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Who I Want to Be (Chicken Soup Series)

Short Musical, Comedy  /  8w, 2boy(s)

Amanda Yesnowitz, Doug Katsaros

Inspired by the Story “The Moment I Knew I Would Never Be Cool” / which originally appeared in Chicken Soup for the Preteen SoulMusic by Doug Katsaros / Book & Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz

What do you do if your sibling is the most popular person in school and no one even notices you? This story is a funny journey of “trying on” different personalities to try and find out who you are…or who you aren’t.

Who I Want to Be (Chicken Soup Series)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 2boy(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences, Period, Parody / Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior, Children (Age 6 - 10), Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Who I Want to Be (Chicken Soup Series)

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Summary

 

WHWHO I WANT TO BE- (SELF ACCEPTANCE)

Ruby’s popular older sister has finally left high school but has left a long social shadow. Ruby wants to establish herself but doesn’t have a clue of how to do it. She comes up with a plan to “sample” different personalities to find the one for her. When she finds one that fits her, then she will become that person. This funny and endearing musical is a journey to find an identity that you might just already have. 

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Performing Groups
Characters: 8 Female/2Male

1.     Ruby
2.     Michaela
3.     Finn
4.     Ivy
5.     Brandon
6.     Jen
7.     Tiffany
8.     Mandy
9.     Shauna
10.  Sara

 
Chorus-

a)    Jenn’s Crew -4 Female (can be expanded)
b)    Tiffany’s Crew- 2 Female/2 Male (can be expanded)
c)    Cool Girls- 4 Females
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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  • Musical Style Contemporary Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size Medium

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Authors

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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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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