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WEST SIDE STORY

WEST SIDE STORY was first presented by Robert E. Griffith and

Harold S. Prince by arran!e"ent with Ro!er #. Ste$ens at the

Winter Garden %ew Yor& 'ity Septe"ber () *+,- with the

followin! cast

THE /ETS

RI00 the leader12ic&ey 'alin

TO%Y his friend1#arry 3ert

4'TIO%1Eddie Roll

41R451Tony 2ordente

545Y /OH%1Da$id Winters

S%OW5OY1Gro$er Dale

5IG DE4#12artin 'harnin

DIESE#1Han& 5r6n7es

GEE1T4R1To""y 4bbott

2O8THPIE'E10ran& Green

TIGER1#owell Harris

THEIR GIR#S

GR49IE##41Wil"a '6rley

:E#241'arole D;4ndrea

2I%%IE1%anette Rosen

'#4RI'E12arilyn D;Hona6

P48#I%E1/6lie Oser

4%Y5ODYS1#ee 5ec&er

THE SH4R3S

5ER%4RDO the leader13en #e Roy

24RI4 his sister1'arol #awrence

4%IT4 his !irl1'hita Ri$era

'HI%O his friend1/a"ie Sanche<

PEPE1Geor!e 2arcy

I%DIO1%oel Schwart<

#8IS14l De Sio

4%=OI8S1Gene Ga$in

%I55#ES1Ronnie #ee

/84%O1/ay %or"an

TORO1Erne 'astaldo

2OOSE1/ac& 26rray

THEIR GIR#S

ROS4#I412arilyn 'ooper

'O%S8E#O1Reri Grist

TERESIT41'ar"en G6iterre<

0R4%'IS'41Eli<abeth TaylorESTE##41#ynn Ross

24RG4RIT41#iane Plane

THE 4D8#TS

DO'14rt S"ith

S'HR4%314rch /ohnson

3R8P3E1Willia" 5ra"ley

G#4D H4%D1/ohn Har&ins



4'T O%E

PRO#OG8E THE 2O%THS 5E0ORE

,>> P.2. The Street

,?> P.2. 4 5ac& Yard

)>> P.2. 4 5ridal Shop

*>>> P.2. The Gy"

**>> P.2. 4 5ac& 4lley

2ID%IGHT The Dr6!store

THE %E=T D4Y

+*, P.2. The 5ridal Shop

)>> to +>> P.2. The %ei!hborhood

+>> P.2. 8nder the Hi!hway

4'T TWO

+*, P.2. 4 5edroo"

*>>> P.2. 4nother 4lley**?> P.2. The 5edroo"

**@> P.2. The Dr6!store

**,> P.2. The 'ellar

2ID%IGHT The Street

28SI'4# %825ERS

4'T O%E

PRO#OG8E Danced by the /ets and Shar&

/ET SO%G Riff and /ets

SO2EHI%G;S 'O2I%G Tony

THE D4%'E 4T THE GY2

24RI4 Tony

TO%IGHT Tony and 2aria

42ERI'4 4nita Rosalia and Shar& Girls

'OO# Riff and the /ets

O%E H4%D O%E HE4RT Tony and 2aria

TO%IGHT AB6intet and 'hor6sC 'o"pany

THE R825#E Riff 5ernardo /ets and Shar&s

4'T TWO

I 0EE# PRETTY 2aria Rosalia Teresita 0rancisca

SO2EWHERE Danced by 'o"pany S6n! by 'ons6elo

GEE O00I'ER 3R8P3E 4ction Snowboy and /ets

4 5OY #I3E TH4T 4nita and 2aria

I H4:E 4 #O:E 4nita and 2ariaT48%TI%G 4nita and the /ets

0I%4#E 'o"pany

4'T I

S'E%E O%E

,>> P.2. The Street.

4 s6!!estion of city streets and alleyways a bric& wall.



The openin! is "6sical half1danced half1"i"ed with

occasional phrases of dialo!6e. It is pri"arily a condensation of

the !rowin! ri$alry between two teen1a!e !a"es the /ets and the

Shar&s each of which has its own pridef6l 6nifor". The boys 1

sideb6rned lon!1haired1 are $ital restless sardonic the

Shar&s are P6erto Ricans the /ets an antholo!y of what is called

4"erican.

The action be!ins with the /ets in possession of the are

ownin! en7oyin! lo$in! their ho"e. Their leader is Riff

!lowin! dri$in! intelli!ent sli!htly wac&y. His lie6tenant is

Deisel bi! slow steady nice. The yo6n!est "e"ber of the !an!

is 5aby /ohn awed at e$erythin! incl6din! that he is a /et

tryin! to act the bi! "an. His b6ddy is 41rab an eFplosi$e

little ferret who en7oys e$erythin! and 6nderstands the

serio6sness of nothin!. The "ost a!!ressi$e is 4ction a catli&e

ball of f6ry. We will !et to &now these boys better later as

well as Snowboy a bespectacled self1styled eFpert.

The first interr6ption of the /ets; s6nny "ood is thesharply p6nct6ated entrance of the leader of the Shar&s

5ernardo handso"e pro6d fl6id a chip on his sardonic sho6lder.

The /ets by far in the "a7ority flic& hi" off. He ret6rns with

other Shar&s they too are flic&ed off. 56t the n6"erical

s6pre"acy the stren!th of the /ets is !rad6ally bein!

threatened. The be!innin!s of warfare are "ild at first a boy

bein! tripped 6p or bein! sandba!!ed with a flo6r sac& or e$en

bein! spit on 1all with o$erly elaborate apolo!ies.

0inally 41rab co"es across the s6ddenly deserted area

pretendin! to be an airplane. There is no so6nd as he <oo"s alon!

in fancied fli!ht. Then o$er the wall drops 5ernardo. 4nother

Shar& another and another appear bloc&in! 41rab;s panic&y

efforts at escape. They close in !rab hi" p6""el hi" as a

Shar& on top of the wall is stationed as loo&o6t. 0inally

5ernardo bends o$er 41rab and "a&es a !est6re Apiercin! his earC

the loo&o6t whistles /ets tear on Shar&s tear on and a free1

for1all brea&s o6t. Riff !oes at once to 41rab li&e a protecti$e

father. The fi!ht is stopped by a police whistle lo6der and

lo6der and the arri$al of a bi! !oonli&e cop 3r6p&e and a

plainclothes"an Schran&. Schran& is stron! always in co""and

he has a char"in! pleasant "anner which he often e"ploys to

co$er his $eno" and his fear.

3R8P3E

3noc& it off Settle down.

S'HR4%3

4ll ri!ht 3ill each other ...56t not on "y beat.

RI00 s6ch innocence

Why if it isn;t #ie6tenant Schran&.

SE:ER4# /ETS dancin! class "anners

To of the day #ie6tenant Schran&.



5ER%4RDO one with Riff

4nd Officer 3r6p&e

SE:ER4# SH4R3S

Top of the day Officer 3r6p&e.

S'HR4%3

5oy what yo6 P6erto Ricans ha$e done to this nei!hborhood. Which

one of ;e" clobbered ya 41rabJ

41rab loo&s to Riff who ta&es o$er with !reat helpf6l

serio6sness.

RI00

4s a "atter of fact6ality sir we s6spicion the 7ob was done by

a cop.

S%OW5OY

Two cops.

41R45Oh at least

3R8P3E

I"possible

S'HR4%3

Didn;t nobody tell ya there;s a difference between bein; a stool

pi!eon and cooperatin; with the lawJ

RI00

Yo6 told 6s the difference sir. 4nd we all chipped in for a

pri<e for the first !6y who can fi!6re it o6t.

4'TIO% indicatin! Schran&

2aybe b6ddy boy sho6ld !et the pri<e.

S'HR4%3

Don;t b6ddy "e 4ction I !ot a hot s6rprise for yo6 yo6

hoodl6"s don;t own the streets. There;s been too "6ch raidin!

between yo6 and the PRs. 4ll ri!ht 5ernardo !et yo6r trash o6ta

here. 2oc& 'har". Please.

5ER%4RDO

#et;s !o Shar&s.

They

eFit.

S'HR4%3 to /ets

If I don;t p6t down the ro6!hho6se I !et p6t down 1on a traffic

corner. Yo6r friends don;t li&e traffic corners. So yo6 b6ddy

boys are !onna play ball with "e. I !otta p6t 6p with the" and so

do yo6. Yo6;re !onna "a&e nice with the" PRs fro" now on. 5eca6se

otherwise I;" !onna beat the crap o6ta e$ery one of ya and then

r6n ya in. Say !ood1bye to the nice boys 3r6p&e.

3R8P3E



Good1bye boys. He follows

Schran& o6t.

S%OW5OY i"itatin! 3r6p&e

Good1bye boys.

41R45

They "a&e a $ery nice co6ple.

4'TIO% bitterly

Yo6 hoodl6"s don;t own the streets.

S%OW5OY

Go play in the par&

4'TIO%

3eep off the !rass

545Y /OH%

Get o6ta the ho6se

4'TIO%

3eep off the bloc&

41R45

Get o6ta here

4'TIO%

3eep off the world 4 !an! that down own a street is n6thin;

RI00

WE DO OW% IT /ets 1sK6are off 4ce"en Diesel 4ction and

Snowboy line 6p at attention Roc&et"en three others line 6p

Ran&1and1file

Sheepishly 41rab tr6d!es into position 5aby /ohn behind

hi".

545Y /OH% shoc&ed to 41rab

Gee yo6r ear;s !ot blood on it

41R45 pro6dly

I;" a cas6al 5aby /ohn.

545Y /OH% eFa"inin! the ear

The" PRs They branded yo6

S%OW5OY

That "a&es yo6 a P6erto Rican to"ato. 'ha1cha1cha seLoritaJ

RI00

'6t the frabba7abba. Which one of the Shar&s did itJ

41R45

5ernardo. ;'a6se I heard hi" say Thees ees for stin&1bo"bin; "y

old "an;s store. He "a&es the sa"e !est6re 5ernardo "ade when

he pierced his ear.



545Y /OH%

O6ch

4'TIO%

Yo6 sho6lda done worse. The" PRs;re the reason "y old "an;s !one

b6st.

RI00

Who saysJ

4'TIO%

2y old "an says.

545Y /OH% to 41rab

2y old "an says his old "an wo6lda !one b6st anyway.

4'TIO%

Yo6r old "an says thatJ

545Y /OH%

2y old "an says the" P6erto Ricans is r6inin; free ennaprise.

4'TIO%

4nd what;re we doin; abo6t itJ

P6shin! thro6!h the !a"e co"es a scrawny teen1a!e !irl dressed

in an o6tfit that is a pathetic atte"pt to i"itate that of the

/ets. Perhaps we ha$e !li"psed her in the fracas before the

police a" e in. Her na"e is 4nybodys.

4%Y5ODYS

Gassin; crabbin;1

4'TIO%

Yo6 still aro6ndJ

4%Y5ODYS

#isten I was a s"ash in that fi!ht. Oh Riff Riff I was "6rder

RI00

'o"e on 4nybodys1

4%Y5ODYS

Riff how abo6t "e !ettin!; in the !an! nowJ

41R45

How abo6t the !an! !ettin; in 1ahhh who;d wanta

4%Y5ODYSYo6 cheap beast She l6n!es for 41rab b6t Riff p6lls her off

and p6shes her o6t.

RI00

The road little lady the road. In a "o"ent of bra$ado 76st

before she !oes 4nybodys spits1b6t ca6tio6sly. Ro6nd o6t This

is Riff;s s6""onin! of the !an! and they s6rro6nd hi". We

fo6!ht hard for this territory and it;s o6rs. 56t with those cops

ser$in; as co$er the PRs can "o$e in ri!ht 6nder o6r noses and



ta&e it away. 8nless we speed fast and clean ;e" 6p in one all1

o6t fi!ht

4'TIO% ea!erly

4 r6"ble 4 7abbin! !est6re. 'h6n! 'h6n!

RI00

'ool 4ction boy. The Shar&s want a place too and they are

to6!h. They "i!ht as& for bottles of &ni$es or <ip !6ns.

545Y /OH%

9ip !6ys... Gee

RI00

I;" not finali<in; and sayin; they will I;" only sayin; they

"i!ht and we !otta be prepared. %ow what;s yo6r "oodJ

4'TIO%

I say !o !o

S%OW5OY56t if they say &ni$es or !6ns1

545Y /OH%

I say let;s for!et the whole thin!.

DIESE#

What do yo6 say RiffJ

RI00

I say this t6rf is s"all b6t it;s all we !ot. I wanna hold it

li&e we always held it with s&in 56t if they say switchblades

I;ll !et a switchblade. I say I want the /ets to be %6"ber One

to sail to hold the s&y

DIESE#

Then re$ 6s off. 4 p6nchin! !est6re. :oo"1$a $oo"

4'TIO%

'h6n! ch6n!

41R45

'rac&o 7ac&o

S%OW5OY

Ri!a di!a d6"

545Y /OH%Pa" pa"

RI00

O3 b6ddy boys we r6"ble General !lee. %ow protocality calls

for a war co6ncil to decide on weapons. I;ll "a&e the challen!e

to 5ernardo.

S%OW5OY

Yo6 !otta ta&e a lie6tenant.



4'TIO%

That;s "e

RI00

That;s Tony.

4'TIO%

Who need TonyJ

26sic starts.

RI00

4!ainst the Shar&s we need e$ery "an we !ot.

4'TIO%

Tony don;t belon! any "ore.

RI00

'6t it 4ction boy. I and Tony started the /ets.

4'TIO%Well he acts li&e he don;t wanna belon!.

545Y /OH%

Who wo6ldn;t wanna belon! to the /ets

4'TIO%

Tony ain;t been with 6s for o$er a "onth.

S%OW5OY

What abo6t the day we clobbered the E"eraldsJ

41R45

Which we co6ldn;t ha$e done witho6t Tony.

545Y /OH%

He sa$ed "y e$er lo$in; nec&.

RI00

Ri!ht. He;s always co"e thro6!h for 6s and he will now.

He sin!s

When yo6;re a /et

Yo6;re a /et all the way

0ro" yo6r first ci!arette

To yo6r last dyin; day.

When yo6;re a /et

If the spit hits the fan

Yo6 !ot brothers aro6ndYo6;re a fa"ily "an

Yo6;re ne$er alone

Yo6;re ne$er disconnected

Yo6;re ho"e with yo6r own

When co"pany;s eFpected

Yo6;re well protected

Then yo6 are set

With a capital /

Which yo6;ll ne$er for!et



Till they cart yo6 away.

When yo6;re a /et

Yo6 stay

4 /et

He spea&s

I &now Tony li&e I &now. I !6arantee yo6 can co6nt hi" in.

4'TIO%

In o6t let;s !et crac&in;.

41R45

Where yo6 !onna find 5ernardoJ

RI00

4t the dance toni!ht at the !y".

5IG DE4#

56t the !y";s ne6tral territory.

RI00 sweet innocence

I;" !onna "a&e nice there I;" only !onna challen!e hi".

RI00

Great Daddy1O

41R45

So e$erybody dress 6p sweet and sharp. 2eet Tony and "e at the".

4nd wal& tall

He r6ns off.

41R45

We always tal& tall

545Y /OH%

We;re /ets

4'TIO%

The !reatest

He sin!s with 5aby /ohn

When yo6;re a /et

Yo6;re the top cat in town

Yo6;re the !old1"etal &id

With the hea$ywei!ht crown

41rab

4ction 5i! Deal sin!s

When yo6;re a /et

Yo6;re the swin!in;est thin!.

#ittle boy yo6;re a "an#ittle "an yo6;re a &in!

4ll

The /ets are in !ear

O6r cylinders are clic&in;

The Shar&s;ll steer clear

;'a6se e$;ry P6erto Rican

;S a lo6sy chic&en

Here co"e the /ets



#i&e a bat o6t of hell1

So"eone !ets in o6r way

So"eone don;t feel so well.

Here co"e the /ets

#ittle world step aside

5etter !o 6nder!ro6nd

5etter r6n better hide.

We;re drawin; the line

So &eep yo6r noses hidden

We;re han!in; a si!n

Says :isitors forbidden1

4nd we ain;t &iddin;

Here co"e the /ets

Yeah 4n; we;re !onna beat

E$;ry last b6!!in; !an!

On the whole b6!!in; street

Diesel and 4ction.

On the whole

4llE$er1

2other1

#o$in;1

Street

The #i!hts 5lac& O6t

S'E%E TWO.

,?> P.2. 4 bac& yard.

On a s"all ladder a !ood1loo&in! sandy1haired boy is

paintin! a $ertical si!n that will say Doc;s. 5elow Riff is

haran!6in!.

RI00

Ri!a ti!a t6" t6". Why notJ ...Yo6 can;t say ya won;t Tony boy

witho6t sayin; why notJ

RI00

5eca6se it;s "e as&in; Riff. Wo"b to to"b

TO%Y

Sper" to wor" S6r$eyin! the si!n. Yo6 s6re this loo&s li&e

s&ywritin;J

RI00It;s brilliant.

TO%Y

Twenty1se$en years the boss has had that dr6!store. I wanna

s6rprise hi" with a new si!n.

RI00 sha&in! the ladder.

Tony this is i"portant



TO%Y

:ery i"portant 4ce"en Roc&et"en.

RI00

What;s with yo6J 0o6r and one1half year I li$e with a b6ddy and

his fa"ily. 0o6r and one1half years I thin& I &now a "an;s

character. 56ddy boy I a" a $icti" of disappoint"ent in yo6.

TO%Y

End yo6r s6fferin; little "an. Why don;t yo6 pac& 6p yo6r !ear

and clear o6tJ

RI00

;'a6se yo6r "a;s hot for "e. Tony !rabs his ar"s and twists it.

%o ;'a6se I hate li$in; with "y b6!!in; 6ncle 6ncle 8%'#E

Tony releases hi" and cli"bs bac& 6p the ladder.

TO%Y

%ow !o play nice with the /ets.

RI00The /ets are the !reatest

TO%Y

Were.

RI00

4re. Yo6 fo6nd so"ethin!; betterJ

TO%Y

%o 56t1

RI00

56t whatJ

TO%Y

Yo6 won;t di! it.

RI00

Try "e.

TO%Y

O3... E$ery sin!le da"n ni!ht for the last "onth I wa&e 6p1and

I;" reachin; o6t.

RI00

0or whatJ

TO%Y

I don;t &now. It;s ri!ht o6tside the door aro6nd the corner. 56t

it;s co"in;

RI00

What isJ Tell "e

TO%Y

I don;t &now It;s1li&e the &ic& I 6se to !et fro" bein; a /et.



RI00 K6ietly

...Or fro" bein b6ddies.

TO%Y

We;re still b6ddies.

RI00

The &ic& co"es fro" the people b6ddy boy.

TO%Y

Yea b6t not fro" a /et.

RI00

%oJ Witho6t a !an! yo6;re an orphan. With a !an! yo6 wal& in

two;s three;s fo6r;s. 4nd when yo6r !an! is the best when yo6;re

a /et b6ddy boy yo6;re o6t in the s6n and ho"e free ho"e

TO%Y

Riff I;$e had it. Pa6se.

RI00

Tony the tro6ble is lar!e The Shar&s bite hard We !ot to stop

the" now and we need yo6 Pa6se. B6ietly. I ne$er as&ed the

ti"e of a day fro" a cloc& b6t I;" as&in; yo6 'o"e to the dance

toni!ht... Tony t6rns away. ...I already told the !an! yo6;d be

there.

TO%Y after a "o"ent t6rns to hi" with a !rin

What ti"eJ

RI00

TenJ

TO%Y

Ten it is.

RI00

Wo"b to to"b

TO%Y

Sper" to wor" 4nd I;ll li$e to re!ret this.

RI00

Who &nowsJ 2aybe what yo6;re waitin; for;ll be twitchin; at the

dance

He r6ns off.

TO%Y

Who &nowsJ

26sic starts and he sin!s

'o6ld be...

Who &nowsJ...

There;s so"ethin! d6e any day

I will &now ri!ht away

Soon as it shows.

It "ay co"e cannon1ballin! down thr6 the s&y



Glea" in its eye

5ri!ht as a rose

Who &nowsJ...

It;s only 76st o6t of reach

Down the bloc& on a beach

8nder a tree...

I !ot a feelin! there;s a "iracle d6e

Gonna co"e tr6e

'o"in! to "e

'o6ld it beJ Yes it co6ld.

So"ethin!;s co"in! so"ethin! !ood

If I can wait

So"ethin!;s co"in! I don;t &now what it is

56t it is

Gonna be !reat

With a clic& with a shoc&

Phone;ll 7in!le door;ll &noc&

Open the latch

So"ethin!;s co"in! don;t &now when b6t it;s soon1'atch the "oon

One1handed catch

4ro6nd the corner

Or whistlin! down the ri$er

'o"e on1deli$er

To "e

Will it beJ Yes it will.

2aybe 76st by holdin! still

It;ll be there

'o"e on so"ethin! co"e on in

don;t be shy

2eet a !6y

P6ll 6p a chair

The air is h6""in!

4nd so"ethin! !reat is co"in!

Who &nowsJ

It;s only 76st o6t of reach

Down the bloc& on a beach...

2aybe toni!ht...

The #i!hts Di"

S'E%E THREE.

)>> P.2. 4 bridal shop.

4 s"all section eno6!h to incl6de a table with sewin!

"achine a chair or two. 4nita 4 P6erto Rican !irl with loose

hair and sli!htly flashy clothes is finishin! re"a&in! what was

a white co""6nion dress into a party dress for an eFtre"ely

lo$ely eFtre"ely yo6n! !irl 2aria. 4nita is &nowin! a seF6al

sharp. 2aria is an eFcited enth6siastic obedient child with

the te"per st6bborn stren!th and awareness of a wo"an.



24RI4 holdin! o6t scissors

Por fa$or 4nita. 2a&e the nec& lower

4%IT4

Stop it 2aria.

24RI4

One inch. How "6ch can one little inch doJ

4%IT4

Too "6ch.

24RI4 eFasperated

4nita it is now to be a dress of dancin! no lon!er for &neelin!

in front of an altar.

4%IT4

With those boys yo6 can start in dancin! and end 6p &neelin!.

24RI4

B6erida one little inch 6no poca poca1

4%IT4

5ernardo "ade "e pro"ise1

24RI4

4i 5ernardo One "onth ha$e I been in this co6ntry1do I e$er

e$en to6ch eFcite"entJ I sew all day I sit all ni!ht. 0or what

did "y fine brother brin! "e hereJ

4%IT4

To "arry 'hino.

24RI4

When I loo& at 'hino nothin! happens.

4%IT4

What do yo6 eFpect to happenJ

24RI4

I don;t &now so"ethin!. What happens when yo6 loo& at 5ernardoJ

4%IT4

It;s when I don;t loo& at hi" that it happens.

24RI4I thin& I will tell 2a"a and Papa abo6t yo6 and ;%ardo in the

balcony of the "o$ies.

4%IT4

I will rip this to shreds

24RI4

%o. 56t yo6 perhaps co6ld "ana!e to lower the nec&1



4%IT4

%eFt year.

24RI4

%eFt year I will be "arried an no one will care if its down to

here

4%IT4

Down to whereJ

24RI4

Down to here. Indicates her waist. I hate this dress

4%IT4

Then don;t wear it and don;t co"e to the dance.

24RI4 shoc&ed

Don;t co"e Grabs the dress. 'o6ld we not dye it red at leastJ

4%IT4

%o we co6ld not. She starts to help 2aria into the dress.

24RI4

White is for babies. I will be the only one there in a white1

4%IT4

WellJJJ

24RI4

4hhhh1sM It is a bea6tif6l dress I lo$e yo6

4s she h6!s 4nita 5ernardo enters followed by a shy !entle

sweet1faced boy 'hino.

5ER%4RDO

4re yo6 readyJ

24RI4

'o"e in ;%ardo. Whirls in the dress. Is it not bea6tif6lJ

5ER%4RDO loo&in! only at 2aria;s face

Yes. 3isses her. :ery.

4%IT4

I didn;t K6ite hear...

5ER%4RDO &issin 4nita K6ite differently.

:ery bea6tif6l.

24RI4watches the" a second then t6rns to 'hino

'o"e in 'hino. Do not be afraid.

'HI%O

56t this is a shop for ladies.

5ER%4RDO

O6r ladies



24RI4

;%ardo it is "ost i"portant that I ha$e a wonderf6l ti"e at the

dancin! toni!ht.

5E%4RDO as 4nita hoo&s 6p 2aria

WhyJ

24RI4

5eca6se toni!ht is the real be!innin! of "y life as a yo6n! lady

of 4"erica

She be!ins to whirl in the dress as the shop slides off

and a flood of !aily colored strea"ers po6rs down. 4s 2aria

be!ins to t6rn and t6rn !oin! off1sta!e. Shar&s !irls dressed

for the dance whirl on followed by /et !irls. 5y boys fro" both

!an!s. The strea"ers fly 6p a!ain for the neFt scene.

S'E%E 0O8R.

*>>> P.2. The !y".

4ct6ally a con$erted !y"nasi6" of a settle"ent ho6se atthe "o"ent bein! 6sed as a dancehall dis!6ised for the occasion

with strea"ers and b6ntin!.

5oth !an!s are 7itterb6!!in! wildly with their bodies b6t

their faces altho6!h they are en7oyin! the"sel$es re"ain cool

al"ost detached. The line between the two !an!s is sharply

defined by the colors they wear the /ets !irls as well as boys

reflectin! the colors of the /ets 7ac&ets the sa"e is tr6e of

the Shar&s. The dancin! is a physical and e"otional release for

these &ids.

2aria enters with 'hino 5ernardo and 4nita. 4s she loo&s

aro6nd deli!hted thrilled by this her first dance the /ets

catch si!ht of 5ernardo who is bein! !reeted by Pepe his

lie6tenant and other Shar&s. 4s the "6sic peters away the /ets

withdraw to one side of the hall aro6nd Riff. The Shar&s seein!

this draw to their side aro6nd 5ernardo who starts1with his

lie6tenants1to "eet hi". The "o"ent is brief b6t it wo6ld be

disastro6s if a s"ilin! o$erly cheerf6l yo6n! "an of abo6t

thirty did not h6rry forward. He is called Glad Hand and he is a

sK6are.

G#4D H4%D bea"in!

4ll ri!ht boys and !irls 4ttention please H6" of tal&.

4ttention 3r6p&e appears behind Glad Hand the tal& stops.

Than& yo6. It s6re is fine t6rno6t toni!ht. 4d libs fro" the

&ids. We want to "a&e friends here so we;re !oin! to ha$e a few

!et1to!ether dances. 4d libs Oh !in!er peachy ect. Yo6for" two circles boys on the o6tside and !irls on the inside.

S%OW5OY

Where are yo6J

G#4D H4%D tries to la6!h at this

4ll ri!ht. %ow when the "6sic stops each boy dances with

whiche$er !irl is opposite. O.3.J O.3. Two circles &ids. The

&ids clap their hands bac& at hi" and ad lib Two circles



&ids ect. b6t do not "o$e. Well it won;t h6rt yo6 to try.

S%OW5OY li"pin! forward

Oh it h6rts it h6rts it1

3r6p&e steps forward. Snowboy strai!htens 6p and "ee&ly

ret6rns to his place. Riff steps forward and bec&ons to his !irl

:el"a. She is terribly yo6n! seFy lost in a world of 7i$e. She

slithers forward to ta&e her place with Riff. The challen!e is

"et by 5ernardo who steps forward leadin! 4nita as tho6!h he

were presentin! the "ost "a!nificent lady in all the world. The

other &ids follow for"in! the two circles Glad Hand reK6ested.

G#4D H4%D

That;s it &ids. 3eep the ball rollin!. Ro6nd she !oes and where

she stops nobody &nows. 4ll ri!ht here we !o

Pro"enade "6sic starts and the circles start re$ol$in!. Glad

Hand whistles to this "o6th is in the center with 3r6p&e. He

blows the whistle and the "6sic stops lea$in! the /et boys

opposite Shar&s !irls and $ice $ersa. There is a "o"ent of

tenseness then 5ernardo reaches across the /et !irl opposite for

4nita;s hand and she co"es to hi". Riff reaches for :el"a andthe &ids of both !an!s follow s6it. The !et1to!ether has

failed and each !an! is on its own side of the hall as a "a"bo

starts. This t6rns into a challen!e dance between 5ernardo and

4nita1cheered on by the Shar&s1and Riff and :el"a1cheered on by

the /ets. D6rin! it Tony enters and is "o"entarily e"braced by

Riff who is deli!hted that his best friend did t6rn 6p. The

dance b6ilds wilder and wilder 6ntil at the pea& e$erybody is

dancin! and sho6tin!. Go 2a"bo It is at this "o"ent that Tony

and 2aria1at opposite sides of the hall1see each other. They ha$e

been cheerin! on their respecti$e friends clappin! in rhyth".

%ow as they s

TO%Y

Yo6;re not thin&in! I;" so"eone elseJ

24RI4

I &now yo6 are not.

TO%Y

Or that we ha$e "et beforeJ

24RI4

I &now we ha$e not.

TO%Y

I felt I &new so"ethin!1ne$er1before was !oin! to happen had to

happen. 56t this is1

24RI4 interr6ptin!

2y hands are cold. He ta&es the" in his. Yo6rs too. He "o$es

her hand to his face. So war". She "o$es his hands to her

face.

TO%Y

Yo6rs too.



24RI4

56t of co6rse. They are the sa"e.

TO%Y

It;s so "6ch to belie$e1yo6;re not 7o&in! "eJ

24RI4

I ha$e not yet learned how to 7o&e that way. I thin& now I ne$er

will.

I"p6lsi$ely he stops to &iss her hands then tenderly

innocently her lips. The "6sic b6rsts o6t the li!hts flare 6p

and 5ernardo is 6pon the" in an icy ra!e.

5ER%4RDO

Go ho"e 4"erican.

TO%Y

Slow down 5ernardo.

5ER%4RDO

Stay away fro" "y sister

TO%Y

...SisterJ

Riff steps 6p.

5ER%4RDO to 2aria

'o6ldn;t yo6 see he;s one of the"J

24RI4

%o I saw only hi".

5ER%4RDO as 'hino co"es 6p

I told yo6 there;s one thin! they want fro" a P6erto Rican !irl

TO%Y

That;s a lie

RI00

'ool boy.

'hino to Tony

Get away.

TO%Y

Yo6 &eep o6t 'hino. To 2aria Don;t listen to the"

5ER%4RDOShe will listen to brother before1

RI00 o$erlappin!

If yo6 characters want to settle1

G#4D H4%D

Please E$erythin! was !oin! so well Do yo6 fellows !et pleas6re

o6t of "a&in! tro6bleJ %ow co"e on1it won;t h6rt yo6 to ha$e a

!ood ti"e.



26sic starts a!ain. 5ernardo is on one side with 2aria and

'hino 4nita 7oins the". Tony is on the other with Riff and

Diesel. #i!ht e"phasi<es the first !ro6p.

5ER%4RDO

I warned yo61

'HI%O

Do not yell at her ;%ardo.

5ER%4RDO

Yo6 yell at babies.

4%IT4

4nd p6t ideas in the baby;s head.

5ER%4RDO

Ta&e her ho"e 'hino.

24RI4

;%ardo it is "y first dance.

5ER%4RDO

Please. We are fa"ily 2aria. Go.

2aria hesitates then starts o6t with 'hino as the li!ht follows

her to the other !ro6p which she passes.

RI00 to Diesel indicatin! Tony happily

I !6ess the &id;s with 6s for s6re now.

Tony doesn;t e$en hear he is startin! at 2aria who stops

for a "o"ent.

'HI%O

'o"e 2aria.

They contin6e o6t.

TO%Y

2aria...

He is 6naware that 5ernardo is crossin! toward hi" b6t

Riff intercepts.

5ER%4RDO

I don;t want yo6.

RI00

I want yo6 tho6!h. 0or a war co6ncil1/ets and Shar&s.

5ER%4RDO

The pleas6re is all "ine.

RI00

#et;s !o o6tside.

5ER%4RDO

I wo6ld not lea$e the ladies here alone. We will "eet yo6 in half

an ho6r.

RI00



Doc;s dr6!storeJ 5ernardo nods. 4nd no 7a<< before then.

5ER%4RDO

I 6nderstand the r6les1%ati$e 5oy.

The li!hts is fadin! on the" on e$eryone b6t Tony.

RI00

Spread the word Diesel.

DIESE#

Ri!ht Daddy1o.

RI00

#et;s !et the chic&s and &ic& it. TonyJ

TO%Y

2aria...

26sic stars.

RI00 in dar&ness

Tony

DIESE# in dar&ness

4h we;ll see hi" at Doc;s.

TO%Y spea&in! drea"ily o$er the "6sic1he is now standin!

alone in the li!ht

The "ost bea6tif6l so6nd I e$er heard.

:OI'ES off sta!e

2aria 2aria 2aria 2aria...

TO%Y

4ll the bea6tif6l words of the world in a sin!le word

:OI'ES off sta!e

2aria 2aria 2aria 2aria...

Swellin! in intensity.

TO%Y

2aria

I;$e 76st "et a !irl na"ed 2aria

4nd s6ddenly that na"e

Will ne$er be the sa"e

To "e.

2aria

I;$e 76st &issed a !irl na"ed 2aria4nd s6ddenly I;$e fo6nd

How wonderf6l a so6nd

'an be

2aria

Say it lo6d and there;s "6sic playin!1

Say it soft and it;s al"ost li&e prayin!1

2aria...

I;ll ne$er stop sayin!



2aria

The "ost bea6tif6l so6nd I e$er heard.

2aria

'HOR8S offsta!e a!ainst Tony;s obbli!ato

I;$e 76st "et a !irl na"ed 2aria

4nd s6ddenly that na"e

Will ne$er be the sa"e

To "e.

2aria1

I;$e 76st &issed a !irl na"ed 2aria

4nd s6ddenly I;$e fo6nd

How wonderf6l a so6nd

'an be

TO%Y

2aria1

Say it lo6d and there;s "6sic playin!1

Say it soft and it;s al"ost li&e prayin!1

2aria1I;ll ne$er stop sayin! 2aria

The "ost bea6tif6l so6nd I e$er heard1

2aria.

D6rin! the son! the sate behind Tony has !one dar& by the ti"e

he has finished it is set for the neFt scene.

S'E%E 0I:E.

**>> P.2. 4 bac& alley.

4 s6!!estion of b6ildin!s a fire escape cli"bin! to the

rear window of an 6nseen flat.

4s Tony sin!s he loo&s for where 2aria li$es wishin! for

her. 4nd she does appear at the window abo$e hi" which opens

onto the fire escape. 26sic stays beneath "ost of the scene.

TO%Y sin!s

2aria 2aria...

24RI4

Ssh

TO%Y

2aria

24RI4

B6iet

TO%Y

'o"e down.

24RI4

%o.



TO%Y

2aria...

24RI4

Please. If 5ernardo1

TO%Y

He;s at the dance. 'o"e down.

24RI4

He will soon brin! 4nita ho"e.

TO%Y

/6st for a "in6te.

24RI4 s"iles

4 "in6te is not eno6!h.

TO%Y s"iles

0or an ho6r then.

24RI4

I cannot.

TO%Y

0ore$er

24RI4

Ssh

TO%Y

Then I;" co"in! 6p.

WO24%;S :OI'E fro" the offsta!e apart"ent

2aria

24RI4

2o"entito 2a"a...

TO%Y cli"bin! 6p

2aria 2aria1

24RI4

'Nllate Reachin! her hand o6t to stop hi". Ssh

TO%Y !rabbin! her hand

Ssh

24RI4

It is dan!ero6s.

TO%Y

I;" not one of the".

24RI4

Yo6 are b6t to "e yo6 are not. /6st as I a" one of the"1she

!est6res toward the apart"ent.



TO%Y

To "e yo6 are all the1

She co$ers his "o6th with her hand.

24%;S :OI'E fro" the 6nseen apart"ent

2ar6ca

24RI4

SM ya $en!o Papa.

TO%Y

2ar6caJ

24RI4

His pet na"e for "e.

TO%Y

I li&e hi". He will li&e "e.

24RI4%o. He is li&e 5ernardo afraid. S6ddenly la6!hin!. I"a!ine

bein! afraid of yo6

TO%Y

Yo6 seeJ

24RI4 to6chin! his face

I see yo6.

TO%Y

See only "e.

24RI4 sin!s

Only yo6 yo6;re the only thin! I;ll see fore$er.

In "y eyes in "y words and in e$erythin! I do

%othin! else b6t yo6

E$er

TO%Y

4nd there;s nothin! for "e b6t 2aria

E$ery si!ht that I see is 2aria.

24RI4

Tony Tony...

TO%Y

4lways yo6 e$ery tho6!ht I;ll e$er &nowE$erywhere I !o yo6;ll be.

24RI4

4ll the world is only yo6 and "e

4nd now the b6ildin!s the world fade away lea$in! the"

s6spended in space.

Toni!ht toni!ht

It all be!an toni!ht

I saw yo6 and the world went away.



Toni!ht toni!ht

There;s only yo6 toni!ht

What yo6 are what yo6 do what yo6 say.

TO%Y

Today all day I had the feelin!

4 "iracle wo6ld happen1

I &now now I was ri!ht.

0or here yo6 are

4nd what was 76st a world is a star

Toni!ht

5OTH

Toni!ht toni!ht

The world is f6ll of li!ht

With s6ns and "oons all o$er the place.

Toni!ht toni!ht

The world is wild and bri!ht

Goin! "ad shootin! stars into space.

Today the world was 76st an address

4 place for "e to li$e in%o better than all ri!ht

56t here yo6 are

4nd what was 76st a world is a star

Toni!ht

24%;S :OI'E offsta!e

2ar6ca

24RI4

Wait for "e She !oes inside as the b6ildin!s be!in to co"e bac&

into place.

TO%Y sin!s

Toni!ht toni!ht

It all be!an toni!ht

I saw yo6 and the world went away.

24RI4 ret6rnin!

I cannot stay. Go K6ic&ly

TO%Y

I;" not afraid.

24RI4

They are strict with "e. Please.

TO%Y &issin! herGood ni!ht.

24RI4

56enos noches.

TO%Y

I lo$e yo6.

24RI4



Yes yes. H6rry. He cli"bs down. Wait When will I see yo6J He

starts bac& 6p. %o

TO%Y

To"orrow.

24RI4

I wor& at the bridal shop. 'o"e there.

TO%Y

4t s6ndown.

24RI4

Yes. Good ni!ht.

TO%Y

Good ni!ht. He starts off.

24RI4

Tony

TO%Y

Ssh

24RI4

'o"e to the bac& door.

TO%Y

Si. 4!ain he starts o6t.

24RI4

Tony He stops. 4 pa6se. What does Tony stand forJ

TO%Y

4nton.

24RI4

Te adoro 4nton.

TO%Y

Te adoro 2aria.

5oth sin! as "6sic starts a!ain

Good ni!ht !ood ni!ht

Sleep well and when yo6 drea"

Drea" of "e

Toni!ht.

She !oes inside He d6c&s o6t into the shadows 76st as 5ernardo

and 4nita enter followed by Indio and Pep and their !irls. Oneis a bleached1blond ban!led bea6ty 'ons6elo. The other "ore

K6ietly dressed is Rosalia. She is not too bri!ht.

5ER%4RDO #oo&in! 6p to the window.

2ariaJ

4%IT4

She also has a "other. 4lso a father.



5ER%4RDO

They do not &now the co6ntry any better than she does.

4%IT4

Yo6 do not &now it all Girls here are free to ha$e f6n. She1is1

in14"erica1now.

5ER%4RDO eFa!!erated

56t P6erto1Rico1is1in14"erica1now

4%IT4 in dis!6st

4i

5ER%4RDO cooin!

4nita /osefina Teresita1

4%IT4

It;s plain 4nita now1

5ER%4RDO contin6in! thro6!h

15eatri< del 'ar"en 2ar!arita etcetera etcetera1

4%IT4

I""i!rant

5ER%4RDO p6llin! her to hi"

Than& God yo6 can;t chan!e yo6r hair

PEPE fondlin! 'ons6elo;s bleached "op

Is that possibleJ

'O%S8E#O

In the 8.S.4. e$erythin! is real.

5ER%4RDO to 'hino who enters

'hino how was she when yo6 too& her ho"eJ

'HI%O

4ll ri!ht. ;%ardo she was only dancin!.

5ER%4RDO

With an 4"erican. Who is really a Polac&.

4%IT4

Says the Spic.

5ER%4RDO

Yo6 are not so c6te.

4%IT4

That Tony is.

ROS4#I4

4nd he wor&s.

'HI%O

4 deli$ery boy.



4%IT4

4nd what are yo6J

'HI%O

4n assistant.

5ER%4RDO

SM 4nd 'hino "a&es half what the Polac& "a&es1the Polac& is

4"erican 4 b6rlesK6e oration in "oc& P6erto Rican accent.

5ernardo starts the first line with her. The "other of Tony was

born in Poland the father still !oes to a ni!ht school. Tony was

born in 4"erica so that "a&es hi" an 4"erican. 56t 6sJ

0orei!ners

PEPE and 'O%S8E#O

#ice

PEPE 'O%S8E#O 4%IT4

'oc&roaches

5ER%4RDO

Well it is tr6e Yo6 re"e"ber how we were when we first ca"e

Did we e$en thin& of !oin! bac&J

5ER%4RDO and 4%IT4

%o We ca"e ready ea!er1

4%IT4 "oc&in!

With o6r hearts open1

'O%S8E#O

O6r ar"s open1

PEPE

Yo6 ca"e with yo6r pants open.

'O%S8E#O

Yo6 did pi! Slaps hi". Yo6;ll !o bac& with handc6ffs

5ER%4RDO

I a" !oin! bac& with a 'adillac

'HI%O

4ir1conditioned

5ER%4RDO

56ilt1in bar

'HI%O

Telephone

5ER%4RDO

Tele$ision

'HI%O

'o"patible color



5ER%4RDO

4nd a &in!1si<ed bed. Grabs 4nita. 'o"e on.

4%IT4 "i"ic&in!

'o"e on.

5ER%4RDO

Well are yo6 or aren;t yo6J

4%IT4

Yo6 ha$e yo6r bi! i"portant war co6ncil. The co6ncil or "eJ

5ER%4RDO

0irst one then the other.

4%IT4 brea&in! away fro" hi"

I a" an 4"erican !irl now. I don;t wait.

5ER%4RDO to 'hino

5ac& ho"e wo"en &now their place.

4%IT4

5ac& ho"e little boys don;t ha$e war co6ncils.

5ER%4RDO

Yo6 want "e to be an 4"ericanJ To the boys. :N"onos chicos Es

tarde. 4 "oc& bow. 56enos noches 4nita /osefina del 'ar"en

etcetera etcetera etcetera.

He eFits with the boys.

ROS4#I4

That;s a $ery pretty na"e Etcetera.

4%IT4

4i

'O%S8E#O

She "eans well.

ROS4#I4

We ha$e "any na"es at ho"e.

4%IT4 "i"ic&in!

4t ho"e at ho"e. If it;s so nice at ho"e why don;t yo6 !o

bac& thereJ

ROS4#I4I wo6ld li&e14 loo& fro" 4nita.176st for a s6ccessf6l $isit.

She sin!s nostal!ically

P6erto Rico...

Yo6 lo$ely island...

Island of tropical bree<es.

4lways the pineapples !rowin!

4lways the coffee blosso"s blowin!...

4%IT4



ROS4#I4

I;ll !i$e the" new washin! "achine1

4%IT4

What ha$e they !ot there to &eep cleanJ

all eFcept Rosalia

I li&e the shores of 4"erica

'o"fort is yo6rs in 4"erica

3nobs on the doors in 4"erica

Wall1to1wall floors in 4"erica

They whistle and dance.

ROS4#I4

I;ll brin! T: to San /6an

4%IT4

If there;s a c6rrent to t6rn on.

ROS4#I4

E$eryone there will !et bi! cheer

4%IT4

E$eryone there will ha$e "o$ed here

The son! ends in a 7oyo6s dance.

The #i!hts 5lac& O6t.

S'E%E SI=.

2idni!ht. The dr6!store.

4 s6!!estion of a r6n1down "6sty !eneral store which in

cities is called a dr6!store. 4 door leadin! to the street

o6tside another leadin! to the cellar below.

5aby /ohn is readin! a co"ic boo& 41rab is playin!

solitaire 4nybodys is h6ddled by the 76&eboF 4ction is watchin!

the street door. The at"osphere is tense 76"py. 4ction sla"s the

door and strides to the dart board.

4'TIO%

Where the de$il are theyJ 4re we ha$in; a war co6ncil toni!ht or

ain;t weJ He throws a dart sa$a!ely.

545Y /OH%

He don;t 6se &ni$es. He don;t e$en 6se an ato"ic ray !6n.

41R45S6per"an. Gee I lo$e hi".

S%OW5OY

So "arry hi".

4%Y5ODYS

I ain;t ne$er !onna !et "arried too noisy.

41R45



Yo6 ain;t ne$er !onna !et "arried too 6!ly.

4%Y5ODYS shootin! hi"

Pow pow

41R45

'rac&o 7ac&o 'l6tchin! his belly he spins to the floor. Down

!oes a teen1a!e hoodl6".

545Y /OH%

'o6ld a <ip !6n "a&e yo6 do li&e thatJ

4 second of silence. Then Snowboy sla"s into the roo" and they

all 76"p.

4'TIO%

What the hell;s a "atter with yo6J

S%OW5OY

I !ot ca6!ht snea&in; o6ta the "o$ies.

41R45Snea&in; o6tJ Whadd;ya do that forJ

S%OW5OY

I snea&ed in.

4'TIO%

4 ware co6ncil co"in; 6p and he !oes to the "o$ies.

4%Y5ODYS

4nd yo6 let hi" be a /et

545Y /OH%

4h !o wal& the streets li&e ya sister.

4%Y5ODYS 76"pin! hi"

#issen 7ail bait I lic&ed yo6 twice and I can do it a!ain.

0ro" the doorway behind the co6nter a little "iddle1a!ed "an

enters Doc.

DO'

'6rfew !entle"en. 4nd lady. 5aby /ohn yo6 sho6ld be ho"e in

bed.

545Y /OH%

We;re !onna ha$e a ware co6ncil here Doc.

DO'4 whoJ

41R45

To decide on weapons for a bi!1ti"e r6"ble

S%OW5OY

We;re !onna "iF with the PRs.

DO'



Weapons. Yo6 co6ldn;t play bas&etballJ

4%Y5ODYS

Get with it b6ddy boy.

DO'

War co6ncils1

4'TIO%

Don;t start Doc.

DO'

R6"bles...

4'TIO%

Doc1

DO'

Why when I was yo6r a!e1

4'TIO%When yo6 was "y a!e when "y old "an was "y a!e when "y brother

was "y a!e Yo6 was ne$er "y a!e none a yo6 The sooner yo6

creeps !et a hip to that the sooner yo6;ll di! 6s.

DO'

I;ll di! yo6 early !ra$es that;s what I;ll do.

41R45

Di! di! di!1

DO'

What;re yo6 !onna be when yo6 !row 6pJ

4%Y5ODYS wistf6lly.

4 telephone call !irl

The store doorbell tin&les as Riff enters with :el"a.

S%OW5OY

Riff hey

4'TIO%

4re they co"in;J

RI00

8nwind 4ction. Hey Doc Tony hereJ

DO'%o Riff it;s closin! ti"e.

4'TIO% to Riff

What d;ya thin& they;re !onna as& forJ

41R45

/6st r6bber hoses "aybe h6hJ

RI00



'ool little "en. Easy free<y cool.

:E#24

Oo oo ooblee1oo.

Diesel enters with a wo6ld1be !rand n6"ber Gra<iella.

DIESE#

They;re co"in; any "in6te now

4'TIO%

'h6n! ch6n!

41R45

'rac&o 7ac&o

:E#24

Ooblee1oo.

RI00 sharply

'ool

4%Y5ODYS

Riff1in a ti!ht spot yo6 need e$ery "an yo61

RI00

%o.

GR49IE##4 indicatin! 4nybodys to :el"a

4n 4"erican tra!edy.

4%Y5ODYS shootin! to her

Pow.

GR49IE##4

Poo.

:E#24

Ooblee1pooh.

They !i!!le.

RI00

%ow when the $icti"s co"e in yo6 chic&s c6t o6t.

GR49IE##4

We "i!ht and then a!ain we "i!ht not.

DIESE#

This ain;t &id st6ff Gra<iella.

GR49IE##4

I and :el"a aint &id st6ff neither. 4re we :elJ

:E#24

%o than& yo61oo ooblee1oo.

GR49IE##4

4nd yo6 can p6nct6ate itJ



:E#24

Ooo

They !i!!le a!ain.

4'TIO% to Riff

What;re we poppin; aro6nd with d6"b broadsJ

GR49IE##4

I and :el"a ain;t d6"b

4'TIO%

We !ot i"portant b6siness co"in;

DO'

2a&in; tro6ble for the P6erto RicansJ

S%OW5OY

They "a&e tro6ble for 6s.

DO'#oo& He al"ost la6!hs when he says it. 0or yo6 tro6ble is a

relief.

RI00

We;$e !ot to stand 6p to the PRs Doc. It;s i"portant.

DO'

0i!htin! o$er a little piece of the street is so i"portantJ

4'TIO%

To 6s it is.

DO'

To hoodl6"s it is. He !oes o6t thro6!h the cellar doorway as

4ction l6n!es for hi".

4'TIO%

Don;t yo6 call "e hoodl6"

RI00 holdin! hi"

Easy 4ction Sa$e yo6r stea" for the r6"ble.

41R45

He don;t want what we want so we;re hoodl6"s

545Y /OH%

I wear a 7ac&et li&e "y b6ddies so "y teacher calls "e hoodl6"

4'TIO%

I swear the neFt creep who calls "e hoodl6"1

RI00

Yo6;ll la6!h Yeah. %ow yo6 all better di! this and di! it the

"ost. %o "atter who or what is eatin; at yo6 yo6 show it b6ddy

boys and yo6 are dead. Yo6 are c6ttin; a hole in yo6rsel$es for

the" to stic& in a red1hot 6"brella and open it. Wide. Yo6 wanna



5ER%4RDO

I don;t li&e yo6 either. So c6t it.

RI00

3ic& it Doc.

DO'

5oys co6ldn;t yo6 "aybe all tal& it1

RI00

3ic& it

Do !oes o6t. The two !an!s ta&e places behind their

leaders.

RI00

We challen!e yo6 to a r6"ble. 4ll o6t once and for all. 4cceptJ

5ER%4RDO

On what ter"sJ

RI00Whate$er ter"s yo6;re callin; b6ddy boy. Yo6 crossed the line

once too often.

5ER%4RDO

Yo6 started it.

RI00

Who 76"ped 41rab this afternoonJ

5ER%4RDO

Who 76"ped "e the first day I "o$ed hereJ

RI00

Who as&ed yo6 to "o$ed hereJ

5ER%4RDO

Who as&ed yo6J

S%OW5OY

2o$e where yo6;re wanted

41R45

5ac& where ya ca"e fro"

4'TIO%

Spics

PEPE

2ic&s

I%DIO

Wop

5ER%4RDO

We accept



I;" callin; all of yo6 chic&en. The bi! to6ch b6ddy boys ha$e to

throw bric&s 4fraid to !et close inJ 4fraid to sl6! it o6tJ

4fraid to 6se plain s&inJ

545Y /OH%

%ot e$en !arba!eJ

4'TIO%

That ain;t r6ble.

RI00

Who saysJ

5ER%4RDO

Yo6 said call weapons.

TO%Y

4 r6"ble can be clinched by a fair fi!ht. If yo6 ha$e the !6ts to

ris& that. 5est "an fro" each !an! to sl6! it o6t.

5ER%4RDO loo&in! at TonyI;d en7oy to ris& that. O.3. 0air fi!ht

PEPE

WhatJ

4'TIO% si"6ltaneo6sly

%o

RI00

The co""anders say yes or no. To 5ernardo. 0air fi!ht.

They sha&e.

5ER%4RDO To Tony.

In two "in6tes yo6 will be li&e a fish after s&innin;.

RI00

Yo6r best "an fi!hts o6r best "an1and we pic& hi".

'laps Diesel on the sho6lder.

5ER%4RDO

56t I tho6!ht it wo6ld be1

RI00

We shoo& on it 5ernardo.

5ER%4RDO

Yes. I shoo& on it.

4'TIO% K6ic&ly

#oo& 5ernardo if yo6 wanna chan!e yo6r "ind "aybe we co6ld

all1

One of the /ets near the door s6ddenly whistles. Instantly they

shift positions so they are "iFed 6p no se!re!ation. Silence

then in co"es Schran&. D6rin! the followin! the !an!s are

absol6tely silent and "otionless 6nless otherwise indicated.

Good e$enin! #ie6tenant Schran&. I and Tony was 76st closin! 6p.



S'HR4%3 liftin! a pac& of ci!arettes

2indJ

DO'

I ha$e no "ind. I a" the $illa!e idiot.

S'HR4%3 li!htin! a ci!arette

I always "a&e it a r6le to s"o&e in the can. 4nd what else is a

roo" with half1breeds in it eh RiffJ 5ernardo;s "o$e is

chec&ed by Riff. Schran& spea&s a!ain pleasantly. 'lear o6t

Spics. S6re it;s a free co6ntry and I ain;t !ot the ri!ht. 56t

it;s a co6ntry with laws and I can find the ri!ht. I !ot the

bad!e yo6 !ot the s&in. It;s to6!h all o$er. 5eat it 4 second.

Then Riff nods once to 5ernardo who nods to his !an!. Slowly

they file o6t. 5ernardo starts to whistle 2y 'o6ntry ;Tis of

Thee as he eFits pro6dly. His !an! 7oins in finishin! a

sardonic 7a<< lic& offsta!e. Schran& still pleasant. 0ro" their

an!le s6re. Say where;s the r6"ble !onna beJ 4h loo& I &now

re!6lar 4"erican don;t r6b with the !oldteeth otherwise. The

ri$erJ The par&J Silence. I;" for yo6. I want this beat cleaned6p and yo6 can do it for "e. I;ll e$en lend a hand if it !ets

ro6!h. Where ya !onna r6"bleJ The play!ro6ndJ Sweeney;s lotJ

4n!ered by the silence. Ya thin& I;" a lo6sy stool pi!eonJ I

wanna help ya !et r

He eFits.

DO' indicatin! Schran&

Wo6ldn;t !i$e "e a "o6th li&e his.

TO%Y

0or!et hi". 0ro" here on in e$erythin! !oes "y way. He starts

to clean 6p to t6rn o6t the li!hts.

DO'

Yo6 thin& it;ll really be a fair fi!ht.

TO%Y

Yeah.

DO'

What ha$e yo6 been ta&in; toni!htJ

TO%Y

4 trip to the "oon. 4nd I;ll tell yo6 a secret. It isn;t a "an

that;s 6p there Doc. It;s a !irl a lady. Opens the door.

56enos noches seLor.

DO'

56enos nochesJ So that;s why yo6 "ade it a fair fi!ht. Tony

s"iles. ...Tony... thin!s aren;t to6!h eno6!hJ

TO%Y

To6!hJ Doc I;" in lo$e.

DO'

How do yo6 &nowJ



TO%Y

5eca6se... there isn;t any other way I co6ld feel.

DO'

4nd yo6;re not fri!htenedJ

TO%Y

Sho6ld I beJ

He opens door eFits.

DO'

WhyJ I;" fri!htened eno6!h for both of yo6. He t6rns o6t the

last li!ht.

The Sta!e is Dar&.

S'E%E SE:E%.

,?> P.2. The neFt day. The bridal shop.

Hot late1afternoon s6n colorin! the wor&roo". One or twosewin! "achines. Se$eral dress"a&er d6""ies "ale and fe"ale in

bridal1party !arb.

2aria in a s"oc& is hand1sewin! a weddin! $eil as 4nita

whirls in whippin! off her s"oc&.

4%IT4

She;s !one The old ba! of a br67a has !one

24RI4

5ra$o

4%IT4

The day is o$er the 7ail is open ho"e we !o

24RI4

Yo6 !o K6erida. I will loc& 6p.

4%IT4

0inish to"orrow. 'o"e

24RI4

I a" in no h6rry.

4%IT4

I a". I;" !oin! to ta&e a b6bble bath all d6rin! s6pper 5lac&

Orchid.

24RI4

Yo6 will not eatJ

4%IT4

4fter the r6"ble1with ;%ardo.

24RI4 sewin! an!rily

That r6"ble why do they ha$e itJ



4%IT4

Yo6 saw how they dance li&e they ha$e to !et rid of so"ethin!

K6ic&. That;s how they fi!ht.

24RI4

To !et rid of whatJ

4%IT4

Too "6ch feelin!. 4nd they !et rid of it after a fi!ht that

brother of yo6rs is so healthy Definitely 5lac& Orchid.

There is a &noc& at the rear door and Tony enters.

TO%Y

56enas noches

4%IT4 sarcastically to 2aria

Yo6 !o K6erida. I will loo& 6p. To Tony It;s too early for

noches. 56enos tardes.

TO%Y bowsGracias. 56enas tardes.

24RI4

He 76st ca"e to deli$er aspirin.

4%IT4

Yo6;ll need it.

TO%Y

%o we;re o6t of the world.

4%IT4

Yo6;re o6t of yo6r heads.

TO%Y

We;re twel$e feet in the air.

24RI4 !ently ta&in! his hand

4nita can see all that. To 4nita Yo6 will not tellJ

4%IT4

Tell whatJ How can I hear what !oes on twel$e feet o$er "y headJ

Opens door. To 2aria Yo6 better be ho"e in fifteen "in6tes.

She !oes o6t.

TO%Y

Don;t worry. She li&es 6s

24RI4

56t she is worried.

TO%Y

She;s foolish. We;re 6nto6chable we are in the air we ha$e

"a!ic

24RI4



d6""y.

24RI4

%ow yo6 see 4nita I told yo6 there was nothin! to worry abo6t.

26sic starts as she lea$es the d6""y and wal&s 6p to Tony. They

loo& at each other1and the ply actin! $anishes. Slowly

serio6sly they t6rn front and to!ether &neel as before an

altar.

TO%Y

I 4nton ta&e thee 2aria...

24RI4

I 2aria ta&e thee 4nton...

TO%Y

0or richer for poorer...

24RI4

In sic&ness and in health...

TO%Y

To lo$e and to honor...

24RI4

To hold and to &eep...

TO%Y

0ro" each s6n to each "oon...

24RI4

0ro" to"orrow to to"orrow...

TO%Y

0or now to fore$er...

24RI4

Till death do 6s part.

TO%Y

With this rin! I thee wed.

24RI4

With this rin! I thee wed.

TO%Y sin!s

2a&e of o6r hands one hand

2a&e of o6r hearts one heart2a&e of o6r $ows one last $ow

Only death will part 6s now.

24RI4

2a&e of o6r li$es one life

Day after day one life.

5OTH

%ow it be!ins now we start



One hand one heart1

E$en death won;t part 6s now.

They loo& at each other then at the reality of their !a"e.

They s"ile tenderly r6ef6lly and slowly p6t the d6""ies bac&

into position. Tho6!h bro6!ht bac& to earth they contin6e to

sin!.

2a&e of o6r li$es one life

Day after day one life.

%ow it be!ins now we start

One hand one heart1

E$en death won;t part 6s now.

:ery !ently he &isses her hand.

The #i!hts 0ade O6t.

S'E%E EIGHT.

)>> P.2. The nei!hborhood.

Spotli!hts pic& o6t Riff and the /ets 5ernardo and the

Shar&s 4nita 2aria and Tony a!ainst s"all sets representin!different places in the nei!hborhood. 4ll are waitin! eFpectantly

for the co"in! of ni!ht b6t for $ery different reasons.

/ETS sin!s

The /ets are !onna ha$e their day

Toni!ht.

SH4R3S

The Shar&s are !onna ha$e their way

Toni!ht.

/ETS

The P6erto Rican !r6"ble

0air fi!ht.

56t if they start a r6"ble

We;ll r6"ble ;e" ri!ht.

SH4R3S

We;re !onna hand ;e" a s6rprise

Toni!ht.

/ETS

We;re !onna c6t ;e" down to si<e

Toni!ht.

SH4R3S

We said O.3. no r6"p6s%o tric&s1

56t 76st in case they 76"p 6s

We;re ready to "iF

Toni!ht

5OTH G4%GS

We;re !onna roc& it toni!ht

We;re !onna 7a<< it 6p and ha$e 6s a ball.

They;re !onna !et it toni!ht



The "ore they t6rn it on the harder they;ll fall

/ETS

Well they be!an it1

SH4R3S

Well they be!an it1

5OTH G4%GS

4nd we;re the ones to stop ;e" once and for all

Toni!ht

4%IT4

4nita;s !onna !et her &ic&s

Toni!ht.

We;ll ha$e o6r pri$ate little "iF

Toni!ht.

He;ll wal& in hot and tired

So whatJ

Don;t "atter if he;s tired

4s lon! as he;s hotToni!ht

TO%Y

Toni!ht toni!ht

Won;t be 76st any ni!ht

Toni!ht there will be no "ornin! star.

Toni!ht toni!ht

I;ll see "y lo$e toni!ht

4nd for 6s stars will stop where they are.

Today

The "in6tes see" li&e ho6rs

The ho6rs !o so slowly

4nd still the s&y is li!ht...

Oh "oon !row bri!ht

4nd "a&e this endless day endless ni!ht

RI00 to Tony

I;" co6ntin! on yo6 to be there

Toni!ht

When Diesel wins it fair and sK6are

Toni!ht.

That P6erto Rican p6n&;ll

Go down.4nd when he;s hollered 8ncle

We;ll tear 6p the town

Toni!ht

24RI4

Toni!ht toni!ht

Won;t be 76st any ni!ht...

She reprises the sa"e chor6s Tony has 76st s6n!.



RI00

So I can co6nt on yo6 boyJ

TO%Y

4ll ri!ht...

Re!rettin! his i"patience.

Wo"b to to"b

RI00

Sper" to wor"

I;ll see yo6 there abo6t ei!ht...

TO%Y

Toni!ht...

5ER%4RDO and SH4R3S


4%IT4

Toni!ht...

4ll ha$e been sin!in! at once reprisin! the chor6ses theysan! before.

5ER%4RDO and SH4R3S

We;re !onna 7a<< it toni!ht

They;re !onna !et it toni!ht1toni!ht.

They be!an it1they be!an it

4nd we;re the ones

To stop ;e" once and for all

The Shar&s are !onna ha$e their way

The Shar&s are !onna ha$e their day

We;re !onna roc&s it toni!ht1

Toni!ht

4%IT4

Toni!ht

#ate toni!ht

We;re !onna "iF it toni!ht.

4nita;s !onna ha$e her day

4nita;s !onna ha$e her day

5ernardo;s !onna ha$e his way

Toni!ht1toni!ht.

Toni!ht1this $ery ni!ht


Toni!ht

RI00 and /ETSThey be!an it.

They be!an it.

We;ll stop ;e" once and for all

The /ets are !onna ha$e their day

The /ets are !onna ha$e their way

We;re !onna roc& it toni!ht.

Toni!ht

24RI4



Toni!ht there will be no "ornin! star.

Toni!ht toni!ht I;ll se "y lo$e toni!ht.

When we &iss stars will stop where they are.

TO%Y and 24RI4

Today the "in6tes see" li&e ho6rs.

The ho6rs !o so slowly

4nd still the s&y is li!ht.

Oh "oon !row bri!ht

4nd "a&e this endless day endless ni!ht

Toni!ht

The li!hts b6ild with the "6sic to the cli"aF and then blac&o6t

at the final eF6ltant note.

S'E%E %I%E.

+>> P.2. 8nder the hi!hway.

4 dead end rottin! plaster1and1bric& walls and "esh wire

fences. 4 street la"p.It is ni!htfall. The al"ost1silho6etted !an!s co"e in fro"

separate sides cli"bin! o$er the fences or crawlin! thro6!h

holes in the walls. There is silence as they fan o6t on opposite

sides of the cleared space. Then 5ernardo and Diesel re"o$e their

7ac&ets handin! the" to their second 'hino and Riff.

5ER%4RDO

Ready.

'HI%O

Ready

DIESE#

Ready 'o"e center and sha&e hands.

5ER%4RDO

0or whatJ

RI00

That;s how it;s done b6ddy boy.

5ER%4RDO

2ore !racio6s li$in!J #oo& I don;t !o for that pretend crap yo6

all !o for in this co6ntry. E$ery one of yo6 hates e$ery one of

6s and we hate yo6 ri!ht bac&. I don;t drin& with nobody I hate

I don;t sha&e hands with nobody I hate. #et;s !et at it.

RI00O3.

5ER%4RDO "o$in! toward center

Here we !o.

Diesel be!ins to "o$e toward hi". There are enco6ra!e"ents

called fro" each sides. The fair fi!ht is 76st be!innin! when

there is an interr6ption.

TO%Y



Hold it He leaps o$er a fence and starts toward 5ernardo.

RI00

Get with the !an!.

TO%Y

%o.

RI00

What;re yo6 doin!J

5ER%4RDO

2aybe he has fo6nd the !6ts to fi!ht his own battles.

TO%Y s"ilin!

It doesn;t ta&e !6ts if yo6 ha$e a battle. 56t we ha$en;t !ot

one ;%ardo. He eFtends his hand for 5ernardo to sha&e it.

5ernardo &noc&s the hand away and !i$es Tony a sho$e that sends

hi" sprawlin!.

5ER%4RDO5ernardo.

RI00 K6iet stron!

The deal is a fair fi!ht between and Diesel. To Tony who has

!otten 6p Get with the !an!.

D6rin! the followin! 5ernardo flic&s Tony;s shirt p6shes his

sho6lder pinches his chee&.

5ER%4RDO To Tony.

I;ll !i$e yo6 a battle 3iddando.

DIESE#

Yo6;$e !ot one.

5ER%4RDO

I;ll ta&e pretty boy on as a war"16p. 4fraid pretty boyJ 4fraid

chic&enJ 4fraid !6tlessJ

RI00

'6t that1

TO%Y

I don;t want to 5ernardo...

5ER%4RDO

I;" s6re.

TO%Y5ernardo yo6;$e !ot it wron!.

5ER%4RDO

4re yo6 chic&enJ

TO%Y

Yo6 won;t 6nderstand

5ER%4RDO



What d;ya say chic&enJ

4'TIO%

Get hi" Tony

5ER%4RDO

He is chic&en.

DIESE#

Tony1

41R45

Get hi"

TO%Y

5ernardo don;t.

5ER%4RDO

Don;t want pretty little chic&enJ

RI00Tony don;t 76st stand1

5ER%4RDO

Yellow1bellied chic&en1

RI00

TO%Y

4'TIO%

26rder hi"

S%OW5OY

3ill hi"

5ER%4RDO

'o"e on yo6 yellow1bellied Polac& bas1

He ne$er finishes for Riff ha6ls off and hits hi". I""ediately

the two !an!s alert and the followin! action ta&es on the for"

of a dance. 4s 5ernardo reels bac& to his feet he reaches for

his bac& poc&et. Riff reaches for his bac& poc&et and at the

sa"e instant each forth a !lea"in! &nife. They 7oc&ey for

position feintin! d6elin! the two !an!s shift position now

and a!ain te"porarily obsc6rin! the fi!hters. Tony tries to !et

between the".

RI00

Hold hi"Diesel and 4ction !rab Tony and hold hi" bac&. The fi!ht

contin6es. Riff loses his &nife is passed another by a /et. 4t

last he has 5ernardo in a position where it see"s that he will

be able to r6n hi" thro6!h. Tony brea&s fro" Diesel and cryin!

o6t "o$es to stop Riff.

TO%Y

Riff don;t Riff hesitates a "o"ent the "o"ents is eno6!h for

5ernardo1whose hand !oes forward with a dri$in! "otion r6nnin!



his &nife into Riff. Tony leaps forward to catch Riff. He brea&s

his fall then ta&es the &nife in hand leaps at the tri6"phant

5ernardo. 4ll this happens terribly fast and Tony ra"s his &nife

into 5ernardo. The free1for1all contin6es a "o"ent lon!er. Then

there is a sharp police whistle. E$erythin! co"es to a dead stop1

dead silence. Then a distant police siren the &ids wa$er r6n

one way another in panic conf6sion. 4s the sta!e is cleared

Tony stands horrified o$er the still bodies of Riff and

5ernardo. He bends o$er Riff;s body then he rolls 5ernardo;s

body o$er1and stares. Then Tony raises his $oice in an an!6ished

cry.

24RI4

4nother police whistle closer now b6t he doesn;t "o$e. 0ro"

the shadows 4nybodys appears. She sc6rries to Tony and t6!s at

his ar". 4 siren another whistle then a searchli!ht c6ts across

the play!ro6nd. 4nybodys; insistent t6!!in! brin!s Tony to the

reali<ation of the dan!er. He cro6ches starts to r6n with her

to one escape way. She reaches it first !oes o6t1b6t the

searchli!ht hits it 76st as he wo6ld !o thro6!h. He stops r6ns

the other way. He darts here there and finally !ets away as a

distant cloc& be!ins to boo".The '6rtain 0alls.

WEST SIDE STORY

4'T II

+*, P.2. 4 bedroo".

Part of a parlor is also $isible. The bedroo" as a window

openin! onto the fire escape a bed on a wall a s"all shrine to

the :ir!in and a c6rtained doorway rear. There is a door

between the bedroo" and the parlor.

Gay "6sic for 'ons6elo who is eFa"inin! herself in the

"irror and for Rasolia who is on the bed finishin! her nails.

'O%S8E#O

This is "y last ni!ht as a blonde.

ROS4#I4

%o loss.

'O%S8E#O

4!ain The fort6ne1teller told Pepe a dar& lady was co"in! into

his life.

ROS4#I4

So that;s why he;s not ta&in! yo6 o6t after the r6"bleThe "6sic beco"es festi$ely h6"oro6sly Spanish as 2aria enters

thro6!h the c6rtained doorway. She is finishin! !ettin! $ery

dressed 6p.

24RI4

There is not !oin! to be a r6"ble.

ROS4#I4

4nother fort6ne1teller.



'O%S8E#O

Where is 'hino escortin! yo6 after the r6"ble1that1is1not1!oin!1

to1be1a1r6"bleJ

24RI4

'hino is escortin! "e no place.

ROS4#I4

She is 76st dollin! for 6s. Gracias K6erida.

24RI4

%o not for yo6. 'an yo6 &eep a secretJ

'O%S8E#O

I;" not for secrets

24RI4

Toni!ht is "y weddin! ni!ht

'O%S8E#OThe poor thin! is o6t of her "ind.

24RI4

I a" cra<y

ROS4#I4

She "i!ht be at that. She loo&s so"ehow different.

24RI4

I doJ

ROS4#I4

4nd I thin& she is 6p to so"ethin! toni!ht.

24RI4

I a"J

'O%S8E#O

I doJ I a"J What is !oin! on with yo6J

24RI4 sin!s

I feel pretty

Oh so pretty

I feel pretty and witty and bri!ht

4nd I pity 4ny !irl who isn;t "e toni!ht.

I feel char"in!Oh so char"in!

It;s alar"in! how char"in! I feel

4nd so pretty That I hardly can belie$e I;" real.

See the pretty !irl in that "irror there

Who can that attracti$e !irl beJ

S6ch a pretty face

S6ch a pretty dress

S6ch a pretty s"ile



S6ch a pretty "e

I feel st6nnin!

4nd entrancin!

0eel li&e r6nnin! and dancin! for 7oy

0or I;" lo$ed

5y a pretty wonderf6l boy

ROS4#I4 and 'O%S8E#O

Ha$e yo6 "et "y !ood friend 2aria

The cra<iest !irl on the bloc&J

Yo6;ll &now her the "in6te yo6 see her

She;s the one who is in an ad$anced state of shoc&.

She thin&s she;s in lo$e.

She thin&s she;s in Spain.

She isn;t in lo$e

She;s "erely insane.

It "6st be the heatOr so"e rare disease

Or too "6ch to eat

Or "aybe it;s fleas.

3eep away fro" her

Send for 'hino

This is not the 2aria we &now

2odest and p6re

Polite and refined

Well1bred and "at6re

4nd o6t of her "ind

24RI4

I feel pretty

Oh so pretty

That the city sho6ld !i$e "e its &ey.

4 co""ittee

Sho6ld be or!ani<ed to honor "e.

I feel di<<y

I feel s6nny

I feel fi<<y and f6nny and fine

4nd so pretty

2iss 4"erica can 76st resi!n

See the pretty !irl in that "irror there


What "irror whereJ

24RI4

Who can that attracti$e !irl beJ




WhichJ WhatJ WhereJ Who"J

24RI4

S6ch a pretty face

S6ch a pretty dress

S6ch a pretty s"ile

S6ch a pretty "e

4##

I feel st6nnin!

4nd entrancin!

0eel li&e r6nnin! and dancin! for 7oy

0or I;" lo$ed

5y a pretty wonderf6l boy

'HI%O offsta!e

2aria

'O%S8E#O

It;s 'hino.

ROS4#I4

The happy bride!roo".

'HI%O closer

2aria

24RI4

Please1

'OS8E#O

Yes little bride we;re !oin!.

She eFits.

ROS4#I4

They ha$e a K6aint old1fashioned c6sto" in this co6ntry 2aria

they !et "arried here before the weddin! ni!ht. She follows

'ons6elo o6t as 'hino enters fro" offsta!e. His clothes are dirty

and torn fro" the fi!ht. His face is s"eared. They sha&e their

heads at hi" and flo6nce o6t. He closes the o6ter door.

'HI%O

2aria...

24RI4

I;" in here. I was 76st !ettin! ready to1She is h6rriedly tryin!

to p6t a bathrobe o$er her dress. 'hino co"es in before she can

finish so that she lea$es it o$er her sho6lders holdin! itclosed with her hands.

'HI%O

Where are yo6r parentsJ

24RI4

4t the store. If I had &nown yo6 were1Yo6 ha$e been fi!htin!

'hino.



'HI%O

Yes I;" sorry.

24RI4

That is not li&e yo6.

'HI%O

%o.

24RI4

Why 'hinoJ

'HI%O

I don;t &now why. It happened so fast.

24RI4

Yo6 "6st wash 6p.

'HI%O

2aria1

24RI4

Yo6 can !o in there.

'HI%O

In a "in6te. 2aria... at the r6"ble1

24RI4

There was no r6"ble.

'HI%O

There was.

24RI4

Yo6 are wron!.

'HI%O

%o there was. %obody "eant for it to happen...

24RI4

...Tell "e.

'HI%O

It;s bad.

24RI4

:ery badJ

'HI%O

Yo6 see... he "o$es to her helplessly

24RI4

It will be easier if yo6 say it $ery fast.

'HI%O nods

There was a fi!ht1She nods. 4nd ;%ardo1She nods. 4nd so"ehow

a &nife1and ;%ardo so"eone1He ta&es her hand.



24RI4

Tony. What happened to TonyJ The na"e stops 'hino. He yan&s off

the robe re$ealin! that she is dressed to !o o6t. 'hino is

Tony all ri!htJ

'HI%O

He &illed yo6r brother. She wal&s into the parlor sla""in! the

door behind hi". 4 pa6se.

24RI4

Yo6 are lyin!. 'hino has started to lea$e the parlor b6t co"es

bac& now. Swiftly searchin! behind the f6rnit6re he co"e 6p with

a n ob7ect wrapped in "aterial the sa"e color as 5ernardo;s

shirt. 0ro" the bedroo" 2aria;s $oice calls o6t lo6der. Yo6

are lyin! 'hino 'oldly 'hino 6nwraps a !6n which he p6ts in

his poc&et. There is the so6nd of a police siren at a distance.

He !oes o6t. D6rin! this 2aria has &nelt before the shrine on

the wall. She roc&s bac& and forth in prayer so"e of it in

Spanish so"e of it in En!lish. 2a&e it not be tr6e... please

"a&e it not be tr6e... I will do anythin! "a&e "e die... Onlyplease1"a&e it not be tr6e. 4s she prays Tony appears at the

fire1escape window and K6ietly cli"bs in. His shirt is ripped

half1torn off. He stands still li"p watchin! her. 4ware that

so"eone is in the roo" she tops her prayers. Slowly her head

t6rns she loo&s at hi" for a lon! "o"ent. Then al"ost in one

sprin! she in on hi" her fists beatin! his chest. 3iller

&iller &iller

TO%Y

I tried to stop it I did try. I don;t &now how it went wron!...

I didn;t "ean to h6rt hi" I didn;t want to I didn;t &now I had.

56t Riff... Riff was li&e "y brother. So when 5ernardo &illed

hi"1She lifts her head. ;%ardo didn;t "ean it either. Oh I

don;t &now he didn;t Oh no. I didn;t co"e to tell yo6 76st for

yo6 to for!i$e "e so I co6ldn;t !o to the police1

24RI4

%o

TO%Y

It;s easy now1

24RI4

%o...

TO%Y

Whate$er yo6 want I;ll do1

24RI4

Stay. Stay with "e.

TO%Y

I lo$e yo6 so "6ch.

24RI4

Ti!hter.



26sic starts.

TO%Y

We;ll be all ri!ht. I &now it. We;re really to!ether now.

24RI4

56t it;s not 6s It;s e$erythin! aro6nd 6s

TO%Y

Then we;ll find so"e place where nothin! can et to 6s not one of

the" not anythin!. 4nd1

He sin!s.

I;ll ta&e yo6 away ta&e yo6 far far away o6t of here

0ar far away till the walls and the streets disappear

So"ewhere there "6st be a place we can feel we;re free

So"ewhere there;s !ot to be so"e place for yo6 and for "e.

4s he sin!s the walls of the apart"ent be!in to "o$e off and

the city walls s6rro6ndin! the" be!in to close in on the". Then

the apart"ent it self !oes and the two lo$ers be!in to r6n

batterin! a!ainst the walls of the city be!innin! to brea&

thro6!h as chaotic fi!6res of the !an!s of $iolence fail aro6ndthe". 56t they do brea& thro6!h and s6ddenly1they are in a world

of space and air and s6n. They stop loo&in! at it pleased

startled as boys and !irls both sides co"e on. 4nd they too

stop and stare happy pleased. Their clothes are soft and pastel

$ersions of what they ha$e worn before. They be!in to dance to

play no sides no hostility now 7oin "a&in! a world that Tony

and 2aria want to be in belon! to share their lo$e with. 4s

they !o into the steps of a !entle lo$e dance a $oice is heard

sin!in!.

O00ST4GE :OI'E sin!s

There;s a place for 6s

So"ewhere a place for 6s.

Peace and K6iet and open air

Wait for 6s

So"ewhere.

There;s a ti"e for 6s

So"e day a ti"e for 6s

Ti"e to!ether with ti"e to spare

Ti"e to loo& ti"e to care

So"eday

So"ewhere.

We;ll find a new way of li$in!

We;ll find a way of for!i$in!

So"ewhereSo"ewhere...

There;s a place for 6s

4 ti"e and place for 6s.

Hold "y hand and we;re half way there.

Hold "y hand and I;ll ta&e yo6 there

So"eday

So"ehow

So"ewhere



8h 6h.

41R45

2e either.

545Y /OH%

/6st hidin; aro6ndJ

41R45

8h h6h.

545Y /OH%

41rab... did yo6 !et a loo& at ;e"J

41R45

#oot at whoJ

545Y /OH%

Ya &now. 4t the r6"ble. Riff and 5ernardo.

Pa6se.

41R45

I wish it was yesterday.

545Y /OH%

Wadaya say we r6n awayJ

41R45

What;s the "atterJ Yo6 scaredJ

545Y /OH%

...Yeah.

41R45

Yo6 c6t it o6t ya hearJ Yo6;re only "a&in; "e scared and that

scares "e Police whistle. He !rabs 5aby /ohn. #ast thin! e$er

is to let a cop &now yo6;re scared or anythin;.

3R8P3E offsta!e

Hey yo6 two

41R45

Play it bi! with the baby bl6es.

545Y /OH% scared

O3.

41R45 !rippin! hi"5i! not scare bi!

4!ain a whistle. Elaborately cas6al they start sa6nterin! off

as 3r6p&e appears.

3R8P3E

Yeah yo6.

They stop so s6rprised.

41R45



Why it is Officer 3r6p&e 5aby /ohn.

545Y /OH% K6a&in!

Top of the e$enin! Officer 3r6p&e.

3R8P3E

I;ll crac& the top of yo6r s&6lls if yo6 p6n&s don;t stop when I

whistle.

41R45

56t we stopped the $ery "o"ent we heard.

545Y /OH%

We !ot twenty1twenty hearin!.

3R8P3E

Yo6 wanna !et ha6led down to the station ho6seJ

545Y /OH%

Indeed not sir.

3R8P3E

I;ll "a&e a little deal. I &now yo6 was r6"blin; 6nder the

hi!hway1

545Y /OH%

We was at the play!ro6nd sir.

41R45

We li&e the play!ro6nd. It &eeps 6s depri$ed &ids off the fo6l

streets.

545Y /OH%

It !i$es 6s co"radeship1

41R45

4 place for pleasant pasti"es14nd for 6s born li&e we was on the

hot pa$e"ents1

3R8P3E

O3 wise apples down to the station ho6se.

545Y /OH%

Which wayJ

41R45

This way He !ets down on all fo6rs 5aby /ohn p6shes 3r6p&e so

that he t6"bles o$er 41rab. 5aby /ohn p6shes 3r6p&e so that het6"bles o$er 41rab. 5aby /ohn starts off one way 41rab the

other. 3r6p&e hesitates then r6ns after one of the" blowin! his

whistle li&e "ad. The "o"ent he is off 41rab and 5aby /ohn

appear thro6!h the fence followed by the other /ets. #oo& at

the brass1ass r6n

545Y /OH%

I hope he brea&s it



4'TIO%

Get the lead o6t fat boy

DIESE#

Easy. He;ll co"e bac& and dra! 6s down the station ho6se.

4'TIO%

I already been.

S%OW5OY

We both already been.

41R45

What happenedJ

S%OW5OY

4 bit fat n6thin;

41R45

How co"eJ

S%OW5OY

'ops belie$e e$erythin; they read in the papers.

4'TIO%

To the" we ain;t h6"an. We;re cr6ddy 76$enile delinK6ents. So

that;s what we !i$e ;e".


Hey yo6

4'TIO%

2e Officer 3r6p&eJ

S%OW5OY

Yeah yo6 Gi""e one !ood reason for not dra!!in; ya down the

station ho6se ya p6n&.

4'TIO%

Dear &indly Ser!eant 3r6p&e

Yo6 !otta 6nderstand

It;s 76st o6r brin!in; 6p1&e

That !ets 6s o6t of hand.

O6r "others all are 76n&ies

O6r fathers all are dr6n&s.

4##

Golly 2oses natcherly we;re p6n&s

Gee Officer 3r6p&e we;re $ery 6pset

We ne$er had the lo$e that e$ery child o6!hta !et.

We ain;t no delinK6ents

We;re "is6nderstood.

Deep down inside 6s there is !ood

4'TIO%

There is !ood



4##

There is !ood there is !ood

There is 6ntapped !ood.

#i&e inside the worst of 6s is !ood.


That;s a to6chin; !ood story.

4'TIO%

#e""e tell it to the world


/6st tell it to the 76d!e.

4'TIO% to Diesel

Dear &indly /6d!e yo6r Honor

2y parents treat "e ro6!h.

With all their "ari76ana

They won;t !i$e "e a p6ff.

They didn;t wanna ha$e "e56t so"ehow I was had.

#eapin; li<ards that;s why I;" so bad

DIESE# i"itatin! a 76d!e

Ri!ht

Officer 3r6p&e yo6;re really a sK6are

This boy don;t need a 76d!e he needs an

analyst;s care

It;s 76st his ne6rosis that o6!hta be c6rbed.

He;s psycholo!ic;ly dist6rbed

4'TIO%

I;" dist6rbed

4##

We;re dist6rbed we;re dist6rbed

We;re the "ost dist6rbed

#i&e we;re psycholo!ic;ly dist6rbed.

DIESE# spea&s still actin! part of the 76d!e

Hear ye Hear ye In the opinion of this co6rt this child

is depra$ed on acco6nt he ain;t had a

nor"al ho"e.

4'TIO%

Hey I;" depra$ed on acco6nt I;"

depri$ed

DIESE# as /6d!e

So ta&e hi" to a headshrin&er.

4'TIO%

2y father is a bastard

2y "a;s an S.O.5.

2y !randpa;s always plastered

2y !rand"a p6shes tea.



2y sister wears a "6stache

2y brother wears a dress.

Goodness !racio6s that;s why I;" a "ess

41R45 as psychiatrist

Yes

Officer 3r6p&e yo6;re really a slob.

This boy don;t need a doctor 76st a !ood honest 7ob.

Society;s played hi" a terrible tric&

4nd sociolo!ically he;s sic&

4'TIO%

I a" sic&

4##

We are sic& we are sic&

We are sic& sic& sic&

#i&e we;re sociolo!ically sic&

41R45 spea&s as psychiatrist

In "y opinion this child don;t needto ha$e his head shr6n& at all. /6$enile

delinK6ency is p6rely a social disease

4'TIO%

Hey I !ot a social disease


So ta&e hi" to a social wor&er

4'TIO% to 5aby /ohn

Dear &indly social wor&er

They say !o earn a b6c&

#i&e be a soda 7er&er

Which "eans li&e be a sch"6c&.

It;s not I;" anti1social

I;" only anti1wor&.

Glory Os&y that;s why I;" a 7er&

545Y /OH% as a fe"ale social wor&ers

Ee&

Officer 3r6p&e yo6;$e done it a!ain.

This boy don;t need a 7ob he needs a year in the pen.

It ain;t 76st a K6estion of "is6nderstood

Deep down inside hi" he;s no !ood

4'TIO%

I;" no !ood

4##

We;re no !ood we;re no !ood

We;re no earthly !ood

#i&e the best of 6s is no da"n !ood

DIESE# as 76d!e

The tro6ble is he;s cra<y




The tro6ble is he drin&s.

545Y /OH% as social wor&er

The tro6ble is he;s la<y.

DIESE# as 76d!e

The tro6ble is he stin&s.


The tro6ble is he;s !rown.

545Y /OH% as social wor&er

The tro6ble is he;s !rown.

4##

3r6p&e we !ot tro6bles of o6r own

Gee Officer 3r6p&e

We;re down on o6r &nees

;'a6se no one wants a fella with a social disease

Gee Officer 3r6p&eWhat are we to doJ

Gee Officer 3r6p&e

3r6p yo6

4t the end of the son! 4nybodys appears o$er the fence

4%Y5ODYS

56ddy boys

4'TIO%

4h Go wear a s&irt.

4%Y5ODYS

I !ot scabby &nees. #isten1

4'TIO% to the !an!

'o"e on we !otta "a&e s6re those PRs &now we;re on top.

DIESE#

Gee< 4ction ain;t we had eno6!hJ

4%Y5ODYS !oin! after the"

Wotta b6ncha Old 2an Ri$ers they don;t &now nothin; and they

don;t say n6thin;.

4%Y5ODYS

Diesel the K6estion ain;t whether we had eno6!h1

4'TIO%

What do yo6 &nowJ

4%Y5ODYS

I &now I !otta !et a s&irt. She starts off b6t Diesel stops

her.

DIESE#

'o"e on 4nybodys tell "e.



S%OW5OY

4h what;s the frea& &nowJ

4%Y5ODYS

Plenty. I fi!!ered so"ebody o6!hta infiltrate PR territory and

spy aro6nd. I;" $ery bi! with shadows ya &now. I can slip in and

o6t of ;e" li&e wind thro6!h a fence.

S%OW5OY

5oy is she e$er "a&in; the "ost of it

4%Y5ODYS

Yo6 be yo6 fat 4 I a"

4'TIO%

Go on. Wadd;ya hearJ

4%Y5ODYS

I heard 'hino tellin; the Shar&s so"ethin; abo6t Tony and

5ernardo;s sister. Then 'hino said If it;s the last thin! I doI;" !oin! to !et Tony.

4'TIO%

What;d I tell yaJ The" PRs won;t stop

S%OW5OY

Easy action

DIESE#

It;s bad eno6!h now1

545Y /OH%

Yeah

4'TIO%

Yo6 for!ettin;J Tony ca"e thro6!h for 6s /et;s We !otta find hi"

and protect hi" fro" 'hino.

41R45

Ri!ht

4'TIO%

O3 then Snowboy1co$er the ri$er Snowboy r6ns off. 41rab1!et

o$er to Doc;s.

545Y /OH%

I;ll ta&e the bac& alleys.

4'TIO%

DieselJ

DIESE#

I;ll co$er the par&.

4'TIO%

Good boy He be!ins to r6n off.



what they are sayin!.

4t Doc;s yes. 4lo6d. 'o"in! 4nita

TO%Y &isses her

H6rry

He scra"bles o6t the window as 2aria hastily p6ts a bathrobe on

o$er her slip. In the other roo" 4nita has stiffened and "o$ed

away fro" the door. She stands starin! at it coldly as 2aria

prattles to her thro6!h the door.

24RI4

Did yo6 see 'hinoJ He was here before b6t he left so an!ry I

thin& "aybe he... She opens the door and sees 4nita;s loo&. 4

"o"ent then 4nita p6shes her aside loo&s at the bed at the

window then t6rns acc6sin!ly to 2aria. 4ll ri!ht. %ow yo6 &now.

4%IT4 sa$a!ely

4nd yo6 still don;t &now Tony is one of the"

She sin!s bitterly.

4 boy li&e that who;d &ill yo6r brother

0or!et that boy and find anotherOne of yo6r own &ind1

Stic& to yo6r own &ind

4 boy li&e that will !i$e yo6 sorrow1

Yo6;ll "eet another boy to"orrow

One of yo6r own &ind

Stic& to yo6r own &ind

4 boy who &ills cannot lo$e

4 boy who &ills has no heart.

4nd he;s the boy who !ets yo6r lo$e

4nd !ets yo6r heart1

:ery s"art 2aria $ery s"art

4 boy li&e that wants one thin! only

4nd when he;s done he;ll lea$e yo6 lonely.

He;ll "6rder yo6r lo$e he "6rdered "ine.

/6st wait and see1

/6st wait 2aria

/6st wait and see

24RI4

Oh no 4nita no1

4nita no

It isn;t tr6e not for "e

It is tr6e for yo6 not for "eI hear yo6r words1

4nd in "y head

I &now they;re s"art

56t "y heart 4nita

56t "y heart

3nows they;re wron!

4nita reprises the chor6s she has 76st s6n! as 2aria contin6es

her son!.

4nd "y heart



4%IT4

The ban&s are closed at ni!ht. Where is heJ

41R45

Yo6 &now how s&inny Doc is. He slipped in thro6!h the ni!ht1

deposit slot.

4%Y5ODYS

4nd !ot st6c& halfway in.

41R45

Which indicates there;s no tellin; when he;ll be bac&. 56enos

noches senorita.

4nita starts to !o toward the cellar door.

DIESE#

Where yo6 !oin!J

4%IT4

Downstairs to1see Doc.

4'TIO%

Didn;t I tell ya he ain;t hereJ

4%IT4

I;d li&e to see for "yself.

4'TIO% nastily

Please.

4%IT4 controllin! herself

...Please.

4'TIO%

Por fa$or.

4%IT4

Will yo6 let "e passJ

S%OW5OY

She;s too dar& to pass.

4%IT4 low

Don;t.

4'TIO%

Please don;t.

S%OW5OY

Por fa$or.

DIESE#

%on co"prende.

41R45

Gracias.



545Y /OH%

Di nada.

4%IT4

#isten yo61She controls herself.

4'TIO%

We;re listenin;.

4%IT4

I;$e !ot to !i$e a friend of yo6rs a "essa!e. I;$e !ot tell Tony1

DIESE#

He ain;t here.

4%IT4

I &now he is.

4'TIO%

Who says he isJ

41R45

Who;s the "essa!e fro"J

4%IT4

%e$er "ind.

4'TIO%

'o6ldn;t be fro" 'hino co6ld itJ

4%IT4

I want to stop 'hino I want to help

4%Y5ODYS

5ernardo;s !irl wants ta helpJ

4'TIO%

E$en a !reaseball;s !ot feelin!s.

4%Y5ODYS

56t she wants to help Tony

4%IT4

%o

4'TIO%

%ot "6ch15ernardo;s tra"p.

S%OW5OY

5ernardo;s pi!

4%IT4

Don;t do that

545Y /OH%

Gold tooth



DIESE#

Pierced ear

41R45

Garlic "o6th

4'TIO%

Spic #yin; Spic

The ta6ntin! brea&s o6t into a wild sa$a!e dance with

epithets h6rled at 4nita who is encircled and dri$ers by the

whole pac&. 4t the pea& she is sho$ed so that she falls in a

corner. 5aby /ohn is lifted 6p hi!h and dropped on her as Doc

enters fro" the cellar door and yells.

DO'

Stop it... What;$e yo6 been doin! nowJ

Dead silence. 4nita !ets 6p and loo&s at the".

4%IT4 tryin! not to cry

5ernardo was ri!ht... If one of yo6 was bleedin! in the street

I;d wal& by and spit on yo6. She flic&s herself off and "a&esher way toward the door.

4'TIO%

Don;t let her !o

DIESE#

She;ll tell 'hino that Tony1

Snowboy !rabs her she sha&es loose.

4%IT4

#et !o 0acin! the". I;ll !i$e yo6 a "essa!e for yo6r 4"erican

b6ddy Tell the "6rderer 2aria;s ne$er !oin! to "eet hi" Tell

hi" 'hino fo6nd o6t and1and shot her

She sla"s o6t. There is a st6nned silence.

DO'

What does it ta&e to !et thro6!h to yo6J When do yo6 stopJ Yo6

"a&e this world lo6sy

4'TIO%

That;s the way we fo6nd it Doc.

DO'

Get o6t of here

Slowly they start to file o6t.

The #i!hts 0ade.

**,> P.2. The 'ellar.'ra"ped a boF or crate stairs leadin! to the dr6!store

abo$e a door to the o6tside.

Tony is sittin! on a crate whistlin! 2aria as Doc co"es

down the stairs so"e bills in his hand.

TO%Y

2a&e a bi! saleJ



DO'

%o.

TO%Y ta&in! the "oney that Doc is holdin!

Than&s. I;ll pay yo6 bac& as soon as I can.

DO'

0or !et that.

TO%Y

I won;t I co6ldn;t. Doc yo6 &now what we;re !oin! to do in the

co6ntry 2aria and "eJ We;re !oin! to ha$e &ids and we;ll na"e

the" all after yo6 e$en the !irls. Then when yo6 co"e to $isit1

DO' slaps hi"

Wa&e 6p Ra!in!. Is that the only way to !et thro6!h to yo6J Do

76st what yo6 all doJ 56st li&e a hot1water pipeJ

TO%Y

Doc what;s !otten1

DO' o$erridin! an!rily

Why do yo6 li$e li&e there;s a war onJ #ow. Why do yo6 &illJ

TO%Y

I told yo6 how it happened Doc. 2aria 6nderstands. Why can;t

yo6J

DO'

I ne$er had a 2aria.

TO%Y !ently

I ha$e and I;ll tell yo6 one thin! Doc. E$en if it only lasts

fro" one ni!ht to the neFt it;s worth the world.

DO'

That;s all it did last.

TO%Y

WhatJ

DO'

That was no cost6"er 6pstairs 76st now. That was 4nita. Pa6se.

2aria is dead. 'hina fo6nd o6t abo6t yo6 and her1and shot her.

4 brief "o"ent. Tony loo&s at Doc st6nned n6"b. He sha&es his

head as tho6!h he cannot belie$e this. Doc holds o6t his hands

to hi" b6t Tony bac&s away then s6ddenly t6rns and r6ns o6t the

door. 4s he does the set flies away and the sta!e !oes dar&. Inthe dar&ness we hea$er Tony;s $oice.

TO%Y

'hinoJ 'hinoJ 'o"e and !et "e too 'hino.

S'E%E SI=



2idni!ht. The street.

The li!hts co"e 6p to re$eal the sa"e set we saw at the

be!innin! of 4ct One1b6t it is now 7a!!ed with shadows. Tony

stands in the e"ptiness callin! whirlin! aro6nd as a fi!6re

darts o6t of the shadows and then r6ns off a!ain.

TO%Y

'hinoJ... 'O2E O% GET 2E TOO

4%Y5ODYS a whisper fro" the dar&

Tony...

TO%Y swin!s aro6nd

Who;s thatJ

4%Y5ODYS dartin! on

2e 4nybodys.

TO%Y

Get o6ta here. HEY 'HI%O 'O2E GET 2E D42% YO8

4%Y5ODYS

What;re yo6 doin; TonyJ

TO%Y

I said !et o6ta here 'HI%O

4%Y5ODYS

#oo& "aybe if yo6 and "e 76st1

TO%Y sa$a!ely

It;s not playin! any "ore 'an;t any of yo6 !et thatJ

4%Y5ODYS

56t the !an!1

TO%Y

Yo6;re a !irl be a !irl 5eat it. She retreats. 'HI%O I;2

'4##I%G 0OR YO8 'HI%O H8RRY IT;S '#E4R %OW. THERE;S %O5ODY 58T

2E. 'O2E O% Will yo6 pleaseJ I;" waitin! for yo6. I want yo6

to1 S6ddenly all the way across the sta!e fro" hi" a fi!6re

steps o6t of the dar&. He stops and peers as li!ht starts to !low

on it. He 6tters an 6nbelie$in! whisper. 2aria... 2ariaJ

24RI4

Tony... 4s she holds o6t her ar"s toward hi" another fi!6re

appears 'hino.

TO%Y

24RI4 4s they r6n to each other there is a !6nshot. Tony

st6"bles as tho6!h he has tripped. 2aria catches hi" and cradles

hi" in her ar"s as he falters to the !ro6nd. D6rin! this 5aby

/ohn and 41rab r6n on then Pepe and Indio and other Shar&s.

'hino stands $ery still bewildered by the !6n dan!lin! fro" his

hand. 2ore /ets and Shar&s so"e !irls r6n on and Doc co"es o6t



to stare with the". I didn;t belie$e hard eno6!h.

24RI4

#on! is eno6!h.

TO%Y

%ot here. They won;t let 6s be.

24RI4

Then we;ll !et away.

TO%Y

Yes we can. We sill. He shi$ers as tho6!h a pain went thro6!h

hi". She holds hi" closer and be!ins to sin!1witho6t orchestra.

24RI4

Hold "y hand and we;re halfway there.

Hold "y hand and I;ll ta&e yo6 there

So"eday

So"ehow...

He has started to 7oin in on the second line. She sin!s harderas tho6!h to 6r!e hi" bac& to life b6t his $oice falters and he

barely finishes the line. She sin!s on a phrase or two "ore

then stops his body K6iet in her ar"s. 4 "o"ent and then as

she !ently rests Tony on the floor the orchestra finishes the

last bars of the son!. #i!htly she br6shes Tony;s lips with her

fin!ers. 5ehind her 4ction in font of a !ro6p of /ets "o$es to

lead the" toward 'hino. 2aria spea&s her $oice cold sharp.

Stay bac&. The shawl she has had aro6nd her sho6lders slips to

the !ro6nd as she !ets 6p wal&s to 'hino and holds o6t her hand.

He hands her the !6n. She spea&s a!ain in a flat hard $oice.

How do yo6 fire this !6n 'hinoJ /6st by p6llin! this little

tri!!erJ She points it at hi" s6ddenly he draws bac&. She has

all of the" in front of her now as she holds the !6n o6t and her

$oice !ets stron!er with an!er and sa$a!e ra!e. How "any b6llets

are left 'hinoJ Eno6!h for yo6J Pointin! at another. 4nd yo6J

4t 4ction. 4ll of yo6J WE 4## 3I##ED HII2 and "y brother and

Riff. I too. I '4% 3I## %OW 5E'48SE I H4TE %OW. She has been

pointin! the !6n wildly and they ha$e all been drawin! bac&.

%ow a!ain she holds it strai!ht o6t at 4ction. How "any can I

&ill 'hinoJ How "any1and still ha$e one b6llet left for "eJ

5oth hands on the !6n she brea&s into tears h6rls the !6n away

and sin&s to the !ro6nd. Schran& wal&s on loo&s aro6nd and starts

toward Tony;s body. #i&e a "adwo"an 2aria races to the body

She &isses hi" !ently. 26sic starts as the two /ets and

two Shar&s lift 6p Tony;s body and start to carry hi" o6t. The

others boys and !irls fall in behind to "a&e a procession the

sa"e procession they "ade in the drea" ballet as 5aby /ohn co"esforward to pic& 6p 2aria;s shawl and p6t it o$er her head. She

sits K6ietly li&e a wo"an in "o6rnin! as the "6sic b6ilds the

li!ht starts to co"e 6p and the procession "a&es its way across

the sta!e. 4t last she !ets 6p and despite the tears on her

face lifts her head pro6dly and tri6"phantly t6rns to follow

the others. The ad6lts1Doc Schran& 3r6p&e Glad Hand1are left

bowed alone 6seless.

The '6rtain 0alls.

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