Audition Central: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JR.
Script: Rudolph
SIDE 1
CHARLIE-IN-THE-BOX
And who, may I ask, are you?
RUDOLPH
We're Rudolph, and Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius. Who are you?
CHARLIE-IN-THE-BOX
I'm the official Sentry of the Island of the Misfit Toys!
HERMEY
A Jack-in-the-Box for a sentry?
CHARLIE-IN-THE-BOX
Yes, my name is...
RUDOLPH
Don't tell me - Jack?
CHARLIE-IN-THE-BOX
No. Charlie!
(starts to cry)
That's why I'm a misfit toy. My name is all wrong. No child wants to play with a Charlie-In-The-Box. So I had to come here…
END
SIDE 2
CLARICE
Rudolph! Rudolph!
RUDOLPH
Well - what do you want?
CLARICE
You - you promised to walk me home.
RUDOLPH
Aren't you going to laugh at my nose too?
CLARICE
I think it's a handsome nose. Much better than that silly false one you were wearing.
RUDOLPH
It's terrible. It's different from everybody else's.
CLARICE
But that's what makes it so grand. Why, any doe would consider herself lucky to be with you.
RUDOLPH
Yeah, but I wasn't very lucky today was I? I wish... I wish…
CLARICE
So - that was today. Tomorrow's a whole new day!
RUDOLPH
Yeah?
CLARICE
Of course.
END
SIDE 3
FIREBALL
Hi, my name's Fireball - what's yours?
RUDOLPH
Roodolf.
FIREBALL
C'mon - you can be my buddy.
RUDOLPH
Wure we goin'?
FIREBALL
To the Reindeer Games! Makes antlers grow. Besides, it's a great place to show off in front of the does! C'mon!
(CLARICE waves at RUDOLPH.)
(FIREBALL)
Hey - whadda y'know?! One of 'em likes ya! Ha ha!
RUDOLPH
Yeah, Fireball, you really think so?
(A whistle blows.)
FIREBALL
Uh - oh - here comes the Coach!
COACH COMET
Alright! Alright, yearlings - alright now. That's better. My name is Coach Comet, and even though I'm your instructor, I want to be your pal. Right? Right. My job is to make full-grown reindeer out of you. So - let's go!
(whistle blow)
Now then, our first game is called Take Off. We all want to pull Santa's sleigh someday, don't we?
END
SIDE 4
KING MOONRACER
Come closer. What do you desire?
RUDOLPH
Well, we’re a couple of misfits from Christmastown. And now, we’d like to live here.
KING MOONRACER
No – that would not be possible. You see, this island is for toys alone.
YUKON
How do ya like that – even among misfits, you’re misfits!
KING MOONRACER
Unlike playthings, a living creature cannot hide himself on an island. But perhaps, being misfits yourselves, you might help the toys here.
RUDOLPH
Help them?
KING MOONRACER
Yes. When someday you return to Christmastown, would you tell Santa about our homeless toys? I’m sure he could find little boys and girls who would be happy with them. A toy is never truly happy until it is loved by a child.
END
SIDE 5
RUDOLPH
Uh - mister - where are we going?
YUKON
You're gonna stay with me. And we'll all be rich. With the biggest silver strike this side of Hudson Bay! Silver…
HERMEY
I thought you wanted gold!
YUKON
I changed my mind. But silver or gold, that's just the first step, my curly-toed compadre.
HERMEY
First step to what?
YUKON
Fame and fortune, as the old song goes.
RUDOLPH
Fame and fortune? What's that?
YUKON
Well, buckaroo, it's anything you want... whatever it is that's waiting for you out there in that great frozen beyond!
RUDOLPH
But I don't know what's waiting for me! Or what I want!
YUKON
You will soon enough... in the meantime, the old song could provide us all some inspire-a-shun… And it goes something like this...
END