Witches in salem george lines

First line of the show

DOCTOR GRIGGS

Welp. It’s Witches. Witches. In Salem!

(a dramatic beat)

Yep. A hand is upon her, Mister Parris. The EVIL HAND And that’s a diagnosis and one diagnosis means one payment so-

REVEREND PARRIS

No. No, Dr. Griggs! Check her again! I’m sure it’s some sort of less severe affliction. Like a plague or…

DOCTOR GRIGGS

REVEREND. I’m a DOCTOR. That you’d imply I’d falsify some sort of SPECTRAL AFFLICTION invisible to the naked eye so I might PROFIT from it because I’m tired and confused and I love coin so I’d LIE to get more of it- Wow. Afore you ask me for any further clarifications I’d be asking how your Betty found herself under the EVIL HAND in the first place - who she was with, what she was doing mmhhmm but not until we finalize pay-

my body? It’s so cold. NO, it’s HOT? Ohh no my neck - It’s twisting all the way around! WOOF. WOOF. Oh, so weak.

ABIGAIL falls on the bed. DR. GRIGGS ‘examines her.’

DOCTOR GRIGGS

Welp. It looks like a case of more witches. In SALEM!... My work here is done. Now, remind me how I got in here and where I live?

REVEREND PARRIS

Wait wait wait, William. You’re one of my favorite villagers, you know. Ye wouldn’t utter a word this to a soul, right? This tiny little ‘situation.’ We don’t want word of this to spread, no, Noooo. You know people like to talk. About me. I mean who wouldn’t. Please. Not one word?

DOCTOR GRIGGS

Reverend. Not. One. Word.

WITCHE-

REBECCA NURSE

Please… Everyone…

EDWARD BISHOP

Shh- Rebecca Nurse has something to say.

THOMAS PUTNAM

Parris bravely stands before us today in defiance of The Devil! His poor children lie at the center of this hellish plot. Before ye complain of Mister Parris, Consider his children.

EDWARD BISHOP

I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.

THOMAS PUTNAM

Did you consider his poor children being tortured by Satan?

EDWARD BISHOP

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

THOMAS PUTNAM

Did… you all witness what I just did? Our newest neighbors, Goody Bella’Loch’Du’Lochich Bloodkraven and Goodman Xanatar ‘The Blue’ Bloodkraven, they…

(to the congregation)

They put you all to shame. That is the ZEAL such so called people of FAITH should be showing when presented with the FACTS you have. How shameful for you.

EDWARD BISHOP 

Let’s hit witches with sticks! I got a stick right here! I’ll start hitting!

THE VILLAGE

[Gasp!] Not our babies!

EDWARD BISHOP

We need someone to guide us through this devilish time. We NEED TO LISTEN TO REVEREND PARRIS.

LYDIA DUSTIN

To think of his poor children shivering in the terrible cold. To think cold. To think of him enduring that same cold…

EDWARD BISHOP

The least we can do is pay our share of firewood.

EPHRAIM WILDES

Elizabeth Howe?! Where are you? Please let me arrest you!

EDWARD BISHOP

(rushing on)

CONSTABLE WILDES! I found another WITCH! My neighbor, who’s been CHOPPING DOWN TREES ON MY PROPERTY - His wife’s a witch.