? No. 13 Ballet Sequence
?TONY
And - and
and I'll take you away, take you far, far away out of here,
Far, far away till the walls and the streets disappear.
?TONY and MARIA
Somewhere there must be a place we can feel we're free,
Somewhere there's got to be some place for you and for me.
(As he sings, the walls of the apartment begin to move off,
leaving city walls surrounding them. The two lovers begin to
run, battering against the walls of the city, breaking through
as chaotic figures of the violent gangs flail around them. But
they do break through and suddenly they are in a world of space
and air and sun. They stop, looking at it, pleased, startled
as boys and girls from both sides come on.)
? Scherzo
(They begin to dance, to play: no sides, no hostility now; just
joy and pleasure and warmth. As Tony and Maria begin the steps
of a gentle love dance, a voice is heard singing:)
? Somewhere
?A GIRL
There's a place for us,
Somewhere a place for us.
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us
Somewhere.
There's a time for us,
Some day a time for us,
Time together with time to spare,
Time to look, time to care
Some day!
Somewhere
We'll find a new way of living,
We'll find a way of forgiving
Somewhere.
There's a place for us,
A time and place for us.
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
Somehow,
Some day,
Somewhere!
? Procession and Nightmare
( The lovers hold out their hands to each other; the other
follow suit - Jets to Sharks; Sharks to Jets - and form a sort
of procession.)
?ALL
There's a place for us.
( Suddenly, there is a dead stop. The figures of Riff and
Bernardo slowly walk on. The dream becomes a nightmare: as the
city returns,there are brief reenactments of the knife fight,
of the deaths. Maria and Tony are once again separated from
each other by the violent warring of the two sides. Maria
tries to reach Bernardo, Tony tried to stop Riff; the lovers
try to reach each other but cannot. Chaotic confusion and
blackness out of which they find themselves back in the
bedroom, clinging to each other desperately.)
?TONY
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
Hold my hand and I'll take you there...
?TONY and MARIA
Somehow,
Some day,
Somewhere!
( They sink back together on the bed. )
Another Alley - 10:00 p.m.
?KRUPKE (whistle) : Hey, you!
?A-RAB : Who me?
?KRUPKE : Yeah, you! ( A-rab and Baby John stop surprised.)
?A-RAB : Why it is Officer Krupke, Baby John.
?BABY JOHN (quaking) : Top of the eveing, Officer Krupke.
?KRUPKE : I'll crack the top of your skulls
if you punks don't stop
when I whistle. (exits; other Jets appear)
?SNOWBOY : Ya see, cops believe everything
they read in the papers.
?ACTION : To them we ain't human.
We're cruddy juvenile delinquents.
So that's what we give'em.
?SNOWBOY (imitating Krupke) : Hey, you!
?ACTION : Me, Officer Krupke?
?SNOWBOY : Yeah, you!
Gimme one good reason for not dragging ya down
the station house, ya punk.