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Totally Awesome (Chicken Soup Series)

Short Musical, Comedy  /  10w, 4m

Doug Katsaros, Amanda Yesnowitz

Inspired by the Story “I Am Loni” / which originally appeared in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough StuffMusic by Doug Katsaros / Book and Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz

Every teen has to go through the difficult journey of accepting their own body as they move into adulthood. This inspiring musical is the story of a girl who along with her friends come together to be proud of who they are.

Totally Awesome (Chicken Soup Series)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    10w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Totally Awesome (Chicken Soup Series)

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Summary

TOTALLY AWESOME- (BODY IMAGE)

This musical is an intimate and inspiring story of Ruby who is the star of her high school volleyball team. For the first time her team is heading to the state championships but she becomes derailed when a group of students start to taunt her about her body. At a critical moment she has to overcome her insecurities and find strength through her inner spirit. This musical will resonate with every teenager who is going or has gone through the difficult journey of accepting who they are. 

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Performing Groups
Characters: 10 Female/4 Male or Female

1.    Loni
2.    Carrie - Friend
3.    Martha- Friend
4.    Joanne- Team
5.    Lulu- Team
6.    Tina- Team
7.    Priya- Team
8.    Becca-Team
9.    Corie-Team
10.  Team Captain
11.  Bully 1
12.  Crowd Member 1/Bully 2 
13.  Crowd Member 2/Bully 3
14.  Student Announcer at Game

Chorus- onstage student crowd at the games (as many as possible)
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

Videos

  • Welcome to Chicken Soup for the Soul Theater Series youtube thumbnail

    Welcome to Chicken Soup for the Soul Theater Series

Music

Song Samples

I'll Be Your Hero

Full Orchestration

Performance Tracks

  • Musical Style Contemporary Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Doug Katsaros

Doug Katsaros

Doug Katsaros has a lengthy theatre résumé that includes writing the opening theme and special material for the Tony Awards. For Broadway, he conducted Footloose, vocal and dance arranged The Life, orchestrated The Rocky Horror Show, starred as Berger in Hair, and served as ...

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Amanda Yesnowitz

Amanda Yesnowitz

Amanda Yesnowitz received the 2018 Kleban Prize for the most promising lyricist. She has also earned the Jonathan Larson Award (first individual lyricist), a Dramatists Guild fellowship, 8 MAC Award nominations, the Dottie Burman Award and the Jamie deRoy and Friends/ASCAP Aw ...

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