…a pair of satiny hands, with shiny-rouged fingernails, gracefully descend on the piano keyboard, PLAYING the rhythmic intro to the 1ST CONTEMPORARY HIT SONG.

NEVA “AUNTIE MAMA” WILLIAMS, 40s, highly attractive, stylishly coiffed and attired, is at the vintage upright piano.  She is Emily Post-proper (unless she becomes riled), sophisticated, and the no-nonsense business manager of THE WONDER KIDS! Enterprise. 

AUNTIE MAMA, concluding the intro, nods her head, cueing…

…DOROTHY and VIVIAN, who skip “onstage” in front of the church and begin SINGING and dancing with much skill and grace.

Wide-eye CHILDREN breathlessly watch THE WONDER KIDS, awe-struck.

RUBY beams with pride from the sanctuary doorway.

CYRIL gets a lump in his throat and tears up as he watches DOROTHY and VIVIAN perform. 

DOROTHY, surprising for her age and size, has a powerful soprano voice that she employs to great advantage. 

VIVIAN, no slouch herself in the vocal department, provides lilting harmony in the background. 

THE WONDER KIDS bring the song home with confidence and flair.