MS. GUA-PA-YA

By Stephanie O., Loyola Park After-School Program
That's Weird, Grandma

Characters: The Chief, The Rookie, The Witness, Ms. Gua-pa-ya (in tableaux), Ms. Doofalmor (in tableaux)

Props: Picture Frame, Puppies, Trash Bag

The Chief: I am here with you today because our city’s superhero: Ms. Gua-pa-ya, has saved our town from evil guy: Ms. Doofalmor from stealing all the puppies in Chicago!

The Rookie: BUT HOW WE GONNA PROVE IT?

The Chief: What did they teach you in the academy?

The Rookie: IT’S ALL IN THE EVIDENCE!

The Chief: That’s right. Now, this can take all night if we have to, but we gotta PROVE that Ms. Doofalmor is guilty! What have you got?

The Rookie: I got allergies and half a cup of coffee.

The Chief: (sigh) what have you got for EVIDENCE.

The Rookie: Right. Gotcha. I got this. First of all we got the Who! Ms. Gua-pa-ya and Ms. Doofalmor

The Chief: Good start!

The Rookie: Then we got the What: Ms. Doofalmar wants to steal all the puppies of Chicago

The Chief: Ah yes the motive. Keep going…

The Rookie: And there is out When: March 13 at 3:54 p.m.

The Chief: Alright.  And where is the where?

The Rookie: I’ll tell you where the where is!  The Where: downtown Chicago

The Chief: Excellent. Excellent. But how?

The Rookie: I KNEW YOU WOULD ASK THAT! The How: Ms. Doofalmor hates all kinds of puppies and she tried to kill all of them.

The Chief: And what did out eye witness see?

The Rookie: Come on out key witness and tell em what you saw!

The Witness: I saw Ms. Doofalmar sneaking behind an adoption center planning to steal all the puppies of Chicago.

The Rookie: Boom!

The Chief: Boom!

The witness: Boom?

The Chief: There’s our case!

The Rookie: Thanks Chief! I couldn’t have done it without my WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and HOW!

The Chief: THE END!

THE END.