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Script
Audition Central: Seussical KIDS
Script: Gertrude McFuzz
SIDE 1
GERTURDE
Psst! Horton! Horton, are you there?
HORTON
What? Who is it?
GERTRUDE
It’s me, Gertrude! Horton! Oh, Horton! There’s nothing that I wouldn’t and I couldn’t and I haven’t gone through. And Horton... it took me seven weeks but I found your clover.
(HORTON eagerly takes the clover from GERTRUDE.)
HORTON
Gertrude... I never noticed... you’re... amazing!
GERTRUDE
Aw, it was nothing.
SIDE 2
JUNGLE CITIZEN 5
Through the jungle, the news quickly flew!
He talks to a dust speck!
CHILD
It’s on Channel Two!
(The CHILD (JOJO) instantly envisions the whole scene on TV.)
TALK SHOW HOST
Our topic today is “Psychic Elephants Who Hear Voices.” Whaddaya think, folks? Is the elephant off his trunk?
(GERTRUDE is now speaking on camera.)
GERTRUDE
I’m Gertrude McFuzz, and I live right next door.
He’s never done anything crazy before.
He’s always been friendly and loyal and kind.
I just don’t believe Horton’s out of his mind!
(MAYZIE interrupts.)
MAYZIE
I’m Mayzie LaBird
And I live in that tree.
Enough about Horton. Let’s talk about me!
(HORTON now pleads his case.)
HORTON
I just have to save them, because after all
A person’s a person no matter how small.