Romeo and Juliet: Werewolves vs. Vampires By Royce Roeswood (Excerpts may be used royalty free for auditions.)

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1 Romeo and Juliet: Werewolves vs. Vampires By Royce Roeswood (Excerpts may be used royalty free for auditions.) AUDITION #1-- for 5m, 4w. In this scene, Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio have crashed Countess Vampulet s party. (EVERYONE dances. MERCUTIO does solo moves. When the song ends, the crowd parts, to reveal ROMEO and JULIET, dancing next to each other.) JULIET: My, what big teeth you have. ROMEO: All the better to smile at you with. JULIET: My, what big ears you have. ROMEO: All the better to hear you with. JULIET: My, what a hairy face you have. ROMEO: All the better to hmm, that's a hard one. JULIET: I've never seen you before. ROMEO: I'm not from around here. JULIET: I can tell. Wow, it feels like something is finally happening. This is exciting. ROMEO: May I kiss you? JULIET: Sure! (ROMEO holds up his cape to hide their faces.) JULIET: (Cont d.) Wow! (ROMEO howls like a wolf.) JULIET: (Cont d.) What was that? ROMEO: Uh, nothing. TYBALT: Hold on, stop everything. There are definitely intruders at this party. I can hear them. COUNTESS VAMPULET: Are you sure? (TYBALT sweeps around the party dramatically, inspecting

2 EVERYONE.) ROMEO: I have to go. But we'll meet again. JULIET: Wait, where are you going? TYBALT: (Pulls ROMEO away to examine him.) There is something very strange about you. Are you a werewolf? ROMEO: No, I'm wearing this vampire cape, see? TYBALT: Hmm, I don't know. ROMEO: Why would I be wearing a vampire cape if I were not a vampire? TYBALT: Yes, I suppose that's true. Alright, party on. (ROMEO escapes from TYBALT.) MERCUTIO: My dance was amazing! What did you think, Benvolio? BENVOLIO: Your dance was so amazing that we should go right now. You know, leave on a high note. MERCUTIO: Are you enjoying yourself, Romeo? ROMEO: I just met the most amazing girl. I would have talked to her longer but that angry vampire got in the way. BENVOLIO: Romeo, I don't want to get in trouble because of you and some vampire girl. MERCUTIO: That's not just some vampire girl. That's Juliet, the daughter of Countess Vampulet. ROMEO: Juliet! What a beautiful name! BENVOLIO: Are you crazy? She is a vampire with a capital V. ROMEO: I don't care. I'm in love with her. I'm going to marry her. BENVOLIO: Whoa, slow down, Romeo. You're falling in love too fast, just like always. ROMEO: You're wrong. This is different. MERCUTIO: It looks like my plan has worked! Romeo is back to his old self. PARIS: Juliet, would you like to take a walk around the graveyard? JULIET: Just a moment. Nurse, I just met the most amazing boy.

3 PARIS: Oh, Juliet, I'm flattered. NURSE: Who is it? JULIET: (Pointing across the room to ROMEO.) That one. Do you know his name? PARIS: My name is Paris. JULIET: Not you. NURSE: Paris, why don't you get Juliet a cup of blood punch? PARIS: Certainly. It will be my solemn duty. (Drifts away.) JULIET: (Pointing at ROMEO.) Who is that boy? NURSE: I am pretty sure that is Romeo, the son of Lady Wolfague, wearing a very obvious vampire disguise. JULIET: He's a werewolf? I've never met a werewolf before! And I just kissed him! NURSE: Juliet, you are crazy. If your mother finds out, she'll nail your coffin shut. JULIET: I know. But it was fun to pretend, just for a little bit. Oh, it's not fair! TYBALT: This is driving me crazy! I know there is a werewolf here. I just know it! COUNTESS VAMPULET: Calm down, Tybalt. TYBALT: I will not calm down! I want to fight a wolf! Why won't you let me fight a wolf? COUNTESS VAMPULET: There is no fighting at parties. TYBALT: Then I am going to have my own party. It will be a fight party. Who wants to come to my fight party? (EVERYONE looks at TYBALT then looks away.) TYBALT: (Cont d.) Fine! Then I will go to my own fight party and fight myself! (TYBALT exits.) PRINCESS: Fight parties are forbidden! PARIS: (To JULIET.) Here is the cup of blood punch. JULIET: I don't want blood punch! I want to punch you in the blood! I'm going to my room. (JULIET exits. ROMEO also exits, sneakily.)

4 PARIS: I'm not sure what I did wrong. NURSE: It's okay. I'll take some blood punch. You come with me. (Pulls PARIS off stage.) BENVOLIO: Where's Romeo? MERCUTIO: I didn't see him leave. BENVOLIO: We should go find him before he does something stupid again. (BENVOLIO and MERCUTIO exit.) COUNTESS VAMPULET: Another excellent party from Countess Vampulet! AH, AH, AH! (Exeunt.) AUDITION #2-- for 1 m, 2 w In this scene, Romeo goes to Dr. Laurence in an attempt to marry Juliet. ROMEO: Dr. Laurence, I need a favor. DR. LAURENCE: How can I help you? ROMEO: You can perform weddings, right? DR. LAURENCE: Yes, in Transylvania all mad scientists can perform weddings. It's one of those wacky laws you read about. ROMEO: I want to get married. DR. LAURENCE: That is a great first step. Now all you need is someone to marry you. ROMEO: Yes, she said yes. DR. LAURENCE: You asked Rosaline to marry you? ROMEO: Oh, no, not Rosaline, that's old history. DR. LAURENCE: So you've met someone new and suddenly you want to marry her? ROMEO: Yes. It's TRUE LOVE. DR. LAURENCE: True love, you say? Romeo, I'm not sure. Who is this girl?

5 ROMEO: Juliet, the daughter of Countess Vampulet. DR. LAURENCE: A Wolfague wants to marry a Vampulet? That's unheard of. ROMEO: Dr. Laurence, please, you must. DR. LAURENCE: A fascinating prospect. If a werewolf marries a vampire, will the children be werewolves or vampires? Or will they be wolfpires? Think of what we could learn on these new frontiers of science! ROMEO: Um, okay. DR. LAURENCE: Also, I suppose a marriage could put this feud between the vampires and the werewolves to an end, and finally bring peace to Transylvania. ROMEO: So will you marry us? DR. LAURENCE: I don't know if it is a good idea, but I will say yes anyway. ROMEO: Good, because Juliet should be here any minute. (JULIET appears in the doorway.) JULIET: I flew here as fast as I could. Can I come in? DR. LAURENCE: Please do. (JULIET enters.) DR. LAURENCE: (Cont d.) Juliet, are you sure you want to marry Romeo? JULIET: Yes, I'm sure. DR. LAURENCE: Okay, I'll get the marriage ray. ROMEO: I'm so excited! My fur is tingly. JULIET: This is going to be so much fun! What could possibly go wrong? DR. LAURENCE: Alright, let me just change the setting to holy matrimony. Now, after I fire the marriage ray at both of you, you will be married. ROMEO: Are you sure that's how it works? DR. LAURENCE: Who's the scientist here, you or me? Kneel down in front of each other. Are you ready? JULIET: Shouldn't we say something first? DR. LAURENCE: If you must.

6 JULIET: Romeo Wolfague, I promise to love you until I die. ROMEO: Juliet Vampulet, I promise to love you until I die. DR. LAURENCE: I find these vows to be neither morbid nor ominous. Here we go! (DR. LAURENCE zaps THEM both with the marriage ray.) DR. LAURENCE: (Cont d.) Okay kids, you're married. ROMEO: Wow! JULIET: Yippee! (ROMEO and JULIET leap for joy.) DR. LAURENCE: Now, I think it's best to keep this marriage a secret until I can speak to Lady Wolfague and Countess Vampulet. That way I can explain my plan to each of them and stop the fighting. ROMEO: My muzzle is sealed. JULIET: We'll take the secret to our graves. From: Romeo and Juliet: Werewolves vs. Vampires By Royce Roeswood Published by: Eldridge Publishing Co.

Romeo and Juliet. 2. Benvolio (a Montague) and Tybalt (a Capulet) get involved in the fight. Which one to you seems most aggressive? Why?

Romeo and Juliet. 2. Benvolio (a Montague) and Tybalt (a Capulet) get involved in the fight. Which one to you seems most aggressive? Why? Act 1 Reading Questions Act 1, Scene 1 1. Two Capulets, Samson and Gregory, start a fight with two Montagues, Abraham and Balthazar. Who do you think is most to blame for provoking the fight? 2. Benvolio