Cinderella Youth Edition Script

(calm) : The invitation said every maiden. Not every maiden of consequence. Every maiden.

(Stepmother and stepsisters exit. Cinderella sighs, then brightens.)

SONG 4: “When She Walks In” (ballad/uptempo mixture) ENSEMBLE (whispering) Who is that maiden, glowing and bright? The room shivers softly at her light. cinderella youth edition script

You can add layers of social commentary. Why is the Stepmother poor? Why does the kingdom need an innovation festival? Add subtext about economic anxiety. Theme: Breaking generational cycles.

(to mice) : They’re not wrong. I can’t go like this. But maybe… just maybe, I could watch from the palace gates. (dreamy) Wouldn't that be something? (calm) : The invitation said every maiden

(Cinderella tries on the glass slipper, and it fits perfectly.)

FAIRY GODPARENT A wish is a seed; we’ll plant it and grow. With a little belief, we’ll put on a show. (Stepmother and stepsisters exit

(To a mouse) I know, Bruno. Cleaning the cinders is boring. But if I fix this cage, the Duchess will pay me two silver pieces. Two silver pieces buys the fabric to finish my invention. (She holds up a rough sketch of a windmill-waterwheel hybrid.) This is what gets me out of this house. Not a prince.

He means someone hot who pretends to read.

(Cinderella's stepsisters are excitedly getting ready for the ball.)