Lil RED
TILTON LISZT
Popsicles! Get your popsicles! Only six bucks! Oh, hello! Would you care for a Popsicle miss?
REBECCA
Yes please. Though, I think what you’re doing is really mean!
TILTON LISZT
Can I help it that I’m smarter than everyone? Present company excluded, of course. But do you get mad at yourself when you win a race?
REBECCA
No, why would-
TILTON LISZT
How about when you win an arm wrestling competition?
REBECCA
No.
TILTON LISZT
Or when you get the highest grade in class?
REBECCA
No!
TILTON LISZT
Why?
REBECCA
Because I’m the fastest and the strongest and the smartest!
TILTON LISZT
And I’m the best at selling! So should we be ashamed that we’re better than anyone?
REBECCA
No!
TILTON LISZT
I agree! Hey! You ever try selling popsicles?
REBECCA
No.
TILTON LISZT
You want to give it a try?
REBECCA
I don’t think so. I don’t know if my friends would want me to-
TILTON LISZT
Oh, I understand. Your friends are probably smarter and better than you and-
REBECCA
No, they’re not!
TILTON LISZT
Then I guess, you’re probably scared-
REBECCA
No, I’m not! Move over! Popsicles! Fresh cold popsicles! Told you I’m the best!
TILTON LISZT
You sure are.
Lil Red and her friends at Adam Smith Elementary have always banded together to share in the weekly delight of popsicle day at lunch.
This all changes when a new student, Tilton Liszt, hatches a scheme that threatens to tear their friendship apart.
TILTON LISZT
Popsicles! Get your popsicles! Only six bucks! Oh, hello! Would you care for a Popsicle miss?
REBECCA
Yes please. Though, I think what you’re doing is really mean!
TILTON LISZT
Can I help it that I’m smarter than everyone? Present company excluded, of course. But do you get mad at yourself when you win a race?
REBECCA
No, why would-
TILTON LISZT
How about when you win an arm wrestling competition?
REBECCA
No.
TILTON LISZT
Or when you get the highest grade in class?
REBECCA
No!
TILTON LISZT
Why?
REBECCA
Because I’m the fastest and the strongest and the smartest!
TILTON LISZT
And I’m the best at selling! So should we be ashamed that we’re better than anyone?
REBECCA
No!
TILTON LISZT
I agree! Hey! You ever try selling popsicles?
REBECCA
No.
TILTON LISZT
You want to give it a try?
REBECCA
I don’t think so. I don’t know if my friends would want me to-
TILTON LISZT
Oh, I understand. Your friends are probably smarter and better than you and-
REBECCA
No, they’re not!
TILTON LISZT
Then I guess, you’re probably scared-
REBECCA
No, I’m not! Move over! Popsicles! Fresh cold popsicles! Told you I’m the best!
TILTON LISZT
You sure are.
Red
If my love depended on favors for favors, then…I never really loved them at all.
Pink
Kick him! …Really, really hard.
Tilton Liszt*
Everything I have, I deserve because I worked very, very, very hard like a very good, hard working boy!
Omar
Hello my friends! My very dearest friends! It’s been so long since we played four-square!
Rebecca
Four-square! Prepare to be crushed!!!!
Mason
I’m no longer a poor kid Red. So why are you trying to make me one again?
Carlie Marks*
If he has control over your friends, then you need to break the means of his power.
Principal Washington*
It’s laissez-faire!
Narrator*
Tonight’s show is all about recess, popsicles, and fairness! Doesn’t that sound like fun?
Cast
* indicates double
Red
Female presenting
If my love depended on favors for favors, then…I never really loved them at all.
Pink
Male presenting
Kick him! …Really, really hard.
Tilton Liszt*
White, male presenting. Can be principal Washington and Narrator
Everything I have, I deserve because I worked very, very, very hard like a very good, hard working boy!
Omar
Male presenting
Hello my friends! My very dearest friends! It’s been so long since we played four-square!
Rebecca
Female presenting
Four-square! Prepare to be crushed!!!!
Mason
White, male presenting
I’m no longer a poor kid Red. So why are you trying to make me one again?
Carlie Marks*
Female presenting. Can be Narrator
If he has control over your friends, then you need to break the means of his power.
Principal Washington*
Male presenting. Can be Narrator and Tilton
It’s laissez-faire!
Narrator*
Anyone. Can be Tilton, Carlie, and/or Principal Washington
Tonight’s show is all about recess, popsicles, and fairness! Doesn’t that sound like fun?
Role | Description |
|---|---|
Red | Female presenting |
Pink | Male presenting |
Tilton Liszt* | White, male presenting. Can be principal Washington and Narrator |
Omar | Male presenting |
Rebecca | Female presenting |
Mason | White, male presenting |
Carlie Marks* | Female presenting. Can be Narrator |
Principal Washington* | Male presenting. Can be Narrator and Tilton |
Narrator* | Anyone. Can be Tilton, Carlie, and/or Principal Washington |