Blow Us All Away

PHILIP
Meet the latest graduate of King’s College!
I prob’ly shouldn’t brag, but, dag, I amaze
and astonish!
The scholars say I got the same virtuosity and
brains as my pops!
The ladies say my brain’s not where the
resemblance stops!
I’m only nineteen but my mind is older,
gotta be my own man, like my father, but
bolder.
I shoulder his legacy with pride,
I used to hear him say
that someday
I would—
ENSEMBLE
Blow us all away.
PHILIP
Ladies, I’m lookin for a Mr. George Eacker.
Made a speech last week, our Fourth of July
speaker.
He disparaged my father’s legacy in front
of a crowd.
I can’t have that, I’m making my father proud.
MARTHA
I saw him just up Broadway a couple of blocks.
He was goin’ to see a play.
PHILIP
Well, I’ll go visit his box.
DOLLY
God, you’re a fox.
PHILIP
And y’all look pretty good in ya’ frocks.
How ‘bout when I get back, we all strip down
to our socks?
BOTH
Ok!
COMPANY
Blow us all away!
PHILIP
George!
GEORGE
Shh.
PHILIP
George!
GEORGE
Shh! I’m tryin’ to watch the show!
PHILIP
Ya’ shoulda watched your mouth before you
talked about my father though!
GEORGE
I didn’t say anything that wasn’t true.
You father’s a scoundrel, and so, it seems,
are you.
ENSEMBLE
Ooooooooooh!
PHILIP
It’s like that?
GEORGE
Yeah, I don’t fool around.
I’m not your little schoolboy friends.
PHILIP
See you on the dueling ground.
That is, unless you wanna step outside and
go now.
GEORGE
I know where to find you, piss off.
I’m watchin’ this show now.
PHILIP
Pops, if you had only heard the shit he said
about you
I doubt you would have let it slide and I was
not about to—
HAMILTON
Slow down.
PHILIP
I came to ask you for advice. This is my very
first duel.
They don’t exactly cover this subject in
boarding school.
HAMILTON
Did your friends attempt to negotiate a
peace?
PHILIP
He refused to apologize, we had to let the
peace talks cease.
HAMILTON
Where is this happening?
PHILIP
Across the river, in Jersey.
HAMILTON/PHILIP
Everything is legal in New Jersey...
HAMILTON
Alright. So this is what you’re gonna do:
Stand there like a man until Eacker is in front
of you.
When the time comes, fire your weapon in
the air.
This will put an end to the whole affair.
PHILIP
But what if he decides to shoot? Then I’m
a goner.
HAMILTON
No. He’ll follow suit if he’s truly a man of
honor.
To take someone’s life, that is something you
can’t shake.
Philip, your mother can’t take another
heartbreak.
PHILIP
Father—
HAMILTON
Promise me. You don’t want this
young man’s blood on your conscience.
PHILIP
Okay, I promise.
HAMILTON
Come back home when you’re done.
Take my guns. Be smart. Make me proud, son.
PHILIP
My name is Philip
I am a poet
I’m a little nervous, but I can’t show it.
I’m sorry, I’m a Hamilton with pride.
You talk about my father, I cannot let it slide.
PHILIP
Mister Eacker! How was the rest of your show?
GEORGE
I’d rather skip the pleasantries.
Let’s go.
Grab your pistol.
PHILIP
Confer with your men.
The duel will commence after we count to ten.
ENSEMBLE
Count to ten!
PHILIP
Look ‘em in the eye, aim no higher.
Summon all the courage you require.
Then slowly and clearly aim your gun towards
the sky—
MALE ENSEMBLE
One two three four
FULL ENSEMBLE
Five six seven —