Joseph  Sample 4:   Joseph meets Pharaoh ...... and hecklers in the audience force the Director to quit.

 

NARR              So Joseph was taken from prison and brought before the mighty Pharaoh.

PHAR              Ah, so this is the man Joseph that I've heard about. My servant tells me that you can tell the meaning of dreams. Is this so?  (JOSEPH nods worriedly) Let's hope you can do the trick for me - I don't like people who waste my time, see. They annoy me. And when I get annoyed ….. I get nasty. You're not going to let me down now, are you Joseph?  (JOSEPH shakes his head even more worriedly)  Cos if you do, the first thing I'll do is pull your tongue out. That wouldn't be very nice, would it?  (JOSEPH shakes head vigorously) 

HECK 3           I don't reckon anyone would notice. 

DIR                  Who was that?? 

HECK 3           Sorry, but he's hardly Charlie Chatterbox is he? He hasn't said a dicky bird so far! 

DIR                  Pack it in, you'll ruin the atmosphere! 

HECK 3          Oh pack it in yourself, it's only a rehearsal. 

DIR                  It's the dress rehearsal, wally! We go live on stage in two days, and we've still got clowns like you butting in and ruining the atmosphere! 

HECK 4           Oh get a life, Mr Misery! 

HECK 5           Yeh, go and moan somewhere else! 

HECK 4           We've had enough of you and your bossyboots ways! (general agreement from others) 

DIR                  Right! That's it! That's really it this time! I'm off! 

HECK 2           What? 

DIR                  I don't have to take all this! You can direct your own blinkin’ play! But you'll regret it, I tell you! 

HECK 3           Ah get lost! 

DIR                  You'll be sorry! (DIRECTOR makes big show of packing up his stuff and storming to door) 

HECK 4           On yer bike! 

HECK 5           Good riddance! (exit DIRECTOR) 

PHAR              (long pause, then…) Well, what do we do now?