ACT 1, SCENE 2

Scene opens to a mostly empty hallway in Keasbey High School. KRISTINA is seen opening her locker STAGE RIGHT. TOM and SCOTT enter stage left.

TOM (holds up a hand, both stop walking)

Shh...it's Kristina! I don't want her to see me!

SCOTT

I don't get it, man. Why is it so hard for you to just talk to Kristina?

TOM

I don't know...I just like her so much.

SCOTT

But she's got a boyfriend!

TOM

I know. And even if she didn't, she'd never fall for a loser like me.

SCOTT (puts hand on Tom's shoulder)

Aww, you're not a loser. Just a band geek.

TOM (looks out to audience)

Gee, thanks Scott. I love you too.

SCOTT (walks over to him)

Geeze, I'm just kidding! You have some serious emotional problems there.

TOM (sighs)

I know...it's just...you can't understand how madly in love I am, and Kristina doesn't even notice me.

SCOTT

Here we go again...

Spotlight on Tom and Kristina.

SONG:"Kristina Doesn't Know I Exist"

TOM

Not long ago in my high school days

I watched a girl from so far away

(Kristina moves STAGE LEFT past Tom and exits, TOM ducks his head)

TOM

And every time she passed me by

I turned my head away and quietly sighed

And when she walked by her hair would dance

A secret tango that only I could understand

And if she asked me for the time of day

I'd look her in the eyes and quietly say

Several ensemble members (boys) begin moving out onto the stage, lining up against the lockers.

TOM

Oh Kristina, Kristina

Do you have any clue who I am?

ENSEMBLE

Hell no!

TOM

So listen up, cause I'll tell you once

And I'll explain myself the best that I can

Kristina, Kristina, you don't know me so I'll have to persist

I'm kinda shy so don't wonder why

Kristina she don't know I exist

Tom paces STAGE RIGHT and stops at Kristina's locker.

SCOTT

Well Tom, how's Kristina supposed to know you unless you actually talk to her?

TOM

I try to talk to her every day, but she never sees me!

SCOTT

She never sees you because you're always behind her! You STALK the poor girl!

Tom moves CENTERSTAGE and faces the audience. Kristina enters STAGE RIGHT and slowly moves left.

TOM

From class to class I followed her

But I swore I'd leave her undisturbed

And if she ever stopped and turned around

I got so nervous and I stared at the ground

While singing, Tom goes to follow Kristina, but she turns around and Tom ducks his head again. Kristina continues and exits STAGE LEFT.

TOM

And then one day in photography

I found a contact print that I could not believe

And there she was staring back at me

And so I took her home so quietly

Kristina, Kristina

Do you have any clue who I am?

ENSEMBLE

Hell no!

TOM

So listen up, cause I'll tell you once

And I'll explain myself the best that I can

Kristina, Kristina, you don't know me so I'll have to persist

I'm kinda shy so don't wonder why

Kristina she don't know I exist

Scott moves next to Tom and they talk while the horns are doing their solos. (solos can be deleted/abridged to fit)

SCOTT

Tom, you had one date with the girl, and it was two years ago. She's moved on. She's been going out with Jake for a while now.

A muscular, tough-looking boy, JAKE, enters STAGE RIGHT and waits at Kristina's locker.

TOM (sighs)

Yeah, I know...I mean, how the hell am I supposed to compete with that? (gestures to Jake)

SCOTT

Maybe you should just find someone else.

TOM

Yeah, maybe.

As Tom starts singing again, Kristina enters STAGE LEFT and moves in back of Tom and Scott. When she sees Jake, she runs over to him and kisses him. They talk to themselves as the song continues.

TOM

1/17/98, it's been a day that I've come to hate

As I walked into the video store

There she stood as my jaw fell to the floor

Tapping her toe and waiting in line

With a movie and another guy

Why did I bother, why did I care?

About this girl names Kristina Behr

(turns head toward Kristina)

Kristina, Kristina

You'll never get to know who I am

ENSEMBLE

Your loss!

TOM

This is goodbye, so please don't cry

And I'll let you down as softly as I can

Kristina, Kristina

Another name to scratch off my list

Tom pulls out a notepad and pen/pencil from his back pocket and scratches something out on it. At this point Kristina and Jake should be holding hands and exiting STAGE LEFT as the others watch.

TOM

In another life, it could have been nice but

Kristina she won't know what she missed!

As song ends, Tom sighs and gazes off longingly. Everyone else leaves on either side, and a spotlight shines on him. The bell suddenly rings and all the lights go back on.

TOM

Argh, late again!

Tom runs and exits STAGE RIGHT, scene ends.