Challenge 10 – Due 11/02 at 09:59:59am GMT
So…
in the first year we did plays with original songs,
then in the second year we did rhymes,
last year took us to spoken word…
and this year – let’s go easy and write a Jukebox musical!
“Hold it, right there, buster!” (the voices in my head shout at me in fleeting images of you) “that is like so behind the times…wasn’t that a thing like 20 years ago? And also, why are you writing in prose? This is a playwriting competition!”
Yeah… it is…was!
And yes, you’re right. I shouldn’t!
I: So let’s make it more interesting! Use only K-Pop! There, now I’m down with the kids!
IMAGES: Hold your metaphorical horses, there, Mr.
I: Well, I prefer Dr, if you don’t mind.
IMAGES: We don’t care what you prefer, surely you know that we don’t speak Korean! (most of us anyway).
I: I do! I do indeed… but… well… you know, it’s called a challenge for a reason! Find a way around that.
IMAGES: Ahhh… now we understand. Super duper!
I: I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic.
IMAGES: We can’t tell if you’re being a @#%@.
I: I don’t mean to… no.
IMAGES: Well, we’re not being sarcastic.
I: Shouldn’t you write a musical instead of talking to me?
IMAGES: We aren’t actually taking part in the competition…
I: Oh… right… yeah. Anyway, I have a lot of work on… so… can we chat another time?
IMAGES: Sure!
Now bring on the JuK(e)-Pop-Box MusiK-Pop-als!
P.S. Here’s a playlist if you need one:
So, I had a LOT more fun with this one than I expected. Reached out to a bunch of friends on Facebook for suggestions of songs. That’s why the prompt is included on the title page, because some of them wanted to see the final product. It’s crazy. It’s LONG. And I hope I honored the K-Pop fandom decently.
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