Night Changes: A 1D Jukebox Musical Script

ACT ONE

[As the lights come up, we hear the instrumental intro of "What Makes You Beautiful". A car on a summers evening. It is one of the last weekends of summer. Inside the car is Harry, Louis, and Liam, three popular about-to-be High School seniors.]

HARRY (honking horn from the passenger seat and shouting out window)

Jenny!! Hurry Up! We're gonna be late.

JENNY

I'm coming.

LOUIS

Lay off Harry.

LIAM

Get off the wheel dumbass.

JENNY (as she enters the car, kissing Louis on the cheek on her way in. She is dressed up for a night out)

Liam's car? Why not Harry's?

[The boys laugh and jeer at Harry]

HARRY (laughing along, maybe flipping off his friends jovially)

My parents took away my keys after I got grounded from my last party.

JENNY

Ah, so naturally, you throw another party.

SONG 1: LIVE WHILE WE'RE YOUNG

[Driving around town, chaotic but fun. Windows down... perhaps some flyers for the party being thrown out the window]

HARRY

Exactly! I have a reputation as the problem child to maintain. Now drive! We got stuff to get and people to invite! Text everyone you know...

HARRY (perhaps hanging out of the window/door if it's a jeep)

Hey girl, I'm waitin' on ya, I'm waitin' on ya
Come on and let me sneak you out
And have a celebration, a celebration
The music up, the windows down

Yeah, we'll be doing what we do

Just pretending that we're cool and we know it, too

LIAM (laughing at Harry, but also probably telling him to stop being an idiot and get back into the car)

Yeah, we'll keep doing what we do
Just pretending that we're cool, so tonight

ALL

Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy 'til we see the sun
I know we only met but let's pretend it's love
And never, never, never stop for anyone
Tonight let's get some and live while we're young

[This happens during the "Whoa"s: They pull up at Diana's house and she reveals a box of beer she swiped. They cheer and she squeezes in the back of the car, she responds to their cheers with "thank you, thank you I'll be here all night" or something of that ilk]

ALL
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh