Spotting a Script

You are to spot the script entitled Happily Ever After: When Fairy Tales Go Bad.

To do this, you will need to download a copy of the script, and then replace portions of the book with descriptions of songs which might stand in their stead. You don’t need to write the lyrics, just a description of each of the songs you suggest.

There are about a dozen scenes in this script; begin spotting with Scene Two. (Don’t spot the first scene; it’s likely to become a long musical scene, and therefore beyond the scope of this Lyric Lab.) You will probably end up with about 10-14 descriptions of song possibilities.

There doesn’t have to be a song in every scene, and neither does there have to be only one song in any given scene. Some of the scenes in the script have a lot of action, and you might discover you’ll want to keep some of it, while the song is being sung. That’s fine; just indicate that’s a possibility you’re considering.

Your description for each song should include the following:

Working Title(s) of the Song

Scene Number, Character(s) singing the song

Page number (of original script)

1-3 sentence narrative version of the lyric

First line of dialogue which this song replaces

Last line of dialogue which this song replaces

Purpose of song (e.g., exposition, action, etc. If character, also indicate self-discovery, decision, resolve conflict or enflame conflict.)

Suggested Structure (e.g., AABA, ABAC, etc.)

Suggested Progression (e.g., Pronoun Progression), if any

Description of the purpose of each A, B section

Do you think some dialogue will be included during this song? Yes/No/Maybe

To complete this assignment, you may hand in either:

1. A new version of the edited script, excluding all the material from the book which you cut, and including all the information requested above. If you’re handing in the script electronically, it must be in Microsoft WORD. Please insert an inch of blank space (five carriage returns) before and after each song description, so they stand out on the page.

OR

2. A description of songs, including a description of the section you’ve cut and all the information requested above.

See Spotting a Song Example for additional reference.