Wicked the Musical script

Scene 9

Elphaba:Toss toss. Toss toss. What?! 

Fiyero:Nothing it's just... you've been Galindafied "toss toss"... you don't need to do that you know. 

Dillamond:Take your seats class, take your seats, please. I have something to say and very little time... Today is my last day here at Shiz. Animals are no longer permitted to teach 

Elphaba:What?!

Dillamond: Please Miss Elphaba. I'd like to thank you for sharing your enthusiasm, your essays, however feebly structured, and even on occasion, your lunch.(Dillamond's class is interrupted by scientist and Morrible who take him away and a new teacher comes in) 

Morrible:Oh doctor, I am so terribly sorry.

Elphaba: Madam you can't permit this! 

Dillamond:Miss Elphaba, don't worry about me. They can take away my job but I shall continue speaking out! 

Scientist: Come on goat. 

Dillamond:You're not being told the whole story! Remember that class!(Dillamond is taken away) 

Elphaba:Doctor Dillamond! What are you all just going to sit there?! In Silence?! 

Morrible:Miss Elphaba i'm afraid there is nothing we can do \

Elphaba:But Madame- 

Morrible:Please My dear, Take your seat. 

Teacher: Good afternoon students! 

Morrible:Good afternoon! 

All students except Elphaba: Good afternoon! 

Teacher:More and more every day with each tick of the time dragon clock in every corner of our great Oz, One hears the silence of progression! For Example, this is called a cage.(He reveals it to the students there is a small lion cub inside) Yes you will be seeing more and more of them in the future. This remarkable invention is just for the animals own good. 

Elphaba: If it's so good for him, why is he trembling? 

Teacher:He's just excited to be here that's all! As I was saying, one of the benefits of caging a lion cub this young is that he will never, in fact learn to speak! 

Elphaba:Oh no!
Teacher:That's right gather around! 

Elphaba:Can you imagine a world where animals are kept in cages and they can never speak?! 

Teacher:He does seem a bit agitated but that is easily remedied! 

Elphaba:What are we going to do?! 

Fiyero:We?

Elphaba: Well someone has to do SOMETHING!!(Elphaba's magic goes out of control an casts a spell on the whole class except her and Fiyero) 

Fiyero:What's happening? 

Elphaba:I don't know! I got mad! 

Fiyero:Alright don't move! And don't get mad at me!(Fiyero grabs the cage) Well are you coming?(They both head to The Forest)

Elphaba:(In the forest) Careful! Don't shake him!

Fiyero: I'm not! 

Elphaba:We can't just let him loose anywhere, you know! We've got to find someplace safe!

Fiyero: I realize that too! You think i'm really stupid don't you? 

Elphaba:No, not really stupid 

Fiyero:Why is it that Everytime I see you, you are causing some sort of commotion. 

Elphaba:I don't cause commotions I am one! 

Fiyero: Well, that's for sure. 

Elphaba: Oh,So you think I should keep my mouth shut! Is that what you're saying?!- 

Fiyero:No! What I'm saying- 

Elphaba:Do you think I want to be this way?! Do You think I want to care this much?!- 

Fiyero:Look, all I meant was- 

Elphaba: Do you know how much easier my life would be if I didn't?!- 

Fiyero:Do you ever let anyone else talk?!!

Elphaba: ...Oh sorry... 

Fiyero:Look- 

Elphaba:But can I say one more thing? You could have walked away back there. 

Fiyero:So? 

Elphaba:So no matter how shallow and self-absorbed you pretend to be- 

Fiyero:Excuse me! There is no pretence here: I happen to be genuinely self-absorbed and deeply shallow. 

Elphaba:No, you're not... or you wouldn't be so unhappy...

Fiyero:Look, if you don't want my help-(He starts to walk away then Elphaba grabs his hand) 

Elphaba:No I do.(She lets go of it and walks over to the lion cub) It's heart is pounding... I didn't mean to scare it 

Fiyero:(He walks over to her) Then what did you mean to do? And why was I the only one you didn't do it to? 

Elphaba:You're bleeding... It must have scratched you. 

Fiyero:Yea, or maybe it scratched me or something. (Elphaba touches his face and wipes the blood off) I better get to safety! I mean the cub to safety! 

Elphaba: Fiyero! (Sings) Hands touch, Eyes meet, sudden silence, sudden heat. Hearts leap in a giddy whirl, he could be that boy but I'm not that girl. Don't dream too far, don't lose sight of... who you are, don't remember that rush of joy. He could be that boy, I'm not that girl. Every so often we long to steal, to the land of what-might-have-been. But that doesn't soften the ache we feel, when reality sets back in. Blithe smile, lithe limb, she whose winsome, she wins him. Gold hair with a gentle curl, that's the girl he chose, and heaven knows, I'm not that girl... (It starts raining so Elphaba hides under a bridge) Don't wish, don't start. Wishing only wounds the heart. I wasn't born for the rose and pearl. There's a girl I know... He loves her so. I'm not that... girl. (Morrible appears with an umbrella and Elphaba runs to her excitedly)

Morrible: Miss Elphaba there you are! 

Elphaba:Madame Morrible!

Morrible: Oh I have thrillifying news! I finally heard back from the Wizard! And my dear- He wishes to meet you! 

Elphaba:He asked for me?! Personally?! 

Morrible:Yes! I know how devastated you were for our poor Doctor Dillamond, but you see my dear, one door closes, another opens.(She holds out a green envelope for Elphaba to take)

Elphaba: Oh Madame, I don't know what to say! How could I ever thank you!- 

Morrible:Be careful my dear, you mustn't get wet! Oh I know.(She makes a dramatic gesture and the rain stops) Didn't I ever mention, Weather is my specialty! (Sings) Now you're off to meat the Wizard. Make me proud!

Elphaba: I will I'll try!-(Sings) And there we'll finally be- The Wizard and I!