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Oh no ! She thinks we ' re still behind her ... she ' s entering the subway car . PEMBY ! PEMBY WAIT !
I can ' t do this . I feel like I ' m breaking the law .
We aren ' t breaking the law , c ' mon , let ' s go ...
MRIDU :
TONY :
MRIDU :
But the school board canceled the musical . I don ' t see why we should defy them and try to put it on , anyway ?
TONY :
Because it is the right thing to do , Mridu . The school board already controls what we learn . Just because we take a little independent action by adapting the musical , doesn ' t mean they had to ... what was that word Pemby used ?
Censor ...
MRIDU :
TONY :
Yeah ... censor us . We should be allowed to express ourselves freely about the injustices of our corrupt government on the safe space of the stage . And , honestly , if it were up to me , I ' d insist The Hunchback of Notre Dame take place at the school theater , because that ’ s where it belongs !
No , Tony ! We are in enough trouble as it is .
MRIDU :
TONY :
Mridu , do this for Pemby , then . Think of all that she ’ s gone through with the school board for us ...
( Enter MS . PEMBERTON )