Claude Genest said:
> A friend is working on this script...any input advice ?
>> 1.So far, my 'lead' weeds are:
>> Dandelion (romantic lead, in love with, Daisy)
>> Nettle and Canadian Thistle, (two feisty dames who enjoy a good fight)
Nettle I don't see cast this way...seems like a gentler character, tall
and swaying and elegant (but not at all haugty, very earthy-wise
actually).
How about good 'ol himalayan blackberry as the other feisty dame? And use
nettle's character in some other ways...
>> Clover, (young, in love with Bumble Bee) and of course,
>> Crabgrass (crusty old wise guy who sucks up oil spills).
The rest, I like!
>> They invade a neglected perennial garden in the center of Megapolis.
How about "reclaim and heal" a neglected...
>> Question: Did I leave out any REALLY important weeds? I can't include
>> all
>> of them, the cast would get too big...
Just put 'em all in the chorus (this IS a musical, isn't it? I mean,
plants just *gotta* sing!)...
>>
>> 2. At the end of the movie, after the Wonder Weeds have saved the day
>> (by
>> restoring Mrs. Demeter's memory so she can find the lost deed to her
>> garden)
>> we see a vision for a new Megapolis.
Tell us more, tell us more! What's this all about?
John Schinnerer, MA
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