of the stage.
 * __Scene Transition 1 - 2__**


 * Scene 2**

(Charles wakes up, sits on the floor and sees green spots on his face in mirror.)

Charles: Mummy, what's this blob like thing in the mirror? Yee, my face so ugly? Cheri: Huh? (shouts from backstage) Charles: You see, mummy, look... (Cheri enters Charles' room from the left. She stands behind Charles, facing the audience ) (Cheri puts hand to mouth) Cheri: What happened? Charles: That's precisely why I called you! Cheri: I will take you to the doctor. Charles: Fine. Just get rid of those stuff on my face. Eww.

Charles and Cheri leave stage. Both leave from the left.
 * __Transition from Scene 2 - Scene 3__**

Bring in 2 stools & 1 table. Shivanand and Shannon are in charge. The doctor is sitting on a stool. He enters the stage from the right.


 * Scene 3**

(At the Clinic) Charles: Oh, I really feel feverish, Mum. Cheri: Don't worry, darling. You will be fine. Charles: All right. -knocks on door - (music piece 3) (Note that for this skit, we have an imaginary door, always on the left. Hence, anyone knocking on any door should always enter the stage from the left. Similarly, Cheri knocking on Zabalaba's door in this case is also on the left. Cheri and Charles enter the stage from the left.) Cheri: Hello, Mr Zabalaba. My son, Charles, has spots on his body, see that? (pointing to some spots on Charles' arm) May I know what is happening? Zabalaba: Er, okay, let me check. What happened? Cheri: Charles has running rose, cough and a slight fever. Zabalaba: Okay, from the spots on Charles' body and the things you have mentioned, I suspect he has got one of the deadly strains of influenza. Cheri: What? Is there a cure? (very shocked) Zabalaba: Let me check if he really has the flu. I'll carry out a throat swab on Charles and test it. Please excuse me for a while. ( Z goes backstage)(Comes back) (While Cheri and Charles are waiting, they pretend to converse in whispers.) Cheri: Dr Zabalaba, how is the result? Zabalaba: Fortunately, Charles is just fine. Just take this medicine about 3 times a day, and I believe he'll be okay after a few days. Cheri: Thanks so much, Dr Z. You are a great help to us. Thanks. Zabalaba: Don't mention it.

Doctor's equipment is moved away and Zabalaba goes back stage from the right. Charles goes backstage too from the left. Jane knocks on door.
 * __Scene Transition 3 - 4__**


 * Scene 4**

Charles: Mum, are you sure about the medicine? I don't feel good at all. Cheri: (gasps at Charles): Oh my! How come? Dr Zabalaba said you were fine! Charles: Please, Mum, people do make mistakes at times Cheri: (worried) -calls friend Jane-

-Knock on door- (basically just a knock sound on stage) (As said earlier on, this is from the left) Cheri: Hold on, who's there? Jane: Jane here. How's dear Charles? Cheri: Oh hi Jane! Dr Zabalaba diagnosed him as "fine", but now serious symptoms of the deadly strain of flu are showing up. I'm so worried for him... Jane: Fortunately you called me, I know someone who can help. (writes down an address and passes it to Cheri) Cheri: (looking at paper) What's this address here huh? Jane: There's a man who can cure this new deadly strain of flu, if Charles really has contracted it. Even the Ministry of Health approves of it, according to the ad! Cheri: Goodness gracious... Thank you thank you. I appreciate it. I'm sure Charles will too. Jane: No problem! What are friends for if they don't care and share? I just hope this will turn out well... -people go backstage-

(Jane exits from the right. Cheri and Charles exit from the left.)


 * __Transition from Scene 4 to Scene 5__**

After the characters and props in Scene 4 (mother, friend) go backstage, there will be a change of props (not decided yet). There will be two stools carried by Shivanand and Alex. They enter the stage from the right. The first character to go on stage will be Mr Tan, and he will be pretending to be reading. The knock on the door will make the man "open" it, making the two characters, Cheri and Jane, come in. Then everything follows the script in Scene 5 (done by Hari).


 * Scene 5**

(Knock on door) (Music Piece 2) Mr Tan: Good Morning Lady, what do you need? Cheri: Please, please help me Mr Tan. My son is going to die. Because of Influenza. Mr Tan: Okay now please relax and take a seat, (Cheri sits down), and slowly and carefully tell me what happened to your son. Cheri: My son caught the Influenza, you know. He is sure going to die. I heard that you sell very good medicine which can cure the influenza. I want to buy. Mr Tan: Oh sure. I can sell you the medicine. I am very sure it will help you to cure your son. But it is very costly. Cheri: I can pay you how much ever money you need. Just get my son cured. (Mr Howard knocks and enters scene from the left ) Mr Howard: Hey, Mr Tan, I've come to buy more medicine from you. Mr Tan: Hi, Mr Howard, you come just at the right time. I've a lady here whose child has the same problem as you. Mr Howard: (turning to Cheri) Oh ya, I also have the Influenza, but after taking Mr Tan's medicine, I was cured within 3 days! Mr Tan rescued my life! Cheri: Really meh? Mr Howard: Yes, yes believe me. Cheri: Okay lah, how much must I pay for the medicine? Mr Tan: $10,000 dollars Cheri: Wah so expensive! Mr Tan: Yes ma'm. It is a foreign brand and I only have a few packets left. Cheri: (hesitates and takes out a cheque book and wrote a cheque, tears the cheque and gives it to Mr Tan) Cheri: Can you give me the medicine now? Mr Tan: Surely ma'm. (takes out a bottle of medicine from his suitcase and gives it to Cheri) Cheri: Thanks a lot. Mr Tan: I hope this medicine cures your son of the Influenza. Cheri: Thank You, thank you. (in tears) Thank you for saving my son. (Cheri leaves stage) Mr Tan: (after closing the door, walks towards Mr Howard, holding the cheque) Haha...that is easy money! Mr Howard: Hey, remember to give me my share. What a silly woman, to believe us. Haha...!

(All leave the stage) (Cheri and Jane leave from the left. Mr Howard and Mr Tan leave from the right, bringing the chairs along with them.)


 * __Scene Transition 5-6__**

(Charles comes in from the left and lies on the floor.)


 * Scene 6**

Cheri: (knocks on door) (Music Piece 2) Charles? Are you awake? Here, take your medicine. Charles: Ouch, Mum, my throat! Cheri: Yes, so this will help, ok? (hands him the syrup/tablets) (Charles takes medicine, wincing) Cheri: Rest well. I'll wake you up at night for dinner. (Charles slowly lies back down and goes back to sleep)

(That night... - Shivanand is in charge of slotting in the night scene.) Charles: (sitting up) Mum, could you just... come in... for a while? Cheri: Charles, darling, what's happening? (runs onto stage) Charles: Look at me! Mum, what's all this? (pointing to the bright red rashes on his body) Cheri: Ahh! (covers her mouth, takes a step back) Charles: Mum, I feel terrible, ouch... (tries to lie back down) Cheri: Oh dear... I... I'll get you some water, ok? (Cheri walks out) (Charles holds his hand on his heart with pained expression and collapses on the floor) (Cheri walks back to Charles, stops dead when she sees Charles) Cheri: (brushes his forehead) Charles, are you... Charles? It's me, Mum! ( screams and runs out)

Cheri leaves stage from the left. Enters Doctor (Hari) from the left, Cheri pulls Doctor's hand to Charles. Charles still on stage lying down.
 * __Scene Transition__**


 * Scene 7**

Cheri: Please doctor, what happened to my Charles? Dr: (examines Charles) I am sorry. But there is nothing I can do. I am afraid he is (dramatically takes off his/my glasses)... dead! Cheri: NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cannot be!!! Can you check again? Cannot be so. Mr Tan said that the medicine can cure Charles. Please, check again can? Dr: Did you say Mr Tan? He is a fraud. He cheats everyone of their money. I am afraid that you are just another victim of his scams. Cheri: No. I won't believe. I cannot believe I make Charles die. (Music Piece 2)

(Charles and Dr go out from the right and Emily comes in from the right. The previous time Shannon (or Jane/Emily) exits the stage is from the left, so this time, she will have to walk across the corrugated boards or across the backstage to enter the stage from the right.) (Shivanand is in charge of shifting the night to day at this scene.) (Cheri remains on stage and continues crying and Emily continues to console her.)
 * __Transition 7-8__**


 * Scene 8**

Cheri: That...that was how he died. Because of me!!! (wailing uncontrollably) Emily: I'm sorry...really, truthfully sorry. It was our fault, being so gullible. All we want to do is to save Charles. Now he is gone...forever! (starts weeping softly)

Cheri: (Still softly whimpering while talking) I could've avoided it...Charles could have still been alive! I was so worried about his sickness that I was in a hurry to buy the remedy (shrieking loudly) IT COULD"VE BEEN DIFFERENT! (starting off softly but then getting louder and louder) I'M TELLING YOU, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT!

Hari: (comes out again) Charles could still be alive, if his mother did not panick and believe in the conman. They should have gone to the hospital to seek professional help, instead of falling prey to unscrupulous people who cheat people of their money. We must always be vigilant so that we will not be cheated so easily.

(All come on stage. Shivanand and Alex enter from the left. Javier enter from right.) All: Be aware of frauds, do not be lured by cures!

(All bow, leave stage. All exit from left in an orderly line. )


 * end of skit**