Inside Out Play Script
Inside Out Play Script
Inside Out Play Script
characters:
Joy: Adrian
Sadness: Karla
Anger: Sigfrido
Disgust: Marcela
Fear: Genaro
Riley: S. Martinez
Dad: Sadi
Mom: Karol
Bing Bong: Pablo
CoolGirl: Elian
Clown: Jamila
Teacher: Valeria
Meg: Fer
Imaginary Boyfriend: Cesar
MindWorkers (Helpers): the rest
Vacuum Cleaner:
SO FAR WE NEED: Dining table, baby costume, baby blanket, Head controllers, broccoli
pizza, an easier movie, sleeping bag, prop laptop, 3 dishes with fake food, 2 contenía for
the sides Of the stage
OS: on stage
DS: down stage
RTA: people that should be ready to act
HC: Head controls
Scene 1: intro
OS: Joy
DS: Riley
RTA: Sadness, Mom, Dad
Joy: Do you ever look at someone and wonder “what is going on inside their head?
well, i know… well, i know Riley’s head.
Joy: Oh, hello. I.. i’m joy, So… can i just… i mean could you… I just want to x that
{Joy pushes Sadness out of the panel}
{Riley reaches the table and Dad starts feeding her with broccoli}
Joy: This is disgust she basically keeps Riley from being poisoned, physically and socially
Disgust: that is not brightly colored or shaped like a dinosaur. hold on guys. It’s broccoli!
{presses something in the HC}
Dad: Riley if you not eat your dinner, you’re not getting any dessert
Joy: that’s Anger he cares very deeply about things being fair
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Anger: so that’s how you wanna play it, old man? no dessert? ohh sure, we will eat
dinner!(sarcastically)Right after you eat this! {presses something in the HC then Yells
(a lot)}
{Riley nally eats her broccoli, Fear, anger and Disgust leaves}
Joy: and.. you’ve meet sadness, she… well, she… i’m not actually sure what she does.
anyways, these are riley’s memories, and they’re mostly happy, but the really important
ones are over here they are called core memories. each one came from a super important
time in riley’s life these are what makes Riley… Riley!… after all Riley is 11 now… What
could happen?
{all leave}
Mom: Riley, why don’t you go and see your new home?
{emotions head to HC}Meanwhile Riley head to his room(disgusted of the new house)
Joy: I’ve got an idea, {Riley says the same at the same time} why don’t we order some
pizza from the pizzeria we saw earlier
Sad: i remember our Home pizza used to be good there.. and our friends are there, and…
we played hockey there and… maybe i should take the control
Joy: Wait why don’t you better read some… Headquarters manuals
{Some Time later}
{Riley enters to his room and gets ready to sleep in the oor}
{Riley is layer on the oor and hears a truck pass by}
Joy: Ok i admit: we had a rough start, but lets think of the things Riley should be happy
about
Anger: No Joy; there is nothing for Riley to be happy about, let us handle this.
{Rileys mom enters his room and sits right next to her}
Mom: Hi honey.
Anger: The mom bad news train is pilling in, toot! toot!
Mom; still no moving Van, It wont be here till Tuesday, can you believe it?
Anger: Toot toot toot (train sounds)(sarcastically)
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Riley: Where’s Dad?
Mom: On the phone, his new job is keeping him pretty busy, he is a little stressed
Anger: Now time for a well placed withering scowls {presses something in the HC}
{Riley puts a pissed of face}
Mom: I guess all i really wants to say is Thank you.
All emotions: Huh???
Mom, you know, well through all this confusion you’ve stayed our happy girl.
{All emotions turn to look at Joy}
Mom: But if you can keep smiling, it would be a big help.
Joy: Well.. {Touches something in the HC}
Riley: Yeah, Sure (in a good mood)
Mom: What did we do to deserve you?
{She gives Riley a goodnight kiss and leaves}{Before closing the door}
Mom: Sweet Dreams
Angry: Well, you can’t argue with mom, happy it is.
Fear: Team happy sounds great
Disgust: Totally behind you joy
Joy: Seems like we’re sleeping
Riley: My name is Riley Andersen, i’m from Minnesota and now i live here.
Teacher: How about minnesota, can you tall us about there
Riley: Yeah, it gets pretty cold, the lake freezes over and that’s when we play hockey.,
pretty much everyone in my family skates, it’s like a family tradition. we go out the lake
every weekend… {sadness takes the HC}(Riley starts crying) Or we did, till i moved
away.
{some people whisper}
Disgust: cool kids whispering! did you see that they’re judging us!
{cool kids whisper}
Joy: Sadness knock it out, you cannot take control in this situation
Teacher:Well… I know it can be though moving to anew place but we are happy to have
you here, alright everyone, let’s go to the laboratory {all class leaves stage}
{moms mind}
Sadness: did you guys pick up on that?
the rest of the emotions: Mhh (yes)
{Rileys Mind}
Disgust: That’s it, i’m done, you pretend to be joy {pushes Fear towards the center of HC}
Fear: What? Okay. Um, hmm. {Presses something in HC}
{Mom’s mind}
Anger: Something is de nitely is going on
Disgust: she’s never acted like this before, what should we do?
Sadness: We need to nd out whats happening but we need support, signal the husband
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Mom: Ahemn!
Anger: Uh-oh. She's looking at us. Uh, what did she say?
OS:{the emotions divide into two parts, the dads ind and Rileys mind
Riley’s side: Disgust, Fear Dad’s side: Anger, Joy and Sadness(dads side have a
mustache)}
Scene: 6
OS: no one
DS: Joy, Sadness
RTA: Bing Bong
{joy enters while pulling sadness from the feet and carrying the core memories}
Joy: hello
{bing bong goes and hides behind something}
Bing Bong: Uh, I was looking for, um... Distraction!
Joy: what?
{bing bong tries to run but he ends up hitting his head}Bing Bong (soft voice): i hurt all
over
Joy: Wait, i Know you
Bing Bong: No you don’t, i get that a lot, i look like a lot of people
Joy: nonono, i do {gasps} Bing Bong! Riley's imaginary friend!
Bing Bong: you really do know me?
Joy: well of course! we’re trying to get back to headquarters
Bing Bong: without you Riley won’t ever be happy, come here follow me!
Joy: it is so great to see your again, i gotta tell you i’m such a big fan of yours, That’s
right, your theme song, who is the friend you like to play?
Bing Bong: Bing Bong, Bing Bong
His rickey makes you yell hooray!
Both(Bing bong and Joy): Bing Bong, Bing Bong 0
{Both laugh}
Joy: By the way what are you doing out here?
Bing Bong: Well, there's not much call for imaginary friends lately… So, uh, i… you
know, um...(sighs)(sad)
Joy: hey, don’t be sad, you know, when i get back to head quarters ill makes sure Riley’s
remembers you
BgBg: You will?
Joy: of course
BgBg: yippeee, this is the greatest day of my life!! (celebrates)
Scene 8: Payasote
OS: Joy, Sadness, BingBong
DS: Mind Workers
RTA: 4 Mind Workers, Jangles
BgBg: hey look here is the train of thought, it could lead you to the headquarters
Joy: right let’s hop in
Sadness: nally we have our way back to the headquarters
{the train stops and the background darkens}
{2 Head workers exit the train cabin}
joy{to the train workers}: hey, why aren’t we moving?
MindWorker 3: Riley’s asleep, we’re all on break
BgBg: we’re stuck here until morning, the train of thought doesn’t run when she’s asleep
sad:what about we wake her up?
Joy: that’s ridiculous, how could we possibly can?
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Sad: look, there’s the subconscious, they take all the trouble makers there {points
somewhere in the whiteboard} and there are the “Dream studios” where all riley’s
dreams are created
{joy and Sadness heads to the “subconscious” while BgBg goes to the dream
studios(leaves)}
{2 Mind workers goes to the door (they are security)}
{Joy an Sad sneaks behind the guards and (then they pretends they’re escaping from
the “prison”) at the same time:}[MW=Mind Worker in this case they are ]
MW1:My hat feels loose, are you sure this is my hat or your hat?
MW2: Yeah, it’s my hat
MW1: you sure? Look n the label
MW2 yeah, it says “my hat”
MW1: that s what I wrote in my hat, you’ve got my hat on
MW2: ok but its my handwriting
{Joy and sad reaches the door and pretend they were escaping, they make a sound with
the door}
{they go to the right side, they hide behind the stage(Jangles to) and then they go to the
left side. one of the guards guards go out from the left side, and then about 2 seconds
after Joy and Sadness get out running {MW: Hey. }and then Jangles pushes him es she
chase Joy and sadness, (the guard fall into the oor)
I was about to say they wouldn’t let us but… come on, let’s go
{Joy, Sadness and BgBg ride the Train}
Joy: Ha-ha! We made it! Guess who’s on their way to the Headquarters!
Sad: We are!
Scene 9: action
OS: Fear, Anger, Disgust
DS: Riley in a sleeping bag with his laptop by her side
RTA: Mom, Dad (Joy & Sadness on the side of the stage)
{Riley looks really tired, as if she just woke up}
Fear: Wait wait hang on guys, are we really doing this? I mean this is serious
Anger: look, we have no core memories, we want Riley to be happy?, so lets get back on
Minnesota and make more (slightly nervous)
Teacher through the phone: Oh, let me check the attendance records… I’m sorry, it
seems Riley wasn’t in class today.
Mom: Okay thank you {hangs up} her teacher hasn’t even seen Riley in all day
Dad: What?
Mom: What was she wearing last? Do you ever remember what…
Dad: I can’t believe this..
{Riley enters (crying)}
Mom: Riley! We were worried sick / Dad: There you are, Thank goodness
{Riley cries}
Riley: I know you don't want me to but... I miss Home… I miss Minnesota You need me to
be happy, but... I want my old friends, and my hockey team. I want to go Home, Please
don’t be mad
Mom: oh sweetie
Dad: We’re not mad, you know what? I miss Minnesota too.
{Rileys Sobs?}
Dad: Come here
{Riley and his parents are hugging while Riley is sobbing}
{Sad has been controlling all this scene, but suddenly invites joy to take the control at
the same time}{Rileys feels comfort with his family}
{intro music}
{all leave}
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End.