Be More Chill

PRINCIPALS
3 Men
1 Woman

FEATURED
3 Men
3 Women

CHARACTERS
Jeremy Heere (Range: A2-A4) – Awkward high school junior
Christine Canigula (Range: F3-D5) –  High school theater girl, sweetly dorky
Michael Mell (Range: B2-A4) – Jeremy's music-obsessed best friend
Jake Dillinger (Range: Db3-Bb4) – High school awesomeness personified
Rich (Range: Bb2-A4 w/ opt. E5) – Five feet five inches of teenage bully
Chloe (Range: B3-Eb5) – The hottest girl in school, crass and confident
Brooke (Range: Bb3-Eb5) – The second hottest girl in school, insecure
Jenna Rolan (Range: G3-G5) – That girl who knows everyone's business
Jeremy's Dad (Range: Ab2-A4) – Never wears pants. Also: Mr. Reyes, Scary Stockboy
The Squip (Range: F#2-Ab4) – The supercomputer in Jeremy's head

ENSEMBLE
In our original production of Be More Chill there was no ensemble—the actors who played the main characters effectively doubled as the student body, Mall Shoppers, and the neighborhood girls during “Smartphone Hour” and that worked out just fine. If you find yourself in the position of having more actors than our script has roles, feel free to add an ensemble as you see fit.

DOUBLING
In our original production, the roles of Jeremy’s Dad, Mr. Reyes, and Scary Stock Boy were played by the same actor. We think that this doubling that works nicely, but feel free to cast three actors in these roles.

CASTING
Be More Chill works best with a cast of diverse misfits who ooze personality and smarts. This isn’t a musical for the popular kids, this is a musical for the Other kids. Be brave when choosing the right people for the roles and don’t get hung up on traditional “types.”

ENSEMBLE
In our original production of Be More Chill there was no ensemble—the actors who played the main characters effectively doubled as the student body, Mall Shoppers, and the neighborhood girls during “Smartphone Hour” and that worked out just fine. If you find yourself in the position of having more actors than our script has roles, feel free to add an ensemble as you see fit.

DOUBLING
In our original production, the roles of Jeremy’s Dad, Mr. Reyes, and Scary Stock Boy were played by the same actor. We think that this doubling that works nicely, but feel free to cast three actors in these roles.

CASTING
Be More Chill works best with a cast of diverse misfits who ooze personality and smarts. This isn’t a musical for the popular kids, this is a musical for the Other kids. Be brave when choosing the right people for the roles and don’t get hung up on traditional “types.”