Theater final lines

Inside out themed!

You’re making everything worse again. She’s depressed, she’s losing her friends. You’re going to ruin Riley’s life!!

She needs to feel everything, Joy. Even the hard stuff. You just want to pretend it’s not happening. She’s THIS close to getting the help that she needs. Sometimes you have to get pushed to your breaking point to be able to start to heal.

(To Joy) Honestly, sadness has a point. (To sadness) But that doesn’t mean we should let her suffer!

Riley needs this!

DISGUST: Joy’s right. Sadness, it’s nasty that you make her sad all the time

Disgust — Jab → Sadness grabs her own nose

SADNESS:
Disgust, snap out of it! Our emotions should work together!

Sadness — Slap to Disgust

Joy — Arm Behind Back (grabs Sadness)

• Sadness — Elbow Jab Backward → Joy stumbles

SADNESS:
You think you know what’s best for her. But you're just afraid.

DISGUST:
Sadness, fighting isn’t going to help anyone!

• Sadness — Foot stomp and Trip Disgust → Disgust hits ground (Disgust’s forward fall #1)

SADNESS:
Then stop! I need Joy to understand that just because Riley is sad right now doesn’t mean she always will be. She can’t always feel happy!

Sadness — Choking from the front (on Joy)

DISGUST: yes but we also can’t ruin her life by making her miserable

So snap out of it!

Disgust — Slap to Sadness 

SADNESS: 

You don’t understand!

Sadness — Push into backward fall and then stomach kick (lying down) to Disgust 

• Disgust — (Sadness starts to go after Joy, but Disgust quickly gets up) Push into Forward Fall → Sadness lands hard (Sadness’s forward fall #1)

SADNESS: (Sadness gets up)
Disgust, you have to understand! Suppressing her feelings with joy isn’t helping her, it’s hurting her more!

Joy — Trip Sadness (Sadness falls forward again)

JOY:
Don’t let her twist your head. She’s Sadness, remember?

SADNESS:
Joy, you’ve always hated when people ignore the truth.

JOY:
You’re both wrong! She needs me!

SADNESS:
I’m sorry Joy. This is what’s best for Riley.

Sadness — Jab to Joy (Joy breaks free as Disgust comes up from behind and…)

Joy — Slap to Sadness

Sadness — Push into Joy Backward Fall → Joy hits floor (Joy’s backward fall #1)

Disgust —Stick leg out an trip → Joy falls again (Joy’s forward fall #1)

Sadness —Pull Joy up, put her Arm Behind Back (Joy breaks free as Disgust…)

• Joy — (break free) Choking from the front on Sadness (sadness breaks free)

• Disgust — Backward shove and Stomach Kick (to Joy)  

SADNESS:

I can’t believe you thought that being happy all the time would be the right thing for Riley.

I changed my mind! I realized the truth.

• Joy — (gets up with the last of her strength) Forearm Choke from Behind on Sadness (sadness breaks free, and Joy collapses from exhaustion)

• Sadness —  Simple Shoulder Shove to Disgust

  SADNESS:
And that’s for beating me earlier.

DISGUST:

ahh!...Okay, that was deserved I guess.

SADNESS: (Help Disgust up)
(To Disgust) I can’t be mad at you forever. (To Joy) It’s okay to let others help you.