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- Lucille's?
- Alright pop, today's huge
for us okay.

I finally got the meeting
with Dr. Davis from the BSBA.

- Good! Now what it is it
that you need for me to do?

- I gave you an entire list
of things to do, where is it?

- Oh, I ran out of toilet paper
in the bathroom so--
Just saying.

- You know what, how 'bout this,

just run down to Quickie-Prints,
grab my charts.
Can you handle that?

- Oh, I can handle...

Again, what is Quickie-Prints?

- You know what, never mind.
I got it.

- No, no, no, son, son I got it.

I know how important the BBL
is to you--

- It's the BSBA pop.

The Black Small Business
Association.

Only Chicago's elite business
owners become members,

once they get the grant.

Once you in, you get access
to the resources, networks,

it's like having the keys
to the city.

- So the plan, is to get
the grant first

and then apply
for the membership.

Got it.
Quickie-Prints
for the BBS it is.

- Don't hurt yourself pop.
Don't hurt yourself.

- Oh my God, I have good news.

We are officially sold out
for tonight's play.

I cannot believe Kimberly got
the Ivory Hill to host
our opening night,

cast Jordan, and got AJ
to do the costume design.

That girl's a genius.
I mean how many asses did she
have to kiss to get that?

[Alfonso] Uh, uh, none.

Okay, she donated
the event space
and got us a tax write-off.

- God, she's so smart.
Don't know how she said
"I do" to you.

- Hey.
- Hey baby, where you been?

- I had to pick up
Jordan's costume
from the cleaners.

Oh she's gon' look
so adorable playing the role
of Princess Zuri.

Now wait until I tell
the Moms Who Leisure Association

that the Ivory Hill handpicked
my baby to star

in her play, "Dare to Dream."

- Uh, the moms who
what association?
- [Kimberly] Leisure.

We basically drink wine
and brag about our kids.

- They basically
just drink wine.
- Stop.

- Oh my God y'all,
the set looks amazing.

And where's auntie's
little princess?

- Here she is.
- I'm ready for my close up.

- Yes niece-y, work it.
[Lucille] That's right.

Auntie's future EGOT.

And I have no idea
what that even means.

- Okay now,
remember Princess Zuri,

be always kind to your fans
and don't let them
get too close okay.

'Cause you're a star now,
and stars are always a little
out of reach.

- So, does that mean I don't
have to go to school anymore?

- No, that means if you
become a star, daddy don't
gotta come to work no more.

- Lazy.

Okay, let's take some pictures.

- All hail the queen.

All hail the queen--
no, that's not quite it.

Ouch! AJ, that hurt.

- Girl, you are just
tender-skinned. Beauty hurts.

- Good job Jordan!

Now just make sure
you hit your mark,
and cross stage left,

yes?

Come, come.

- Did you see the way
my baby gracefully glided

towards her mark?

- Yup. Like she's in a Spike Lee
joint or something.

- You go girl!
- Hold your chest up baby,
hold it up.

- Ha-ha!
I am familiar with you.

But I am going to assume
you are family too.

- Oh, yes,
I am Princess Zuri's auntie.

It is such a pleasure
to finally meet you.

- Of course you are.
[Chuckles]

Listen...
the Ivory Hill,

usually demands a closed set.

But since we are
in a donated space,

I guess you can stay.

But you are to be seen,

and not heard,
thank you!

- Now step aside!
- Oh, okay.

- You two need to go sit down
somewhere before you ruin this
for this little girl.

Don't let me have to get
my switch out now, ya' hear?

- Can I please have
Princess Zora to the stage?

- Does this costume
work better for you?

- Glorious.
Just glorious AJ.

I love the colors.
But I digress.

Princess Zora,
this is the moment

where you renounce the throne
and pursue your music.

It's your one last chance

to tell the King and the Queen.

So make it heartfelt, yes?

And enunciate, go!

(singing)
* I have a melody

* In my heart to sing
* But dare I dream

* My responsibility

* Is the crown I wear
* And now you see

* But what about
* What I'm feeling

* My thoughts, my dreams,
my goals

* Will they see

* I dare to dream

[Cheering]
[Applause]

- Brilliant! Just brilliant!

My dear, you are going places.

Now everyone,
we're gonna take a five.

And let AJ do a once over
on our costumes, yes?

- Come, come.

- Smile, you did great.
- You did so good.

- There is no way

I'm gonna let you
upstage me.

- Oo! I blame the both of ya'll

for creating a baby Strange.

More drama in here
than "The Real Housewives."

- Dr. Davis, thank you so much
for taking this time
to meet with me today.

As a proud Black-owned
family business,

receiving this grant will allow
our business to expand

and foster relationships
with other prominent business
owners in the BSBA.

How's that sound?

- Mia! How's that sound?
- Hmm?

- Mm, I don't know what you're
talking about.

But I mean I guess it sound
alright, I'd give you
the money or whatever.

- How can you understand
anything I'm saying
with all that,
[Mock Smacking]

smacking at the mouth.
You sound like Aunt Lucille
when she take her teeth out.

- I heard that.

How's the speech going?

It's, it's coming.

- You okay?

- I'm a little nervous,
not gon' lie.

- And a little ugly.

Okay look, I'ma go see
if the Ivory Hill

wanna sign these playbills
from her last shows.

Make me a little money
since I work here for free.

- Yeah, you go do that SW3.

- Can I give you some
old school advice?

- I feel like you gon'
give it to me anyway.
- You know I am.

But you need it.

Sometimes being heavy
on the numbers,

and light on the authenticity

can rub people the wrong way.

Just be yourself baby.

- Oh, auntie, I know that's how
you did it back in your day

when you was running with Jesus,

but uh, this is modern-day
corporate America here, okay.

It's all about
where the money resides.

- Hey!
- Pop! Right on time.

We'll go over these charts
before Dr. Davis arrives.

- Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Let me just put it up
on the easel son.

- Lucille!
- Yes, Henry.

- Hey, I found out what BBL is.

And I know a couple of people
who can use one.

- I'ma BB-bust your ass.

Listen, at least we can show
some hospitality.

Why don't we have Kimberly
put out some of her
homemade muffins.

- No, no, no, not Kimberly.

- Oh come one now, you know
the way to a man's heart
is through his stomach.

- That's a woman's heart auntie.
Dr. Davis is a she.

- Well she, he, they,
whatever the pronoun is.

All people respond to emotion.

And what better way to pull
on those emotions

than to include the whole family
in the presentation.

- Oh hell no.

Auntie--guys, this
is a serious meeting.

Let me use my 20 years
of finance to take this family
business to the next level.

Sheesh!

- Let's take it from the top.

Jordan, make sure you do
your dance choreography
on your mark

and not to upstage Princess
Zora,

like you've been doing.

AJ, chop chop,
cue my music.

[Low Rhythmic Beat]

Oh, oh!
Hold it right there.

Okay, Jordan you cannot
be in Tamika's way.

Okay, so let's start
from the top.

- Take it away.
- Okay baby.

You got this.

[Low Rhythmic Beat]

Jazz hands.
Yes, that's it!

- Oh, God.

- Oh, great job Ivory.

Ah! Ivory Hill--the Ivory Hill.

And uh, you were saying?

- Oh, I was just gonna say
you are killing it.

However, I do have a few notes.
Just a few.

- So I just--
- And, what stage-mom advice

do you have for me Kimbella?
- It's Kimberly.

So I was just thinking,

what if Jordan was
the only princess on the stage

in this scene?
I mean I'm no award-winning
director, but--

- Kelly! Kelly, Kelly...
- Again, it's Kimberly.

- That's what I said.
And like you said,

you're not the Ivory Hill.

So can you please
take several seats?

Or just pick one.

- Oh, I was just tryna help.

- Okay, okay, come here.

If I were to get
in a fight with a bear,

help the bear.

- Understood?
- Yeah, okay.

Apalonia!

- Please exit my stage.
- Okay, okay.

Just remember, when you do that,
extend your arms like a bird.

Okay, yes!
And then just--

- Ashanti!
- Own it, okay?

- Poof, be gone!
Thank you.

Now Jordan,
please disregard that,

because Princess Zuri
is not a bird.

Now Jordan step aside,

and let the Ivory Hill

show you once more.

Cue my music AJ.

AJ play my damn music, boy!

- Yes, yes, sorry.

Yeah.

[Rhythmic Beat]

- And then you lay out.

And you hitch, and you--

Oh no no, oh!

Oh hell no, y'all.
I done sprained my ankle.

Oh, whoa!

(in casual slang) Okay.
Oh it's swelling up
like I got cankles y'all.

It's getting fat.

[Exasperated Noises]

(dramatically) I mean,
I am ruined.

Oh Lord, I am ruined.

It's curtains for me!
Where will I go?

Call the ambulance.
Call it.

- Let's get some water.
We'll get some water.

- Oh, did the cameras
get any of this?

Who's phone do I need
to confiscate?

- The show must go on.

The Ivory Hill has never missed
a performance
in her entire career.

- What are we gonna do now?

Who's gonna direct the play?

- Aaliyah! Why don't you direct
it?
- Oh, yes.

- No, no, no, mm-mm.

- No, no, come on now.
You're the creative one.

And didn't you take
some theatre classes?

- Yep.
- Babygirl, show business
is in your blood.

- No dad, I only took
12 hours of theatre in college

and I spent most of that time
trying not to trip over props.

Y'all know I'm clumsy.

- Aaliyah, do it for Jordan.

You got this, come on.

- Will somebody get me off
this dusty floor?

My elephantiasis is showing.

- Let's uh, okay be careful.
Breath.

- Don't touch me Courtney!

- Kimberly.

- Alright, I mean,
it's just kids right?
How hard can it be?

- I can do this.
- Of course you can.

- Aaliyah!
- Aaliyah!
[Chant Starts]

[Chanting "Aaliyah"]

- Alright, alright, alright,
everybody back to work.

One, two, three.
To your audience.

Yes. Turn in your place.
Turn in your--okay. Oh!

One, two, three--

- I don't think you know
what you're doing.

- Is it that obvious?

- You do realize we're not
playing the same role, right?

I'm not your competition Jordan.

- Jordan, what is wrong
with you?

- What did I do?

- I been watching you,

and you been treating
that girl real ugly all day.

Now you better than
to treat people that way.

- But she was trying
to upstage me.

- Jordan, this is not
a competition.

It's a play.

- Well she needs to go
play somewhere else.

- Jordan!

You supposed to be
working together,
not against each other.

- I understand, auntie.

- Listen to me.

Jealousy is a ugly, ugly trait.

And you too beautiful
to be jealous.

There's enough light
to shine on everyone.

- You're right auntie,
I am too beautiful.

- Is that what she just got
out of what I said?

God, I know we're living
in Chicago,

but she sure has gone Hollywood.

I'ma go snatch
that little crown.

- You the man.
You got this, just relax okay.

- Warming up.
- I think the boy done
lost his mind.

- Son, son, son, son.

You're overthinking it, son.

- This is what you do.
- This is what I do.

- Just keep your head
in the game, stay focused.

- Laser focused.
- You got this.

- You got this, and remember
what I said.

Sometimes it's not all about
what's going on in here,

but what's going on in here.
Just speak from your heart baby.

- Oh!
- Hello.

- Dr. Davis, it's a pleasure
to meet me, I mean, meet you.

Chair, chair.
Have a seat, have a seat.

- Thank you.
-Uh, uh...
- Are you a real doctor?

I mean 'cause, you got
my heart beating so fast I,

may need mouth to mouth
resuscitation.

You know, I used to take care

of James Brown, you know,
right before his performance.

Laying his edges back and,

even Rick--
- Ah, ah, ah! Henry
come on over here for a second.

- Okay, can we move along
with the presentation?

- I have a meeting to get to.
- Oh, absolutely, absolutely.

So we're gonna start
with this chart here.

Uh, where's the chart?
It's coming right up.

Here so, you know,
I worked hard on this.

So here we have, uh...

[Stuttering]

We're gonna go ahead and
come back to this one, okay.

What we're gonna--

- Guys, guys quiet!
Quiet on set please!

Quiet on set!

Quiet on set, please!
Quiet on set!

Quiet on set, please!

- Ah, so I have these
five year projections here,

Five year projection part,

oh my Gosh.

I am, I'm sorry.

This is not going how I planned.
I had a whole, elaborate,

presentation for you
to show, you know,

how this grant could really
help our family and I'm tanking.

- Okay look, Alfonso,
we're not looking
for perfection.

Alright? If you were perfect
you wouldn't need the grant.

- Right, right.
- We are looking for people
who want to make change
in their community and,

they just need a little bit
of help.

- That's, that's us.
- That's you, yes, so,

maybe once you have
your presentation together,

I can come back
and we'll review it.

- I'm so sorry to interrupt,

but we could use
a little help out there.

- Uh, what's going on baby?

- Let's just say Aaliyah
and a group of child actors
don't mix.

- Oh Lord, come on y'all.

- Would you just,
give me just one moment?
- Sure.

- Uh, I apologize on behalf
of my family Dr. Davis.

You know we're, we're having
the Ivory Hill play here tonight

and so let's just say
that the drama

didn't remain onstage.

- The Ivory Hill?

(poshly) The Ivory Hill.

Oh my God, I am such a huge fan.

Do you think, do you think
I could actually um,
I could meet her?

- Well uh,
what's it worth to you?

I'm just kidding.
Just kidding.

Right this way.

- Thank you.

[Overlapping Screams]

- Aaliyah, I don't think they
listening to you.
- You don't say?

- Maybe we should do a timeout.
Time them out.

[Whistle]

- Sit, down, now!

Now I know a lot
of your parents.

And I don't think they'd
be pleased to hear how you
been disrespecting Ms. Aaliyah.

- Do I need to call your momma?
- No.

- Alright. Now your families

and the community
are going to be here
in less than two hours

to see this wonderful play
you guys have been working on.

Don't you wanna make 'em proud?

Alright then.

Let's pull our acts
together now, okay?

So we can show 'em what we got.

- Alright?
-[Alfonso] Gotta show 'em.

- Okay uh, dare to dream
on three.

One, two, three,

[ALL] Dare to dream!

[Laughing]

- Thank you, auntie.

- Oh that was nothing nephew.

You know these days
you gotta show these kids

the difference between
that "jolly-good-time" face,

and that
"oh-I-wish-you-would" face.

You gotta identify
with these children
as a threat.

- That's what I do.
- They don't want no smoke.

- Know they don't want no smoke.
- I know that's right.

- Well, since we have time,

can I buy you a juice box?
- I'd like that.

- So although the queen has
requested my undivided attention
in the castle,

the music notes invading my
dreams as I slumber
will not stop calling me.

And thus, I might
follow my dreams,

or I will always allow others
to define

who I am.
[Applause]

[Cheering]
- That was amazing!

- In the standout roles
of Princess Zuri
and Princess Zora,

Jordan Williams
and Tamika Davis.

[Cheering]
- Amazing!

- I'm sorry for trying
to upstage you.

- It's okay.
We're all on the same team.

- You were great.
- We were great.

[Awing and Applause]

- And of course, you can't
forget your director.

[Crowd Chants "Aaliyah"]

- Oh, hell no!

Hello everyone.
[Cackles]

Ivory Hill.
The Ivory Hill.

I know you've been waiting.
Excuse me, excuse me sir.
[Alfonso] Ow!

- Excuse me.
- (whispering) I'm pressing
charges.

- Excuse me, excuse me.

Hello everyone.

Thank you so much for coming.

This was a labor of love
of mine.

And uh, even in my
life-threatening condition,

I was able to put this
whole stage play together
in my sleep.

And I just want to thank
all the little people...

and me, Ivory Hill.

The Ivory Hill.

- Thank you for coming.
- Oh, I'ma get her.
I'ma get her.

- Au revoir Alopecia. Au revoir.
- Wait a minute.

- Hey, listen, with the way you
left out on me for your family-
- Okay, okay, Dr.Davis.

- Yes?
- Before you officially,

turn down our grant,
I just wanna say we are so much
more than what you've seen here.

We're just a family,
tryna run a business

that's been a part of our legacy
for generations.

- Are you finished?

- Yeah.
- Good.

Tonight showed me that
not only do you have heart,

but you have fearless
integrity to go with it.

And because of that
I am willing to come back

and hear more about
you Arts Initiative Program.

Mhm.

- Dr. Davis. Dr. Davis,
I am, I am just overwhelmed.
- Oh.

- I am overwhelmed.
So unexpected!
- Yes, well I see that, yes.

- So unexpected.

- Oh, well you know, I too
work with members of my family--

- Oh so you know.
- Oh, I can relate.

But yeah, it may not be easy,

but it's gratifying.

- Mm good. Feels good.

- So, I'll see you soon?
- Yes you will.

- Okay.
- Aye, watch out for my daddy,
he's a little thirsty.

- Thirsty. He offered me
a juice box.
- Yeah, yeah.

"And although the Ivory Hill

"was the creator
of 'Dare to Dream,' it was
the Williams family that shined"

come on now.
Is that good publicity or what?

Y'all wanna know
what's really great?

After "Theaters R' Us" heard
about our Arts Initiative
Program,

they cut us a check
for $25,000.

- Baby!
- I could finally get paid.
[Cheering]

- Big bro, you know the event
space could use some new shoes--
I mean flooring.

- And I could use
a new cardigan.

- Ah, that's nice.
Aye, aye, quit playing.

- You know I'm the faster twin.

[Overlapped Hollering]

- I love you, gotta go.

- Lord, this family.