43 Shouldn't Talk

(Thomas, Ad Man and TV Interviewer)

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John McGie/Carl Craig

SHOULDN’T TALK

So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
No
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So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
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It really would be quite embarrassing
For Simians to speak their minds
To expect them to be
Just like you and me
Would be truly most unkind

So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
No
Oh
So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
No
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Oh how cruel and horrid
It's unnatural to treat them this way
Monkeys you see
Belong in the trees
They should never have much to say

“I have with me today social advocate Thomas T. who is advocating for the plight of the Simians. Thomas you say that we are forcing Simians to be something they're not.”

“Simians shouldn't talk. Their minds can't form proper thoughts.”

So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
No
Oh
So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
No
Oh

It really would be quite embarrassing
For Simians to speak their minds
To expect them to be
Just like you and me
Would be truly most unkind

So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
No
Oh
So they shouldn't talk?
No they shouldn't talk
Oh, they shouldn't talk
No they shouldn't talk
No
Oh
No
Oh

Oh how cruel and horrid
It's unnatural to treat them this way
Monkeys you see
Belong in the trees
They should never have much to say

“From the mouths of babes.”




© Copyright John McGie

THOMAS T - The Musical

John McGie: Book, Lyrics & Music 
Carl Craig: Music & Orchestration

John McGie: Director/Producer/Lighting Design
Madison Graie: Co-Director
First Impressions Theatre: Co-Producer

Carl Craig: Musical Director
Leigh Richards: Vocal Director

Anne Marsh: Assistant Stage Manager
Lighting: John, Blaine & Paul
Sound: Scott & Carl

Costumes: Rita Arhipov
Make-Up: Rob Walters & Yukari Haga
Backstage Crew: Sam di Bernardo, April Cleaver, Jodie Kupsco & Phillip Messenger
Publicity: Joanne Geehan, Tara Bailey, Anne Marsh & Eileen Smith

CAST

Carly Brooks (Thomas T)
Michael Walker (Squire Thompson)
Jessi Nicholson (The Cook)
Leslie Hopps (Gypsy)
Kim Steger (Terry-Anne)
Steve Sisk (Foreman)
Andrew Persoon (Dr. Skinner)
Sharon Ong (Mrs. Skinner)
Morgan McTaggart (Joshua Skinner)
Sadie DeCoste (Millie Skinner)
Thumper Hopp (Millie’s Doll)
David James (Ad Man)
Kaare Long (TV Host)
Bethan M. Rees (Marketplace Vendor)
Skye Friesen (Lead School Boy)
Michael J. Unger (School Master)
Damon Calderwood (High Society Woman)
Alex Chu (Solicitor)
Tina Spencer (Simian Resistance)

The majority of cast members played a multitude of roles throughout this production.