Aunt Em Act One

Question 1

Dorthy: Aunt Em! Aunt Em! (Counting chicks) Aunt Em!

Answer 1

Aunt Em: fifty-seven, fifty-eight-

Question 2

Dorthy: Just listen to what Miss Gulch did to Toto! She-

Answer 2

Aunt Em: Dorthy, please! We’re trying to count! Fifty- eight-

Question 3

Dorthy: Oh, but Aunt Em, Miss Gulch hit Toto right over the back with a rake just because she’s says he gets in her garden and chased her nasty old cat everyday.

Answer 3

Aunt Em: Seventy. Dorthy, please!

Question 4

Dorothy: But he doesn’t do it every day- just once or twice a week. And he can’t even catch her old cat anyway. And now she says she’s going to get the-

Answer 4

Aunt Em: Dorothy! We’re busy! (Exit stage through door)

Question 5

Hunk: you were scared. If you was a Jack rabbit, you’d be in the next county by now.

Answer 5

Aunt Em: (enters with plate of cookies) Here, here, what’s all this jabber-wrapping when there’s work to be done? I know three shiftless farmhands that’ll be out of a job before they know it!

Question 6

Hickory: Well, we was just having a little fun, Mrs. Gale.

Answer 6

Aunt Em: A farms no place for fun. You want fun, go join a circus.

Question 7

Hickory: might just do that. (Flexes) Be a Strong Man, see the world.

Answer 7

Aunt Em: (while walking towards them) Well don’t start posing for it now. Here, here. (Holds out plate) can’t work on an empty stomach. Have some cookies.

Question 8

Hunk: Gosh, Mrs. Gale

Answer 8

Aunt em: Just baked.

Question 9

Hunk: Swell ( sits down)

Answer 9

Aunt em: you don’t have to sit down and eat them. Get the wagon hitched up and Zeke you go feed those hogs before they worry themselves into anemia. (Start to exit)

Question 10

Dorothy: Auntie Em, really- do you know what Miss Gulch said she was going to do to Toto? She said she was going to-

Answer 10

Aunt Em: (stop and walk towards Dorothy while saying) Dorothy, dear, stop imagining things. You always get yourself into a fret over nothing.

Question 11

Dorothy: We’ll-

Answer 11

Aunt em: now you just help us out today and find yourself a place where you won’t get into any trouble. (Exit stage left through doors)

Question 12

Uncle Henry: oh, she but her dog eh?

Answer 12

Aunt em: (entering through door while wiping hands with towel) Afternoon Miss. Gulch. I just made a fresh batch of cookies if you’ve a mind to sit awhile.

Question 13

Uncle Henry: if you don’t want, you’ll waste away. And I’d hate to see you dwindle.

Answer 13

Auntie em: Dorothy could you bring Toto out here a minute? (Face Miss gulch) I’m sure if Dorothy’s upset you in any way she’ll be only too glad to apologize as best she can.

Question 14

Uncle Henry: was she sober?

Answer 14

Aunt em: (put hand on shoulder) Dorothy, Miss gulch here seems very upset.

Question 15

Uncle Henry: of course we won’t. Will we em?

Answer 15

(Aunt em stays silent)

Question 16

Dorothy: oh, please, aunt em! Toto didn’t mean to. He didn’t know he was doing anything wrong. I’m the one that ought to be punished. You can send me to bed without supper-

Answer 16

Aunt em: You hear how sorry the child is. Surely if she promised to give your place a wide berth…

Question 17

Miss gulch: if you don’t hand that dog over now, I’ll bring a damage suit that’ll take your whole farm! There’s a law protecting folks against dogs that bite!

Answer 17

Aunt Em: how would it be if she keeps him tied up? He’s really gentle- with gentle folk that is.

Question 18

Uncle Henry: uh, yes-

Answer 18

Aunt em: what’s it say, Henry?

Question 19

Dorothy: No, I won’t let you take him.

Answer 19

Aunt em: we can’t go against the law, Dorothy. Im afraid poor Toto will have to go.

Question 20

Dorothy: no, no no! I won’t let you take him! You go away! Ooh, I’ll bite you myself!

Answer 20

Aunt em: Dorothy!

Question 21

Dorothy: oh please, please…

Answer 21

Aunt em: put him in the basket, Henry.

Question 22

Dorothy: Don’t uncle Henry! (Runs towards Miss gulch)

Answer 22

Aunt em: (catches her and lets her cry for 3 seconds. Let’s go) Almira Gulch, just because you own half the county doesn’t mean you have the power to run the rest of us. For twenty- three years, I’ve been dying to tell you what I thought of you! And now… well, being a Christian woman, I can’t say it. (Go back to Dorthy)

Question 23

Uncle Henry: nearly ain’t good enough. You got it done right now. Skies getting darker every minute. Goddammit!

Answer 23

Aunt Em: Come inside, honey. (Put arm around her)

Question 24

Dorothy: im not going anywhere either you. If you really loved me you wouldn’tve let Toto go.

Answer 24

Aunt em: (act flabbergasted) she had an order from the sheriff, Dorothy. What did you expect us to do? Wave a wand and make it disappear? (Scoff and stomp off stage)

Question 25

Uncle Henry: you never give up, do you? Dorothy! Dorothy!

Answer 25

Aunt em: (enters anxiously) she ain’t in the house Henry and that fresh batch or cookies is missing. My picture from the Mantle, that’s gone too.

Question 26

Miss gulch exits

Answer 26

Henry and aunt em exit with Henry’s arm around her

Question 27

Uncle Henry: good man

Answer 27

Aunt em: (frantically enters through house door) Dorothy! Dorothy! (Move towards Henry)

Question 28

Hickory: you ain’t found her then.

Answer 28

Aunt em: She’s somewhere out in the storm! Dorothy! Dorothy! (Hold onto uncle Henry desperately)

Question 29

Uncle Henry: come on everybody in the storm cellar. ( uncle Henry puts his arm around aunt em, center stage)

Answer 29

Aunt em: we can’t leave her out here, Henry. (Say while walking behind house to storm cellar.