LIBRETTO VOCAL BOOK “Dinep FREAKY FRIDAY ANEW MUSICAL = Book by Music by Lyrics by Bridget Carpenter Tom Kitt Brian Yorkey Based on the novel Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers and the Disney Films MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL, © DisneyAlll music, lyrics and dialogue contained in this book are the property of The Walt Disney Company and are fully protected by copyright. Your organization’s performance license prohibits making any changes of any kind to the Play, including changes of music, lyrics, dialogue, sequence of songs and/or scenes, time period, setting, characters or characterizations or gender of characters in the Play, including interpolating mew material (such as songs from any other version of the Play) and/or omitting existing material. 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The law requires you to obtain a license prior to performing the enclosed material. For further information regarding the penalties for copyright infringement, please visit www.copyright.gov. To report any violation of the above terms, contact at MTI at [email protected]. © Disney All Rights Reserved (Last Revised — July 2018)The Characters ‘THE FAMILY ELLIE BLAKE, our hero ~ 16, smart, funny; baggy, rumpled clothes; messy hair that hasn't seen a comb today, or yesterday KATHERINE BLAKE, Ellie's mother—405, decisive, lovely, punctual FLETCHER BLAKE, Ellie's brother—10, eccentric, naive; obsessed with his puppets, especially ANGRY BOB, an enraged purple hippo, and. CASPIAN, a proper British starfish MIKE, Katherine's fianeé—confident, charming, kind ‘THE STUDENTS GRETCHEN, Ellie's best friend —intense, emotional, lacks confidence HANNAH, also Ellie's best friend —hacker-geek, nerdgir! ADAM, the Listmaster—a paragon of adorable cool SAVANNAH, the villain— brilliant, aggressive, a winner PARKER, Ellie's friend —completely average, best friends with Wells, WELLS, Ellie's friend —dorky but not meek, best friends with Parker LAUREL, random teen— unimpressed ‘THE ADULTS TORREY, Katherine’s assistant - a high-strung perfectionist GRANDPA GORDON, Katherine's father—grumpy, stubborn, old-school GRANDMA HELENE, Katherine's mother—fiercely opinionated, because she cares DANIELLE, Weddings Magazine journalist polished, grimly cheerful LOUIS, Weddings Magazine photographer—seen it all, loves his job DR. EHRIN, school counselor—test-obsessed, overworked, MR. BLUMEN, biology teacher—a cynical lifer PASTOR BRUNO, cheerful, loves weddings MRS. LUCKENBILL, English teacher— empathetic SENOR O'BRIEN, Spanish teacher — pugnacious ‘MS. MEYERS, gym teacher—extremely intense OFFICERS SITZ and KOWALSKI, police officers who never received sensitivity training MRS. TIME, antique shop proprietor— apathetic, doesn’t much like teenagers - i=ENSEMBLE CATERING STAFF, including CATER WAITERS, FISH VENDOR and FLORIST STUDENTS & TEACHERS at Grover Cleveland High School including SAVANNAH’S MINIONS PARENTS, including ADAM’S MOM, GRETCHEN’S MOM, SAVANNAH’S MOM, PARKER'S DAD, and WELLS'S DAD WEDDING GUESTS DOUBLING ‘The original production used 14 actors and the following doubling: GRANDMA HELENE / MRS. LUCKENBILL / MRS. TIME / GRETCHEN’S MOM GRANDPA GORDON / MR. BLUMEN / SENOR O'BRIEN / WELLS'S DAD / PARKER'S DAD DANIELLE / MS. MEYERS / OFFICER SITZ / SAVANNAH'S MOM DR. ERIN / PASTOR BRUNO / OFFICER KOWALSKI TORREY / ADAM’S MOM PARKER / LOUISScenes and Musical Numbers ACT ONE P. Prologue #0 Prologue Orchestra 1. Blake House, Kitchen - ELLIE, KATHERINE, COMPANY .- #1 Just One Day... ceeeeeeee #1A The Hourglass ELLIE, KATHERINE. #21 Got This _ KATHERINE, ELLIE... 2. High School, Hallway #21 Got This (cont'd) ELLIE, ADAM, SAVANNAH, STUDENTS 3. Blake House, Kitchen #24 The Cake ..... cee coe Orchestra. #3 What You Got ...............KATHERINE, TORREY, DANIELLE, LOUIS #3 What You Got (Playoff) ceseeses Orchestra A. ATIGN SchsOL, BIGOT o1a:cx susan einesasiensiananswrseaanentaenannisvsi #3B Adam's Theme STUDENTS #4. Oh, Biology... .. eee cee ce eeeeeeseseeseeseeee ELLIE, STUDENTS... 5, Blake House, Kitchen #5 Vows MIKE 6. High School, Hallway / Blake House, Kitchen ......0..0.0ccccseeeeeceseees #6 Busted . ELLIE, KATHERINE, COMPANY ...... 7. High School, Hallway .. ReeebeeeeeReeeeebeoboL #94 Watch Your Back! (Playoff) +498 Drivin’ With My Mom .. _MS. MEYERS, STUDENTS... FLETCHER... #6A Adam’s Theme .........00c00000 _ KATHERINE... 4#6B Adam... Adam... STUDENTS. 8, High School, Counselor's Office #7 Somebody Has Got to Take the Blame .............. KATHERINE, ELLIE DR. EHRIN, SENOR O'BRIEN, MRS. LUCKENBILL......58 #7 Blame (Playoff) . Orchestra... 61 9, High School, Hallway . eosin one #78 Shoppin’ With My Mom ...... <+-FLETCHER .... 62 10. Secondhand Mose . coe cite eteteeeee #78 Shoppin’ With My Mom (cont'd) ............++ FLETCHER .....63 #7C Adam ... Adam ... (Reprise 1) ENSEMBLE... 64 ‘#8 I Got This (Reprise) _ KATHERINE ...... 64 11. High School, Gymnasium ... vette ete tettee teens . 66 #9 Watch Your Back! MS, MEYERS, ELLIE, STUDENTS. ..... 66 R 212. Katherine's Car +#9B Drivin’ With My Mom (cont'd) FLETCHER #10 Parents Lie coe _ KATHERINE... 13. Blake House.Various / Elsewhere #11 Just One Day (Reprise I) 2.2... ecco vs -COMPANY.... ACT TWO 1. Blake House, Backyard #12 Entr‘acte “ ee eee #13 I'm Not Myself Today . ......KATHERINE, ELLIE, TORREY, ENSEMBLE... #134 Transition to Bus Stop . Orchestra. 2. Bus Stop ‘#14 Women and Sandwiches wastes #144 Just One More Sandwich Orchestra 3. Blake House, Backyard #14B I Hurt Him o ceeveeeeeee Orchestra... #15 Bring My Baby (Brother) Home ELLIE, OFFICERS, KATHERINE, MIKE, ADAM, FLETCHER... ELLIE, OFFICERS, KATHERINE, MIKE... . VOICES... [ADAM, ELLIE, KATHERINE, ENSEMBLE 415A Adam's Theme....... #15 Adam... Adam... (Reprise 2) #16 Go coceeeees 4, The Hunt / Blake House, Kitchen aru eTEreaTMsIESTETETeT TE #16 Go (cont'd) ADAM, ELLIE, KATHERINE, ENSEMBLE 5. Blake House, Living Room -KATHERINE #17 After All of This and Everything cote 4#17A Back to Hunt Orchestra 6, Mrs. Time .. avevemwavane #178 Savannah Sets You Staight - acne Orchestra... #18 No More Fear ELLE 7. Blake House, Kitchen #18A Transition to Wedding FLETCHER... #19 The Other Hourglass ELLIE, KATHERINE #20 Today and Ev'ry Day 8, Blake House, Backyard .......... #20 Today and Ev'ry Day (contd) 9, EPILOGUE #20 Today and Ev'ry Day (cont'd) ssi #21 Bows Orchestra #22 Exit Music .... . ADAM, FLETCHER... RRESBSRAR -ELLIE, KATHERINE... ELLIE, KATHERINE, COMPANY .. - COMPANY... Orchestra... B Bea 1 1 EBS 107 108 108 ns ..119 120 212 13. 14 Wz 17 128. 130 132 2132 137 137 140 140Disney's FReaxy Fripay #0 ACT ONE PROLOGUE rchestr (ELLIE BLAKE - smart, funny, our hero— bounds onto the stage. She's a tomboy: baggy, rumpled clothes, hair that hasn’t seen a comb today. Or yesterday. She addresses the audience.) ELLIE So you're never going to believe me. No one in their right mind could ever possibly believe me. But what I'm about to tell you is true. One-hundred-percent true. (pauses to make sure the audience is with her) Everything started the day before my mom got married. KATHERINE (offstage) Honey ..! (KATHERINE BLAKE ~ deci ly, punctual —enters.) ELLIE KATHERINE (ignoring KATHERINE) Ellie ‘The day that I had —I'm talking Ellie mind-bending. Bananas. Ellie! ELLIE What?! KATHERINE Hi, sweetie ELLIE (to audience) This is my mother. KATHERINE (coaves cheerfully, notices someone in the audience) Hi there! You look adorable. (to ELLIE, pointedly) See, she made an effort. She looks nice. You could do that.Disney's Freaky FRIDAY ELLIE I'm in the middle of a story. KATHERINE I know. I'm being supportive. ELLIE Could you do that somewhere else? KATHERINE What if you started by introducing the family — ELLIE I'm getting there! It’s my story! KATHERINE (to audience) She used to be so sweet ELLIE Mom. KATHERINE Fine, I'm going. ELLIE Good, (to audience) So it was the second Friday in April, and every morning is pretty chaotic in our house, but this was even more crazy than— (KATHERINE digs a bobby pin out of her pocket and smooths ELLIES's hair to the side.) Mom, what are you doing?!? KATHERINE I want to be able to see your pretty face. (to audience) ‘She hides her face! ELLIE Mom! (ELLIE looks daggers at KATHERINE, who exits, waving one last time at the audience. ELLIE takes the audience back in time.)Disney's FReaxy Fripay SCENE 1: Blake House, Kitchen ree mpany (ELLIE) ‘That morning ... she was really up in my grill. JUST ONE DAY THAT'S ALL NEED JUST A DAY WITHOUT HER NAGGING JUST ONE DAY 1 BEG, I PLEAD BUT THE DRAG JUST KEEPS ON DRAGGING WHILE I WISH FOR JUST ONE MONDAY OR A FRIDAY TO BE FREE FREE TO SLOUCH AND SULK AND MUMBLE AND BE MESSY AND BE ME ALLIASK 1S FOR TWELVE HOURS TO LIVE MY LIFE MY WAY JUST ONE SIMPLE, AWESOME, Cl KICK-ASS DAY (ELLIE walks into the kitchen, a beehive of activity. KATHERINE is barking orders at TORREY, her high-strung assistant, and several CATERING STAFF.) AZY Mom, can I ask you something — KATHERINE Honey, Ineed you to hold that thought TORREY The florist is outside making the arch of roses— KATHERINE Torrey, no, not roses— peonies, ranunculus. Fix that! CATER WAITER Gray aprons okay?— KATHERINE Yes, but not the short ones. FISH VENDOR 1 got halibut! Where do you want the cooler— KATHERINE Torrey! Focus! The fish!Disney's Freaky FRIDAY (KATHERINE) (TORREY directs the FISH VENDOR. KATHERINE looks at ELLIE.) Oh; Ellie, didn’t you wear that yesterday? It hasn’t been improved by time. I wish you'd change. (exiting) Please change! Ugh. ELLIE ONE MORE DAY SHE'S ON MY BACK SHE'S BEEN RIDING ME FOREVER (ON MY FAULTS AND ALLI LACK AND ALLI-OH, WHATEVER “CAUSE I'M LAZY AND I’M AV'RAGE AND I'M SLOPPY, FOR A START AND I KNOW SHE'D LIKE A DAUGHTER WHO WAS PRETTY, THIN, AND SMART AND I KNOW SHE'S FREAKIN’ PERFECT BUT I'LLNEVER BE THAT WAY NOT FOR A SINGLE, SOLITARY DAY! (KATHERINE re-enters, surrounded by TORREY and STAFF.) KATHERINE ‘TOMORROW IS THE WEDDING AND TONIGHT IS THE REHEARSAL AND THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ERROR 1 MEAN NOT ONE FLAW WE'VE GOT GUESTS IN JUST TEN HOURS DRESS THE TABLES, TRIM THE FLOWERS 1 WANT BEAUTY AND PERFECTION I WANT TOTAL AWE TORREY AND WITH WEDDINGS MAGAZINE HERE FOR A FEATURE ON THE SCENE HERE ‘THE BUSINESS IS DEPENDING ON THIS ONE SUCCESSDisney's FReaxy Fripay KATHERINE NOW BREATHE, BUT THANK YOU, TORREY AND IN FACT, THAT IS THE STORY SO GET MOVING, MOVE THIS PRODUCE AND REMOVE THIS MESS! TORREY ‘You heard her! Move! (The STAFF disperses.) KATHERINE JUST ONE DAY IS ALLL WANT. WITH MY FAMILY UNITED FEARS AT BAY, NO FIGHTS, NO TAUNTS. JUST THE FOUR OF US DELIGHTED IMEAN LOOK, I LOVE MY KIDS. T LOVE MY WORK, I LOVE MY LIFE AND I LOVE MY FIANCE AND IN A DAY I'LL BE HIS WIFE AND I'LL THROW THE PERFECT WEDDING AND I'LL THROW THE BRIDE'S BOUQUET AND WE'LL HAVE ONE HAPPY, LOVING FAM'LY DAY (FLETCHER, Ellie's eccentric 10-year-old brother, enters. On his hand is a purple hippo puppet, ANGRY BOB, who holds a large hourglass filled with pink sand. ELLIE runs at FLETCHER, who evades her.) ELLIE Fletcher, that is mine! Dad gave it to me! KATHERINE Fletcher, give it back. (ELLIE snatches the hourglass out of FLETCHER’s hands.) ELLIE Mom, there's a thing tonight that basically — FLETCHER (as ANGRY BOB) “Angry Bob wants to hold the hourglass!” ELLIE Angry Bob can shut it. Weirdo.Disney's Freaky FRIDAY KATHERINE (coarning) Ellie! Just put it down, (MIKE, a contractor and Katherine's fiancé, enters.) MIKE I brought donuts! FLETCHER Yay! MIKE And coffee for the bride. (KATHERINE and MIKE have a sweet, smioochy moment.) Morning, Ellie. ELLIE Uh-huh, MIKE Fletcher! Up here, buddy! (ANGRY BOB and MIKE high-five.) Have you been practicing your wedding toast? FLETCHER (as ANGRY BOB) “This guy's toast is gonna kill, and then it’s straight to Hollywood!” ELLIE Mom, seriously, I need to ask you something important — (ANGRY BOB imitates ELLIE’s every move.) FLETCHER (as ANGRY BOB) “Moooom, seriously, I need to ask you something important!” ELLIE livid) Mother! Fletcher is puppeting me again! KATHERINE Stop yelling! (ONE MORE DAY SHE'LL FIGHT AND FUSS WHEN HER JOY IS ALLI'M AFTERDisney's FReaxy Fripay (KATHERINE) IT’S BEEN A LONG, TOUGH TIME FOR US NOW IT'S TIME TO HEAR SOME LAUGHTER ‘CAUSE I ONLY WANT HER HAPPY AND, WELL, PUNCTUAL—AND CLEAN BUT SHE MUMBLES AND SHE GRUMBLES AND AT TIMES SHE'S OUTRIGHT MEAN SHE'S BRIGHT AND SO INSIGHTFUL BUT THOSE TRAITS AREN'T ON DISPLAY WELL, NOT LATELY —OFTEN—EVER NOT TODAY (GRANDPA GORDON and GRANDMA HELENE, Katherine's parents, enter.) GRANDPA GORDON How's my girl? KATHERINE ‘Mom! Dad! You're here early! GRANDMA HELENE We can't check into the hotel yet so we came over to help. KATHERINE Oh, great. GRANDMA HELENE I'll go find your father something to eat. GRANDPA GORDON She's not going to have anything I like. (Enter Ellie's best friends: GRETCHEN ~ intense and emotional - and HANNAH ~ hacker-geek nerdgirl.) ELLIE Hannah! Gretchen! We can leave in one sec. (HANNAH and GRETCHEN take ELLIE aside.) HANNAH Have you asked your mom about the Hunt? KATHERINE ‘Ask me what? ELLIE ‘There's a thing tonightDisney's Freaky FRIDAY KATHERINE ‘Tonight, as in, the rehearsal dinner that is being photographed by Weddings Magazine? That tonight? HANNAH Mrs, Blake, Ellie, Gretchen and me have formed a team to do the Hunt! KATHERINE ‘Ohno. I know about the Hunt. Kids stay up all night taking pictures of themselves doing crazy, dangerous things all over the city. It’s unsafe! And it scares me to death. GRETCHEN My mom said it was okay. KATHERINE You're Swedish. Everything is okay. ELLIE (to audience) (Okay, really fast: Tonight is the Hunt. Is an epic scavenger hunt, Every year there's a new list of impossible things to do and crazy things to find, and every year there's, anew Listmaster. This year, the Listmaster .. is Adam. (smiles at his name) ‘The Hunt has been happening at my high school forever. It’s the mother of all scavenger hunts, If's so much fun, And—I really want to win. There's just one issue JUST ONE DAY THAT'S ALLISEEK AND I HAVE BEEN ASKING NICELY JUST ONE DAY I'SNOTA WEEK T'S A NIGHT TO SPEAK PRECISELY AND THE HUNT IS NOT ASTUNT I'S MY ONLY SHOT AT FAME ‘TO BE SOMEONE WHO IS SOMETHING NOT JUST “WHAT'S HER NAME" IF MINIT, [CAN WIN IT IF SHE'D ONLY SAY OKAY WE'D BE OFF AND RUNNING, GUNNING FOR ONE FUN AND PERFECT DAY! (KATHERINE és beset on all sides as EVERYONE begins talking at once.)Disney's FReaxy Fripay —%= TORREY ‘They brought hothouse tomatoes, not heirloom, which I requested — CATER WAITER Where should I put the linens? FISH VENDOR The sea bass is fresh! Smell it! MIKE Katie, which one do you like? FLETCHER Mom, where's my permission slip for the field trip? GRANDMA HELENE Just give me an apron, KATHERINE Mom, no no no don’t touch that — GRANDPA GORDON Got anything normal to eat around here? GRETCHEN Maybe you could call my mom? ELLIE Mom. Mom. Mom! KATHERINE ELLIE DEAR, IT'S NOT THE TIME (to CATER WAITER) NO, THAT APRON IS A CRIME (to FISH VENDOR) AND THAT SEA BASS ISN'T FRESH IT'S THREE DAYS DEAD ELLIE MOM, I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IELCAN= WAIT NOW, WHERE'D SHE GO? GOD, I'LL NEVER DRAW HER FOCUS FROM THE BREAD (The following Iyries are simultaneous:) KATHERINE IT'S A MILLION LITTLE THINGS FROM THE RIESLING TO THE RINGS BUT I GOT THIS, ‘CAUSE I LIVE TO WORK THIS WAY KATHERINE, TORREY, ENSEMBLE WHAT A DAY! WHAT A DAY! WHAT A DAY! yay! ELLIE MOM, IT’S JUST A LITTLE THING JUST A SILLY RITE OF SPRING AND I WOULDN'T EVEN ASK YOU ELLIE, GRETCHEN, HANNAH BUT, UM, WELL NOW DON'T YELL SIMPLY SAY OKAY oKay?- 10 - Disney's Preaxy Fripay (KATHERINE, TORREY, (ELLIE, GRETCHEN, ENSEMBLE) HANNAH) yay! OKAY? vay! Okay? GOD, THE SOUFFLE! (WHAT A DAY!) Okay? MIKE FLETCHER KATH'RINE, OH, (ONE OTHER THING MOM SEE, THE JEWELER SIZED THE RING MOM IVS A LITTLE LARGE MOM HEY, MOM, HEY IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY MOM, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY. HEY, HEY, HEY, MOM, HEY ALL Except KATHERINE KATHERINE JUST ONE DAY ‘THAT'S ALL WE GET JUST ONE DAY TO SHOW MY SKILLS MIKE, FLETCHER, ENSEMBLE “TIL THE vows ELLIE, GRETCHEN, HANNAH THE HUNT TORREY, GRANDMA HELENE, ENSEMBLE, ‘THE STORY ALL Except KATHERINE KATHERINE JUST ONE DAY SUNRISE, SUNSET ‘TO GET PRESS THEN THAT NIGHT IN THAT GETS THE JOBS ALLITS GLORY ‘THAT PAY THE BILLS ELLIE, HANNAH, GRETCHEN JUST SAY THE WORD WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY ‘TO SHOW WHAT I CAN DO MIKE, FLETCHER, ELLIE, GRETCHEN, HANNAH, ENSEMBLE WE'RE ON OUR WAY AND SAY WHAT I CAN SAY KATHERINE IN JUST ONE DAYDisney's FReaxy Fripay 1 ALL FOR ONE ELLIE, HANNAH, GRETCHEN, KATHERINE, TORREY MIKE, FLETCHER, ENSEMBLE STRESSFUL PERFECT BUSY WINNING ANXIOUS: STELLAR HIGH STAKES KICKASS DOOR DIE ALL CRAZY DAY! (TORREY herds the STAFF into the backyard.) ELLIE So ... you'll think about it? KATHERINE Y'm sorry, the answer is no. (ANGRY BOB makes the sound of a sad trombone.) ELLIE Shut up. KATHERINE Don't tell your brother to shut up! (FLETCHER sticks out his tongue at Elle in triumph) ELLIE (quiet You suck, Fletcher KATHERINE Ellie. ELLIE (to GRETCHEN and HANNAH) Go to class without me, I'm going to stay and convince her. Bam! We'll do the Hunt. (GRETCHEN and HANNAH exchange a look, then go. KATHERINE examines produce. ELLIE picks up and flips the hourglass.)-az Disney's Freaky FRIDAY (ELLIE) Mom. Mom. KATHERINE ‘Torrey, these pears aren’t even close to ripe— ELLIE ‘Mom, forget the stupid pears for one second! MIKE Ell—Maybe give your mom a break— ELLIE Could you stop pretending that you're my dad? Because you're not. (KATHERINE draws a sharp intake of breath, Ellie has crossed a line.) FLETCHER (as ANGRY BOB) oHarsh* KATHERINE Ellie, Apologize. Now. MIKE (conciliatory) It’s okay. I get it. Everyone in the family isa little on edge this morning — ELLIE “The family”? I see a lady, her boyfriend, and a weirdo! With a puppet for a friend. FLETCHER (ANGRY BOB) “My name's Angry Bob!” KATHERINE That's enough. (to FLETCHER) You're not a weirdo. (to MIKE) Could you take him to school? MIKE Yeah. C’mon, Fletch. Eleven-thirty, back here to go over the ceremony? KATHERINE Yes!Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 13 - (MIKE and FLETCHER exit. ELLIE flips the hourglass.) ELLIE (under her breath) Thate you. KATHERINE Excuse me? ELLIE Thate you. KATHERINE Thate your attitude! ELLIE I DON’T NEED TO LIVE ALL LARGE I'D JUST LIKE TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE THINGS I DO AND EAT AND HOW I DRESS KATHERINE (OH MY DEAR, I WISH YOU KNEW ALL THE WORK I HAVE TO DO JUST TO KEEP YOU IN YOUR MUNCHIES AND YOUR MESS Pat that down! (ELLIE flips the hourglass defiantly.) ELLIE KATHERINE IF YOU KNEW WHAT I GO THROUGH IF YOU KNEW WHAT I GO THROUGH WALKED A DAY IN MY OLD SHOES WALKED A DAY IN GROWN-UP SHOES WELL, THEN MAYBE YOU WOULD SEE YOU SHOULD SEE ALL OF THE AND YOU WOULD JUST SAY YES REASONS WHY I CAN'T SAY YES (ELLIE and KATHERINE both grab a hold ofthe hourglass. It starts to glow.) ELLIE IF YOU KNEW WHAT 1GO THROUGH HOW IT'S HELLISHLY UNFAIR KATHERINE (OH, I'D LOVE TO BE IN SCHOOL HAVE A DAY WITHOUT A CARE- 14 Disney's Freaky FRIDAY ELLIE, KATHERINE HOW I WISH YOU'D UNDERSTAND, AND SEE THE WORLD MY WAY ELLIE FOR JUST ONE DAY! KATHERINE FOR JUST ONE DAY! ELLIE FOR JUST ONE DAY! KATHERINE FOR JUST ONE DAY! ELLIE FOR JUST ELLIE, KATHERINE ONE DAY (The Switch: ELLIE and KATHERINE feel their souls exit one body and enter the other. From this point forward, “ELLIE” designates Katherine’s soul in Ellie's body, and “KATHERINE” designates Eltie's soul in Katherine's body. ELLIE wrests the hourglass from KATHERINE’s grip.) ELLIE Ellie, you are acting like a child! KATHERINE ‘Oh really, Mom? I'ma child —? (They reatize something is wrong.) ELLIE, KATHERINE What the— (They stop. Terrified.) This is not funny! AHHHHHH! (As they scream, ELLIE drops the hourglass. It breaks. A mysterious sound fills the room. Something momentous and magical has occurred.) KATHERINE You have my face! You have my face and my body! And you just broke my hourglass. What... is .. happening?!”Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 15 = ELLIE (takes a calming step toward KATHERINE) Honey .. KATHERINE You keep away from me, you weird clone! ELLIE Ellie, Elli. Ellie! I's me. It's mom! I'm mom. KATHERINE You are not my mom! ELLIE (miling, friendly voice) I'm mom. KATHERINE Shut up! ELLIE Ellie, you are not to tell me to shut up! KATHERINE ‘Oh my god, you are my mom. How did you get in my body? ELLIE How did you get in mine? KATHERINE T'min yours? (freaking) No way! This suuuuuunucks! ELLIE I don’t understand this. KATHERINE (to herself) It’s a super-bad dream, (claps her own face) Wake up. Wake up. Wake up. (pulls the skin om her face, riveted) Whoa. I pull it and it just stays there- 16 = Disney's Freaky FRIDAY ELLIE Stop that! KATHERINE Mom, maybe we're tripping. Someone slipped us a drug, Fletcher! ELLIE Your brother did not drug us! KATHERINE But we're sick. I'm calling 9-1-1. ELLIE Wait, no! Stop. If we go to the hospital right now and say we switched bodies, we'd bbe locked in the psych ward and medicated until someone wrote a book about us. No hospitals. No doctors. No way. We have to figure this out on our own, KATHERINE If we're not going to the hospital, what are we going to do? I'm freaking out! ELLIE (takes KATHERINE by the shoulders) Ellie, listen to me. We are going to solve this. We are not going to freak out. Okay? KATHERINE Okay. ELLIE Okay, the wedding is tomorrow— (KATHERINE makes a retching noise.) Is that really necessary? KATHERINE Yes! This is the worst day of my life. You are the worst thing that has ever happened. to me! ELLIE ‘Young lady, watch your tone! KATHERINE You don't like it? It’s your tone! (offers examples) “Be more positive.” “Get your hair out of your face.” “Put down that hourglass.” (ELLIE and KATHERINE turn to stare at the broker hourglass.) ELLIE, KATHERINE ‘The hourglass.Disney's FReaxy Fripay -17 KATHERINE ‘Oh my god. We totally broke a magic hourglass. ELLIE Honey, I highly doubt that we were holding a magic hourglass. (ELLIE and KATHERINE pick up the pieces. The mysterious sound repeats. They stare at each other.) ELLIE, KATHERINE It’s magic! (The mysterious sound repeats. ELLIE takes the hourglass pieces and tucks them azoay.) ELLIE This is a mess, KATHERINE Mom! There were two! Dad gave us those hourglasses! One for you, one for me! All we have to do is go get yours and we can switch back! Where'd you put it? (beat, off ELLIE’s face) What? ELLIE I don't have it. KATHERINE What do you mean, you don’t have it? ELLIE [sold it, KATHERINE You sold it? When? ELLIE A.week or two ago. KATHERINE (deeply wounded) But... it was from Dad. Daddy gave them to us. You want to forget everything about him, ELLIE No, We needed the money. KATHERINE What?- 18 = Disney's Freaky FRIDAY ELLIE ‘Things have been tight financially. I sold it at an antique store in Wicker Park Secondhand Mose. (gets an idea.) ‘The store opens at one. We can go buy the hourglass and switch back. We just have to get through this moming— (TORREY enters with the journalist DANIELLE and the photographer LOUIS from ‘Weddings Magazine.) TORREY ‘They're heeeeere! The writer and photographer from Weddings Magazine! DANIELLE Katherine Blake. Finally, I meet the bride who's woman enough to cater, design, and. execute her own wedding! KATHERINE It’s funny that you say execute, because— (KATHERINE mimes doing herself in.) TORREY Katherine, I know you wanted to show them your first concept sketches— ELLIE Did you sce the backyard? Torrey, show them the yard! Just go. Just go. (EVERYONE reacts to Ellie's tone. ELLIE looks at KATHERINE.) KATHERINE ‘Yeah, do that. The backyard is awesome. (TORREY leads LOUIS and DANIELLE out. ELLIE gras KATHERINE by the shoulders.) ELLIE Ellie. That's Weddings Magazine. I need this story. We're talking a cover story that will make or break my business. Until we figure out how to switch back, I need you to be me. I know it’s hard, but I can help you. KATHERINE But... [have school. ELLIE ‘You can miss school today. KATHERINE Tactually:.. um... no, Lean’tDisney's FReaxy Fripay 19 ELLIE (ominous) Why? KATHERINE If Thave one more unexcused absence I'l fail eleventh grade. ELLIE Fail? When were you going to tell me this?!? KATHERINE At the mandatory parent-teacher conference today. ELLIE How can you be so irresponsible?! KATHERINE I don’t know. I guess you'll find out at the conference! ELLIE (paces, thinks) Okay. Okay. We need a plan before we go get the hourglass. You have to stay here for the interview, which means Ill go to your school. KATHERINE ‘There is no way in hell you can handle a day at my school. ELLIE Ellie, please. KATHERINE ‘You don’t know how to talk! You don’t know how to act! You're going to be weird and people will think I'm weird and it will last forever. ELLIE I'm not listening, because you are being ridiculous. You listen to me. There is going to be an interview. It is essential that you be polite and charming, KATHERINE Right. Because that’s so you. ELLIE And not snarky! And do not be mean to Mike. KATHERINE ‘Oh my god, this is so lame. (KATHERINE starts to eat a donut.)- 20 - Disney's Freaky Fripay ELLIE (knocking the donut azoay) No carbst Don’t even think about it! Focus! KATHERINE ‘On what? One, get interviewed. Two, get my picture taken. What a rough life. ELLIE Honey, being a working parent is, in fact, extremely difficult. Comparatively, your life is simple. KATHERINE Uhh... my life is complicated! And tiring! And hard! ELLIE You go to school. You come home. Easy. KATHERINE You make party food and then you go to the party. Wow. Don’t worry about me. I'm. good. Cnc (KATHERINE) 1GOT THIS IGOT THIS I. CAN SEE WHAT TO DO FOR ME TO BE YOU. IGOT THIS VLL BAKE STUFF 1 CAN FAKE LIKE MAKE STUFF LIKE YOU I'LLHAVE A LAUGH HAVE MY COFFEE HALF-CAFF AND THEN YELL AT THE STAFF ON YOUR BEHALF 1GOT THIS YEAH, |GOT THIS PUT A STICK UP MY BUTT, BE QUICK TO SAY “WHAT? THAT, NOT THI 1'M PERFECTION I DON’T NEED YOUR DIRECTION AT ALL CALL ME ASLOB OR ASLACKERISH BLOB 1 CAN ACT LIKE A SNOBDisney's FReaxy Fripay 21 (KATHERINE) AND FOOL THAT MOB GOT THIS LIKE IT's My JOB ELLIE Good. You can sce what it means to have a job. I'll go to school. (ELLIE starts to put on a matronly sweater.) KATHERINE Stop! Not wearing that. (KATHERINE holds out « hoodie to Ellie, who puts it on. It's smelly.) Mom. Swear to me that you will keep your head down. Don't look at anyone, don’t talk to anyone, and don’t embarrass me! ELLIE I know it’s hard to believe, honey, but I attended high school and I did just fine. 1GOT THIS YEAH, I GOT THIS DO MY HAIR WITH SOME CARE VLLPRIMP AND PREPARE 1GOT THIS VM DELIGHTED KATHERINE IT'S NOT RIGHT YOU'RE EXCITED FOR SCHOOL ELLIE SCOFF IF YOU MAY IT'SA PART L CAN PLAY AND IT’S ONLY A DAY AND SOISAY 1.GOr THIS YES, GOT THIS V'LLBE BRIGHT AND DEMURE ACT RIGHT ‘TIL IM SURE THEY'VE BOUGHT THIS YLLSHOW YOU NO, NOBODY WILL KNOW IT’S NOT YOU LEAVE IT TO ME ‘CAUSE HOW HARD CAN IT BE?- 22 Disney's Freaky FRIDAY (ELLIE) WHEN I'VE GOT MY DEGREE AND SUCH ESPRIT 1GOT THIS SOON YOU'LL SEE (When ELLIE exits, KATHERINE takes a defiant mouthful of donut.)Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 23 = SCENE 2: High School, Hallway (ELLIE enters Grover Cleveland High School. It looks so nice.) ELLIE THINK I'M LOOKING FORWARD ‘TO MY DAY, TO TELL THE TRUTH ADAY AMID THE ENERGY AND INNOCENCE OF YOUTH A THOUSAND FELLOW STUDENTS ‘ALL EXCITED JUST LIKE ME A. COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS. REALLY, HOW HARD COULD IT BE? HOW HARD COULD IT BE? (The hallway erupts with STUDENTS and TEACHERS in their usual morning frenzy) STUDENTS 1.GOT THIS (I GOT THIS) 1.GOT THIS (I GOT THIS) 1GOT THIS (I GOT... THIS) 1GOT THIS (L..) 1GOT THIS! (ELLIE makes her way through the frenzy. She sees GRETCHEN, HANNAH, PARKER, and WELLS.) ELLIE (abit distracted) Good morning. Good morning. WELLS Hey! Here comes the Listmaster! (ADAM emerges from the crowd, a paragon of adorable cool.) STUDENTS ADAM! AHHH, (STUDENTS crowd around as ADAM holds up his phone.) ADAM NOW, LISTEN UP, YOU HUNTERS HERE'S THE RULES AND HERE'S THE DEAL ‘THE LIST GOES UP ONLINE AT NINE AND THEN THE HUNT'S FOR REAL- 24 Disney's Freaky FRIDAY (ADAM) DON’T SCHMOOZE FOR CLUES “CAUSE I'LL REFUSE TONLY DO WHAT'S RIGHT ‘CAUSE I'M LISTMASTER ADAM AND MY WORD IS LAW TONIGHT STUDENTS HIS WORD IS LAW TONIGHT ADAM, STUDENTS, (YEAH) TONIGHTS THE NIGHT STUDENTS woo! WE GOT THIS (WE GOT THIS) WE GOT THIS (WE GOT THIS) AND WE'RE READY TO ROLL NOT QUITE IN CONTROL, WE GOT THIS LISTMASTER PLEASE TALK FASTER AT LAST THE HUNT IS HERE GRETCHEN GIVE US THE NEWS PARKER AND A CLUE TO THE CLUES HANNAH ‘CAUSE I'LL DIE IF 1 LOSE STUDENTS ISWEAR I WILL, ADAM 1GOT THIS ALL MUST CHILL (ADAM addresses GRETCHEN, HANNAH, and ELLIE) Hey Gretchen. Hannah. Parker, Wells. Hey Elli . Ellie? ELLIE (delayed reaction) Good morning.Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 25 - ADAM (gestures to ELLIE’s lunch bag) ‘What sandwich did you bring today? ELLIE ‘Oh, I made—My mom made ham, chutney, and shallots on a brioche. (ADAM waits expectantly.) Do you... want it? ADAM ‘You know it. (ELLIE opens her bag, finds the sandwich, and hands ito ADAM. He takes a bite, swoons, then talks with mouth full.) ‘Amazing. Catch you later. (ADAMexits.) ELLIE I give him my lunch every day? GRETCHEN Like you're feeding a unicorn, ELLIE Hannah. I don’t “like” him. Do I? HANNAH No. (ELLIE sighs, relieved.) You loooooove him. (Down the hall comes the school’s most intimidating student, SAVANNAH — perfect posture, aggressive, a winner — accompanied by MINIONS.) GRETCHEN (terror) ‘Oh god, it’s Savannah. SAVANNAH Ellie Blake. ELLIE Yes? SAVANNAH Theard something funny, Ellie Blake. I heard someone say that you said that you thought you could win the Hunt this year- 26 = Disney's Freaky FRIDAY ELLIE (taking charge) Savannah. It’s obvious you're at the top of the social hierarchy here. Kudos. But there's been a misunderstanding — SAVANNAH You better believe it. (hotds up a hand) 1GOT THIS 1GOT THIS I'M THE QUEEN OF THE HUNT YOU'RE GREEN, YOU'RE A GRUNT 1GOT THIS YOU'LL LOSE, GIRL IF YOU CHOOSE TO REFUSE GIRL, TO SEE YOU SHOULDN'T BEGIN WITH A WAR YOU CAN'T WIN ‘CAUSE I’M SMARTER THAN SIN YM RICH AND I'M THIN SAVANNAH, (SAVANNAH acquires some backup singers from among the STUDENTS.) STUDENTS LOOK OUT, IT’S SAVANNAH SAVANNAH VOX HUMANA STUDENTS SHE'S OUR VOX HUMANA SAVANNAH IS THE COCK OF THE WALK I'M TALKIN’ THE TOP BANANA. STUDENTS SHE'S THE TOP BANANA SAVANNAH SO TRUST ME STUDENTSDisney's FReaxy Fripay - 27 = SAVANNAH WATCH THE HUNT END WITH JUST ME ON TOP STUDENTS Tor! SAVANNAH LNEVER FAIL NO, I ALWAYS PREVAIL ASK HARVARD AND YALE SAVANNAH, STUDENTS SO WEEP AND WAIL SAVANNAH Icor THIS STUDENTS SHE'S GOT THIS SAVANNAH KISS MY TAIL! (SAVANNAH sucker-punches ELLIE and exits. The bell rings. STUDENTS run to class.) ELLIE (trying to convince herself 1GOT THIS 1GOT THIS (DR. EHRIN, the school counselor, enters. He looks at ELLIE, taps his watch.) DR. EHRIN Ellie Blake. Where are you supposed to be right now? ELLIE I don’t know.= 2 Disney's Freaky FRIDAY SCENE jake House, Kitchen (LOUIS sets up lighting over a food display. TORREY hovers anxiously.) TORREY (to LOUIS) You need a little more fill on the left corner. Careful — that’s hand-painted china, Katherine prefers her table scapes framed from above. (KATHERINE enters with DANIELLE) Right? KATHERINE Whatever. (TORREY reacts. KATHERINE shows DANIELLE around.) Here's the fridge. Keeps the food cold. (looks atthe tablescape, points) Plates. Napkins. (approaches utensits on the counter) These are the... thingies... you use to flip the... spatulas! Bunch of spatulas! (LOULS snaps a photo of KATHERINE with the spatulas.) DANIELLE Where did you learn to cook? KATHERINE um TORREY She went to the CLA. KATHERINE Tma... spy? DANIELLE the Culinary Institute of America KATHERINE Food spy! DANIELLE So... a8 a working mom, not to mention bride-to-be, how do you manage your work-life balance? KATHERINE ignore my kids. Ha ha, just kidding!Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 29 - TORREY (starting to crack) Katherine plans everything with military precision. She makes a plan and we go to war. Weddings are war. DANIELLE What inspired you to do everything for your own wedding? KATHERINE Obviously, I'm crazy. DANIELLE Tell you an industry secret: all brides area little crazy. KATHERINE Oh, it’s not because I'm a bride. It’s me! I love bossing people around. Right, Torrey? TORREY (jumping in) What makes Katherine's work so special is her attention to every detail. You have to see the cake. KATHERINE Cake. TORREY ‘Your wedding cake. I'll go get it. (TORREY exits.) DANIELLE ‘Your fiancé’s name is Mike? KATHERINE Uh-huh, DANIELLE Your assistant told us that you and Mike met when he refinished your kitchen cabinets, That's adorable. KATHERINE Isit? (TORREY enters, wheeling in a big, beautiful wedding enke atop a cart.) TORREY Tada!- Disney's Freaky Fripay tra (DANIELLE and LOUIS oooh and ahth,) KATHERINE ‘Oh my god, I made that?!? (off their tooks) I made that! Bam! DANIELLE Spectacular. KATHERINE Right? DANIELLE Is that fondant or ganache? KATHERINE (eat) Torrey? TORREY (fast) Ganache KATHERINE Ganache. Lotta ganache. DANIELLE Tell me more, KATHERINE It. tastes really good (DANIELLE waits for more. There is no more.) DANIELLE Katherine, if I'm going to write a Weddings Magazine cover story, I need to know the woman behind the bride behind the wedding, KATHERINE (ulr-oh) Right. DANIELLE Who is the real Katherine Blake?Disney's FReaxy Fripay i - (KATHERINE considers this question.) Pee: KATHERINE YM UPTIGHT AND NEUROTIC 1 CRAVE COMPLETE CONTROL BUT BABY, IDO MAGIC WITH JUST A MIXING BOWL I SOMEHOW STAY THIS SKINNY WHILE BAKING GIANT CAKES I GUESS THAT'S JUST MY JAM HEHH—JAM-IT'S WHO AM 1Do You DO WHAT IT TAKES! (As KATHERINE dances around the kitchen, she repeatedly places the cake in mortal danger, each time giving TORREY a heart attack as she rescues it and LOUIS snaps photos. KATHERINE starts to show Ellie's real spirit.) YOU USE WHAT YOU GOT YEAH, WHAT YOU GOT VM BADASS AT THE COOKING AND PRETTY DAMN GOOD-LOOKING (to LOUIS) RIGHT? TELL ME THAT I'M NOT (to TORREY) TM ONE ANNOYING HUMAN BUT GIVE ME SAGE AND CUMIN MONE HOT SHOT YOU BAKE YOUR CAKE WITH WHAT YOU GOT I'm the kind of bride who likes a fun party! And this isa killer cake. Thanks to you. TORREY Thanks to me? You designed the cake. It's your recipe! KATHERINE NOW TORREY, HERE, IS NERVOUS ISNAP, AND TORREY FREAKS BUT LOOK AT HER MERINGUE THERE- 32 Disney's Freaky FRIDAY (KATHERINE) ‘THE PERFECT LITTLE PEAKS SHE ACTS LIKE I’M THE BOSS WE BOTH KNOW IT’S NOT TRUE I DICTATE LIKE A JERK SHE SOMEHOW MAKES IT WORK TORREY 102 KATHERINE YoU Do! (With this acknowledgement, TORREY starts to loosen up.) TORREY YES, 1 DO! KATHERINE ‘CAUSE THAT'S, WHAT YOU GOT TORREY, KATHERINE IT'S WHAT (WHAT) YOU (1) GOT KATHERINE ‘YOUR RABBIT-LIKE REFLEXES TORREY HOO! KATHERINE ARE KEY TO OUR SUCCESSES TORREY HOO! KATHERINE ‘YOU KEEP THIS KITCHEN HOT! LOUIS HOT! TORREY HOT! DANIELLE HOT!Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 33 = KATHERINE (to DANIELLE) IF I GET ALL THE GLORY ‘THE CREDIT GOES TO TORREY ‘CAUSE 1 DO SQUAT TORREY WHAT! KATHERINE (back to TORREY) YOU MAKE IT WORK WITH ALL WHAT YOU GoT KATHERINE WHAT YOU GoT TORREY WHATIGOT ALL You HOO KATHERINE, DANIELLE WHAT YOU Gor TORREY WHATIGOT ALL You KATHERINE ‘TOMORROW I WILL MARRY AMAN THAT [JUST MET TORREY, DANIELLE, LOUIS HOO, COP! KATHERINE ‘THE WEDDING IS INSANE THE CAKE'S THE BEST YOU'LL GET TORREY, DANIELLE, LOUIS HOO, OOP!Disney's Freaky FRIDAY KATHERINE PM COLD AND I'M WITHHOLDING (to DANIELLE) AND PUT THAT IN YOUR BOOK BUT GIVE THIS GIRL A KNIFE THEN HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE ‘CAUSE SHE CAN COOK! ALL YEAH! SHE CAN COOK! YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU USE WHAT YOU GOT YEAH, WHAT YOU GOT TORREY SHE'S PREACHING, BABY, HEAR IT! DANIELLE VM LOVING HER FREE SPIRIT! KATHERINE RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. MY NEUROSIS AND PRETENSION TORREY YOU'RE JUDGY, NOT TO MENTION KATHERINE BUT THROW IT IN THE POT! YOU BAKE YOUR CAKE WITH WHAT YOU GOT TORREY, LOUIS, DANIELLE WHAT You Gor! KATHERINE WHAT You Gor! TORREY, LOUIS, DANIELLE WHAT YOU GOT! ALL Hoo! TORREY, LOUIS, DANIELLE WHAT You Gor!Disney's FRreaxy Fripay - 35 - KATHERINE WHAT You Gor TORREY, LOUIS, DANIELLE WHAT You Gor! ALL HOO! YOU MAKE IT HOT! KATHERINE, TORREY, LOUIS, DANIELLE WITH WHAT YOU (WHAT YOU) WHAT YOU (WHAT YOU) WHAT YOU (WHAT YOU) ALL WHAT You Gor! (KATHERINE gestures in triumph and turns to DANIELLE.) KATHERINE That actually went really well! LouIS ‘One more? (KATHERINE poses for a picture... but knocks over the cake. Disaster!)36 - Disney's Freaky Fripay SCENE 4: High School, Biology Lab (Bell rings. STUDENTS, including HANNAH, GRETCHEN, PARKER, WELLS, and SAVANNAH enter, ELLIE enters and nods, nervous, smoothing her hair back. MR. BLUMEN, the biology teacher, looks at her skeptically.) MR. BLUMEN Miss Blake. What a treat! What a wondrous occasion to have you in biology today! ELLIE You know, they did a study on sarcasm in the classroom and it’s actually the least effective way to communicate. MR. BLUMEN Really? How interesting. (GRETCHEN and HANNAH approach ELLIE.) GRETCHEN So... what did you mom say about the Hunt? ELLIE My mom? Oh, she said no. I can’t do the Hunt. HANNAH How can you drop out!?! ELLIE My mother is under real pressure today. I need to be there for her. GRETCHEN Since when do you want to do anything for your mother? HANNAH ‘You said that all she cares about is the wedding, ELLIE I said that? HANNAH Ell, we're a team, We have to do the Hunt together. Please don’t give up. (ADAM enters.) STUDENTS ADAM!Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 37 MR. BLUMEN (sighs) Nice of you to join us. ADAM De nada. (sits at Ellie's table) Hey. ‘Sup. ELLIE What? ADAM What. ELLIE Did you just say hay-sup? ADAM I said ‘sup. ELLIE Oh. ‘Sup, (SAVANNAH inserts herself betaeen ELLIE and ADAM.) SAVANNAH Hey, Adam. Want to be lab partners? I read the textbook for fun last summer. ADAM Nah. [already have a partner. (ELLIE giggles. She stops herself... why is she doing that? SAVANNAH gives ELLIE the evil eye and goes to her table. ADAM stays near ELLIE, who feels his presence. MR BLUMEN claps his hands for attention.) MR. BLUMEN Class! No pop quiz today. (STUDENTS cheer.) ‘The frogs are here! We're doing dissection! (STUDENTS booo0o, axowater, and moan.) WELLS Why do we have to dissect today? MR. BLUMEN Because I'll be damned if my minivan is going to smell like hot frog again.= 38 Disney's Freaky Fripay (WELLS delivers frogs on trays. Various sounds of disgust or mirth from the STUDENTS. ADAM leans close to ELLIE, who swoons, to her chagrin.) ADAM I like your hair. ELLIE You do? ADAM Yeah, I can see your face. ELLIE (vindicated) ‘Thank you! MR. BLUMEN Pick up your scalpels! GRETCHEN It’s so sad! MR. BLUMEN Gretchen, your frog lived a long and happy life filled with triumphs. SAVANNAH (leans over to talk to ELLIE) I remember last month, just looking at the starfish made you sick. Do you need a bucket? ELLIE You know, Savannah, today I feel pretty comfortable with a knife. (ELLIE takes her scalpel and definitively slices the frog right down the middle.) MR. BLUMEN Very good, Miss Blake! (ELLIE continues to dissect expertly.) ADAM Whoa. (ADAM teans in, puts his hand on ELLIE’s. She looks up. His hand stays. They look at ‘each other for a split second, then she moves aay.) Sorry.Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 39 - ELLIE Um. That's okay! (ELLIE continues to dissect, but her mind is elsewhere.) I'M ACE AT ALL ANATOMIES A MASTER OF DISSECTION AN EXPERT CHEF WHO WIELDS AN EXPERT KNIFE BUT STILL I SENSE A GREMLIN IN THIS SYSTEM OF PERFECTION ‘THERE CLEARLY ARE STILL MYSTERIES TO LIFE ELLIE IT'S KINGDOM, PHYLLUM, CLASS AND THEN IT’S ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS IT ALL COMES BACK TO ME LIKE CHILD'S PLAY ‘THEN HE LEANS OVER MY SHOULDER THERE IN ALLIS LONG AND LEANNESS AND CUTS MY HARD-EARNED KNOWLEDGE CLEAN AWAY ELLIE ITRY TO KEEP A FOCUSED MIND AND STEADY HAND STUDENTS (OOH, KEEP FOCUSED OOH, KEEP STEADY ELLIE BUT THE RHYTHM OF MY HEART IS LIKE A COUNTRY WESTERN BAND STUDENTS WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, OH! ELLIE OH, BIOLOGY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME? WHY CAN'T MY GROWNUP BRAIN (CONTROL MY TEENAGE PARTS? STUDENTS MMM MMM MMM OOH, AHH. MMM MMM MMM CLEAN AWAY- 40 - Disney's Freaky FRIDAY (ELLIE) OH BIOLOGY WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE? WHY CAN'T YOU BE HUMANE AND STILL OUR BEATING HEARTS BEFORE THE CUTTING STARTS..? ADAM (deeply impressed by Ellie's work) ‘Huh, Shyeah. Ellie. Check it! Whu hu hu huh, Man! ELLIE STUDENTS HE'S INERT AND INARTICULATE 00H ASPECIMEN OF TRUANT 00H AND THOUGH WE'RE BOTH SIXTEEN 00H HE'S MUCH TOO YOUNG MUCH TOO YOUNG MY AMYGDALA IS FULLY FORMED OOH MY FRONTAL LOBE IS FLUENT oon ‘THEN PHEROMONES GO FUTZING. AH WITH MY TONGUE ADAM ‘THAT'S TOTES AMAZE I’M WAY IMPRESSED, LIKE SWEET TECHNIQUE STUDENTS HoLy cow ELLIE (to ADAM) UM, LIKE, TOTALLY, UM, THANKS (to hers) GOOD LORD, NOW, CAN'T LEVEN SPEAK? STUDENTS LALALALALALA LALALALALALADisney's FReaxy Fripay ELLIE STUDENTS OH, BIOLOGY (OH, BIOLOGY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME? DONE TO ME MY OVER FORTY SOUL 00H ISIN A TEEN CLICHE TEEN CLICHE OH, BIOLOGY OH, BIOLOGY WHY WON'T YOU SET ME FREE? SET ME FREE “CAUSE I'M NOT IN CONTROL 00H WHEN HUNGER HAS ITS SAY HUNGER HAS ITS SAY AND HORMONES HAVE THEIR WAY AND HORMONES ELLIE Focus, Blake, focus. WELLS HEY, TAKE A LOOK AT ELLIE BLAKE SHE DOES THIS LAB WORK GREAT! HANNAH POOR KERMIT THERE, HE HAD NO CHANCE SAVANNAH ‘THAT GIRLIS ON MY NERVES TODAY I BETTER SET HER STRAIGHT PARKER I'S FUN TO MAKE A DEAD FROG DANCE ADAM I NEVER KNEW THAT ELLIE BLAKE WAS SUCH ASCIENCE WHIZ SHE'S SMART OF COURSE SO IT MAKES SENSE BUT SOMETHING'S UP WITH HER TODAY 1 DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS SHE'S, LIKE, ON FIRE SHE’S SO INTENSE ELLIE HE'S SO INTENSE STUDENTS IT'S SO INTENSE- 42 Disney's Freaky FRIDAY PARKER AND I'MSO DENSE! ALL (DENSE) OH, BIOLOGY LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME MY HEART IS IN A PAN, MY BRAIN IS OUT TO SEA (OH, BIOLOGY WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE? PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN PLEASE HEAR MY PAINFUL PLEA BIOLOGY BIOLOGY BIOLOGY (The bell rings. STUDENTS disperse.) ADAM Later. ELLIE ‘Sup. PLEASE SET ME FREE STUDENTS SET ME FREE oonDisney's FReaxy Fripay - 43 = SCENE lake House, Kitchen (KATHERINE and TORREY stare atthe pile of cake mess.) KATHERINE So there’s no way we can— TORREY No. KATHERINE Well... you can just make another one! (TORREY, bewildered, stares at KATHERINE.) Or don’t. Either way. No big deal. Let's just skip the cake. No cake! Bam! Problem solved. TORREY ‘That's not how you solve a problem, (TORREY exits with the mess of the cake. GRANDMA HELENE and GRANDPA GORDON enter.) GRANDPA GORDON I tried to keep her at the hotel, Katherine, I swear. GRANDMA HELENE She wants us here! (to KATHERINE) ‘You want us here. KATHERINE ‘You want to make a wedding cake? GRANDPA GORDON Very funny! GRANDMA HELENE Like you'd let us. (MIKE enters with PASTOR BRUNO and heads towards KATHERINE for a cheery ng.) MIKE Katie! KATHERINE Whoa. Oh no there. Ha, ha, ha— (cerious) No.- 448 Disney's Freaky FRIDAY (KATHERINE) (notices PASTOR BRUNO) Who are you? MIKE You remember Pastor Bruno... from the wedding workshop weekend — KATHERINE Wedding workshop. Wow. PASTOR BRUNO Good to see you, Katherine. (hugs KATHERINE, a nice long hug) T understand the plan is to have the wedding outside in the backyard! (GRANDPA GORDON snoris.) GRANDMA HELENE Or you could do it in a church like normal people. GRANDPA GORDON Here they go again. I need to go lie down. (GRANDMA HELENE and GRANDPA GORDON exit.) PASTOR BRUNO Let’s talk through the ceremony. It’s traditional to start with a prayer. But I'l tell you what—I do something a little different. KATHERINE ‘You go satanic? PASTOR BRUNO (qokward) Ha ha! [like to begin by asking the couple to tell us the story of how they first met. MIKE (charmed) Hove that. PASTOR BRUNO (prompting) How did you first meet? MIKE (nto “the story”) Okay, I come in, first day on the job—Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 45 - KATHERINE He was designing our kitchen cabinets! MIKE Katie's at the stove working on something. I say, “Wow, that smells great—only thing I know how to cook are seven-layer bars.” (to KATHERINE) Tell him what you said next. KATHERINE (pause) You tell him. MIKE W’s funny when you say it! KATHERINE Seriously. You. MIKE ‘Come on. She said... KATHERINE I said. MIKE KATHERINE (pause) Sever-layer bars don’t actually Layers don’t need... All those layers... count as cooking. When you're cooking with... the stuff. (A beat, then...) She hates seven-layer bars, Tove seven-layer bars, PASTOR BRUNO (acokwward) Good story. And the two of you are writing your own vows? KATHERINE No. MIKE They're not done? KATHERINE No.- 46 = Disney's Freaky Fripay MIKE Katie, I know how important itis for you to have all the details perfect. The vows are important to me. I want to stand up there with you tomorrow, in front of everyone we love, and say words that come from us. Why don't I read you what I’ve got so far? Oh no no no no! That’s okay— (MIKE unfolds a sheet of paper.) wn VM NOT A MAN OF MANY WORDS AND NONE THAT CAN CONVEY EXACTLY HOW I FELT WHEN I FIRST. ‘SAW YOUR FACE THAT DAY KATHERINE ‘That's really nice. MIKE I'M NOT A MAN WHO MAKES A SPEECH (OR FLOUTS A FANCY RHYME SO ALL THAT I CAN SAY IS 1 WILL LOVE YOU FOR ALL TIME. KATHERINE That was so good. MIKE AND I FEEL SOMEHOW I KNOW YOU LIKE I'VE KNOWN NO ONE BEFORE BUT STILL, I KNOW, THERE'S MORE (TORREY and PASTOR BRUNO are riveted. KATHERINE is dying.) I'M NOT A MAN WHO WRITES A BOOK ‘THAT GIFT, IT ISN'T MINE FOR YOU, I'D WRITE A THOUSAND BOOKS MY HEART IN EV'RY LINE AND EVERY BOOK WOULD TELL OF YOU AND WHAT OUR LIFE WILL BE AND THROUGH IT ALL, YOU'D STAYDisney's FReaxy Fripay - 47 = (MIKE) ASTUNNING MYSTERY TO ME ‘CAUSE I FEEL SOMEHOW I KNOW YOU LIKE I'VE KNOWN NO ONE BEFORE ‘THOUGH I KNOW FOR ALL I KNOW OF YOU ‘THERE ALWAYS WILL BE MORE ‘CAUSE LOVE IS IN THE KNOWING AND THE WISHING THAT YOU KNEW AND KATHERINE, MY KATHERINE TLOVE You (As MIKE sings the final lines to KATHERINE, she manages to pat or squeeze his hand awkwardly, ending the moment as far azoay as possible.)- 48 - Disney's Freaky Fripay SCENE 6: High School, Hallway / Blake House, Kitchen (High School, Halleway. ELLIE looks in her locker and combs her hair LAUREL, a student, passes by and sees ELLIE’s back.) Peete nats LAUREL I think you might have sat on some gum. ELLIE Great (ELLIE tioists to see in the mirror. As her shirt lifts, she spots something on her lower back.) What is that? What is that! (to LAUREL) What do you see right there?? LAUREL A tattoo of... [think it's a dandelion? Cute. ELLIE Why? Why would I do this? (Unnerved, LAUREL continues on her way.) Thave a tattoo... on my underage backside. BUSTED YOU'RE BUSTED I KNEW SOMEHOW THAT YOU COULD NEVER TRUTHFULLY BE TRUSTED ‘A'TATTOO? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? PERFECT SKIN IS NOT FOR INKING I WON'T HAVE YOU BE THE STAR OF GIRLS GONE WILD (OH, NO, YOU'RE BUSTED BUSTED My CHILD (Blake House, Kitchen.) TORREY We are officially fifty-five minutes behind the master schedule. We need to prep the salads, marinate the fish, start wrapping the figs with bacon—Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 49 - KATHERINE Uuuuuuuuugh. This all hurts my head. TORREY Do you need your... you know? KATHERINE ‘Yeah. Where is my “you know”? TORREY Top cabinet. Earl Grey tin. (KATHERINE opens the tin and discovers a stash of cigarettes.) KATHERINE ‘Those are cigarettes! I smoke?? Throw these away. Enabler! (KATHERINE gives the offending pack to TORREY, who exits, baffled.) Ugh, that’s why my mouth tastes like carpet! BUSTED! YOU'RE BUSTED! YM SHOCKED, MY WORLD IS ROCKED AND I'MA LITTLE BIT DISGUSTED AND IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S NO BIGGIE EV'RY TIME YOU SNEAK A CIGGIE YOU ARE SETTING OFF ATTINY CANCER BOMB BUT NOW YOU'RE BUSTED. BUSTED DEAR MOM (KATHERINE goes through a kitchen cabinet) AND WHAT ELSE ARE YOU HIDING THAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE? (Split scene. ELLIE goes through the locker.) ELLIE AND WHAT ELSE ARE YOU HIDING FROM THE PRINCIPAL AND ME? (KATHERINE sorts through a pile of bills) KATHERINE ‘THESE BILLS ARE OVERDUE ‘THROW THEM IN THE TRASH (ELLIE pulls out some library books.)- 50 - Disney's Freaky FRIDAY ELLIE ‘THESE BOOKS ARE OVERDUE ‘A BLATANT WASTE OF CASH (ELLIE and KATHERINE dig deeper.) KATHERINE, ELLIE AND, HERE, A SECRET SPOT A-HAHII FOUND YOUR SIASH! (ELLIE and KATHERINE each pull out a Twinkie.) This is so not organic. BUSTED! YOU'RE BUSTED (ELLIE and KATHERINE open and start to eat the Twinkies.) KATHERINE ‘YOU'RE HOSED, NOW I'VE EXPOSED YOU ELLIE YOU ARE THROUGH YOU'RE DONE AND DUSTED KATHERINE, ELLIE THIS IS SKETCHY AND IT’S HINKY ALTHOUGH THANK YOU FOR THE TWINKIE ‘CAUSE WE ALL NEED SOME (CREAM FILLING NOW AND THEN ALTHOUGH YOU'RE BUSTED BUSTED AGAIN (STUDENTS appear elsewhere in vignettes with their PARENTS.) ADAM Mom, seriously? Calm down. ADAM’S MOM I FOUND YOUR SECRET MUNCHIES SO WHERE'D YOU HIDE THE BONG? ADAM I don’t do drugs! I eat Cheetos in bed because they comfort me.Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 51 GRETCHEN’S MOM (wearing an undergarment in her hair) I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SCRUNCHIE TURNS OUT IT WAS A THONG! GRETCHEN ‘Mom! Get that out of your hair! SAVANNAH I FOUND YOUR SECRET STASH CANDY CORN, MOM? LAME SAVANNAH’S MOM It should be available year-round. PARKER’S DAD 1 CHECKED YOUR BROWSER CACHE FOX NEWS? FOR SHAME! PARKER Just looking for truth, Dad. HANNAH 1 SAW THAT LOOK—OH JEEZ, DAD YOU'RE HOT FOR THE AU PAIR? WELLS I FOUND ALL YOUR CDs, DAD 1 KNEW THAT YOU LIKED CHER PARENTS, STUDENTS AND DISHONESTY CAN HURT ‘AND LIES WE CAN'T ACCEPT BUT THE BIGGEST THING I LEARNED SNOOPING WHILE YOU SLEPT IS WITH MOMS AND DADS AND KIDS SOME SECRETS SHOULD BE KEPT! KATHERINE, ELLIE, PARENTS, STUDENTS BUT NOW YOU'RE KATHERINE, STUDENTS BUSTED ELLIE, PARENTS BUSTED- 52 - Disney's Freaky FRIDAY KATHERINE, STUDENTS ‘YOU'RE BUSTED ELLIE, PARENTS BUSTED KATHERINE, STUDENTS ‘YOUR FINE AND EVER-SHINY REPUTATION HAS BEEN RUSTED ELLIE, PARENTS ‘YOU'RE CHEEKY AND YOU'RE SNEAKY AND ALITTLE MALADJUSTED KATHERINE, STUDENTS I'M MUDDLED AND BEFUDDLED AND ENTIRELY NONPLUSSED-ED ELLIE, PARENTS I TOLD YOU WHEN YOU'RE OLDER YOU WOULD WISH WE HAD DISCUSSED IT KATHERINE, ELLIE, STUDENTS, PARENTS NOW I'M OFF TO FIND THE REST ‘THAT YOU CONCEAL, OH, NO, YOU'RE BUSTED. YEAH-HUH, YOU'RE BUSTED (OOH-OOH, YOU'RE BUSTED. BUSTED FOR REAL (As PARENTS and STUDENTS exit... WELLS’S DAD Cher is an award-winning artist! (KATHERINE finds a bracelet-sized box.) KATHERINE A box filled with old pasta, That's just weird. (lifts out a necklace) ‘THIS NECKLACE THAT I MADE HER HUH, I'S ACTUALLY NOT HALF-BAD, (ELLIE takes out a notebook, and a photo flutters out.)Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 53 = ELLIE ‘THE JOURNAL THAT I GAVE HER (ooks at photo) AND THE FAM'LY, WITH HER DAD (ELLIE starts to open the journal, then changes her mind.) KATHERINE, ELLIE ALL THESE SECRETS THAT SHE KEEPS ALL THESE THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN AND SOME I'M GLAD KNOW NOW BUT SOME SHOULD STAY HER OWN (ELLIE places the journal back in the locker. KATHERINE puts the box away.)- 54 Disney's Freaky Fripay SCENE 7: High School, Hallway (KATHERINE walks quickly down the halhony. Late to class, ADAM enters and Inocks a big purse offer shoulder. Stuff goes everyaoher.) 7 ADAM Whoa. Dude— KATHERINE ‘Oh my god could you watch where you're— (recognizes him) ADAM. (ADAM returns the purse to KATHERINE, whom he doesn't recognize.) It’s Ellie..’s mom. Ellie Blake. Katherine Blake. ADAM Ellie Blake’s mom? Shyeah, Sandwich Lady! (ADAM hugs KATHERINE exuberantly. Oh My God. She closes her eyes and relishes this, She smells his hair. He pulls back, looks at her quizzically, then smiles.) KATHERINE I know that Ellie is very... happy that you like them. I mean, she must... think. highly of you ADAM Your sandwiches are the best thing I've ever tasted. Ellie's lucky KATHERINE Yeah. (ADAM exits. KATHERINE throws the audience a swoony look: “Can you even handle how hot this guy is?” She exits walking on air amid an angelic chorus.) STUDENTS ADAM, ADAM, WHOO. ADAM, ADAM, WHOO. ADAM, ADAM, ADAM, ADAM ADAM WHOO, WHOO, WHOODisney's FReaxy Fripay 55 - HEY... KATHERINE- 56 - Disney's Preaxy Fripay SCENE 8: High School, Counselor's Office (KATHERINE enters to find DR. EHRIN, MS, LUCKENBILL, SENOR O'BRIEN ‘and ELLIE.) KATHERINE (dreamy, happy, to TEACHERS) Hello. (ees DR. EHRIN and snaps out of it) ‘Oh. Dr. Ehrin, Hey. DR. EHRIN Have we met? KATHERINE Yeah. No. lust know you by reputation. (to ELLIE) He's the school counselor. ELLIE Yes, Iknow. I go here. KATHERINE Right! (introducing herself) Katherine Blake. Getting married tomorrow, so much to do! So maybe we keep this short? DR. EHRIN This is Mrs. Luckenbill. She teaches literature. KATHERINE Scarlet Letter. Great read. Real page turner. DR. EHRIN And Seftor O'Brien, our Spanish teacher. KATHERINE Buenos tardes. DR. EHRIN Thave been looking over Ellie's test scores. KATHERINE ‘She never tested wellDisney's FReaxy Fripay - 57 ELLIE Because I don’t study. KATHERINE Or the tests are too hard. Agree to disagree. DR. EHRIN Ive also seen her conduct reports. KATHERINE I think she's a pretty great kid! ELLIE Icould do better. SENOR O'BRIEN ‘She's been absent from my class seventeen times this year. ELLIE What?! KATHERINE (also “outraged”) What?! ELLIE No she hasn't, Have I? SENOR O'BRIEN Look at her play the innocent. DR. EHRIN Ellie, how do you feel about what Seftor O’Brien just said? ELLIE Shocked. And angry. Angry at myself DR. EHRIN Angry—yes. The Aldenbach Assesment, the Adaptive Behavior Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory... all these tests tell me: “angry.” MS. LUCKENBILL Idon’t think— KATHERINE ‘Those tests are stupid. DR. EHRIN Mrs, Blake, if Ellie continues to treat her classes like a Las Vegas buffet, she may not graduate from this school,- 58 - Disney's Freaky Fripay ELLIE Great. That's just great. DR. EHRIN ‘Sometimes I like to role-play. Ellie, you pretend to be your mother. Katherine, you be Ellie. Let's talk. KATHERINE, ELLIE KATHERINE can tell you what's wrong, fre (KATHERINE) TINFANTILIZE MY DAUGHTER VM CONTROLLING, I’M A PILL. I MICRO-MICROMANAGE YM ALL UP IN HER GRILL ELLIE Its called parenting. KATHERINE I DEMAND THAT SHE BE PERFECT ALL THAT PRESSURE! ALL THAT FUSS! I'M A PARENTING DISASTER DON’T YOU THINK SO? LET'S DISCUSS ELLIE FORGIVE MY DARLING MOTHER AND FORGET EACH THING SHE SAID PUT THE BLAME WHERE IT BELONGS NOW SQUARELY ON MY HEAD! YM RECKLESS AND I'M FECKLESS 1GO AND GET TATTOOS! I THINK I'S CALLED A TRAMP STAMP. 1 CAN SHOW YOU IF YOU CHOOSE, (ELLIE starts to show it off) TEACHERS, KATHERINEDisney's FReaxy Fripay - 59 = KATHERINE At least she doesn’t smoke. Like me. I smoke. ELLIE MY FAULTS ARE MUCH TOO NUMEROUS TO NAME KATHERINE IT'S AWFUL TO ADMIT, BUT THAT'S THE GAME ELLIE SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE KATHERINE SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE ELLIE, KATHERINE SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE THE BLAME, DR. EHRIN A-ha. IT'S A SINGLE PARENT FAM'LY SO YOU BOTH ARE FILLED WITH RAGE SENOR O'BRIEN HER DEVELOPMENT ARRESTED AT THE PRE-PRE-VERBAL STAGE DR. EHRIN OR IT COULD BE ADHD, ADD. OR S.ED’S 1 SUGGEST THAT YOU TRY RITALIN AND YOGA, AND SOY CHEESE KATHERINE ELLIE Soy cheese? This is asinine, SENOR O'BRIEN SHE'S FUNCTION’LY UNPUNCTUAL SHE'S RAUCOUS AND SHE'S RUDE KATHERINE EXCUSE ME, ES ME HIJA SO PERDER LA ATTITUDE MRS. LUCKENBILL SHE'S INTELLIGENT KATHERINE YOU HEAR THAT?- 60 - Disney's Freaky FRIDAY DR. EHRIN BUT UNFOCUSED, BARELY THERE SENOR O'BRIEN I THINK SHE SMOKES THE GANJA KATHERINE SHE DOES NOT! ELLIE I DON'T? KATHERINE SWEAR! DR. EHRIN SHE'S WASTING HER POTENTIAL JUST THE SAME, KATHERINE IT’S NOT HER FAULT IF SHE'S TOO BRIGHT TO TAME KATHERINE, ELLIE, SENOR O'BRIEN, DR. EHRIN BUT SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE THE MRS. LUCKENBILL ENOUGH WITH ALL THE BLAMING AND THE SHAMING (SENOR O'BRIEN tries to interject.) No, YOU HUSH ‘THE ARMCHAIR ANALYZING AND. ‘THE PSYCHOBABBLE MUSH I'MA TEACHER, I SHOULD REACH HER SO THE FAILURE HERE IS MINE SHE'S BRIGHT AND SHE'S ARTICULATE HER HEART AND MIND ARE FINE IN ALL THIS FINGER POINTING ‘THIS CRUSADE NO ONE THOUGHT TO CHECK HER FILE TO SEE SHE'S STRUGGLED FOR A WHILE... SINCE THE SEVENTH GRADE... ELLIE ‘The year Dad passed away.Disney's FReaxy Fripay - 61 - KATHERINE Just say “died.” He died. ELLIE (aside, to KATHERINE) OH HONEY, I'VE BEEN THOUGHTLESS AND FOR YEARS. I NEVER THOUGHT YOUR ANGER STOOD FOR TEARS I'S CLEAR TO ME I HAVE TO TAKE THE— KATHERINE LISTEN, DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS NOW? VD RATHER NOT DISCUSS IT ANYHOW I'S HIGH-SCHOOL-COUNSELOR BS. ALL THE SAME ‘CAUSE NOBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE THE BLAME I don’t want to talk about it. ELLIE You don’t have to, Let’s wrap this up. (to TEACHERS) appreciate all the feedback. From now on, I'm going to be really good. (ELLIE exits.) KATHERINE (to SENOR O'BRIEN) Your class sounds really boring, (Having scored a good one, KATHERINE hurries out.) SENOR O'BRIEN BUT SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO TAKE THE BLAME! MRS. LUCKENBILL Oh, can it, Kevin. DR. EHRIN Eight years until retirement.