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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.)

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.

Is Somebody Down There?

October 29, 2021

Lyrics

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.)

The Legend

October 29, 2021

Lyrics

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!

A Super Scary Play

October 29, 2021

Lyrics

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—

ZEKE

NOT YET!

STUDENTS

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?

(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

October 23, 2021

Lyrics

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!

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!

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!