| Written by Cantor Stephanie Shore |
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Narrator #1: This year's Purim Shpiel takes place in East Shushan High. Here we find the characters: King Ahashveros is Troy Bolton. Vashti is Taylor, Mordechai is Ryan Evans.
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| Narrator #2: Esther is Gabriella Esther. Haman is Sharpay Haman in pink |
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| Narrator#1: King Troy Ahashveros is hosting a grand party. All the guests are dancing the hora and having a wonderful time. |
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| Narrator #2: Let's all go now to East Shushan High and join in the celebration. |
Guard #1: Attention, attention!
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| Guard #2: The King Troy Ahashveros has an important announcement to make. |
| Guard #3: Please lend us your ears. |
King: Soon my Queen, the lovely Vashti, shall arrive and dance for all of my guests. (clap, clap)
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Guards, send orders to the Queen that we await her presence.
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| Guard #1: Queen Taylor Vashti, King Troy Ahashveros is ready for you to appear. You must come now. |
Queen Vashsti: I will not appear at his party, I will not dance the hora for his guests. Tell him no!
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| Queen Vashti's Lady: But your highness, you must obey the King's wishes! |
| Guard #2: But Queen, the consequences! |
Queen Vashti: You have my answer: tell the King NO!
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| Guard #2: King, the Queen has told us she will not dance for you. |
| Guard #1: Yes sire, she has refused to appear! |
| King: What, I am outraged! How dare she refuse my request! She will be dethroned for this act of disrespect. Guards bring me the Queen! |
| Queen Vashti's Lady: Sire, the Queen is here to see you. |
| King: Send her in. |
| Queen Vashti: Yes, Sire you wanted to see me? |
| King: You have embarrassed me in front of my guests--for this you will be banished from East Shushan High forever! |
| Song by Vashti I'll Have A Ball |
| (In the style of "High School Musical - I Want It All") |
Vashti's Song
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Vashti: I never really liked it here bein' your queen
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| Can you feel me? |
King Troy Ahashverosh: Huh?
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Vashti: Seriously?
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King Troy Ahashverosh: What? |
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Vashti: You shoulda know I didn't like this whole palace thing |
| King Troy Ahashverosh: No big thing! |
| Vashti: I won't dance |
| Vashti: Your gonna miss it |
| Vashti: It won't change, it's been the same |
| King Troy Ahashverosh: Need a queen with a new name |
| Vashti: Loosing first string |
| King Troy Ahashverosh: So what! |
| Vashti: I need respect |
| King Troy Ahashverosh: Get lost |
| Vashti: Find a guy, who will buy one who'll keep me flyin' high |
| King Troy Ahashverosh: This deal is now nullified |
| Vashti: You're just a has been |
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| Student #1: Did you hear that the King expelled the Queen?! |
| Student #2: Whatever will he do without a Queen? |
| King: Let it be known the Queen's throne of East Shushan High is now open. I will hold a contest to find the perfect Queen and wife to sit by my side. |
| Student #3: Did you hear that? I've got a friend that's perfect. I've got to hurry up and call to tell her! |
| Student #4: Yeah, I have a sister who would be wonderful as the Queen. |
| Student #1: Well, I have a one of my cousin's sister's who'd be wonderful. |
| Student #2: I've got the daughter of my mother cousin's brother's neighbor from around the block who I think would be perfect. |
| Student #3: Enough of this. |
| Student #4: Let's get going. |
| Narrator #3: The students quickly busy themselves to prepare for the King's search for the next Queen. |
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