Those look delicious, Pinkie Pie!
Hold on!
A spritz of sweet cream will make it even splendider.
Hold your horses!
I made toffee cupcake toppers for each and every one.
Well? What are you waiting for?
Drink it up before they melt.
Pinkie Pie,
these milkshakes sure are the motor to my mosey.
But what's the special occasion?
You mean you ponies forgot?!
We're hosting Ponyville Play Day this year!
The holiday created to mark the one day that's furthest from all the other holidays.
Last year, when Trixie hosted it, it was amazingly incredible!
This year, we have to make ours even better!
Especially since the Wild Siders are here.
Maybe I can serve up some of my monster milkshakes!
Or maybe,
for Play Day, we should actually put on a play!
The pressure's on!
What play shall we pick to perform?
Something heavy on the prop comedy?
Or
one scientifically proven to spark super-fun celebration?
Or a multi-part melodrama with a cast of at least twelve!
But, Rarity, we're only six ponies.
All right, you've twisted my hoof.
I'll play seven roles myself!
I know!
Let's pitch our plays to the Wild Siders, and they'll decide!
Good evening, Wild Siders.
May I present…
the Mane Six!
Welcome to Ponyville Play Day!
Where each day is met with a rootin'-tootin' rhythm!
Hit it!
I am a pony, and it's my day to play
I say "hooray", for it's Play Day!
Yay!
But wait!
There's more!
This is going to be…
a stage adaptation of…
the true story of…
the fastest pony in Ponyville!
Not so fast, ponies.
This very special production will be performed…
in the round!
That means both the stage
and the audience
are the stage!
I shall be playing Pon-tine,
the innocent daughter of the banker.
And I'll also be playing Pon-tiffe,
the banker.
That's all well and good, ponies.
But what this play really needs is
some sweet, sweet slapstick.
Pinkie, you're making a mess.
How are we gonna clean this before my Play Day presentation about important topics?
Like the stars in our solar system and… and…
other serious stuff!
Or my holiday history hoedown
honoring the Play Day tradition?
Your play's…
about a box?
It's a play about multiple boxes?
It's a play about the Ponyville bicentennial
and the founding of our town through the eyes of its original members.
That was my next guess.
But…
back to my play.
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Chill out, pony dudes!
What are you even arguing about?
This play's already got it all.
The beginning with the musical…
The melodrama in the middle…
The pies!
Comedy pies!
It's like six gnarly plays in one.
Like some kind of hip
super-play!
Wow.
I hadn't even thought of that.
A perfect depiction of the strengths of our friendships
and our Ponyville town pride.
Paint – check.
Props – check.
Have you seen my teapot?
Maybe we left it behind.
As the lead star in A Neigh in the Life,
I must have my teapot.
I reckon we should double-check the wagon then.
Ah, there you are.
Wait.
Is that a crack?!
Alas, poor teapot!
I knew you well!
You hath brewed for me a thousand times,
and now!..
Oh, wait.
It was just lint.
That was great.
Listen, Verity – that's your name, right?
I've been looking for a grand actress like yourself to perform in my new stage show
I Trot Along.
Curtain Call, you're needed on stage!
That's my cue.
You're going to be the best "Tree Number Two" there is, Clarity!
See you at rehearsal!
Need a hoof finding your teapot?
Did you know Curtain Call,
Applewood director extraordinaire,
is here to debut his new play?!
Yeah.
They're in the theater right across from us.
And he wants me to play a part in it!
My big break has finally arrived!
It's a shame our plays are on the same night.
same night…
Don't worry!
Just put on a happy face!
Perfect!
This is a big opportunity that's knocking!
So answer the door and say "yes" to the dress rehearsal!
You're absolutely right.
I can take on both parts.
Besides, how many lines could a tree even have?
Heya, Rarity!
Do you think we could do a read-through together before I help with the lights?
I don't think I'll have time.
I'm already busy rehearsing for both plays, and well…
Oh! That's probably my agent.
I had him e-mail me my new schedule.
There's a bit of an overlap during rehearsal.
But…
nothing I shouldn't be able to handle.
I am, after all, an actor.
Oh, no!
Oops.
From the top of scene five.
"I am the tree."
Oh, sorry… let me try that again.
"I am the tree!"
You're the what?
How could I be such a silly filly?
I was reading from the wrong play.
Oh, it's an update from Curtain Call.
"Charity, congratulations.
Your role as Tree Number Two has been extended,
and you will now be onstage for the entire play"?!
There's no way now I can be in both plays at once.
This big break feels more like a big headache!
Think of the exposure!
The show must go on!
One of them must happen without her.
Friends come and go.
But one-night shows are forever!
Should we ask her what she thinks?
No! She knows the role she was born to play!
Ponies,
lend me your ears!
It is with great sadness that I have decided to leave our production of A Neigh in the Life.
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
But…
Sugar Snap will be a great replacement as she's an amazing understudy.
I will now make my exit…
stage left.
Everypony's gonna be so excited that I fixed the house lights when they get back from lunch!
I am the tree.
I am the tree!
"Due to unforeseen magical events, our performance has been…
cancelled"?!
No!
That can't be right!
Must be right.
So-o-o…
a funny thing happened on the way to the theater.
The Crystal Globe is reopening as an aquarium.
But even if it wasn't,
I know that leaving our play was selfish of me.
And that is why I believe Sugar Snap should keep the role that I so carelessly cast aside.
And now,
I shall be out of the play!
Actually, I have a better idea.
Let's split the role.
What do you say, Rarity?
I gracefully accept.
So can we finally do that read-through?
Absolutely.
SCHASTLIVY PONEC
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