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Goosebumps (Reprise)

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

Brian, Brooke, Emile, Ms. Walker, Principal Stine, Tina, Zeke

BROOKE

DO YOU SEEK OUT THE SPARK

OF DANGER IN THE DARK

WHEN SHADOWS, COLD AND STARK, ARE ALL AROUND YOU?

ZEKE

DO YOU THRIVE ON THE THRILL

OF SHRIEKS SO LOUD AND SHRILL

AS TWISTS AND TURNS AND CHILLING SCARES ASTOUND YOU?

MS. WALKER

DO YOU CRAVE TALES OF CREATURES

THAT RECOIL FROM THE LIGHT?

ALL

THEN FOLLOW IF YOU DARE.

BUT ALL WHO DO, BEWARE!

FOR YOU MAY FIND A SCARE THAT FILLS YOUR SOUL WITH FRIGHT

AND GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS IN THE NIGHT!

TINA

YOU FEEL A FLASH OF FEAR,

BRIAN

YOU THINK, “IS SOMEONE HERE?”

BROOKE

YOU TELL YOURSELF YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE ALONE.

MS. WALKER

BUT THEN YOU FEEL A SUDDEN JOLT!

EMILE

YOUR SKIN STARTS TO REVOLT!

BROOKE/BRIAN

YOUR FEAR BEGINS TO GROW,

ALL

AND THEN, BEFORE YOU EVEN KNOW IT, YOU’VE GOT

GOOSEBUMPS!

YOU’RE COVERED HEAD TO TOE IN

GOOSEBUMPS!

EMILE

AND YET, YOU FEEL A STRANGE DELIGHT!

BROOKE

SO FOLLOW IF YOU DARE.

PRINCIPAL STINE

BUT ALL WHO DO, BEWARE!

ALL

FOR YOU MAY FIND A SCARE THAT FILLS YOUR SOUL WITH FRIGHT

AND GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS IN THE NIGHT!

(curtain call)

ALL

GOOSEBUMPS!

YOU’RE GOING NUMB AND GROWING

GOOSEBUMPS!

MS. WALKER

AND YET, YOU FEEL A STRANGE DELIGHT!

PRINCIPAL STINE

SO FOLLOW IF YOU DARE.

BROOKE

BUT ALL WHO DO, BEWARE!

ALL

FOR YOU MAY FIND A SCARE THAT FILLS YOUR SOUL WITH FRIGHT,

AND GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS IN THE NIGHT!

END OF SHOW

The Phantom Unmasked

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

Brian, Brooke, Ms. Walker, Zeke

MS. WALKER

Well done, everyone! Brooke dear! You were transcendent. My great-grandmother would be so proud.

BROOKE

Have you seen Zeke?

MS. WALKER

No, I haven’t. He was rather remarkable tonight. But when you see him, let him know that we are going to have a little talk about rewriting the play on opening night!

(MS. WALKER exits. ZEKE enters in his Phantom costume, holding his head.)

ZEKE

Brooke!

BROOKE

Zeke! Where were you?

ZEKE

What? When?

BROOKE

Just now! During the show!

ZEKE

The show already happened? What? I was knocked out!

BROOKE

Well, someone did your part in the play!

ZEKE

Do you know who it was?

BROOKE

I think so. But… it couldn’t be. The song he sang? I think it was him. The boy from the first production. I think it was… the real Phantom.

ZEKE

Oh, man.

(THE PHANTOM ominously appears upstage and faces them.)

BROOKE

(to ZEKE) Hey! There he is!

(BROOKE runs up to THE PHANTOM and unmasks him. It’s BRIAN.)

Brian?

(The lights flicker… and go to black. Lights up. BRIAN is gone. ZEKE and BROOKE are standing there alone on stage. BROOKE holds BRIAN’s mask. Lights flicker as BRIAN’s ghostly voice fills the theater.)

BRIAN (V.O.)

Goodbye, Brooke.

(BROOKE instinctively grabs ZEKE’s hand as the stage fades to black.)

My Story

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

The Phantom

THE PHANTOM (to BROOKE, as Esmerelda)

MY STORY IS A SAD ONE.

TRAGIC, ONE MIGHT SAY.

IT BEGINS LONG AGO, WHEN I, LIKE YOU,

WAS CAST IN A SCARY PLAY.

THE PLAY WAS TO BE ON THIS VERY STAGE.

I WAS TO LEAD A FIRST-RATE CAST.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!

INSTEAD, IT WOULD BE THE LAST!

FOR MY TRAPDOOR WAS LEFT AJAR,

AND IN THE DARK, I STEPPED TOO FAR.

AND I PLUNGED DOWN A DEEP AND NARROW HOLE.

I became a real phantom, BUT NEVER WANTED

TO MAKE THIS PLACE SEEM HAUNTED,

JUST MY CHANCE TO PERFORM MY STARRING ROLE.

AND NOW, I’VE

DONE WHAT I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR,

YET I’M TORN ONCE MORE,

FOR I DIDN’T EXPECT TO FIND

SOMEONE WHO MAKES ME FEEL

THE WAY YOU DO.

ALL AT ONCE,

I’M OLD, AND YET BRAND NEW,

DEAD, BUT SO ALIVE,

AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF… YOU,

Esmerelda.

‘CAUSE YOU’RE KIND AND SMART AND SILLY,

AND WHEN YOU SMILE, EVEN A REALLY

GHOSTLY WIND SEEMS NOT SO CHILLY.

SO MANY LONELY YEARS IT TOOK UNTIL WE MET, AND YET,

MEETING YOU, MY ESMERELDA,

WAS WORTH THE TERRIBLE PRICE I HAD TO PAY.

AND THOUGH I WISH THAT I COULD STAY,

I FEAR I REALLY MUST BE GOING.

I’VE FOUND MY PEACE, AT LAST, JUST KNOWING

I’VE FINALLY PLAYED THE PART THAT I WAS BORN TO PLAY,

SAID THE LINES I’VE WAITED YEARS TO SAY.

AND UNTIL YOU AND I MAY

MEET AGAIN, SOME DISTANT DAY,

THANK YOU

FOR GIVING ME AN ENDING

TO MY TRAGIC PLAY.

(To BROOKE alone) Goodbye, Esmerelda.

(THE PHANTOM backs off the stage and disappears in a burst of smoke and fog. Thunderous applause. BROOKE stands there, stunned. Blackout as applause rises.)

The Performance

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

Orchestra

(The performance begins. BROOKE enters as Esmerelda. Esmerelda’s father warns her to be careful, for there is a terrible Phantom who haunts this theater. Esmerelda does not believe him, suspecting that he is only trying to scare and control her.

Offstage, MS. WALKER watches with pride as her great-grandmother’s dream is finally realized, 73 years later.

Finally, it’s the moment they’ve all been waiting for. THE PHANTOM enters in a mass of fog. There is applause from the audience. BROOKE takes his gloved hand and leads him through the swirls of fog. She turns to face him, but when she stares into the green eyes behind the mask, she realizes instantly: it isn’t Zeke! Who is he? What is happening? There is something about him unlike anything she’s ever seen… and yet, also something familiar.

“Who are you?” BROOKE whispers. “Where’s Zeke?” “Please trust me,” THE PHANTOM whispers back, extending his hand. BROOKE considers, slowly nods, and takes his hand.

“Why do you haunt this theater?” BROOKE asks, as Esmerelda. “Please tell me your story. I will not be afraid.”)

One Last Goal

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

Orchestra

(Places. BROOKE and TINA exit. ZEKE enters the backstage area in costume. THE PHANTOM, in an identical costume, enters unseen, grabs ZEKE, and drags him offstage.)

Opening Night

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

Orchestra

(The scene begins with the mad chaotic energy of Opening Night as students enter and exit the backstage area. One student does a series of large physical and vocal warm-ups. Two other students practice their sword fights and fake deaths…terribly. Eventually, TINA, as the Stage Manager, enters to stop all of these activities and give the cast their five-minute call.)

My Home Sweet Home

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

Brian, Brooke, Emile, Zeke

EMILE

ALL I EVER WANTED WAS A QUIET PLACE,

WHERE I COULD BE ALONE IN MY OWN LITTLE SPACE.

BUT THEN I LOST MY JOB, COULDN’T PAY MY RENT.

I LOST MY HOME AND HAD BARELY A CENT.

I WAS OUT ON THE STREET.

HAD NOTHING TO EAT.

THOUGHT I’D COME AND LIVE HERE ‘TIL I GOT BACK ON MY FEET,

KEEP TO MYSELF, AND STAY

OUT OF EVERYBODY’S WAY.

BUT THEN ONE DAY, YOU KIDS RUINED IT ALL WITH YOUR PLAY.

NOW, JUST LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE!

THIS PLACE ISN’T MUCH, BUT IT WAS THE ONE

THING LEFT THAT I COULD CALL MY OWN.

WHY COULDN’T YOU LEAVE IT ALONE?

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, JUST A DIRTY OLD COT.

BUT IT’S MY HOME,

MY HOME SWEET HOME,

AND IT’S ALL THAT I GOT.

Now, what am I gonna do with you? Can’t have you tellin’ people I’m down here.

ZEKE

We won’t tell a soul.

EMILE

No. I don’t imagine you will.

(EMILE takes a step toward the trio.)

BROOKE/ZEKE/BRIAN

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

BROOKE

Run!

(The trio runs away.)

EMILE

Wait! Wait! I didn’t mean… I—

BROOKE (to ZEKE and BRIAN)

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!

(They keep running, twisting and turning through the subbasement’s labyrinth of tunnels.)

EMILE

Come back! Come back, please! I just want to speak to you—

BROOKE

Go faster!

(BRIAN falls behind and stumbles. BROOKE freezes in horror.)

Brian!

BRIAN

Brooke!

BROOKE

Wait!

(ZEKE is unsure whether to keep running or turn back.)

Zeke, go!

(ZEKE continues running toward the elevator while BROOKE runs back to help BRIAN. ZEKE reaches the platform, followed by BROOKE who helps BRIAN along. ZEKE tries to pull the lever. It won’t budge.)

No! Come on, come on!

(BROOKE fears that EMILE is catching up. The lever still won’t budge.)

Hurry up!

(Finally, the lever gives. The elevator ascends with a jolt. They scream. The elevator reaches stage-level and comes to a stop. They made it. Blackout.)

The Trapdoor

November 8, 2021

Lyrics

Brian, Brooke, Zeke

BRIAN

So… you guys want me to stay here and stand guard?

BROOKE

(installing the lever)

We’re all going down. See what we can find that might clear Zeke.

ZEKE

C’mon, Brian.

BRIAN

I don’t know about this. I’m not sure I’m comfortable—

BROOKE

Hey… come on—for me? I mean us. For us.

BRIAN

Ok. For you. (steps onto platform)

ZEKE

Seriously?

(ZEKE pulls the lever and down they go. Lights shift as the elevator descends.)

ALL

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

ZEKE

Don’t worry, Brian. First time’s the hardest. Feel free to scream some more if you need to.

BROOKE

Zeke!

BRIAN

I’m fine.

(the elevator comes to a stop)

BRIAN

What is this place?

Whodunit?

October 29, 2021

Lyrics

Brian, Brooke, Ms. Walker, Principal Stine, Zeke

MS. WALKER

Zeke Matthews! This time you’ve gone too far.

ZEKE

I didn’t do it. I don’t know how that got there. I swear!

PRINCIPAL STINE

Well if you didn’t do it, who did? And how did this paint can get into your locker?

ZEKE

Why not ask Tina? She’s the one who has access to the paint. Or Emile! He’s probably got keys to everything!

MS. WALKER

Who?

ZEKE

Emile, the night janitor.

PRINCIPAL STINE

What? There is no night janitor.

(BROOKE and ZEKE exchange furtive glances. They need to be furtive or the moment just doesn’t work. Like, at all.)

So Zeke, care to explain how this can of paint ended up in your locker?

ZEKE

I don’t know! You have to believe me!

MS. WALKER

Frankly, I don’t know what to believe. Zeke, you are out of the play until further notice.

ZEKE

But—

MS. WALKER

No buts! Principal Stine and I will be discussing this with your parents. And deciding if we have to cancel the play.

BROOKE

Cancel the play? No!

PRINCIPAL STINE

We may not have a choice. And, Zeke, we will also discuss what other punishments might be appropriate. If it’s proven you did this, you’ll be lucky if you don’t get suspended. Or worse.

(MS. WALKER, PRINCIPAL STINE, and TINA exit.)

ZEKE

Suspended? Or worse? What’s worse than suspension? Expulsion? Jail? I mean… what the… what?!?

I’VE GOT TO TAKE A STAND

BEFORE THIS GETS ME BANNED!

BROOKE

IT’S GETTING OUT OF HAND,

I MEAN, LIKE, VERY.

ZEKE

THE STORY’S GOTTEN SCARY.

MY OUTLOOK’S GOTTEN WARY.

BRIAN

TO PUT IT KIND OF BALDLY,

YOUR CONUNDRUM’S GOTTEN HAIRY!

ZEKE

NOW THERE IS BUT ONE SOLUTION

TO PREVENT MY PROSECUTION

BRIAN

RIGHT NOW, ALL ARROWS POINT TO YOU!

BROOKE

IT’S TRUE.

ZEKE

SO WE GOTTA THINK IT ALL THROUGH

AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY!

BROOKE

REVEAL THE PHANTOM’S HISTORY!

BRIAN

I know! LET’S MAKE A LIST TO RECONSIDER EVERY CLUE.

ALL

SOMEONE’S BEHIND IT ALL,

BUT WHO?

(During the following sequence, they generate sketches of the three suspects.)

BROOKE

Brian’s right. Let’s analyze the suspects. Number one: Emile, the scary fake night janitor.

HE’S CREEPY, WEIRD, AND VICIOUS,

AND WHAT’S EVEN MORE SUSPICIOUS

IS HE LIED RIGHT TO MY FACE.

BUT WHAT COULD BE HIS MOTIVE?

AND WITH ACCESS TO A LOAD OF

CLEANING STUFF, WHY LEAVE A TRACE?

ZEKE

To frame me!

BROOKE

HE MIGHT NOT BE INVOLVED.

THE EVIDENCE IS SLIM.

BUT UNTIL WE HAVE A BETTER SUSPECT,

ALL ARROWS POINT TO HIM!

BRIAN

He does seem like a likely suspect.

BROOKE

Yes he does, Brian. But let’s not forget about Tina.

BRIAN

I admit that Tina is a little high-strung. And obsessive. And mean. But she’s also very—

ZEKE

Brian is right! Tina is all those things!

BRIAN

But I also think she is rather committed to—

ZEKE

Good call, Brian. I think it could be Tina.

BRIAN

But—

ZEKE

Tina! Yes, it’s totally possible.

SHE’S ANGRY, NOT OUR BUDDY,

DOESN’T WANT TO UNDERSTUDY,

AND SHE’S GOT A VICIOUS STREAK.

BRIAN

IT FITS UNTIL YOU FACTOR

THAT TO BE THE LEADING ACTOR,

SHE’D NEED BROOKE KICKED OUT, NOT ZEKE.

ZEKE

SHE MIGHT NOT BE INVOLVED.

IT’S LESS PROOF THAN I’D PREFER.

BUT UNTIL WE HAVE A BETTER SUSPECT,

ALL ARROWS POINT TO HER.

BROOKE

Okay. So we have two suspects: Emile and Tina.

ZEKE

Yes, Brooke dear. But you’re forgetting one important fact.

BROOKE

What’s that?

ZEKE

In stories like this, it’s always the one you least suspect!

BROOKE

But in real life, I think we should probably investigate the person we most suspect.

ZEKE

But who is the person we least suspect? Ms. Walker? She’s been acting pretty strangely.

BRIAN

Brooke!

BROOKE

What?

BRIAN

Brooke is the one I least suspect. She has no reason to do it and there’s lots of evidence that she couldn’t be the Phantom. And I can’t imagine she would want to frame you.

ZEKE

That’s true. You make a good point, Brian. Maybe it could be Brooke…

BROOKE

Zeke!

ZEKE

Brooke, Brooke, Brooke!

STRANGE AS YOU MAY FIND IT,

OFTEN TIMES, THE ONE BEHIND IT

IS THE ONE YOU LEAST SUSPECT.

SHE SEEMS SO SWEET AND INNOCENT,

WHILE SCHEMING, DEEP WITHIN, A

SECRET PLAN TO HAVE ME WRECKED!

SHE MIGHT NOT BE INVOLVED.

SHE’S LIKELY NOT A CROOK.

BUT UNTIL WE HAVE A BETTER SUSPECT,

ALL ARROWS POINT TO…

No, this is stupid, it’s not Brooke.

BROOKE

Thank you, Zeke. That’s very big of you.

ZEKE

But I need to clear my name. Right now.

BRIAN

But how can you do that?

ZEKE

Investigate!

BROOKE

So…? Who should we investigate? What should we do?

BRIAN

I think the most obvious suspect is this Emile character. He is beyond suspicious.

BROOKE

There’s one other possibility.

ZEKE

A real phantom? Hmmm. Somebody is “haunting” this school. And it isn’t me. We need proof. And I think I know where to start looking.

BROOKE

You don’t mean—

ZEKE

Yep. This all started when we went down that trapdoor. We need to go back down that elevator, and get proof that there’s a phantom!

TO PREVENT MY PROSECUTION,

BRIAN/BROOKE

AND PROCURE YOUR ABSOLUTION,

ZEKE

I HAVE NO CHOICE,

IT’S CRYSTAL CLEAR WHAT I MUST DO:

BRIAN/BROOKE

IT’S UP TO YOU.

ZEKE

I GOTTA GUM MY OWN SHOE

TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY!

BROOKE

PROVE THE PHANTOM’S HISTORY!

BRIAN

BRAVE ANY TWIST OR EVIL PLOT THAT MIGHT ENSUE

ALL

TO PROVE THE PHANTOM TALE IS TRUE.

SOMEONE’S BEHIND THIS,

AND WE’RE GONNA FIND OUT WHO!

Understudy Buddy

October 29, 2021

Lyrics

Ms. Walker, Tina

BROOKE (V.O.)

Hey, it’s Brooke. Leave a message! (beep)

TINA (on phone)

HEY BROOKE,

JUST CALLING TO SAY

I’M SO SORRY YOUR BEST FRIEND TRIED TO RUIN THE PLAY.

YOU LOOKED SPOOKED ABOUT THAT PHANTOM THING,

SO THOUGHT I’D GIVE YOU A RING TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY,

JUST BECAUSE I’M, LIKE, A REALLY GOOD FRIEND.

AND I CARE ABOUT YOU, BROOKE,

SO DON’T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY, I DON’T MEAN TO OFFEND,

BUT IF YOU FEEL AS BAD AS YOU LOOK, THEN:

TAKE YOUR TIME. DON’T RUSH BACK.

I CAN COVER ESMERELDA’S TRACK WHILE YOU’RE GONE.

AND I’LL SEND YOU GOOD VIBES WHILE I TAKE THE LEAD. (Haha…literally!…just kidding…)

DON’T WORRY, BROOKE, I CAN HANDLE IT.

AND EVERY NIGHT, I’LL SAY A PRAYER AND KEEP A CANDLE LIT FOR YOU.

YOUR COVER’S GOT IT COVERED,

SO TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED.

LIKE A WEEK.

OR A MONTH.

OR A YEAR.

Or the rest of your life.

Just kidding!

(Enter MS. WALKER. She is carrying the contents of the package she received earlier in the play. Remember that moment? What was that all about? It seemed odd at the time. It is a stuffed or plastic fish. I guess she is a collector or something. Also the fish is red. And probably a herring.)

TINA

Hi, Ms. Walker. Tough rehearsal, huh?

MS. WALKER

Oh, Tina. I just don’t know what to do.

TINA

I know. Brooke’s just not cutting it. Don’t worry. I’m ready to take over.

MS. WALKER

No, Tina. It’s Brooke’s part. Brooke is Esmerelda and you are the understudy. And it’s not her fault that…someone is disturbing rehearsals.

TINA

But Ms. Walker—

MS. WALKER

No, Tina. Now, where’s Zeke?

(MS. WALKER exits.)

TINA (on phone)

HEY BROOKE,

HOPE YOU’RE DOING FINE.

FIGURED I’D DROP A LINE. (Not literally, ’cause I… totally know all your lines.)

HOW’RE YOU FEELING, BROOKE?

THE RUMOR BACKSTAGE IS

YOU’RE SUPER CONTAGIOUS,

…or injured your spine? I don’t know…

WELL, HOPE YOU’RE GETTING SOME REST.

IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT YOU’RE NOT WELL, YOU

KNOW, ‘CAUSE I’M NICE. AND PRETTY MUCH THE BEST.

WHICH IS WHY I SHOULD PROBABLY BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU:

TAKE YOUR TIME. YOU LOOKED AWFUL.

YOU NEED SLEEP. STAY HOME AND HAVE A WAFFLE (OR TWO).

LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD TELL MS. WALKER YOU QUIT. NO ONE WOULD BLAME YOU A BIT!

NO NEED TO SAY “THANK YOU”. THE ADVICE IS FREE.

Besides, I KNOW YOU’D DO THE SAME FOR ME, AND MORE,

‘CAUSE HEY, WHAT’S AN UNDERSTUDY BUDDY FOR?

(Enter MS. WALKER.)

TINA

Hi, Ms. Walker!

MS. WALKER

No, Tina.

TINA

I am so ready!

MS. WALKER

No, Tina.

TINA

But—

MS. WALKER

No, Tina.

(MS. WALKER exits.)

TINA (on phone)

But seriously,

TAKE YOUR TIME. WATCH YOUR BACK.

I mean… DON’T RUSH BACK.

I mean… you know what?

DON’T COME BACK! LIKE, AT ALL.

I’M SURE THEY’LL DO ANOTHER PLAY NEXT FALL.

BUT IF YOU CARE ABOUT THIS SHOW, DON’T COME BACK! YOU’RE NOT READY!

STAY IN BED WITH YOUR TEDDY!

BROOKE, I’LL MISS YOU. I REALLY WILL.

‘CAUSE YOURS ARE LITERALLY REALLY BIG SHOES TO FILL,

NO OFFENSE.

(Not to mention so last year, AND KINDA SWEATY…)

SO SINCE YOU’RE FEELING UNSTEADY,

AND I KNOW YOU HAVE THE PLAY’S BEST INTERESTS AT HEART,

LET ME DO YOU A FAVOR AND TAKE YOUR PART.

AND IF I STINK AS YOUR STAND-IN FOR THE PHANTOM’S LOVER,

AT LEAST NO ONE’S GONNA JUDGE YA, BROOKE, BY YOUR COVER!

But I’ll be great, of course, TO MAKE YOU PROUD.

AND I VOW TO THINK OF YOU EACH NIGHT, WHEN I BOW TO THE CROWD

AND I’M WOWED BY JUST HOW DARN LOUD THEY ROAR!

‘Cause hey, WHAT’S AN UNDERSTUDY BUDDY FOR?

OH, BY THE WAY,

THIS IS TINA.

GOODBYE.

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