BRIEF SYNOPSIS: The Road I Took tells the story
of a teacher at Edmonton University, Dr. Dorothy Floyd, and one
of her students, Thomas Browning, and the trials and triumphs
they face as they go their seperate ways. Action begins in the
1960's, when Thomas graduates college and leaves to fight in the
VietNam War, and progresses into the early 1980's, as Thomas
returns to America and begins his teaching career in the very
classroom where Dr. Floyd, his mentor, began to teach.
The following is a selected scene from the musical, The Road I
Took. Please do not copy or use without permission.
Act 2, Scene 8 -- Early 1980's; the students of Edmonton are in the
commons, cramming for finals.
Jon: The sons of the Hippopotamus hide are equal to the sum
of the sons of the remaining two hides.
Wendy: The Pythagorean Theorum related to African culture?
[Dan and Robin enter, more than a little wired from a Vivarin binge]
Jon: [disappointed] You've heard that one too? Darn,
I need new material.
Wendy: Oi veh!
Dan: Don't say that! Every time you say "Oi veh," a rock falls in Jerusalem.
All: OI VEH!!!
Robin: Well, I'm not ready for this exam.
Wendy: Why not? You've had the same opportunity to fry your mind
like the rest of us...I need more coffee.
[Ashleigh enters, dragging Leigh behind her]
Leigh: Hold me up...
Ashleigh: [props Leigh against a wall as Leigh starts to fall asleep]
Oh please! You slept
in the car, on the steps, and in the middle of the hallway. I won't let you
sleep here too. I need somebody to help me study for this exam.
Robin: Why worry? I've got no brainpower. Take a chill pill and
let's blow this popsicle stand.
Leigh: [in her sleep] A popsicle sounds nice right now...
Jon: Anyone in Math 206? I have to remember all my formulas or
I'm really going...[to himself] rate times time equals distance...
[to others] nowhere fast.
[Shane enters, and crosses excitedly to Robin]
Shane: Come on, I've got the Bangles tape!
Robin: I've got you beat there. "Purple Rain" by Prince rocks!
Wendy: Prince? With a name like that, he'll never survive!
Jon: [flipping pages frantically] Oh, I'll never remember
all this. Will you guys keep it down?
Wendy: We're trying to study here!
Leigh: [sliding down the wall] Okay, okay, I'm awake.
Just let me sit down somewhere and re-read Moby Dick...
