I think we all need that 'A Christmas Carol' recast with your goblins. Give us at least a scene of it?
oh man, it has been a long time since I’ve seen any adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ but I’ll see what I can do... after looking up one of the scenes on wikipedia
fair warning, Razzix isn’t exactly a good actor >_>
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The scene opens in Scrooge’s bedroom. A one-eyed goblin, Scrooge, is snoring in a somewhat over-the-top way in the middle of a four-poster bed.
To one side of the stage, a tauren wearing a crown of lit candles pokes her head out to grin shyly and wave at the audience, or at least some part of it. Several pandaren wave back. One blood elf whistles, but is quieted by the people sitting next to him. The head retreats back out of sight, then a moment later, a small, very young looking tauren girl steps out onto stage, wearing a white flowing robe in addition to her candle crown and carrying what looks like a large candle-snuffer. She doesn’t move like a child, so perhaps she’s not as young as she looks, but surely she isn’t far off from that... The more observant members of the audience also note a dark rope attached to her.
The Ghost of Winter Veil Past - for so she must be - walked over to the side of the bed, and looked down at the sleeping goblin. Then loudly stomped one hoof on the stage. Scrooge (and probably half the audience) jumped about a foot in the air in startlement.
“Was... was that really necessary?” he sputtered. She merely smiled angelically at him and held out her free hand.
“... are you the Ghost of Winter Veil Past that Jacob Marley said would come?” She nodded, still holding out her hand.
“Talkative, aren’t you?” he grumped. She snorted in annoyance, then put down her candle-snuffer and flashed some signs with her hands - tilted so they’d be clear to the audience rather than her co-actor. [I can be, but you wouldn’t understand me]. Scattered laughter came from the pandaren in the audience who’d waved to her earlier.
“Uh... ok”
She picked her candle-snuffer back up, then held out her hand again in clear command. Scrooge tentatively reached out his hand to hers, and with a quick motion, she scooped him up and held him under one arm. He kicked weakly and made some muffled noises of protest as the rope lifted them off the ground and the scenery behind them shifted to give the impression of flying.
The Ghost sets him down at the side of a snowy path.
“The hell was that?” The Ghost just shakes her head at him and waves to direct his attention to two young goblins walking down the path. Both have a definite resemblance to Scrooge.
“Are you sure it’s gonna be ok?” the boy (a younger Scrooge?) asked.
“It’s gonna be wonderful, Eben, you’ll see. Father’s much nicer now” his sister answered. They walked off-stage together.
“What?” Scrooge looked sort of blank. The Ghost nudged him. “uh... Oh. Right. Uh... oh look. It’s me and my sister. She’s bringing me home from boarding school for Winter Veil.” The line was said in a monotone. He might have been reading off a cue card (though those who knew the actor knew it must have been memorized - he didn’t read that quickly) “as if I ever went to boarding school” he muttered under his breath after finishing the line. The Ghost rolled her eyes, then knelt down and came back up with him under her arm once more. They flew to the next scene.
This was the scene of a party. The boy playing younger Scrooge was now made up (somewhat un-successfully) to look like a young adult. On his arm was a middle-aged goblin woman who had been made up (rather more successfully) to look younger. A goblin man with teal hair and ears even larger than Scrooge (older or younger) was speaking to them. The blood elf in the audience whistled again. The teal-haired goblin glared at him, then smirked when his neighbor elbowed him hard in the ribs to shut him up.
“Scrooge, my boy, you will go far in this company! You’re off to a great start already!” They all smiled and shook each-other’s hands. The spotlight returned to older Scrooge and the Ghost.
“Oh look. It’s my first boss. He was a good man, did a lot for me. And Ly... uh... whats-her-name. My fiance.” Again the words were delivered in a dead monotone. Again he was picked up, and again the scene changed.
A room decorated for Winter Veil. Young Scrooge and his fiance were sitting together on a couch.
“I’m sorry Ebenezer, but you love your gold more than me! The wedding is off! Come back when you get your priorities in order!” She ran off-stage. Young Scrooge raised an arm in her direction, but did nothing to stop her. The goblin audience members murmured in some confusion at this scene as the spotlight shifted back.
“Was that really necessary?” Life and heat had returned to Scrooge’s voice, and he glared at the ghost with real anger. Something in this scene had certainly bothered him. The Ghost just nodded and picked him up again.
Now presented was a joyful family scene. Scrooge’s former fiance was seated with a goblin man with dark blue hair. They were smiling and surrounded by laughing, playing children.
“NO” This burst from Scrooge even before the spotlight had shifted back to him. “No.” more quietly this time. “Spirit, show me no more. Take me back.”
One last time, the Ghost tucked him under her arm and they flew back to Scrooge’s bedroom. The lights start to fade as they touch the ground, soon leaving only the Ghost’s candle crown for illumination. Raising her candle-snuffer in both hands, she places it over her head, plunging the stage into total darkness.
End Scene
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Cast
Scrooge - Razzix Bronzebolt
The Ghost of Winter Veil Past - Wren Sunfeather
Young Scrooge - Razzix’s eldest son
Scrooge’s sister - Razzix’s daughter
Scrooge’s fiance - Lyra Bronzebolt (Razzix’s wife)
Scrooge’s boss - Jarexx Muzzleflash
Scrooge’s fiance’s husband - Margax
assorted children/background actors - Razzix’s kids