DR Michael S - (Part 3) - Pages isn't really a bad program. However, it seems to be geared more toward presentation type documents - newsletters, basic video presentations, etc. I'm guessing the numerous and repeated formatting commands normally needed for a script may have "confused" things - unless there's a script template included with the program. However, I'm still not sure that should have affected the printout of your PDF.
*Since you're a student and an educator, you can purchase the Student/Educational version of MS Office or Mac. -Well, anyone can purchase that. It's fully functional, just not fully upgradable.