Excerpt: ...behind her.) A BOY (to sassy girl) Aw haw! Y'all ol' Baptis ain't got no book case in yo' church. We went there one day an' I saw uh soda cracker box settin' up in de corner so I set down on it. (pointing at sassy girl) Know whut ole Mary Ella say? (jeering laughter) Willie, you git up off our library! Haw! Haw! MARY ELLA Y'all ole Meth'dis' ain't got no window panes in yo' ole church. A GIRL (Takes center of stage and hands akimbo shakes her hips.) I don't keer whut y'allsay. I'm a Methdis' bred an' uh Methdis' ...
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Excerpt: ...behind her.) A BOY (to sassy girl) Aw haw! Y'all ol' Baptis ain't got no book case in yo' church. We went there one day an' I saw uh soda cracker box settin' up in de corner so I set down on it. (pointing at sassy girl) Know whut ole Mary Ella say? (jeering laughter) Willie, you git up off our library! Haw! Haw! MARY ELLA Y'all ole Meth'dis' ain't got no window panes in yo' ole church. A GIRL (Takes center of stage and hands akimbo shakes her hips.) I don't keer whut y'allsay. I'm a Methdis' bred an' uh Methdis' born an' when I'm dead there'll be uh Methdis' gone. MARY ELLA (snaps fingers under other girl's nose and starts singing. Several join her.) Oh Baptis, Baptis is my name My name's written on high I got my lick in de Baptis church Gointer eat up de Methdis pie (the Methodist children jeer and make faces. The Baptist camp make faces back for a full minute there is silence while each camp tries to outdo the other in face making. The Baptist makes the last face. METHODIST BOY Come on, less us don't notice em. Less gwan down to de church an' hear de trial. MARY ELLA Y'all ain't the onliest ones kin go. We goin' too. WILLIE Aw Haw! Copy cats! (Makes face) Dat's right, follow on behind us lak uh puppy dog tail. (They start walking toward right exit switching their clothes behind.) (Baptist children stage a rush and struggle to get in front of the methodists. They finally succeed in flinging some of the Methodist children to the ground and some behind them and walk towards right exit haughtily switching their clothes.) WILLIE (whispers to his crowd) Less go round by Mosely's lot and beat 'em there! OTHERS All right! WILLIE (Yelling to Baptists) We wouldn't walk behind no ole Baptists! (The Methodists turn and walk off towards left exit switching their clothes as the Baptists are doing.) SLOW CURTAIN ACT II SCENE II SETTING: Interior of Macedonia Baptist Church, a rectangular room, windows on each side, two "Amen Corners," pulpit with...
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