ACT II
Scene 4
SETTING: St. James the Lesser gymnasium.
There are bleachers, team benches, a scoreboard, etc.
AT RISE: A curtain is drawn so that the scene change can be executed while
the CHEERLEADERS perform in front of the curtain.
(MUSIC
starts)
28 “SCHOOL SONG PREVIEW”
(ST. J’s
CHEERLEADERS enter enthusiastically and MUSIC ends)
ST. J’s CHEERLEADERS
(Locomotive cheer to audience)
M-A-R-T-Y-R-S,
fight!
(Reverse direction of locomotive)
M-A-R-T-Y-R-S,
fight!
(Reverse direction of locomotive)
M-A-R-T-Y-R-S,
fight!
(Reverse direction of locomotive)
Martyrs! Martyrs! Martyrs!
(CENTRAL CHEERLEADERS enter enthusiastically)
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me a “C”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS
“C”
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
(To audience)
Oh, come on everybody. Show your spirit!
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me a “C”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
“C”
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me an “E”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
“E”
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me an “N”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
“N”
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me a “T”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
“T”
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me an “R”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
“R”
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me an “A”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
“A”
ONE CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Give me an “L”.
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
“L”
ONE
CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
What’s that spell?
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
Central.
ONE
CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Louder!
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
Central.
ONE
CENTRAL CHEERLEADER
Louder!
OTHER CENT. CHEERLEADERS, AUDIENCE
Central.
(CENTRAL CHEERLEADERS
exit enthusiastically. ST. J’s CHEERLEADERS respond with determination)
ONE ST. J’s CHEERLEADER
Give me an “S”.
OTHER ST. J’s CHEERLEADERS, AUD.
“S”
ONE ST. J’s CHEERLEADER
Give me a “T”.
OTHER ST. J’s CHEERLEADERS, AUD.
“T”
ONE ST. J’s CHEERLEADER
(Hesitating)
Give me a “Period”.
OTHER ST. J’s CHEERLEADERS, AUD.
“Period”
ONE ST. J’s CHEERLEADER
Give me a “J”.