Rusty the Roadrunner; a play adapted by theauthor from her book Carlos and his friends

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Authors Barber, Alice Margaret

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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

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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#

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SIGNED: J/Ia ,

APPROVAL BY THESIS DIRECTOR

This thesis has been approved on the date shown below:

PETER R. M&RRONBY Professor of Drama

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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-

Gwrnmm masss*

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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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GEQRGH

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@e@a.d ©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 f@m.ss 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 ' ■ "

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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

B U Sfl

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/.

■r:" ■ ' ; - - ■' ■: - ; ' ' - ■ ; .: - '(As he tttrar.haehs he:;SE<tdealy lalts> ©there sli@p. :sii. draw Tbaek sf©e©h . r, : ; ' lesao-v-'iS :ihf';eBSrihhe :ie t h e % Is etretehed• . .oiat elth Stiager ew @ae side a^-Sj2:a:thei;l@®rid' ea the-©there,)- ' ■'

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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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^.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?

,'v % " •'. ■ " , '''' 'i Vv'i, " ' . < 'v.’v '■ .■ ■ ■' ■'.• .■■■,■ ■ ;■ ' '• ■ y. '' ’-r'1 ’ ' 1 ■.■■-■ ■-•.■■_ ".C'go@thiagly)> It*!!, he "easier: i®teMhg:: f rea the haw^ and w@*H post a guard..sight,;aad; day®; ■.,m«ll ;m!Ws'h® «® the alert, : Ciaraia^); .'Ih*!! .... have t® he vexy earefm!® : . ..; • 1 ' t ; . ■ ;

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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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