Submitted
by: fseeno@ecis.com giving credit to the Brentwood
Second Ward in the Antioch, California Stake.
Remember as you read it that we received our theme (The way it really was), our subject
(Pinocchio), our setting (Hawaii) and four "obligatory phrases" (In and Out
Burger, Cowabunga, Whatchamacallit, And It Came To Pass) that had to be included in our
performance, all at 8pm Friday night. We performed our completed Roadshow at 8pm last
night (Saturday). The obligatory phrases had to be in each of the 12 ward's roadshows. We
also incorporated the last names of our Stake Presidency (Hawk, Wiser and Westover) into
our script. Our seminary teacher (Kahuna Kentner) was named after the High Councilman in
our stake (Brother Kentner) who is in charge of Seminary.
It was a great experience. We got about 25 of the possible 40 youth to participate. We
built scenery (palm trees and ocean backdrop), put together costumes (thank goodness
the surfer look is in here), wrote lyrics and a musical
arrangement (we have some incredibly musically talented youth), and choreographed a dance
number in less then 24 hours. In my less than humble opinion, our youth were the best,
even when the stake people running the music missed our music cue. Anyway, here it is...
PINOCCHIO GOES HAWAIIAN
Narrator: Geppetto was a poor but honest coconut carver who lived by himself on the island
of Hawaii. All day long he would carve puppets out of the coconuts to sell at the local
Wal-Mart. Gepetto was very lonely. One night, after carving a particularly intricate
puppet he wished on the first star of the evening.
Geppetto: Star Light, Star Bright, First Star I See Tonight, I Wish I May, I Wish I Might,
Have This Wish I Wish Tonight. I wish this little coconut head was a real boy.
Narrator: And with that, Geppetto went off to bed.
Gepetto leaves stage. Hula dancer enters on left. Curtain opens on beach scene.
Surfers are hanging out. Enter Gepetto with his arm around Pinocchio. They look like they
are having a serious conversation. Hula dancer on corner of front of stage pantomiming
entire Road Show.
Narrator: And it came to pass….
(Sign bearer crosses from one side of the stage to the other with a surfboard sign that
says "Obligatory Phrase")
Narrator: Geppetto had gotten his wish that fateful night and Pinocchio had turned into a
real boy….a decision Geppetto often wondered about.
Geppetto: Pinocchio, I want you to go straight to seminary. Don't fool around on the
beach. You know Brother Kahuna Kentner is very strict with seminary students who are
tardy.
Pinocchio: But dad, I really want to be a surfer dude. It's the only thing I want to do.
All the guys are waiting for me and there's a tsunami heading our way. Can't I miss it
just today? You know you only have to go to 90% to get your Rod of Iron! And I haven't
missed any days since that whale spit us out.
Geppetto: No, Pinocchio. I want you in seminary today. Now get going. And stay away from
those beach bums.
Geppetto exits. After song surfer dudes and chicks come on stage.
Surfer Dude 1: Cowabunga dude, come on, surfs up!
(Sign bearer crosses from one side of the stage to the other with a sign that says
"Obligatory Phrase")
Pinocchio: I can't. I'm going to seminary and I can't be late again.
Surfer Chick Come with us. You can go
to seminary tomorrow.
Pinocchio Naw, you guys go on. I better get going.
Music starts and surfer dance begins.
Narrator As Pinocchio walked along the beach to his seminary class saw something in the
water. It was a swimmer drowning in the ocean. Using his hawk-like vision…
(Sign bearer crosses stage with sign "Gratuitous use of Stake Presidency Names"
)
Narrator Pinocchio looked around for a Bay Watch Beauty to run in slow motion down the
beach. But since none came he jumped into the ocean and pulled the swimmer to safety.
Immediately there appeared a small fairy like creature.
Tinkerbell Hi. I'm TinkerBell. Since the Road Show committee didn't use Peter Pan for one
of the themes, I'm stuck with you.
Narrator And with that she cut off one of Pinocchio's dreadlocks and flew away.
Pinocchio: Hey, Whatchamacallit, come back here with my hair!
(Sign bearer with Obligatory Phrase sign)
Narrator: Pinocchio proceeded on his way until he came to a wise, er…
(Sign bearer with "Gratuitous….." sign)
Narrator:old fisherman who was trying to bait his hook.
Pinocchio: Sir, what are you doing?
Fisherman: I'm trying to get this bait on my hook, but I just can't see well enough
anymore to do it.
Pinocchio :Why don't you let me try. How do you do it?
Fisherman: Just go in and out….Burger is the best bait to use for deep sea pier
fishing
(Sign bearer with "Obligatory Phrase" sign)
Just as soon as Pinocchio baits the hook, Tinkerbell is back again to cut off another
dreadlocks.
Pinocchio: Hey, stop that! Why don't you go to the west…over to bug that Pan guy!
(Sign bearer with "Gratuitous use…" sign)
Narrator: Pinocchio continued on his way doing good deeds as he went. And each time he did
an act of service, the little fairy would return.
Pinocchio does a variety of service…. Pinocchio rolls a beached whale back into the
ocean, tosses starfish into the sea, gave directions to a pirate with a treasure map, help
Frankie and Annette find their lost beach blanket.
Seminary class returns to stage and sits down.Narrator
Finally, after helping Frankie and Annette find their lost beach blanket, our young hero
made his way into the seminary classroom where Kahuna Kentner greeted him with a stern
look.
Kahuna: Pinocchio! You're tardy and you missed the doughnuts! But I see you finally
learned to be a true Mormon! You're late!
Finale song by entire cast
Song is to the tune of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini:
He thought to surf was the cool and the in thing
And that a real surfin' dude he would be
But the best way was surfin' others
Living the gospel is better for me
1,2,3,4, Invite the surfers in the door
Come to the seminary every morning
You will find it's never boring
It's a great way to start your day
You'll find bikinis much confining
Seminary is so refining
Seminary is where I will stay.
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