The World Is Upside Down - Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, Aidan Gemme

Welcome, my friends

Mr. Barrie!

Glad you could join me on this most auspicious day

Hip hip, hooray!

I hope you’ll forgive

Mistakes and errors

We’re just getting under way

Of course!

We understand

You may recognize some of the scenes

You all played a part in sowing the seeds

‘Cause there is magic here in my imagination

Just believe and it can be a creation

The stories we invented

All the fun that we found

Appearing here before your eyes

The world is upside down!

Our characters

Nibs and Tootles???

What is their motivation?

Because you see, I have to live and breathe my part, drawing from my own life

experience…

Nibs is a lost boy

Lost!

Good, interesting

Yes…

That I can use

Good, right

Is he lost in an emotional purgatory?

(spoken)

…or lost in an existential search for himself?

Yes!

No, he’s just lost

Good heavens!

Where, when, and how?

Do you have experience being lost?

We’re experiencing it now

Dogs!

Boys!

Flying!

Lost!

So…

Frustration!

Believe and it can

No!

Be a creation

Actors don’t fly…

Because actors could die!

Start by saying I can do

And then you can try

I can’t

I won’t

Will not

Not me

There is no magic in your imagination

I do not believe in your new creation

This disaster is all due to your play

This could be my last first day

Nauseous!

Anxious…

My reputation!

Playing lost?

Get lost!

Serious actors cannot work this way!

A positive start!

The world is upside down!