American Idiot. Act 1, Scene 5
St.Jimmy
ACT ONE, SCENE FIVE
(Curtains rise on the corner where a crowd of teenage girls have gathered. Enter C and G)
G: Wow this many people are here to take my sisters place?
C: Yeah, it’s kind of sad.
G: What if I don’t make it?
C: I’m gonna talk to St.Jimmy right now.
G: Ok
(G enters the crowd and c walks SR where he runs into a confused Jos)
Jos: Is this where the St.Jimmy auditions are?
C: Yes, but you must be confused, its girls only.
Jos: Oh, then what are you?
C: A bodyguard
Jos: Does he need any more of those?
C: Not sure, wait here for a sec, ok?
(To crowd)
C: Everyone please clear the street.
(Crowd gathers at the edges of the stage. D’s come in pairs in a V shape)
D1-2: St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway
D3-4: Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade
D5-6: Light of a silhouette
D7-8: He's insubordinate
D9-10: Coming at you on the count of 1, 2,
D1-11: 1,2,3,4!
(Enter Sj and W center stage arm in arm)
Sj: My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
(Making grand gestures)
Sj: Suicide commando that your momma talked about
(Lets go of W and stands on a dumpster 1-9 all face a group of about 5 wanna bees. G is in group 9)
Sj: King of the forty thieves, and I'm here to represent, the needle in the vein of the establishment.
(Jumps to Group 1)
Sj: I'm the patron saint of the denial
(Fist pumps)
Sj: with an angel face and a taste for suicidal.
(Scares away Group 1, Sj moves to group 2)
Sj: Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
(Group 2 runs Sj moves on)
Sj: I am the son of a b*tch and Edgar Allen Poe
(Exit group 3, Sj moves to group 4, looking angelic)
Sj: Raised in the city under a halo of lights
(Then give a devilish stare)
Sj: The product of war and fear that we've been victimized
(Group 4 runs. Full of energy, Sj starts a mosh pit in group 5)
Sj: I'm the patron saint of the denial, with an angel face and a taste for suicidal.
(Group 5 runs, Sj stands in front of group 6)
Sj: (Demanding) are you talking to me?!?
(Group 6 Runs, group 7 is cowering in fear)
Sj: I'll give you something to cry about.
(Group 7 runs and group 8 has turned into babbling idiots.
Sj: Shh
(2 run)
Sj: Shh
(2 more run)
Sj: Shh
(D8 drags the last one offstage, Sj turns to group 9)
Sj: (Screaming) St. Jimmy!
(Lunges and all but G run away. D1-10 run to congratulate her, Jos walks into the light, looking at Sj)
Jos: Who are you?
(Sj snaps and W responds)
W: Who? You don’t know?
(W and Jos’s eyes meet and W is in love.
Sj: My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun, I’m the one that's from the way outside
D1-11: St.Jimmy
Sj: The teenage assassin executing some fun in the cult of the life of crime.
D1-11: St.Jimmy
Sj: (To G) welcome to the club and give me some blood
(Back to Jos)
Sj: I’m the resident leader of the lost and found
(On “the lost and found” the D’s wave)
Sj: its comedy
(D1-5 pose funny)
Sj: and tragedy
(D6-11 pose sad)
D1-11: It's St. Jimmy
(Point to Sj)
Sj: And that's my name...
(To Jos.)
Sj: So don't wear it out!
(Sj and all the D’s exit)
W: I haven’t seen you around before
Jos: I’m new, just moved here from Suburbia
W: Wow, you’re really new here
(W laughs and Jos nods)
Jos: So do you think I could be a bodyguard? I was talking to Christian...
W: Yeah sure, sounds great, be here tomorrow morning, 10 o’clock.
Jos: Thanks
(Exits SR, after a few seconds J enters SL)
J: That was pretty good if I do say so myself.
W: Yeah it was, that girl that you picked will do good. What was her name?
J: Gloria I think
W: ok, oh hey, I got a new bodyguard, his name’s Jos.
J: Really?
(Skeptical)
W: Come on Jay, a little more protection never hurt, especially with what happened the other day.
J: Fine, ok, whatever.
W: Speaking of protection, look what I got.
(W pulls out a handgun and J jumps back)
J: Where did you get that?!?
W: I know a guy…
J: well put that, that thing away!
W: Relax Jay, I didn’t mean to scare you.
(W puts the gun away, Jos enters and runs into J, he’s now in love with J)
Jos: Sorry, (To W) I didn’t get your name
J: Whatsername
Jos: That’s what I’m asking
J: No that’s her name, right?
(W nods)
W: And this it Jay
Jos: Ok cool, see ya tomorrow
W: Bye Jos
(J waves, Jos exits SR, J spins around to W)
J: You like him.
W: What? No.
J: You know you do!
W: ok, yes (Giggle)
(They exit SL, Scene)
ACT ONE, SCENE FIVE
(Curtains rise on the corner where a crowd of teenage girls have gathered. Enter C and G)
G: Wow this many people are here to take my sisters place?
C: Yeah, it’s kind of sad.
G: What if I don’t make it?
C: I’m gonna talk to St.Jimmy right now.
G: Ok
(G enters the crowd and c walks SR where he runs into a confused Jos)
Jos: Is this where the St.Jimmy auditions are?
C: Yes, but you must be confused, its girls only.
Jos: Oh, then what are you?
C: A bodyguard
Jos: Does he need any more of those?
C: Not sure, wait here for a sec, ok?
(To crowd)
C: Everyone please clear the street.
(Crowd gathers at the edges of the stage. D’s come in pairs in a V shape)
D1-2: St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway
D3-4: Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade
D5-6: Light of a silhouette
D7-8: He's insubordinate
D9-10: Coming at you on the count of 1, 2,
D1-11: 1,2,3,4!
(Enter Sj and W center stage arm in arm)
Sj: My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
(Making grand gestures)
Sj: Suicide commando that your momma talked about
(Lets go of W and stands on a dumpster 1-9 all face a group of about 5 wanna bees. G is in group 9)
Sj: King of the forty thieves, and I'm here to represent, the needle in the vein of the establishment.
(Jumps to Group 1)
Sj: I'm the patron saint of the denial
(Fist pumps)
Sj: with an angel face and a taste for suicidal.
(Scares away Group 1, Sj moves to group 2)
Sj: Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
(Group 2 runs Sj moves on)
Sj: I am the son of a b*tch and Edgar Allen Poe
(Exit group 3, Sj moves to group 4, looking angelic)
Sj: Raised in the city under a halo of lights
(Then give a devilish stare)
Sj: The product of war and fear that we've been victimized
(Group 4 runs. Full of energy, Sj starts a mosh pit in group 5)
Sj: I'm the patron saint of the denial, with an angel face and a taste for suicidal.
(Group 5 runs, Sj stands in front of group 6)
Sj: (Demanding) are you talking to me?!?
(Group 6 Runs, group 7 is cowering in fear)
Sj: I'll give you something to cry about.
(Group 7 runs and group 8 has turned into babbling idiots.
Sj: Shh
(2 run)
Sj: Shh
(2 more run)
Sj: Shh
(D8 drags the last one offstage, Sj turns to group 9)
Sj: (Screaming) St. Jimmy!
(Lunges and all but G run away. D1-10 run to congratulate her, Jos walks into the light, looking at Sj)
Jos: Who are you?
(Sj snaps and W responds)
W: Who? You don’t know?
(W and Jos’s eyes meet and W is in love.
Sj: My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun, I’m the one that's from the way outside
D1-11: St.Jimmy
Sj: The teenage assassin executing some fun in the cult of the life of crime.
D1-11: St.Jimmy
Sj: (To G) welcome to the club and give me some blood
(Back to Jos)
Sj: I’m the resident leader of the lost and found
(On “the lost and found” the D’s wave)
Sj: its comedy
(D1-5 pose funny)
Sj: and tragedy
(D6-11 pose sad)
D1-11: It's St. Jimmy
(Point to Sj)
Sj: And that's my name...
(To Jos.)
Sj: So don't wear it out!
(Sj and all the D’s exit)
W: I haven’t seen you around before
Jos: I’m new, just moved here from Suburbia
W: Wow, you’re really new here
(W laughs and Jos nods)
Jos: So do you think I could be a bodyguard? I was talking to Christian...
W: Yeah sure, sounds great, be here tomorrow morning, 10 o’clock.
Jos: Thanks
(Exits SR, after a few seconds J enters SL)
J: That was pretty good if I do say so myself.
W: Yeah it was, that girl that you picked will do good. What was her name?
J: Gloria I think
W: ok, oh hey, I got a new bodyguard, his name’s Jos.
J: Really?
(Skeptical)
W: Come on Jay, a little more protection never hurt, especially with what happened the other day.
J: Fine, ok, whatever.
W: Speaking of protection, look what I got.
(W pulls out a handgun and J jumps back)
J: Where did you get that?!?
W: I know a guy…
J: well put that, that thing away!
W: Relax Jay, I didn’t mean to scare you.
(W puts the gun away, Jos enters and runs into J, he’s now in love with J)
Jos: Sorry, (To W) I didn’t get your name
J: Whatsername
Jos: That’s what I’m asking
J: No that’s her name, right?
(W nods)
W: And this it Jay
Jos: Ok cool, see ya tomorrow
W: Bye Jos
(J waves, Jos exits SR, J spins around to W)
J: You like him.
W: What? No.
J: You know you do!
W: ok, yes (Giggle)
(They exit SL, Scene)
I like the way you incorperated the song. :]
padfoot, October 18th, 2010 at 12:22:35pm
brilliant. I love it so much I can't even describe it. :)
Shoelace-Necktie, October 17th, 2010 at 11:07:52pm