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Rusty the Roadrunner; a play adapted by theauthor from her book Carlos and his friends
Item Type text; Thesis-Reproduction (electronic)
Authors Barber, Alice Margaret
Publisher The University of Arizona.
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Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/551287
RUSTY THE ROADRUNNER
A PLAY ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR FROM HER BOOK CARLOS AND HIS FRIENDS
byAlice M. Barber
A Thesis submitted to the faculty of the Department of Dramatic Arts
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree ofMASTER OF ARTS
in the Graduate College, University of Arizona
1967
Approved:Director of Thesis (i
STATEMENT BT AUTHOR
This thesis has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at the University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library#
Brief quotations from this thesis are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the head of the major department or the Dean of the Graduate College when in their judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interests of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author.
SIGNED: J/Ia ,
APPROVAL BY THESIS DIRECTOR
This thesis has been approved on the date shown below:
PETER R. M&RRONBY Professor of Drama
u L u //, / ^ ' 7/J Date
great - Petes? JferreBeylead .®f . i&@ Bram Wpartmemtg WEaiersiiy -®f 1fitis,®mt, Ms
• ■' .v ' eooperati®Bs tbe eoipletion ©f this thesis wouH not have b®«
. ■ St this times, she’ also-tdshes t© thank Br® "Fairfax Wa3Mp8 '. ; lr® i#@rt BarreaglSs,' Ir». J®ha Lafferty9 and SEss Susan Gtallberg for the many hours spent, in suggestions and practical assistance®.. ■ •; The'theme s©ag; was eeaposed by M® Barbers and:the;' '
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fhe ad^tatiea ©f this book has been titled
lag t© ©Mldrea ■Is' tiae M a
to teaeh kindness and, toieraaeeo Theatiost, as M .the b@@k9 it is the. desire ©f the anther
■ f ©r the game ©f 'preteado™ ' ,@ts l@ng hare lm@m m. Important part the game ©f ®pre=
This pl^r be gifea sneeess:to-
oo
Silas;
Th® Sbe the ©enter of attraction o eowageems HttXe fell®irs
Lis am likes t@ "be a-w@ M t lasjo He is almost id.th friends $ GMe©
aU her time rBming errs The Cricket is verj is friendly snd likes t
is a wcnderfnl fellor and os® ishem all
all his time looking f@r other bugs so that the bat fmmily ‘BUI The Bat is alsmys a deer The Sidewinder is a sneak, all right if left alone# but •will sot b® pushed around, by
10 Me xb an company of Surly and Gila,
The Gila Ifemter is sl©w= and is most unfriendly<>
iCf I
stage is 1m s@m= from Whim# the moiataiaso ' As thi
rises the lights eon© mp slowly» Whem the lights are hp fhllg mwreammt
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so®g9; ,.1Si@ .emtire greEp may gemtly -m. .^ey say?
Bat m@w it®'s. Sprimg ssa# we0re s© glMo
g he, s' Jaime the Jairelina a/Mr®ss©@
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M b@6 I speat knotfo, I,like ©aAt t<
@3smjs s&jo I tM.sk w® oir leader o . %
•sf©i3ld fee femt 1 d@a*t think Bust^
istj is jastm @ad &@ d®esa9t feel he8 s better thm
■®s ar©iad greap) Betty and Gosale as>east here feto T©Mer ■sher©I tteak tre shexald Ml give thanks that "me
'11 be al©ag sh@rtlys I st , ■ M w d la Fax
mss aad ©at @f the rsda0 Z jest m@ved_h@re last treek ’.esase 1 getI sare had it soft tM.s,..,®iatero Uved la Faxmer j©B@s8 haysiaeks
« f®rward9' says sadly) I didn8t have saeh a geod wlat<H?e Most ofsore'took its toUU: Ihyj, 1 saw every @a® '©f ay frieads ■wiped ©at la
xat d@ ysa me^g
©$pressi@a of haMag m advance gmap ©f sweats on fighters fly ©verheadmray the
I lest ffl@st of W f sally daring hwtiag s@as@B9 feat it h@ w©n°t hobble
f
Hirssr(ffrises haads) HafkS I lieer-a.message eeadag' titoea^e (Veedpeekera
s@[email protected] ©Be' is a little loader and the third @me is very distiaeto
glsaee ,at. Jaime mth great interest
(emterimg) Hi9 ev@r^@dy0 ■ 1° a late5, bat my radar pieked mp mmmsa&t im the -washo. I ham t© lam^.TAea I thiak ©f the human werM tMaMag
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e O H B -(eems iat® view kiffiag ead pttffiag» She i® a Mttl® ©m i&e fat sid@o) Bastf-! BffiStyS §a32. aa aaergeaey asettog at ©a©©® I®v® get ifflpertmta@wBo _ ' ...
B 1 M.(Ititios" ever 'group) . I' 1b@2&@v© se re. rii h©r@o l&at is itf
. GMHIE , ;Cvezy 0hs I ©aaflt tell yota wtil eire oa® gets here0
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eekers leave stage aad the message esm he heard "being seat» Firstit is very. distimet g the seeead time less distia©t9 aa.d' the third time it is barely aadibl®©)(Belia9 [email protected] and Webby e@me in tapstage lefte.)
a,s sere
m d Stetiag® slewly lesw® their pests f@r rell @®23,o Sor^g 65,1a.o eiaut'g®sb Mates t®
serell ea it9 -Wglms r©M: ©alio S M the- salmis aasssr r@ll ea22,c
answers here t® roll ©all but Ghria=tlaeg, -who. sa^ ■®f’©w inptead of
: GQ3Delos . siiffirigr) 'Is ' ipest .last’ wxater
them say (hesitates @f this land mil h® the
allg rad thea we would only Swl^g Stlagerg sad Gila*
ig w® ©aly use the top of the animals for approval}
fire® ©leers' for BettyS ■QWS&JM ' ■ "
Univ. of Arizona Uhtm
BUSH THE B C S B R lim .
of the same daycPlaees' 4 eleardLag la the desert aear the mmmtaimsc
everyeae) lwet it.' it easyo,.. It!sLa loag way and 4t®U be plenty heie We8H get there by ©veningo ,
shall we do abomt food# ,1*11 be with everyeaeg bmt h w will .we . get it
it mpf
of water thereo Christines, 4mi@
side of the e&tre dripg aear the caw©® That - will be feed for
that the Padre is a vegetariaag he earn eat leaves
. B®TI : • • ; thiagso Wells aetmllys: one who d©esa9i eat meat®
y R lS fl
All right g 2@t8s g itazms t© start dmm
emter from LoC? single fil''■ ; ■ ;■ ' ■ ros
,o Sit ia the shad® and
se^s t@ i?®' •has@iBg tr@ablBo ■ Stiaeeae
BBSHT.scrap® mags
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Bella) WeHg if she wasa^t s© fat @h$% make it0 6h C©@atzitely)$;gs) She'll
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(ia misea9 T®a8r® zlAto Pasfe’®© W@ idZlc
' I811 fly @he#a m& l©©k wer the trail
(peers dewfi trM.1) S»®>$y l@@k S@@a the trail* Here e©« fedy aa€ all Ms. friend®; Mth til© ®a,ts: i@d seeds ©M.@@ st®r@ie 2sH8t it amsiags
offe°d
toward G@bb1@) lEhat8 s s© fmmyg, ©©aief &ar© it Mth ms<i
ms jmst telling me the fmmiest story l°ve ever heard, o ,s WhUyo, . ltsll eheer them ,mpo
I was
©r@®a straw hat aai,o - I
I m s ©a a hrtoeh ©mt=© ©©me hy when a ,@r the tree* He
e ifeat his hat was madehefere 1 could get ©ff he pat it hack
was I goiBgf Fsrtraately f er 'm®9 the retamed t© the fields aad- !*& felling, ym
dom the ramp Z
. ■ RlSfTa good ©a@o Well9 we8 hetter get
":S" stage '
a©t©r treabli as the a m
is$ bat I811 never be
0a© more tarn and we8H
is
. . ™ . ■ - . . - W@lls-'here®s emr a@r. h®8a6$ (inras- &r@wd and says i@ grottp) WeleoBBl/.
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, 0 ^ ' . • ■: ' ' © h - d a a 8t take' as^ itee® ;'Sese©ae';de wenethiagl. (frighteaed, > :vcrlee.frw groop)
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Sgiipis ©f , m i i l t M te r t i fe ia three. are ■ •• :rMl©#6 all is-©ala , aai hats disappearG) •' '"
(sl#s'#1# relief ) : the ®re . gem®, amd'- - thiak the^H heVe #eaia W r W W # #d thamkB^ ,-i:- ’ -:C.'.(iH animals staad still and how heads0) "
- ' J ; : :V-': /; lells,. le^e 'is::-©w aew: hsae4 : Stand aside; .a iittleg m d let &mdy aM his friends get'thromgh mth ile.foodo. :Better stere■•it im the ha@k @f the': ;' @aW§ : : #W.r teto .ms ah©mtoHelp: ywrsel^es. (tiras it©' 0«3ie) €©anies hew d© yom feel'aosf;
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letter' aews- tha^s>: amstyg- b # : #ere % s ;& timeiiAem I : th©m^ht I womldn81
g#mp| • ,#11' st^d' pard. the ..first shift® Shy ▼©iBfflteers-1© .;
-ii ^: :;: ":. ( te a s •trrShhtiag©);^ ahomt yemg- s A t ia g h f ' : ;. i ; ;
^.Msisess f|rstg.:ilEs »;;yl6il take the seeead sheeft®
(Sktok imms and. exits mp lefto) ,1 -: ■<. ■- #'.(©ries ©imt) •' 0hg W w will we ewr loaw ti,@re that .awfml bmeh have gome?
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V ' U?IBSBIX 4 SUGGESTED FEOSU0fIGf lOTBS
Easty The EeajSna®@r say be preseated either ia the tradltlmml aaditerlam ©r It may be preseated ia the area&@ The latter leads itself' very yell ia the S@mtl»®st9 as meat ©f the schools have patios o
There are tw© photographs of titw setso Photograph 4 shows Sees® lo fhotograph 1 shows Some 1 aad Sees® S® la Photograph B the Saguarog Tmeeas 'and; mall reelm are straek9 mA tiie front of the eewe • is snapped from the large reek Bc.E0;
The eestmes eonsist each hasieaHy of a loetor Beatoafl;s sleeping smli dyed a @@!©r appropriate to the eharaetero 4 hood ©overs the head and individual, eharaeterlstie f@atwes9 saeh as yiagSg antemass tails3 eteos, earn be added to eomplete each eestaaeo
■ 4 si^l® fflakemp id,ll assist the iUnsiem ©f eaeh eharaetero . 4s the play takes plao© in the, deserb9 it is suggested that the
lifting be. general and wam:in tone© , : : . , ■The gttggested properties for the play ©oiM b@8 three Maraeas and
six dremstiok® to tap. ®®ssag0e:s a:; ser@llv that resembles; a l^g© prietty pear leaf 9 and ia Seeae 2S enlarged grains of is&eat and gras s seeds ©
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