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You're not even sad, you're not even remotely sad that you're leaving the

school, your friends.

I just got my first professional acting job.

Bob Dierenforth, new principal here at the

School of the Arts. I want to be just like you.

Well, actually you come out whole, I better just be like yourself.

Mr. Dierenforth, please don't make me leave the school.

Just admit it man, you don't care. Alright.

I don't care.

You got big dreams.

You want fame.

Well, fame costs.

And right here is where you start paying.

I'm from

upstate

New York.

Scarletdale.

You know, when you tell most people that, they think you're rich.

But I'm not.

I'm from the worst neighborhood in Scarsdale.

But we're not poor either. I guess you'd say we're middle class.

No, that's not true.

More like lower middle class.

Well, okay, we're poor, but not where you don't have anything to eat poor,

sort of where you don't have a lot of extra money.

You see, I've got three brothers and two sisters, and that's kind of a big

family these days.

And my mother always had to support us.

I never knew my father.

I was born when he was in Vietnam, and he was reported missing in action.

My mother still thinks he's over there.

So do I, kind of.

I mean, you never know.

He may come back someday.

Well, that's it.

That's my monologue, Miss Persky. What do you think? Do I have a chance?

I'd like you to come back with a comedy piece.

Comedy? Well, you almost made me cry. Let's see if you can make me laugh.

Oh, sure.

Sure, great.

So, when do I know if I get in?

Do you always like to get to New Jersey before you get to the tunnel?

These auditions go on for a couple of weeks, so...

You got to sing and dance and play a musical instrument.

Well, Johnson, you got yourself a pretty big responsibility here.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's kind of tough, too. I wish Miss Grant was here.

She's not.

So you're going to have to make some hard choices.

Yeah. I know.

Excuse me.

Who are you?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Bob Dierenforth, new principal here at the School of the Arts.

Replacing Quentin Morlock.

Why anyone would give up show business to coach a semi -pro ball team in

beats me. It beats me too.

I'm going to love this job.

I always wanted to be an actor myself, you know.

Couldn't quite cut the mustard.

So, what do you think?

Well, kind of tough to choose.

All of them are pretty good. All?

Well, they have different strengths.

Uh -huh.

Even though some are weaker than others.

Mm -hmm.

Mr. Dernforth, are you trying to tell me something?

Yeah.

Start getting rid of some of the dead people.

I'm leaving.

I'm leaving school.

What?

Mr. Edelstein, can you try it with just a little bit more emotion?

Now, oh, light, may I look my last upon you.

Having been found accursed in marriage, accursed in bloodshed, and in my coming

into the world.

I'm cursed!

Actors, you gotta love them.

I thought you'd be happy for me, Nicole.

I can't believe you could do this, Holly.

Do what?

Nicole, I don't think you heard me right.

I just got my first professional acting job.

You're going 3 ,000 miles away. You've known about it for two weeks. I'm your

best friend, and you didn't think to tell me about it?

I don't want to jinx it. It wasn't definite yet.

I didn't even know you were going on auditions.

I just started a little while ago.

I wanted to get some practice. I wanted to be experienced when I graduated from

here. Who would have known that, like, I'd be sitting here at Samantha

Farrington Candy Striper?

Look, Holly, I really want to be happy for you, but I just can't right now.

Why not, Nicole?

Look at you.

You're not even sad. You're not even remotely sad that you're leaving the

school, your friends, me.

I'm sorry. I guess I just got wrapped up in it.

I hadn't thought about it yet.

When were you going to think about it? When you got to California?

Nicole.

Mr. Johnson, I'm Henry Lee.

Hey, I didn't think you'd remember me. It wasn't hard. I mean, we come from the

same neighborhood. I remember your mother used to babysit me while mine was

working. Yeah. How is she? Oh, she's still working.

I got a little sister now.

Hey, that's nice.

Yeah, it is.

But she's kind of hard. Tell me about it. Hey, look, I don't want to embarrass

you or nothing.

I don't know if you know it, but you know you're kind of a symbol of town.

Me?

Come on, man. I'm just two steps away from working in a pool hall. No, I don't

see it that way.

I see you as something else, man. I want to be just like you.

Well, actually, you come out of the hall, I bet it's just being like

Hey, you danced your way out of the ghetto, man.

I just want to do the same thing.

I just want to let you know that.

It's a beautiful cake.

You guys, this is really too much.

Well, we hate to see you go, Miss Laird, and we wanted you to know that.

Thank you. And we'll miss you, and we know you're going to be a big success

there in Hollywood land.

Thank you.

Who are you?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Mr. Dierenforth, new principal, and thrilled to be here. I just love

young people.

Speech, speech.

I guess I really just want to say thank you all

for everything you've... You've done for me here.

I'm going to miss you all a lot.

My friends, my teachers, and especially this place.

May I have a hug?

Oh, Mrs.

Shirazi.

Knock them dead out there, baby.

Thanks, Mr. Wood, I will.

Hey, listen, you know, if they need any Spanish types with high cheekbones, you

know who to call. Yeah, you got it.

Just for Nicole.

Oh, you know, she's around this time.

Oh, you need to quit.

Goodbye, Dusty.

Give me some of that alcohol.

Take care of yourself, baby.

I won't be leaving in ten minutes.

Ten minutes?

They're boarding now.

Now? What's wrong?

I was just hoping somebody would show up.

You better board.

stupid. I was so dumb.

Oh, no, no. I'm sorry. I was the one who's dumb. I should have told you

No, I just felt like you were leaving me behind, and maybe I was a little bit

jealous, too.

Oh, Nicole.

No, look at you. You're going off to start your career, and I'm stuck back in

high school.

I just think maybe I want to break out, too.

Why don't you do what I did?

Just give it a shot.

I'm scared, Holly.

You think I'm scared?

You think I'm not scared now?

I just think that sometimes you're given a chance and you've got to take it or

else you spend the rest of your life regretting it.

I would rather be sorry for mistakes I made than for chances I was too scared

take. Continental Airlines Flight 761, the overnight special to Los Angeles,

will be departing in five minutes.

All passengers to Flight 761... I see you, beautiful.

I'm so proud of you, Ollie.

Good luck.

Write me, okay? I'll call you. Okay.

Holly, promise me one thing, okay?

Promise me that we'll always be friends, no matter how far apart we get, or how

old we are, or if one of us ends up married and one of us doesn't. Or if you

up to be a big star and end up this bag. Lady, promise me we'll always be

friends. Nicole, I promise. It's what I want the most, too.

Come here.

You two, go.

Go. Bye.

Wait!

You want this five minutes?

I will.

Turn it out, kid.

Pretty mildly rude, huh?

Yeah, there's a lot of real talent in there, too.

Yeah.

Well, I mean, they just... They all look a little green, you know?

We all look green once.

How are you forgetting?

I'm not forgetting, Leroy. It's just that when I look at them, I realize how

much I've grown.

Getting reckless, Nicole Chapman?

Pretty mean, Leroy Johnson.

Looking to fly.

I didn't say that. You didn't have to.

I know the sign, baby. I've been there myself.

All right, y 'all. Hold it. Hold it. Listen up.

All right, everybody. Listen up.

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to make a few more cuts.

I realize how hard you all worked out there. You looked great.

I wish I could keep you all, but I can't.

When I call your number, that means you were dropped. You can just step out.

Thank you.

69.

74.

71. 72.

70.

26.

22.

9.

I have something to show to you, Milt.

Now let me explain this to you. I made this last night while you were out.

These black vertical lines divide our five years of marriage into months.

These blue vertical lines divide the months into weeks. Now, each time this

horizontal line running across the top of the graph hits the blue vertical

that indicates the number of sexual experiences that we had over a seven

period. Oh, say can you...

until we have an abrupt break -off last date being July 23rd, the night of your

sister's wedding.

Thank you.

What?

How? My nose small?

Can you try it now with a little bit more style?

What? How?

My nose small?

Next. I have nothing further to say.

Next. Next.

Is that better?

How about the music department?

Okay, so this guy walks into a doctor's office, right? And the doctor says to

him, I got bad news and I got really bad news. Which do you want first?

Give me the bad news.

Well, the bad news is you're going to die in 24 hours.

24 hours? That's rough.

What's the really bad news?

The really bad news is I was supposed to tell you yesterday.

Hey, you know, I can do stand -up and I can do a whole routine about guys.

I don't only work with dummies.

I could do my own routine about guys.

How about bringing me something dramatic?

Dramatic? Well, you made me laugh. Now let's see if you can make me cry.

There's a telephone calling for you in the administration office. Would you ask

them to call back? I'm keeping studying.

Okay.

It's your credit rating.

Wait!

Was it from a major department store?

and make it through this lonesome night.

And every little thing is gonna be all right.

I know we're gonna make it through the morning light.

And the sun's gonna come up right on time.

I'm never frightened.

As long as I have, you're never frightened.

I'm never lonely.

As long as I have, you'll never know.

I'm never alone.

They're trying to catch a cab.

Taxi! You're getting close.

I've got to get across town in 20 minutes.

I'm going to catch a cold.

Oh, open call.

Broadhurst Theater, ingenue, slightly ethnic. Sound like anybody we know?

me. Taxi!

Look, I'm going on one audition, one lousy audition. What's the big deal? The

big deal is that the minute Holly gets an acting job and leaves school,

you're hitting every cattle call in town. Okay, so a few auditions. Maybe

woke me up a little bit.

Look, I doubt very seriously about even getting a part.

Okay, but what if you do?

Well, I won't, so you don't have to worry about it.

But what if you do?

Well, what would you do if you got a part in a Broadway show?

I'd probably take it.

I probably would, too.

Vicki, you know the rule. You'd have to leave school.

We ought to leave sometime, you know.

Yeah, so long as it's for the right reason.

Broadhurst Theater, please.

after Edison finds out about his mother, he plucks her eyes out. He just gouges

at the brooches from her dress.

Can you imagine what this would take to write?

Sophocles invented this out of the air. He just...

Nicole Chapman

The

moment

had

May I start again?

Miracles of I'm so far away from

home Finding out

what it's like here on my own Will I stand the

test of time?

Thank you.

Miss Chapman, you do realize that this is a replacement for just a one -line

part. Did I get it?

You'd be understudying a feature part as well, which is why we had you sing.

Did I get it?

You'd have to start rehearsals immediately.

Would you be available?

You mean I got it?

If you want it.

I want it.

Jesse. No way, Nicole.

Come on, stop making such a big deal out of it and just hand it in. How many

more times are you going to ask me to do this? Just until I can switch Miss

Sherwood's class for my free period.

Have you asked Miss Sherwood yet? I will. Wait.

Give me a break, will you? What am I supposed to do? Quit school because I

make it on Wednesday?

I don't get it. Why are you going through all of this trouble for one

On Broadway, Jesse, on Broadway. This is my first professional gig.

Who knows what it might lead to?

Morning, Jess.

Nicole, how are you all doing?

Not so well, Miss Sherwood. I think I have a touch of the flu.

Listen, I have a great doctor. Would you like me to call him for you? Oh, no, ma

'am. I think I just need rest.

Well, you go on home.

But not by a coat.

Great performance.

Great performance.

I'm afraid modern medicine has done all it can do.

He may come out of his coma, but it's in God's hands now.

I just hope he never knows he's the father of my child.

Well, this is the teacher's lounge, huh?

Homie. It's real homie.

Well, regardless of who the father is... I wonder if I could interest anyone in

a ticket to the Broadhurst Theatre for tonight. Just happen to have an extra

one.

It's first row orchestra.

Hate to go alone.

What are you doing?

Ridding the world of vermin like you.

Oh, it's Miss Laird's show again, huh?

I can't believe that you people would rather watch this trash than go to a

Broadway show with your new principals.

Please, Mr. Davenport, be quiet. I didn't lose a patient last month. Talk

about... Life in the slow lane. I don't know how you people watch these things.

Nothing ever happens.

What happened?

Did she actually shoot Dr. Lindstrom? I thought you weren't interested.

Well, I'm not. I just wanted to know.

What's going to happen?

Is she going to get caught?

Is she going to get away with it?

As God is my witness, as God is my witness, they're not

going to lick me.

I'm going to live through this.

And when it's all over, I'll never go hungry again.

No, not any of my folk.

Hey, man, you can't do this.

I'm sorry, Henry. It's done.

Wait a minute.

Now, you saw how hard I worked in here, man. You saw how hard I tried.

I know.

Why are you doing this, man? Why?

You're not good enough.

I'll try harder, man. It won't make a difference. Come on. You don't know

Give me a chance.

Look, I've been giving you chances all week. I've been carrying you when I

should have cut you out that first day.

Come on. I'm only one guy, man. Now, who's going to know the difference? I

And the kid I got to say no to because you got a spot.

I thought you were something, man.

I thought you were different from everybody else because you and me, man,

come from the same place.

Only difference is you forgot that. No, I didn't. You just thought you could

trade in on it. Just admit it, man. You don't care. All right.

I don't care.

be such a baby, Charlie.

I am not being... I saw you kissing him in front of my house.

Roger is my tennis teacher.

Roger is my brother.

All the more reason.

Why do you pick the worst times, Charlie, to say the most beautiful

Does this mean you won't marry me? Is this a proposal?

No, just checking.

All in my own time. All in my own time.

That's your cue, Nicole.

Where'd everybody go?

I was going to tell you, Mr.

Derenforth, it's just that I got so busy, and I kept putting it off and

it off, and before I knew it, a couple of weeks had passed.

And I really never expected to get the part.

I know I should have told you before, but I didn't, and I'm sorry.

So, these bouts of flu on Wednesdays?

It's matinee day.

Miss Sherwood, I would only have to miss one class a week and I could make the

work up. This is such a big opportunity for me.

Look, this rule doesn't even make any sense.

Maybe not, but the rule does exist.

Well, maybe it shouldn't.

I mean, the whole reason we come to this school is to learn to be professional

performers. That's not exactly the whole point, Miss Chapman.

We like to think that our students come here to get an education.

I'm a straight -A student.

And that's exactly my point. If I can go out there and do a show and maintain my

four -point average... Mr. Tarenforth, please don't make me leave this school.

It's very important to me.

Is it important enough for you to give up this Broadway show?

I'm hardly even in the show. I've only got one line.

In fact, I'm not answering the question.

No, sir, I can't give up this show.

And I don't think that it's fair of you to ask me to.

She is a good English student.

One of the best I've ever had.

She also excels in math and science.

She's not such a bad music student, either.

But she did break the rule.

Mr. Derenforth, I don't know whether you know this, but you have the authority

to make an exception in this case.

In any case, for that matter.

I do know it, Miss Sherwood.

The question is, would that be right?

I think not.

Forgive me, Mr. Sherwood, but I don't believe that would be responsible of us.

And I think Mr.

Sharofsky's right.

Look, I know I'm just Ms. Grant's assistant here.

But she does represent the dance department in the School of the Arts,

not here.

Go ahead, Mr. Johnson. You're qualified. I'd like to hear what you have to say.

Well, it's just that when I see all the new kids trying to get into school right

now, I see how much it means to them.

How much it hurts them when they don't make it. It's just not right.

I mean, I feel if you attend a school, then you should respect what the school

is about.

I mean, sure, but I've heard you say this a thousand times or more.

I mean, we're here to prepare these kids not just for field business, but for

life.

If Nicole doesn't want to give up her job, then she should give up her right

be a student here.

I mean, it's her choice.

Am I right?

Now the fool is me

Ever since that first time When my

head began to spin I lost all my direction

Great. Just great.

He's wearing my dress.

Well, don't worry about it. Mr. Chirac does not care what you're wearing. He's

just listening.

That was very nice, Miss Riley.

Thanks. But I'm Miss Higgins.

That's Miss Riley.

Oh, I'm sorry. The dress has confused me.

I believe you're next, Miss Higgins.

Riley. Right.

Oh, where'd everybody go? Great show tonight, Charlie.

For you, Miss.

You know, Kathy, you really should lose a few pounds. I'm going to have to start

wearing a truck.

Do you guys think I'm going to have a little mind -boggling with my curtain

tonight? Probably not. Why would you want to do that? Your curtain call is

bigger than the room.

Well, I guess it must be a nice one.

Hi, Nikki.

What are you doing here?

Well, I thought I'd catch the last act, but I guess I missed it, huh?

Yeah. The show finished about 30 minutes early tonight.

How come?

Get this.

Dusty blew her lines. She skipped about six pages.

Six pages?

Yeah, plus an entire production number.

Can you believe that?

So how does it feel to be in real show business?

It's great.

You seem thrilled.

Well, it's a little lonely.

I guess I miss this place a little bit, too.

Hey, look on the bright side.

Think of the excitement you feel every time you enter that theater.

No excitement. I've got one line.

Yeah, but there's always a chance that you could replace that girl that you're

understudying.

Not really.

It's a feature part, and if Kathy quit, you'd probably just call in a name.

The only way I'd get to go on would be in an emergency. Kathy would have to get

sick or break a leg.

I'm sorry, Cap, but I told you you should lose a few pounds.

Is it broken? I don't know. I don't know.

Oh, my God. It's starting to swell.

Emergency ward for you. Oh, what about tonight's performance?

That's what they have understudies for, Charlie.

Nicole, break a... No, on second thought, good luck.

Yeah.

You're great tonight, Nicole.

Really great.

It's open.

Leroy!

Did you see the show tonight?

I sure did.

Gosh, I wish I knew when you were coming. I could have gotten your house

That's all right. I didn't want to make you nervous.

How'd you know what was going on?

They told me when I called the reserve a ticket.

You paid 36 bucks to see me?

Girlfriend, please. It was only 24. I had to sit in the balcony.

How was I?

You were great.

Be honest, Leroy.

All right, Nicole, you was a little rough around the edges, but in some

you were pretty terrific. I'm serious.

Pretty terrific.

All my life, I wanted to be on Broadway.

And I wanted to be wonderful.

Well, tonight I was on Broadway, but I wasn't wonderful.

Nicole, ballplayers don't hit home runs their first time at bat.

I think we all got to pay some dues.

Yeah.

Hey, why don't you let me buy you a hot dog?

That's all I can afford. I'm spending my money on your show.

I'll do it.

And do what?

I don't know.

Maybe think about paying some dues?

Sure.

Yeah. Thanks for coming.

I'm not going to listen to this anymore.

Is that all you can think about yourself?

You nearly killed me.

Ever since I've known you, you've wanted me to be something that I'm not.

I can't do it anymore.

Because I am what I am.

I have to follow my own course in this world.

And even if it's wrong, it's my choice. It's mine.

I made a mistake.

And I'm not ashamed to admit it.

Neither am I, Holly.

I'm so nervous.

Hey, I got this great breathing exercise.

No, you take a deep breath, count to three, and then blow it out really fast.

I don't know.

Trust me.

It'll work. It'll loosen you up, I promise.

Try it.

Okay, one.

Two. Three.

Let go.

Well, I think it worked.

I feel much more relaxed.

I knew it would work. What did I tell you?

I'd just like to thank you, Mr. Derenforth, for giving me this

audition.

You know, I never told you before, Miss Chapman, but I thought you were

wonderful in that show.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Nervous? A little.

Isn't everyone?

Yeah.

Everyone wants it so much.

You know, I feel a little guilty. I mean, I'm getting a second shot.

Well, nobody's handed it to you.

Still gotta earn it.

Yeah.

Guess that's me.

I guess so.

The moment has arrived.

Somehow,

a miracle provides.

So far away from home,

finding out what it's like here on

my own.

Will I stand the test? to pass.