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Leon Gu, Ronbo Fan, Kevin You, Vlad Khazanovich, Ben Chou, Tony Jiang

November 1st, 2010

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The Fall of the Asian Restaurant: The Script

Owner - Ronbo

Head Chef - Leon

Waiter - KevinCritic - Vlad

Police - Vlad

Chorus 1 - Tony

Chorus 2 - Ben

(Chorus walks in)

Chorus 1: I heard this place was very good.

Chorus 2: I know, right? The newspaper gave this Chinese restaurant a five star rating.

Apparently, the owner, Yao Qian, brought it up from a two star rating up to a five star!

Chorus 1: Wow, the owner must really be something.

Waiter: May I take your order?

Chorus 1: Um, Ill have the fried rice.

Chorus 2: Ill take the lo-mien.

Waiter: Ill be right back with your order.

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Blocking Key:

Red Outline = Prop in handBlue Arrow = Timed Movement

Yellow Fill = Onstage

Pale Yellow Fill = Offstage Voice

Menus preset on desk

Chorus takes a seat

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(Waiter leaves)

Chorus 2: Even though this place is five star, it doesnt really look like it.

I heard that recently the owners trying to cut costs.

Chorus 1: Really? That doesnt sound like a smart plan. Wont the rating fall then?

Chorus 2: I guess so. A critics supposed to come in later today and rate the restaurant.

(Waiter arrives with food)

Waiter: Here is your fried rice and lo-mien.

(Chorus looks at food strangely)

Chorus 1: This doesnt look like what I ordered.

Waiter: I assure you sir, it is.

(Chorus eat)

Chorus 1: This food is disgusting! It tastes like something I could buy from Wal-Mart!

Chorus 2: I concur! Lets leave!

(Chorus leaves and Owner comes in)

Owner: Oh, I see another two satisfied customers leaving.

Waiter: (Sarcastic) Yes sir. They were extremely pleased with your food.

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Owner: Excellent, I suppose my master plan to cut costs has worked. No one has yet noticed

the fact I have replaced all of my ingredients with generic store-bought items and fired most of

my staff. Im getting more profit than ever before!

Waiter: Are you sure about that, sir?

Owner: Dont you give me lip, boy!

Waiter: Please dont berate me, sir! The truth is, every customer has noticed. Every customer

has complained about the quality of the ingredients.

Owner: Youre getting a pay cut! How dare you disparage my actions! These ingredients are

perfectly fine!

(Waiter leaves, dejected)

Owner: Hey you, Head Chef, come over here.

(Head chef comes in)

Head Chef: What is it, sir? Is everything all right?

Owner: Is everything ready for the critic?

Head Chef: Of course, sir, your fine ingredients are all prepared.

Owner: Excellent!

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Waiter picks up remaining food

and menus on table and takesfood to kitchen. (Reuse later for

critic)

Head Chef waits for Owners cue

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(Critic comes in, Head chef and Owner leave to kitchen)

Critic: Im here. WHERE IS THE WAITER?!

(Snaps fingers, in general being obnoxious)

Waiter: Hello sir, here is your menu.

(Looks at menu)

Critic: What do you recommend, peasant?

Waiter: I recommend the noodles, sir.

Critic: In that case, I wont take it. Give me the pork dumplings, and make it quick.

Waiter: Oh, of course.

(Waiter goes to Kitchen door, Head Chef comes out)

Waiter: One serving of pork dumplings for our special guest.

Head Chef: Wait! Yao didn't get any pork this week! I can't make those!

Waiter: Great. Fine, Ill tell him that were out.

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Waiter waits forcritics first line,

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Waiter has menu

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(Waiter goes back to Critic)

Waiter: Sorry sir, we're out of pork dumplings.

Critic: Out of pork dumplings? What kind of Asian restaurant is this?

Waitier: Then what do you want instead, your highness?

Critic: What? How dare you speak to me in that recalcitrant tone? I demand to speak to your

superior!!

(Head chef comes in)

Head Chef: Is there a problem?

Critic: How dare you imply there is a problem! I demand to speak to YOUR superior!!

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(Owner comes in)

Owner: What is it?

Critic: Your employees are mouthing off to me.

Owner: Im sorry sir. What would you like to order?

Critic: Hmmm. Surprise me.

(Owner, head chef, and waiter go off to side)

Owner: He said to surprise him.

Head Chef: I heard. Do you think Im deaf?

Owner: All right, all right. Just be sure to use the best ingredients we have.

Head Chef: But sir, are you sure we should use the ingredients we have right now? The best

thing we have are $5 noodles from wal-mart!

Owner: Itll be fine.

Head Chef: Maybe if you werent so frugal and greedy, we would have better ingredients to

use. With our $5 noodles, we might not please him.

Owner: Oh well. As long as I make a profit.

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(Waiter, Owner, and Head Chef go into Kitchen)

(Waiter comes in with food)

W: Here is your food, sir.

Critic: This looks absolutely horrible! In soviet Russia, this food will be fed to prisoners!

(Eats food)

Critic: This food is absolutely disgusting! I give this place 1 star!

(Throws food backstage)

Critic: I demand to see the filthy kitchen you fools use!

(Critic goes into kitchen)

Waiter: Oh dear... We haven't hired a janitor in weeks because of Yao's stupid cuts... Not even

a mop or a bar of soap was bought this month... Also, I've heard people complain about stains

on their plates and bugs in their drinks... I hope it goes okay in there...

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(Critic comes running out, screaming)

Critic: Do you call this place a restaurant? How did you even get five, let alone ONE star with

such poor sanitation! How did you ever get these ratings? Did you bribe goats? Expect this

place to be closed down by tomorrow! Im out of this dump!!

(Critic exits)

(Owner and Head Chef come out)

Owner: What did you do to the food? And the kitchen, how did you mess it up?

Head Chef: I didnt do anything!! It was your horrible ingredients and stupid budget cuts that

made him leave!

Owner: What? Im the owner! You cant just talk to me this way! You got us one star! Ill kill

you!

Head Chef: Hah! Without my cooking skills, you'd have been crawling on the ground looking for

pennies!

Owner: How dare you! If I hadn't cut our budget you'd have no salary in this economic crisis!

Head Chef: That's because you save all of it on our non-existent bank account "in case of

emergency."

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Owner: Oh, youre gonna have an emergency soon!

Head Chef: Is that a threat?

Owner: YEAH, it was! Youre in so much trouble!

(Owner walks menacingly towards Head Chef)

Head Chef: Woah, slow down, what are you doing?

(Head Chef runs towards customer table, and tries putting it between him and the

owner)

(Owner grabs a knife that's on the table)

Owner: You're going to regret making such terrible food!

(Chases Head Chef into kitchen)

(Waiter worriedly goes into kitchen)

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The owner will make the first move, going to hisright (back side of desks) toward the owner, once

the head chef senses this, he will run to the kitchenstarting on his right side (front of desks). The

owner circles around the desks chasing the headchef into the kitchen. Finally, the waiter quickly

walks into the kitchen.

Owner changes to burntmask when in kitchen

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(Chorus comes in with different clothes, not yet seated)

Chorus 1: Table for-

(In an unwilling voice)

(Head Chef screams)

(Kitchen catches on fire)

(Waiter comes running out of kitchen)

Waiter: Oh my god! The owner was so angry, he grabbed a butcher knife and tried to kill the

head chef! The head chef tried to defend himself, but got his arm cut off in the process. As

blood spurted everywhere, the chef managed to grab a pot of boiling oil and dump it on the

owners head. As his face began to burn, he grabbed a meat hook off a table and skewered the

chef though the stomach. He then yanked it out forcefully and continuously stabbed the head

chef while screaming out in pain from the burns. The head chef, in his last moments, lit a

match and set the entire kitchen on fire! Then the owner finally stopped, leaving the head chef

to slowly bleed out and burn.

Waiter: Oh...

(Waiter steps back, Chorus comes to front)

Chorus 1: Yaos joyful journey of rising to the top and being able to see it all is finally over. The

journey downwards is inevitable. However, a calm, gradual, downwards journey does not lie

ahead. Instead, he stands at the top so high not even being able to see where he might land if

he were to jump. He has no choice but to abandon the precipice and take his plummet. If he

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Waiter waits until

after the scream before

going out.

Vlad and Leon hold up

flames above kitchen

right after scream.

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does not go now he will succumb to the simple action of accomplishing nothing and not

progressing forward.

Chorus 2: No one can retrace their footprints by walking in them once again, they may only

turn and look at them, either feeling proud or regretful about their footprints impact. Yao was

lured into a mirage off the trail and soon was not thinking about anything but getting to a

misguiding attraction. He did not turn to look back at his footsteps, he did not turn to look at

any sign of danger, his entire attention was devoted to reaching his goal, even if he had to

slaughter three innocent children along the way, he would reach it no matter what the costs.

(Owner walks out with a knife)

Owner: Everyone, into the corner now!

(Chorus and Waiter shuffle to corner)

(Police offstage)

Police: We know youre in there, Yao, come out with your hands up!

Owner: (To waiter) You! Youve been obsequious to me all this time, come out with me so

they wont shoot me on sight.

(Waiter and Owner move towards exit.)

Owner: Hey, boy, hold the knife will you? Im too important to hold that dirty thing. Plus, I need

to hold my hands up so I wont get shot.

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for Owners first line

before going.

Owner has knife in

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Vlad imitates

police voice and

says the policeline.

Owner shoves knife intowaiters hands and

pushes him out

Vlad imitates policevoice and says the

police line

Owner comes out

with burnt mask

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Waiter: Wait, what? Why do I need to hold the --

(Owner shoves knife into Waiters hand, pushes the Waiter out)

(Voices coming from backdrop)

Waiter: What the-

Police: HANDS UP! DROP THE KNIFE!

(Owner shuts door, walks towards customers)

Chorus 1: Oh, Yao. Please dont hurt us! Weve been regular customers since this place opened,

and weve brought you fame and fortune.

Chorus 2: Weve always loved your-

Owner: Silence! ILL KILL YOU!

(Starts pacing back and forth)

Owner: If only I hadnt been so greedy this wouldnt have happened. Now I am a wanted man!

What to do, what to do? The police are outside and the kitchen is on fire! My reputation is

ruined!

(He points to the chorus)

Owner: Get out! Leave me be!

(Chorus steps back)

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Owner: So... this is the ultimate consequence that has sprouted from my simple stinginess. If

only I wasn't such a fool that loved money over everything else. What am I going to do now?

Oh the chef... Oh, the waiter... There is no way I can progress further in my life with this guilt

pinning me down. I will be eaten alive until there is nothing left in me. I guess there is only one

thing to do then...

(Owner goes into burning kitchen)

(Chorus steps to the front)

Chorus 1: The downfall ended almost as soon as it started. The brisk moment of downfall

flashed by so quickly it ceased to exist even as a memory. He fell countless miles down from

the peak that neared the gods until he landed where he could not even see half the distance

from which he fell. Nonetheless, he did not have any time to look, because the impact of the

fall was too great for him. He could not get back up no matter how much he struggled. Yao was

a bird that flew too high and thought he had it all, until his wings began to melt and led to his

fall.

Chorus 2: Yaos over-ambition and greed led to his ultimate demise. He never considered all the

factors as he had in his rise; the only thing he cared about was money. If he could decide

between three wishes and a dollar bill, he would take the dollar bill even if one of the wishes

could be used for more money. Yao was a hungry tiger that kills on sight, completely forgetting

about his surroundings, completely focused on snatching the prey. But the truth was, a

ravenous dinosaur stood right over where he lay, waiting for an opportunity to strike. And as

the tiger made its leap, the dinosaur intercepted him, pinning him to the ground. The tiger lay

there so close to his prey that he could even smell the blood right beneath his nose, and by

nightfall he decomposed into the ground, leaving not a single trace behind.

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