Lyrics

Goosebumps The Musical

Is Somebody Down There?

October 29, 2021

Brian, Brooke, Ms. Walker, The Phantom, Tina

BROOKE

(sensing something strange)

Um…

TINA

“Is somebody down there?” That’s your line.

BROOKE

I know. It’s just…

(THE PHANTOM appears above the stage.)

BROOKE (to THE PHANTOM)

How did you do that?

MS. WALKER

That’s very close, Brooke. But the line is: “Is somebody down there?”

TINA

That wasn’t close at all.

BROOKE (to THE PHANTOM)

No. Really. What are you doing up there?

(Everyone turns to look. Lights flicker and THE PHANTOM swings down on a rope, and speaks directly to BROOKE.)

THE PHANTOM (in an ominous, altered voice)

Stay away! Stay away from my home sweet home!

(Lights flicker and everyone looks up. THE PHANTOM disappears. BROOKE collapses to the floor and everyone rushes to her, surrounding her.)

Goosebumps The Musical

Entr’acte

October 29, 2021

ACT II

Entr’acte

(Orchestra, featuring Armenia Sarkissian)

Goosebumps The Musical

Stay Away

October 29, 2021

(A single spotlight appears upstage, above the actors. THE PHANTOM is there.)

THE PHANTOM (in an ominous, altered voice)

Stay away from my home sweet home! Stay away from my home sweet home!

(MS. WALKER screams and runs out. The students follow suit. Blackout.)

END OF ACT I

(Intermission Optional)

Goosebumps The Musical

The Story of The Phantom

October 29, 2021

BROOKE

(to ZEKE) Ok. Put on your listening ears for five minutes. Got them on? Good. Now just LISTEN.

(We see the story play out upstage as BROOKE begins to tell it.)

BROOKE

LONG AGO, THERE LIVED A MAN,

HIS NAME WAS CARLO, AND HE RAN

AN ANCIENT THEATER WHERE HIS DAUGHTER WAS THE STAR.

With me?

ZEKE

Karla’s the star, yeah.

BROOKE

No! HIS DAUGHTER’S NAME IS

ESMERELDA, AND SHE’S FAMOUS,

PEOPLE COME TO HEAR HER SING FROM NEAR AND FAR.

ZEKE

Got it.

BROOKE

Good.

NOW, THERE’S A RUMOR GOING ROUND

THAT IN THE TUNNELS UNDERGROUND,

THERE LIVES…

ZEKE

Wait, I know, can I guess?

BROOKE

SURE, IF YOU CAN.

ZEKE

A mysterious phantom! Me! Right?

BROOKE

RIGHT, WELL, MOSTLY,

BUT THE TWIST IS THAT THIS GHOSTLY

EVIL PRESENCE ISN’T MONSTER, BUT MAN.

NOW, THIS MAN HAD BEEN BLESSED

WITH A GIFT HE POSSESSED:

MUSICAL TALENTS COMPLETELY UNMATCHED.

BUT, AS YOU OFTEN WILL FIND

IN EPIC TALES OF THIS KIND,

THIS GIFT CAME WITH A CURSE ATTACHED:

A FACE THAT WAS HIDEOUS

AND SO JARRING

HE WORE A MASK TO COVER ALL THE SCARRING

ZEKE

Cool!

BROOKE

AND LIVED UNDERGROUND INSIDE A HOLE.

ZEKE

Wait, a hole? Why a hole?

BROOKE

ALL HIS LIFE, HE’D BEEN TORMENTED, TEASED, AND TAUNTED,

BUT NOW HIS HUNTERS WOULD BECOME THE HAUNTED.

THE WORLD THAT ALWAYS MADE HIM FEEL UNWANTED WOULD HEAR THE TOLL:

THE SOUNDS OF A TORTURED SOUL.

ZEKE

Ok, so I was born with a lightning scar, got it.

BROOKE

No, no. Your typical, everyday scar.

ZEKE

Ohh, Scar like Lion King!

BROOKE

You know, you are actually the worst. Listen up, you’re gonna need to know this.

BROOKE

ONE DAY AT HIS PIANO,

DISTANT SOUNDS OF A SOPRANO

DRIFTED TOWARDS HIM FROM THE THEATER ABOVE.

ZEKE

K, so this hole has a piano?

BROOKE

(ignoring him)

SWEETER THAN A BIRD,

IN ALL HIS LIFE HE’D NEVER HEARD

A SOUND LIKE THIS, AND HE WAS INSTANTLY IN LOVE.

THE VOICE, OF COURSE, WAS CARLO’S DAUGHTER,

AND THE PHANTOM WENT AND SOUGHT HER

TO BECOME HIS SECRET STUDENT, AND HIS MUSE.

AND IF YOU THINK SHE FOUND THIS OH-SO-

ENIGMATIC VIRTUOSO

KINDA CREEPY, THEN I’VE GOT SOME SHOCKING NEWS:

BECAUSE SHE FELL, AND FELL HARD.

HE WAS BATTERED AND SCARRED,

BUT SHE COULD SEE THAT INSIDE, THERE WAS MORE.

SOMETHING ALLURING, SHE’D FIND

IN THE SADNESS BEHIND

THAT TERRIFYING MASK HE WORE.

ZEKE

Wait a minute, I’m your boyfriend? Are we gonna have to kiss? That’s gross, you’re like my sister.

BROOKE

Zeke, it’s called acting.

AND THOUGH HE WAS HIDEOUS,

AND SHE WAS PERFECTION,

THROUGH MUSIC, THEY FOUND THEIR CONNECTION,

A BOND BEYOND THEIR OWN CONTROL.

ZEKE

You better not get sick, I am NOT kissing Tina!

BROOKE

AND THOUGH HIS FACE TORMENTED HER AND CHILLED HER,

HIS COMPOSITIONS HAUNTED HER AND THRILLED HER.

HIS MESMERIZING MELODIES FULFILLED HER, MADE HER WHOLE…

THE SOUNDS OF A TORTURED SOUL.

ZEKE

She was beautiful, and he was hideous…ok so this IS Beauty and the Beast?

BROOKE

Zeke, less talking. More listening. ‘Cause here’s where it gets interesting.

BROOKE

EZZY HAS ANOTHER MAN, SOME

GUY NAMED RAOUL WHO’S TALL AND HANDSOME,

AND NOT ALL THAT PLEASED ABOUT HER LATEST BEAU.

ZEKE

Ah, always a triangle.

BROOKE

ANGRILY, RAOUL TRACKS HIM

TO HIS LAIR, WHERE HE ATTACKS HIM,

AND THEY BATTLE IN THE PASSAGEWAY BELOW.

ZEKE

Awesome!

BROOKE

AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS LAST BREATH,

THE PHANTOM WELCOMED HIS DEATH;

HE’D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE APART.

WHEN IT WAS OVER AND DONE,

RAOUL HAD KILLED HIM—HE’D WON,

BUT HE’D LOST ESMERELDA’S HEART.

‘CAUSE THOUGH HE WAS PRETTY, YES,

AND A KEEPER,

THE PHANTOM’S LOVE WAS SO MUCH DEEPER.

A LOSS THAT NOTHING COULD CONSOLE.

NO MORE, SHE’D SEE THAT FACE THAT ONCE HAD CHILLED HER.

NO MORE, SHE’D HEAR THAT MUSIC THAT FULFILLED HER,

AND PEOPLE SAY THAT THAT’S THE THING THAT KILLED HER, ON THE WHOLE.

She ran away and was never seen again. But get this:

WHEN THEY RETURNED TO FIND THE PHANTOM AND UNMASK IT,

THEY NEVER FOUND A BODY FOR THE CASKET.

THEY SAY HE HAD, DEPENDING WHO YOU ASK IT, ONE LAST GOAL…

ZEKE

One last goal?

BROOKE

TO THIS DAY, INSIDE THAT THEATER, OR NEAR IT,

IF YOU LISTEN VERY CLOSELY, YOU CAN HEAR IT:

THE SONGS OF A TORTURED SPIRIT’S FINAL ROLE.

THE SOUNDS OF A TORTURED SOUL.

That’s the basic plot, anyway.

ZEKE

So it’s about a person who died at a theater and then haunts it forever?

BROOKE

Yes.

ZEKE

Brooke! That’s just like the story Ms. Walker told! This play is just like the story of our school. That is so… meta. Man.

Goosebumps The Musical

Babbling Brooke

October 29, 2021

BROOKE

Oh! HELLO.

BRIAN

HELLO.

BROOKE

YOU’RE IN MY CHAIR…

BRIAN

NO, THIS IS MY CHAIR.

BROOKE

EXCUSE ME?

BRIAN

Oh! I’M SORRY, I MEANT….

I THOUGHT MS. WALKER SAID, “SIT ANYWHERE.”

BROOKE

Oh! Yeah, she… PROBABLY MEANT ANYWHERE OVER THERE.

I’VE SAT HERE NEXT TO ZEKE ALL YEAR.

BUT THERE’S AN EMPTY SEAT RIGHT HERE,

ON MY OTHER SIDE.

YOU COULD SIT THERE.

NEXT TO ME. I’D LIKE THAT.

I MEAN… IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT,

I WOULD BE TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT, BUT UP TO YOU,

I mean, ‘CAUSE I DON’T CARE WHERE YOU SIT, OF COURSE…

(BROOKE aside)

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BOY

UNLIKE ANYTHING

I’VE EVER SEEN.

THOSE EYES…SO GREEN…

(Snapping out of it and turning back to BRIAN)

BROOKE! MY NAME IS BROOKE! Brooke!

BRIAN

ARE YOU BROOKE RODGERS?

BROOKE

Yessss….

BRIAN

I HEARD YOU GOT THE STARRING ROLE.

BROOKE

HOW DID YOU HEAR THAT ALREADY?

AND HOW DID YOU KNOW MY NAME?

I MEAN, ARE YOU, LIKE,

STALKING ME?

‘CAUSE THAT’S CREEPY.

SUPER CREEPY.

I MEAN….

BRIAN

No….I just overheard some kids talking on the bus…

BROOKE

Oh my gosh, I’m sorry.

I DON’T KNOW WHY I JUST SAID “STALKING”.

WHEN I GET NERVOUS, I START TALKING.

I CAN’T HELP IT. NOW YOU’RE GAWKING.

Please stop gawking?

AAAAAAAND IT SEEMS THAT I’M STILL TALKING.

Yeah…

MAYBE YOU COULD DO SOME TALKING.

BRIAN

Well— I’m Brian.

BROOKE

Hi Brian. I’m Brooke.

BRIAN

Yeah. You said. Brooke Rodgers.

BROOKE

Yeah… So Brian, you’re a double knot kinda guy?

BRIAN

What?

BROOKE

Your shoelaces. They’re double knotted. That’s cool.

(BROOKE aside)

OH MY GOSH, WHAT’S GOTTEN INTO ME?

Stupid, Brooke! Stupid!

I ALWAYS HAVE THE WORDS TO SAY,

BUT EVERY TIME HE TURNS MY WAY, WE SHARE A LOOK,

AND I TURN INTO A BABBLING BROOKE.

BRIAN

Sorry, what was that?

(turning back to BRIAN, trying to play it cool)

BROOKE

Uh, nothing! Nothing. Nothing at all.

SO, BRIAN, ARE YOU NEW?

BRIAN

AM I NEW?

Oh! YEAH! I’M…NEW.

OLD AND NEW.

BROOKE

Sorry, what?

BRIAN

SORRY, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING.

FIRST DAY JITTERS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME.

I MEAN EVERY TIME I’M… NEW, WHICH IS… PRETTY HAIR.

I MEAN PRETTY RARE!

I— You know what? I’m gonna try that again…

(BRIAN aside)

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GIRL

UNLIKE ANYTHING

I’VE EVER SEEN.

(accidentally out loud)

YOUR EYES…

BROOKE

My eyes?

BRIAN

OH! SORRY, I JUST MEAN…

I CAN SEE THEM REALLY WELL ‘CAUSE YOUR GLASSES ARE SO clean?

Just ignore me.

WHEN I GET NERVOUS, I START RUSHING,

BEFORE I KNOW IT, I AM GUSHING,

THEN I SWEAT AND I START CRUSHING.

No! Not crushing, blushing!

CLEARLY, I’M NO GOOD AT HUSHING.

(Urgently) You should talk now. Please talk?

BROOKE

Sure… um, where are you from?

BRIAN

Indiana.

BROOKE

Gross!

BRIAN

What?

BROOKE

I mean… Hey, I’m sorry about that. I don’t actually know anything about Indiana. I’m sure you’re lovely. I mean… I’m sure IT’S lovely! Oh my gosh…

BOTH

I’M NOT NORMALLY LIKE THIS,

BRIAN

PROMISE.

BROOKE

I GET MIXED UP, AND THEN I PUT

MY BIG MOUTH INSIDE MY FOOT. I… I mean…

BOTH

I DON’T NORMALLY DO THIS, HONEST.

BRIAN

AFTER YEARS OF ALL THIS YAP,

You’d think I’D LEARN TO SHUT MY TRAP.

(BROOKE aside)

WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?

(BRIAN aside)

WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?

(BOTH aside)

THE MORE I TRY TO STAY CHILL,

THE MORE I SPILL,

(BRIAN aside)

AND THE MORE THAT THEY SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME.

(back)

BROOKE

Sorry. You may have noticed that sometimes, when I get nervous, I talk a lot.

BRIAN

That’s probably good if you’re an actor.

BROOKE

Why’s that?

BRIAN

You know. Actors get nervous a lot. And then they have to talk a lot. It’s a good fit.

BROOKE

Is that how acting worked at your old school?

EACH TIME I BLURT THINGS I DON’T MEAN TO,

I THINK, “WHY CAN’T I JUST STAY CUTE?”

… I mean, “mute”!

… I mean… shoot!…

(BROOKE aside)

OH MY GOSH, WHAT’S GOTTEN INTO ME?

(BRIAN aside)

OH MY GOSH, WHAT’S GOTTEN INTO ME?

(BROOKE)

THIS IS SO NOT BY THE BOOK.

(BRIAN)

PLEASE TALK AND GET ME OFF THE HOOK!

(BROOKE)

SOMETHING ABOUT HIM’S SO APPEALING,

(BRIAN)

SOMETHING ABOUT HER HAS ME REELING,

(BROOKE)

BUT I MUST CONTROL THIS FEELING.

(BRIAN)

BUT I’VE ALREADY BEEN FAR TOO REVEALING!

(BOTH)

I MUST CONTROL THIS GABBLING,

THIS JABBERING, THIS RATTLING,

THIS PANICKED PRATTLING-UP-A-CREEK-WITHOUT-A-PADDLE-ING,

BEFORE THIS STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS

BECOMES A FULL-ON BABBLING… BROOK!

(BROOKE)

I MUST CONTROL THIS BABBLING BROOKE!

Goosebumps The Musical

Watch Your Step

October 29, 2021

EMILE

What are you doing messing around with that platform?

BROOKE

Ms. Walker showed it to us earlier—

EMILE

And did Ms. Walker tell you how dangerous it is? You didn’t go down there, did you?

BROOKE

Yes!

ZEKE

No!

BOTH

Maybe?

EMILE

You went down there? What did you see?

BROOKE

Nothing, really. It was too dark. What is that place?

EMILE

Just old tunnels under the school. Nothing for you to be concerned about. You should be more concerned with minding your own business.

THIS AIN’T A PLACE

TO BE SNEAKIN’ AROUND.

YOU COULD FALL UNLESS YOU

WATCH YOUR STEP!

YOU NEVER KNOW

WHAT MAY LURK UNDERGROUND.

FOR REAL! YOU BETTER

WATCH YOUR STEP!

YOU KIDS TODAY,

YOU THINK YOU’RE SO DARN TOUGH.

MESSIN’ AROUND,

YOU THINK YOU GOT IT ROUGH?

WELL, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT ROUGH IS.

AND UNLESS YOU WANNA

WIND UP DEAD OR WORSE,

THEN YOU BETTER

WATCH YOUR STEP,

OR YOU’RE GONNA GET SUCH A FRIGHT.

MARK MY WORDS, KIDS.

ONE WRONG JUMP,

AND SUDDENLY, thump!

NOW IT’S YOU GOIN’ BUMP IN THE NIGHT!

SO, YOU WANNA KNOW

WHAT’S BEHIND THAT DOOR?

OR WHAT MIGHT BE LURKING

UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR?

TRUST ME, YOU’RE BETTER OFF NOT SURE.

YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR STEP.

IT ISN’T SAFE HERE. TAKE IT FROM ME.

WHEN YOU ROAM THESE HALLS AT NIGHT, YOU SEE SOME THINGS YOU CAN’T UNSEE.

ALL FUN AND GAMES, UNTIL SOMEONE’S DROPPING

TO THEIR DOOM (IN A ROOM THAT I JUST FINISHED MOPPING.)

I’VE SEEN KIDS LIKE YOU WHO THINK THAT THEY’RE INVINCIBLE

MEET FATES A WHOLE LOT WORSE THAN GOING TO THE PRINCIPAL.

IS THERE A GHOST HERE? WELL, IF YOU ASK ME…

THERE ARE ABOUT TO BE THREE!,

UNLESS YOU

WATCH YOUR STEP!

One wrong tumble is all it takes!

THIS THING’S DEADLY!

WHO’D HAVE THUNK

THIS OLD PIECE OF JUNK

MIGHT NEED, I don’t know… FUNCTIONING BRAKES?!

SO, DON’T PLAY WITH TRAPS.

IT’S NOT WORTH THE THRILL.

AND DON’T THINK IT CAN’T HAPPEN,

‘CAUSE IT CAN AND WILL,

UNLESS YOU DO WHAT I TAUGHTCHA.

YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR STEP.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

EMILE

Now you kids go home. And I don’t want to see you here again. (pulls lever out) Ever.

Goosebumps The Musical

The Legend

October 29, 2021

Ms. Walker, Tina

MS. WALKER

THE LEGEND BEGINS AT THIS VERY SCHOOL,

FOUR SCORE MINUS SEVEN YEARS AGO.

LEGEND HAS IT THAT THERE ONCE WAS A BOY

WHO FOUND A SCRIPT IN THE BASEMENT BELOW.

THE PLAY WAS CALLED “THE PHANTOM”.

IT WAS THE SCARIEST OF SHOWS.

IS THAT HOW IT STARTED? NO ONE KNOWS.

BUT THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND GOES.

TINA

LEGEND HAS IT THE BOY SHOWED HIS TEACHER,

AND THE STORY CAPTURED HER SOUL.

SHE VOWED THE SCHOOL WOULD PERFORM IT,

WITH THE BOY IN THE TITLE ROLE.

BUT BEFORE THE PLAY COULD OPEN,

A DISASTER FORCED IT TO CLOSE.

IS THAT THE TRUTH? WELL, THERE ARE THOSE

WHO SAY THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND GOES.

MS. WALKER

IT’S A STORY, NOTHING MORE.

JUST THE STUFF OF LEGEND AND LORE,

THE KIND THAT ALWAYS FOLLOWS SCARY SHOWS.

SOME SWEAR IT WITH CONVICTION,

OTHERS SAY IT’S ONLY FICTION.

JUST A RUMOR, BUT A RUMOR ALWAYS GROWS.

AND THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND GOES.

LEGEND HAS IT THAT WHEN ABIGAIL APPLIED FOR FUNDS,

THE PRINCIPAL REFUSED TO GRANT ‘EM.

BUT GRANDMOTHER BRAVELY HELD HER GROUND,

RESOLVED TO PRODUCE “THE PHANTOM”.

BUT ON THE NIGHT THE PLAY WAS TO OPEN,

WELL, THE CURTAIN NEVER ROSE.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, I CAN’T DISCLOSE.

BUT THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND GOES.

BROOKE

You can’t end the story there!

ZEKE

Yeah! Tell us! What happened next?

MS. WALKER

I’m not sure I should.

TINA

Well if you won’t tell them, I will.

THE BOY PLAYING “PHANTOM” HAD VANISHED!

THEY SEARCHED, BUT HE COULDN’T BE FOUND.

AND WHEN MS. WALKER TRIED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT,

SHE WAS STOPPED BY A FRIGHTENING SOUND:

THE MOST TERRIBLE SCREAM RANG OUT!

EVERY FACE IN THE AUDIENCE FROZE.

WAS IT HIM? WELL, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS…

BUT THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND GOES.

MS. WALKER

THE PRINCIPAL CLOSED THE PRODUCTION

AND DEMANDED THE SCRIPT’S DESTRUCTION.

BUT ONE SURVIVED, RIGHT UNDERNEATH HIS NOSE.

AND THOUGH IT WAS FORBIDDEN,

MS. WALKER KEPT IT HIDDEN,

AND WHEN SHE DIED, IT WAS FOUND BESIDE A MASK AND ROSE…

OR SO THE LEGEND GOES.

TINA

Ms. Walker, tell them the reeeeally scary part! About the boy!

MS. WALKER

Oh, I don’t know…

JUST REMEMBER,

IT’S A STORY, NOTHING MORE.

JUST THE STUFF OF LEGEND AND LORE,

BUT SOME SAY HIS SOUL REMAINS HERE IN REPOSE.

TINA

NOW HE HAUNTS THE SCHOOL WHERE HE VANISHED,

TO MAKE SURE THE PLAY STAYS BANISHED.

MS. WALKER

THAT’S WHY SOME SAY IT’S CURSED, THIS PLAY I CHOSE.

ZEKE

Is it true??

MS. WALKER

WELL, I SUPPOSE

THAT NO ONE KNOWS,

NOT EVEN THOSE

WHO SWEAR THAT

THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND,

MS. WALKER/TINA

THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND,

THAT’S HOW THE LEGEND GOES!

Goosebumps The Musical

A Super Scary Play

October 29, 2021

Brooke, Ms. Walker, Tina, Zeke

BROOKE

On a fall day this year, Ms. Walker, our esteemed drama teacher, announced there would be auditions for the Woods Mill Middle School fall show. And that it would be quite different than last year’s production of Guys and Dolls… though equally excellent.

MS. WALKER

This year’s show will be… scary.

BROOKE

And though no one had actually seen the ghost that was rumored to roam the halls, still, it made some students a little freaked out to be doing a scary play…in a haunted school.

ALL

SCARY?

BROOKE

SUPER SCARY?

ALL

IS IT MONSTERS, GHOSTS, OR CREATURES?

SCARY?

TINA

Like, how scary?

ALL

WILL WE SCARE OUR FRIENDS AND TEACHERS?

BROOKE

THE MOOD WAS GETTING TENSE,

THE BUS WAS BUZZING WITH THE NEWS.

TINA

WOULD WE GET PARTS?

STUDENT

HOW WOULD SHE CAST?

TINA

WHO WOULD BE LEADS?

BROOKE

HOW WOULD SHE CHOOSE?

MS. WALKER

Yes, this year’s show will be scary. The soft, the weak, and the overly sensitive, and of course the superstitious among you need not apply. There will be chills, and thrills, and suspense! And…a Phantom.

BROOKE

Zeke! LET’S AUDITION!

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

IT’S OUR CHANCE TO DO…

ALL

A SUPER SCARY PLAY!

BROOKE

It’s perfect! No one knows more about scary shows than us. It’s our big shot.

ZEKE

Hold up, Brookie. We like scary books. And scary movies. I don’t even know what a scary middle school play would be. Will it have vampires? Or possessed dolls? Oh! Are we doing Mac—

BROOKE

It’s called The Phantom… So I’m guessing it’s a… ghost story.

ZEKE

Totally. I’m auditioning for the ghost. That part will be mine!

MS. WALKER

Audition time!

(The other students audition for MS. WALKER in the background during the following.)

BROOKE

I USED TO GET THE FRIGHTS

WHEN I TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS.

SO MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,

I TRIED TO BRAVE IT.

BUT CREEPY STUFF THESE DAYS

IS, LIKE, MY BIGGEST CRAZE.

NO MATTER MOVIES, PLAYS,

OR BOOKS, I CRAVE IT!

ZEKE

SCARY IS OUR FAVORITE!

BROOKE

SCARY IS THE BEST!

ZEKE

AND NOW WE’RE DOING A SCARY PLAY…

BROOKE

…AND I’VE NEVER BEEN MORE STRESSED!

MS. WALKER

Thank you very much, all who auditioned. I will be posting the cast list at 2:20 this afternoon.

STUDENTS

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT—

ZEKE

NOT YET!

STUDENTS

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

ZEKE

NO!

(STUDENTS)

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT THERE YET?

(ZEKE)

NO!

(STUDENTS)

IS IT THERE YET?

(ZEKE)

NO!

(STUDENTS)

IS IT THERE YET?

(ZEKE)

NO!

(STUDENTS)

IS IT THERE YET?

IS IT—

(ZEKE)

NO, NOT YET!

BROOKE

I can’t take it! I’m so nervous! When is she gonna put up the cast list?

ZEKE

Brooke! Look! There’s a note for you posted on the callboard!

BROOKE

Let me see!

(reading)

“Brooke Rodgers. Please report to Principal Stine’s office. You have been suspended from school.”

Oh my— But I— What is happening? Aaaah! Zeke! What do I do????

(ZEKE cannot control his laughter.)

BROOKE.

Wait a second! Did you write this and post it here?

ZEKE

Of course! Don’t be such a donut. Just a harmless prank to cut the tension.

BROOKE

Very funny, Zeke. (Beat) Why is this taking so long?

BROOKE

LAST YEAR, WE DID GUYS AND DOLLS,

AND ZEKE AND I BASICALLY HELD UP THE WALLS.

ZEKE

NOW, DON’T GET US WRONG,

THE ENSEMBLE’S NICE.

BOTH

BUT THIS YEAR, WE’RE GONNA WIN OUR SLICE

OF THE JUICIEST ROLES,

OF THE STARRIEST PARTS!

WE’VE HOPED AND WE’VE PRAYED

WITH ALL OF OUR HEARTS

THAT THIS IS OUR TIME,

THIS IS OUR DAY,

‘CAUSE WE’RE FINALLY DOING

A SUPER SCARY PLAY!

BROOKE

Ms. Walker said she would have the cast list up by 2:20.

ZEKE

Well, what time is it now?

BROOKE

2:21!

ZEKE

Oh, come on! This is unacceptable!

BROOKE

Oh man, what if we get good parts?

ZEKE

Who cares?

(BROOKE stares at him, eyebrow raised)

I mean, of course I care. But the main thing is it’s scary! We could scare the whole school! With a play! And don’t get your hopes up. Remember Guys and Dolls? I was Man 4. It’s not even in the script.

BROOKE

I remember. I was Woman 6. But this is different. This is The Phantom! It’s supposed to be terrifying. And we have seen every scary movie there is. If Woods Mill Middle School is doing a scary show, we are needed. We are required. (dramatically) WE ARE THE ONES WHO ARE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCARY!

ZEKE

And you were great as Woman 6. It was a definitive performance. But try to relax. A lot of people want to be the lead. I hear Tina may go nuts if she doesn’t get it. Like crazy, insane nuts.

BROOKE

I can’t take the anticipation! She could cast me so many ways. And I’d be happy to do anything, of course. But it would be fun if you and I were the leads in something truly terrifying and—

ZEKE

Brooke! You’re my best friend since kindergarten. You’re like my sister. But you’re making me crazy.

BROOKE

I FEEL NERVOUS,

I FEEL SCARED,

AND COMPLETELY UNPREPARED.

AND WHILE THIS FEELING’S RATHER THRILLING,

THIS NOT KNOWING IS JUST KILLING ME!

WELL, NOT LITERALLY KILLING ME.

BUT THIS ANXIOUS ANTICIPATION

CREATES THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE SENSATION!

(In the background, MS. WALKER appears and puts up the cast list. ZEKE, BROOKE, and the other STUDENTS fail to notice.)

ALL

AND THIS IS OUR TIME! THIS IS OUR DAY!

‘CAUSE WE’RE FINALLY DOING A SUPER SCARY—

MS. WALKER

Players, does anyone want to know who’s playing what in the show? The list is up.

(Beat)

(All slowly look at each other and then rush the call board.)

STUDENTS

Ahhh!!!

ZEKE

C’mon!

BROOKE

I can’t do it, Zeke! Will you go for both of us? You’re my best friend! You can do this.

ZEKE

(laughing) Ok. Wait here.

(ZEKE goes to the board and edges his way in. He yells excitedly.)

Woo-hoo! I’m the Phantom! Brooke, is that a good part?

BROOKE

Zeke! The play is called The Phantom! So the Phantom is probably a good part. Oh, you’re kidding.

ZEKE

And you’re Esmerelda!

BROOKE

(gasps) THIS IS OUR TIME!

ZEKE

THIS IS OUR DAY!

BOTH

BECAUSE WE’RE THE LEADS

ALL

IN A SUPER SCARY PLAY!

Goosebumps The Musical

Goosebumps

October 23, 2021

Brian, Brooke, Emile, Ms. Walker, 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?

ENSEMBLE

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!

EMILE

YOU FEEL A FLASH OF FEAR,

BROOKE

YOU THINK, “IS SOMEONE HERE?”

TINA

YOU TELL YOURSELF YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE ALONE.

ZEKE

BUT THEN YOU FEEL A SUDDEN JOLT,

ENSEMBLE

YOUR SKIN STARTS TO REVOLT,

BROOKE/BRIAN

YOUR FEAR BEGINS TO GROW,

ALL

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

GOOSEBUMPS!

GOOSEBUMPS!

YOU’RE COVERED HEAD TO TOE IN

GOOSEBUMPS!

ENSEMBLE

AND YET, YOU FEEL A STRANGE DELIGHT!

EMILE

SO FOLLOW IF YOU DARE.

MS. WALKER

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!

EMILE

WHAT’S GOT YOU CRAWLING OUT OF YOUR SKIN?

EMILE/BROOKE

IS IT KNOWING SOMETHING’S OUT THERE, AND IT’S TRYING TO GET IN?

BRIAN

WHAT’S GOT YOU LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER?

BROOKE

WHAT’S GOT YOU FROZEN IN YOUR TRACKS AND FEELING EVEN COLDER?

ZEKE

IS IT AN ANGRY GHOST OR

MAYBE JUST A HAUNTED TOASTER?

EMILE

DOES SEEING BLOOD SEND YOUR HEART RATE UP A ROLLER COASTER?

BRIAN

IS DEATH THE THING YOU FEAR? OR

MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE MIRROR?

EMILE/BROOKE

OR THE THOUGHT OF SOMEONE CHASING YOU AND GETTING NEARER?

ALL

WHAT KEEPS YOU UP?

BROOKE/EMILE/ENSEMBLE

WHAT FILLS YOU WITH DREAD?

TINA

WEREWOLVES OR VAMPIRES?

BROOKE/EMILE/ENSEMBLE

SOMETHING UNDER YOUR BED?

TINA

Monsters?

ZEKE

Spiders?

BRIAN

Heights?

BROOKE/ENSEMBLE

THE DARK?

MS. WALKER

Curses?

TINA

Cats?

EMILE

THE CLOWN IN THE PARK?

ALL

OR IS IT POSSIBLE THE THING YOU FEAR MOST

IS MEETING UP WITH A GHOST?

(TINA screams)

BROOKE/ZEKE

DO YOU SURVIVE ON SCREAMS?

TINA

SEE DEADLY GNOMES IN DREAMS?

ENSEMBLE

HEAD FOR A HOUSE THAT SEEMS IT MIGHT BE HAUNTED?

BROOKE/BRIAN

DO YOU BEGIN TO BURST

WHEN CAMERAS MIGHT BE CURSED?

ZEKE

WHEN VAMPIRES START TO THIRST, ARE YOU UNDAUNTED?

EMILE

DOES A DEMON-LIKE DUMMY

MAKE YOU SCREAM IN DELIGHT?

MS. WALKER/TINA

THEN FOLLOW IF YOU DARE.

ZEKE

BUT ALL WHO DO, BEWARE!

EMILE

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

ALL

AND GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS IN THE NIGHT!

BROOKE

YOU DREAM A DREAM OF DREAD

THAT DRIVES YOU FROM YOUR BED.

ZEKE

IT’S NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE, THIS YOU KNOW.

TINA

BUT THEN YOUR STOMACH STARTS TO FALL,

EMILE

YOUR SKIN BEGINS TO CRAWL,

BROOKE

YOUR FEAR BEGINS TO GROW,

ALL

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

GOOSEBUMPS!

GOOSEBUMPS!

YOU’RE GOING NUMB AND GROWING

GOOSEBUMPS!

EMILE

AND YET, YOU FEEL A STRANGE DELIGHT!

BROOKE

SO FOLLOW IF YOU DARE.

MS. WALKER/ZEKE

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!

AND GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS IN THE NIGHT!