BREAK SKIT #1

(Land of OZ, Munchkin land. Slow curtain, Bright lights. Dorothy slowly gets up
from prone position.)
Dorothy:

Tito, I have a feeling were not in Kansas anymore. We must be

over the rainbow. (Toto barks)

Glinda comes in.

Glinda:

Are you a good witch or a bad witch? (Munchkins in hiding

chuckle).
Dorothy:
What was that?
Glinda:
The Munchkins. Theyre laughing because Im a witch. Im Glinda,
the Witch of the North.
Dorothy:
You are? I beg youre pardon, but Ive never heard of a beautiful
witch before. But if you please what are the munchkins?
Glinda:
Theyre the little people who live in the land. This is Munchkin
land and you are their heroine my dear. Its all right munchkins,
you may all come out now and thank her. (Munchkins start to come
on-stage from hiding place).
Dorothy:
You mean to say I caused a miracle. I dont understand.
Glinda:
Yes, by killing the wicked witch of the East you have caused a
miracle.
Dorothy:
You are very kind but there must be some mistake. I have not
killed anything.
Glinda:
Your house did anyway, which is the same thing. See! There are
her two ruby slippers still sticking out from underneath it.
Dorothy:
But who was she?
Glinda:
She was the wicked witch of the East. She has held the Munchkins
in her power for many years. Now they are all set free and forever
grateful to you.
Munchkins: We thank you very sweetly for doing it so neatly.
Mayor:
This is the day of independence for all the munchkins and their
descendants. As mayor of the Munchkin City, in the county of the
Land of OZ, I welcome you most royally, But weve got to verify it
legally.
If shes morally, ethically, spiritually, physically, positively, absolutely,
undeniably and reliably dead.
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Coroner:
Mayor:

As coroner, I thoroughly examined her and shes not only merely

dead, shes really most sincerely dead.
Let the joyous news be spread, the wicked old witch at last is dead!
(Munchkins scream and cheer)
Lollipop Guild
(Munchkins raise Dorothy on their shoulders and sing Ding Dong
the Witch is Dead)
Ding-Dong the Witch is Dead
(Munchkins & W,H,)

Ding-Dong the witch is dead

Which old witch, the wicked witch
Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead
Wake-up you sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake-up the wicked witch is dead
Shes gone where the goblins go, below, below, below
Yo-ho, lets open up and sing, and ring the bells out
Ding-dong the Merry-O, Sing it high, Sing it low,
Let them know, the wicked witch is dead!
Witch comes in.
Dorothy:
Glinda:
Witch:
Dorothy:
Witch:
Glinda:
Witch:

Glinda:

I thought you said she was dead!

That was her sister, the wicked witch of the East. This is the wicked
witch of the West. Shes worse than the other one.
Who killed my sister? Who killed the witch of the East? Was it
you? (points to Dorothy)
No, no it was an accident. I didnt mean to kill anyone.
Well, my pretty. . . I can cause accidents too.
Rubbish, you have no powers here. Be gone before someone
drops a. . . house on you too.
Very well, Ill bide my time. But you havent seen the last of me.
Ill get you my pretty. And your little dog too. (Witch exits,
cackling)
Well, Im afraid youve made rather a bad enemy of the witch of
the West. The sooner you get out of Oz altogether, the safer youll
be, my dear.
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Dorothy:

Id Give anything to be out of Oz and back with my Aunt Em and

Uncle Henry, but which is the way back to Kansas. Toto and I cant
go back the way we came.
Glinda:
You must go to the city of Emeralds. Perhaps Oz will help you.
Dorothy:
Where is this city and who is Oz?
Glinda:
The city of Emeralds is exactly in the centre of the country and is
ruled by Oz the great wizard. He is more powerful than all the rest
of us put together.
Dorothy:
How can I get there?
Glinda:
You must walk. It is a long journey through a country that is
sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. But the ruby
slippers of the witch are now yours and you shall have them to
wear. No one will dare to injure a person who is wearing these
shoes. (pause) Now all you do is follow the yellow brick road.
Dorothy:
Pardon?
5th Munch: Follow the yellow brick road.
6th Munch: Follow the yellow brick road.
7th Munch: Follow the yellow brick road.
(All sing Follow the Yellow Brick Road)

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