| Joseph Sample 3: Joseph is caught with Potiphar's wife. |
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WIFE Hello big boy, what are you up to? (silence as JOSEPH panics) What's the matter, cat got your tongue? Come to think of it, I don't think you've ever spoken to me. (sidling up close to him) Don't you find me attractive? (JOSEPH nods) Well why haven't you told me so? Is little Joseph a shy little boy? (JOSEPH nods) Too shy to speak even one itsy bitsy word? (JOSEPH nods) Not even one teensy weensy itty bitty word for his lovely mistress? (JOSEPH nods) Come on Joseph, speak to me! (JOSEPH opens mouth to speak) POT (bursting in) So!!! This is what you get up to when I take my eyes off you! JOS Aaagh!!! WIFE Eeek! (pushing JOSEPH away) Get your hands off me, you brute! JOS Aaagh!!! POT What's been going on here??? NARR This evil servant took advantage of me, darling! JOS Aaagh!!! POT Took advantage of you??? WIFE Yes my sweet, he grabbed me and … and … tried to have his wicked way with me!! JOS Aaagh!!! POT He did, did he?? Guards!!! GUA 1/2 (entering) Yessir! POT Take this evil, slimy toad away! GUA 1 Take him away, yessir, of course sir! Where shall we take him away to, sir? POT To the cells of course!! JOS Aaagh!!! GUA 1 To the cells, right you are. Shall we bring him back again afterwards?? POT What? GUA 2 Would you like us to bring him back again after we've taken him to the cells? POT No, just take him to the cells! GUA 2 And leave him there? POT Of course leave him there. He's a very naughty boy! GUA 2 Right you are, we'll take him to the cells and leave him there. POT And lock him in. GUA 1 Lock him in? POT Yes, take him to the cells and lock him in! GUA 1 Lock him in. Right. And then what shall we do with him? POT What? GUA 2 What shall we do with him after we've locked him in? Would you like us to bring him back here? POT No! You leave him locked up there. GUA 2 Right. And would you like us to come back here then? POT No, you stay there and guard him. GUA 2 Stay there and guard him. Right. |