Be More Chill | Audio Series Version
Project Overview
Be More Chill was originally a book made in 2004 by Ned Vizzini, which was then made into a musical in 2015, by Joe Tracz and Joe Iconis. Currently, there isn't a popular Be More Chill audio series version, so I figured to create one! I have the original pdf file of the script, so all lines will be used from that. Hello! I'm Sodapopp, better known as Kelly, and I decided to create an audio series version of the complete musical, Be More Chill.
The original casting call can be found here.
PRODUCTION TYPE: Dramedy
PRODUCTION LENGTH: Around an hour and thirty minutes - Two hours
PARENTAL RATING: PG-14
That being said, I want to put down the obvious 'rules' here.
1) Have clear audio. I don't own a mixer or anything like that, so please understand I can't do much with editing singing.
2) I don't want to see any hate about anything! Casted as a role or not, you won't be considered/you will be replaced.
3) Please own Skype or Discord, Discord mainly. This is ideal to reach out to everyone at once.
4) While recording, say each line three times and sing each song two times.
All other roles that aren't available were already casted.
There are two acts, yet I'll still deciding if I want this in one or two videos.
Act One: Jeremy Heere heads off to school. Afterward, he meets up with his best friend for lunch, Michael Mell. Jeremy spots his crush, Christine Canigula. He signed up for the school play to try to become closer to Christine. At rehearsal that afternoon, Jeremy strikes up a conversation with Christine, who tells him about how much she loves acting. After rehearsal, Jeremy heads to the bathroom to attempt to wash off the word "Boyf" off his backpack that RIch Goranski wrote. Unfortunately, Rich is in the bathroom with Jeremy and Rich explains what an SQUIP (S.uper Q.uantum U.nit I.ntel P.rocessor) is and tells Jeremy how to get one. Later that night, Jeremy meets with his best friend Michael to play video games. During this, Jeremy explains what happened in the bathroom with Rich and Michael is super skeptical that Rich is "scamming you. He’s scamming you super weirdly." Jeremy decides to visit the dealer Rich mentioned to see if he was legit. It turns out he's was legit, Jeremy buys the SQUIP pill and is instructed to take it with Mountain Dew. With nothing happening, Michael and Jeremy the mall. Jeremy notices Christine and Jake and decided to confess his love to Christine, right when the SQUIP activates. Almost immediately, The SQUIP tells Jeremy that he is "pathetic" and needs to change entirely. The SQUIP commands Jeremy to change his appearance and runs into Chloe, Brooke, and Jenna and they offer him a ride home, but he turns them down to meet with Michael again. The SQUIP informs Jeremy that he should listen to whatever he says to do because Michael left. Finally realizing his wish of someone to help him become cool, he vows to listen to The SQUIP. Later on that afternoon, Christine realizes Jake might have used her as the cast practices their zombie-apocalypse version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Christine tells Jeremy how she likes Jake, breaking his heart. Although The SQUIP tells Jeremy to date Brooke so he becomes more popular. Later on, The SQUIP makes Jeremy 'forget' about Michael since he's going to 'drag him down'.
Act Two: At Jake's party, Chloe tries to seduce Jeremy into having sex with him, which he refuses but his SQUIP makes him kiss her, yet they get caught by Jake. Chloe tries to convince Jake that she and Jeremy were having sex, with Brooke looking for him outside the door. Jeremy runs away into a bathroom and finds Michael hiding in the bathtub, who warns him how dangerous an SQUIP is. Jeremy gets the impression that Michael is jealous when in reality, Michael was trying to look out for his old friend. Jeremy walks away while calling Michael a loser, which makes Michael have a panic attack. Jeremy runs into Christine, who explains that her date, Jake, was having make-up sex with Chloe, revealing their break up. Jeremy tries asking her out, and she declines. Meanwhile, Rich is asking people if they have any Mountain Dew Red and later on he burnt the house down. Jenna Rolan told everyone that Jake tries saving his best friend Rich, resulting in Jake breaking both his legs. Jeremy's father notices the sudden changes in his son and confronts him, results with Mr. Heere asking Michael for his help to get his old friend back. He agrees and went to the school since this was the night of the play. The SQUIP tells Jeremy to give Jenna an SQUIP once she reveals how she feels depressed that no one truly wanted to be her friend. The SQUIP reveals that he made Jenna dump a bunch of SQUIPS in the refreshment for the cast, Mountain Dew, which activates SQUIPs. Michael comes to the rescue with Mountain Dew Red and gives it to Jeremy after says sorry to him, which results in Jeremy giving the Mountain Dew Red to Christine since she too was 'squipped'. If you kill one SQUIP it kills the rest, and everyone becomes squip-free. Near the ending, Jeremy finds himself in Rich's hospital room, him too is squip-free, and reveals he's bisexual. At the ending, Jeremy asks out Christine again and she agrees to date him.
(My source could be found here.)
This is the list of the songs in this production:
'More Than Survive' (Jeremy Heere. Michael Mell, Company)
'I Love Play Rehearsal' (Christine Canigula)
'The SQUIP Song' (Rich Goranski and Ensemble)
'Two Player Game' (Jeremy Heere and Michael Mell)
'The SQUIP Enters' (Ensemble)
'Be More Chill Pt. 1' (The Squip, Jeremy Heere, Mall People)
'Do You Wanna Ride?' (Brooke Lohst and Chloe Valentine)
'Be More Chill Pt. 2' (The Squip, Jeremy Heere, Mall People)
'More Than Survive Reprise' (Jeremy Heere, The Squip, Ensemble)
'A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into' (Christine Canigula, Jeremy Heere, The Squip, Ensemble)
'Upgrade' (Brooke Lohst, The Squip, Christine Canigula, Jake Dillinger, Company)
'Halloween' (Brooke Lohst, Jake Dillinger, Chloe Valentine, Rich Goranski, Jenna Rolan, Company)
'Do You Wanna Hang?' (Chloe Valentine)
'Michael in the Bathroom' (Michael Mell)
'Rich Set a Fire (The Smartphone Hour)' (Jenna Rolan, Chloe Valentine, Brooke Lohst, Ensemble)
'The Pitiful Children' ( The Squip, Jenna Rolan, Ensemble)
'The Pants Song' (Jeremy's Dad and Michael Mell)
'The Play' (Michael Mell, Jake Dillinger, Brooke Lohst, Chloe Valentine, Jeremy Heere, Christine Canigula, Ensemble)
And finally 'Voices in My Head' (Jeremy Heere, Christine Canigula, Ensemble).
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The terror to the uncool kids, Rich Goranski is the sudden cool guy of the Juniors. Rich is the person who introduces SQUIPs to Jeremy. Near the ending, Rich reveals he's bisexual. During the song 'Halloween', Rich goes around asking people if they any Mountain Dew Red—the solution to kill / "erase" an SQUIP— yet his SQUIP makes Rich burn down Jake Dillinger's house, the house's owner, causing the song 'RIch Set A Fire (The Smartphone Hour)' and ending with him in a hospital bed with his best friend Jake right next to him since he tried to save him.
For this role, I need the male who's auditioning to sing 'The Squip Song ' after saying the lines. If this isn't done, then you won't be considered.
Link to 'The Squip Song': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39E5nb0jP8Q
(JEREMY runs into RICH.)
>RICH: Yo, don’t touch me, tall-ass!
JEREMY: Sorry, I was just... trying to get to my...
(RICH turns him against a locker and writes something on his backpack with a marker.)
>RICH: You wash that off, you’re dead.
(JAKE DILLINGER enters.)
>RICH: Jakey D! What’s the story with Madeline?
JAKE: I shouldn’t say. (Beat.) But it’s a good thing I rock at pool.You got any Mountain Dew Red? (pause) It looks like normal Mountain Dew? But red? (pause) SERIOUSLY! WHERE THE FUCK CAN I GET SOME MOUNTAIN DEW RED?
(JEREMY: Hello?)
(He tries to get up.)
(JEREMY: Ow. Ow ow ow ow ow.)
>[high pitched voice, somewhat sounds like he just got braces and has a lisp] RICH: Feels like you’re missing a part of yourself, doesn’t it?
(JEREMY: ...Rich?)
>[high pitched voice, somewhat sounds like he just got braces and has a lisp] RICH: Hurts like a motherfucker too. Be honest: what are they saying about me at school? (Beat.) That bad?
(JEREMY: Sorry...)
>[high pitched voice, somewhat sounds like he just got braces and has a lisp] RICH: Sorry? I’m finally free of that shiny happy hive mind! When I get outta here, the ladies are gonna learn to love the real Richard Goranski. (an epiphany) And the dudes. Oh my god, I’m totally bi!
(JEREMY: Your squip’s gone? But how?)
>[high pitched voice, somewhat sounds like he just got braces and has a lisp] RICH: Ask your buddy. Anti-social headphones kid? He’s been by like, a ton, by the way. What is he, your boyfriend? No judgment. Just curious. Totally bi now.
(Not in the high pitched voice, sing 'The Squip Song')
Jake Dillinger is one of the coolest guys at Middle Borough High School. It's said in the book and musical adaptation that Jake loves to do try new things. During the beginning, Jake is interested in Christine Caligula and they start dating during the song 'Upgrade' and break up after 'Halloween' after Christine reveals Jake cheated on her with Chloe. His best friend, Rich Gozanski, has an SQUIP of his own and ordered him to burn down Jake's house. Rich had horrible burns and Jake ran into his burning house to save his best friend, causing him to break both his legs.
For this role, I need the male who's auditioning to sing 'Halloween' and a small bit of 'The Play' after saying the lines. If this isn't done, then you won't be considered.
Link to 'Halloween': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xaLCvBYjrQ
(Timestamps are 2:33 - 2:55) Link to 'The Play': https://youtu.be/cZSEPabEuHE?t=2m33s
>JAKE: Hey. You were in that play last year.
(CHRISTINE: You mean Romeo & Juliet?)
>JAKE: Yeah, you were that girl who died!
(CHRISTINE: You mean Juliet?)
>JAKE: Yeah! That was depressing.
(CHRISTINE: Thanks...)
>JAKE: But...you were good. I’m Jake.
(CHRISTINE: I...know.)
>JAKE: Cool... Can I say something stupid? When I saw you die in the play last year...
That was like the saddest I’d felt in a long time. It was like everything in my life, all the pressure I feel to be the best, at everything, all the time... Suddenly felt so small. And then, when you got up at the end for your victory dance...
(CHRISTINE: Bow, it’s called a bow.)
>JAKE: Right! I remember thinking, “I’m glad that girl’s not dead...before I ever got the chance to know her.” Stupid, right?
(CHRISTINE stares at him.)
(CHRISTINE: That’s... not stupid at all.)
>JAKE: Cool. Hey, a bunch of us are going out after practice today. You should join. “Parting is such sweet”...(CHRISTINE: Shouldn’t we wait for the rest of the cast?)
>JAKE: Yeahhh... We’re not meeting the rest of the cast. I figured we could get to know each other. Alone. That’s why I’m taking you to one of my favorite spots in the universe. Sbarro—
(JEREMY: Christine!)
(CHRISTINE: Jeremy! I didn’t see you there.)
>JAKE: Yeah, you’re kinda hard to notice. (to CHRISTINE) The best part, they let you pick whatever you want—
(JEREMY: Wait! ...There’s something I need to tell you.)
>JAKE: *Now?*
(JEREMY: I... I...)
(Suddenly, JEREMY seizes up, his head wracked with pain.)
(JEREMY: OWWW!)
(VOICE: Target female: inaccessible.)
(CHRISTINE: Jeremy?)
(JEREMY: OW! What the HELL?!)
(VOICE: Calibration in process. Please excuse some mild discomfort.)
(JEREMY: MILD?!?)
(CHRISTINE: Jeremy, what’s wrong?)
>JAKE: Dude, the freak’s freaking out!>JAKE: Hey. (she ignores him) You’re not gonna say hi?
(CHRISTINE: I was. (Pause.) At rehearsal.)
>JAKE: I wanted to be there. (she stops and waits for an explanation) But, it’s the same time as archery...
(CHRISTINE: It’s okay, really—)
>JAKE: Which is why I had to tell the coach I quit. (off her) I don’t want to do every extracurricular at school. (Pause.) I just want to do yours...(Sing 'Halloween' and 'The Play')
Jeremy's father is sweet, caring, and somewhat pathetic since he stopped putting on pants after his wife divorced him. He acts like everything is fine though, and near the end goes to Jeremy's (ex)best friend Michael Mell for help to get his son, Jeremy, to go back to his old ways. Michael convinces him to step up as a father and to start putting pants on.
For this role, I need the male who's auditioning to sing 'The Pants Song' after saying the lines. If this isn't done, then you won't be considered.
Link to 'The Pants Song': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1QZgHtYAgQ
>JEREMY'S DAD: Is that a girl? Are you in here with a girl? Oh. Hi Michael.
(MICHAEL: Hey, Mr. Heere.)
>JEREMY’S DAD: I was going to order pizza. If there’s something you boys want—
(JEREMY: Did you get dressed today? Like at all?)
>JEREMY’S DAD: Oh... They didn’t need me at the office. So I worked from home.
(JEREMY: Most people wear pants at home.)
>JEREMY’S DAD: That’s why most people...aren’t your father. (beat) Good talk.(JEREMY: Dad! Haven’t you heard of privacy?)
>JEREMY’S DAD: We’re all men in this house. Pretend we’re in the army.
(JEREMY: Just... When I get home... Please have pants on. Okay?)
>JEREMY’S DAD: Ten-hut.>JEREMY’S DAD: Where do you think you’re going, private?
(JEREMY: The play?)
>JEREMY’S DAD: What play? You’re in a play? Did you borrow my car on Halloween?
(THE SQUIP: Disdainful denial.)
(JEREMY: I don’t know what you’re talking about.)
>JEREMY’S DAD: Then I guess I should blame the car elves.
(JEREMY: Do whatever you want.)
(JEREMY starts to go.)
>JEREMY’S DAD: Did you take it to that party?
(THE SQUIP: Wait.)
(JEREMY stops.)
>JEREMY’S DAD: I’m worried about you! You come and go all hours, doing god knows what,
wearing these new clothes... What is going on with you?
(THE SQUIP: Tell him the truth.)
(JEREMY: I took a pill-sized supercomputer called a Squip that’s in my brain, and it talks to
me, and it’s made everything better!)
>JEREMY’S DAD: If you’re not going to take me seriously—
(JEREMY: Why should I?)
>JEREMY’S DAD: Excuse me?
(JEREMY: I’m supposed to believe you care? Look in the mirror! Ever since Mom left, you
sit around like you’re waiting for her to come back! If she did, you know what
she’d find? A loser who’s so afraid to have a life, he can’t even put PANTS ON!)
JEREMY’S DAD: I could ground you.
(JEREMY: I don’t think you could. [beat] Good talk.)
(JEREMY makes a show of taking the car keys.)
(JEREMY: Don’t wait up.)(Sing 'The Pants Song')
Chloe Valentine is the hottest girl in school, she's sexy, confident, and manipulative. In the beginning, Chloe calls Jeremy "Jerry", especially during the mall scene. She's best friends with the second hottest girl in the school, Brooke Lohst. Both are never seen apart, only during the song 'Rich Set A Fire (The Smartphone Hour)' after Chloe tried seducing Brooke's boyfriend.
I would like to note that the original female casted as this role hasn't responded since I casted her. So please understand this role is to replace her if she doesn't message me within a week.
For this role, I need the female who's auditioning to sing 'Do You Wanna Hang?' after saying the lines. If this isn't done, then you won't be considered.
Link to 'Do You Wanna Hang?': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-weRBMOvmE
>CHLOE: So Jenna Rolan said Madeline was all, “I’ll only have sex with you if you beat me at pool.” And then she lost at pool. Deliberately!
(BROOKE:That is so awesome.)
>CHLOE: Brooke!
(BROOKE: I mean slutty!)
(JENNA ROLAN: [to Brooke] And then Madeline was all—)
>CHLOE: I’m telling *this* story, Jenna!>CHLOE: Is this seat saved?
(CHRISTINE: Oh, yeah—)
(CHLOE sits down anyway.)
>CHLOE: Jenna Rolan said she saw you at the mall with Jake last night.
(CHRISTINE: Yeah, that’s... who it’s saved for...)
(BROOKE: Jenna Rolan?)
(JENNA ROLAN: I’m right here.)
>CHLOE: Jake’s not coming.
(CHRISTINE: Is he sick?)
>CHLOE: He’s at Model U.N. Or whatever it is this week. You know Jake. Always jumping from one...extracurricular to another.
(CHRISTINE: I don’t know him that well...)
>CHLOE: Well, he loves to try new things. He just doesn’t always stay with them after he...tries them. If you know what I—
(CHRISTINE: We’re just friends.)
>CHLOE: What?
(CHRISTINE: I know you guys used to date? So, if that’s what this is about...)
>CHLOE: Oh my god no! Jake and I are totally over!
(BROOKE: Yeah, he’s so gross.)
>CHLOE: He’s not gross, Brooke. [Beat.] Friends. I’m so glad. Because, real talk, I would hate for you to think that the reason Jake’s not here...is he’s already bored of you.
[beat] Bye!
(CHLOE, BROOKE and JENNA walk away.)
>[whispering] CHLOE: Jake better not be inviting her to his Halloween party.>CHLOE: Jake’s parents’ room. Don’t worry. They’re not using it.
(JEREMY:You really know your way around.)
>CHLOE: Yeah, I’ve had sex in pretty much every room in this house. (off JEREMY’s shock) Because I dated Jake! God, what kind of slut do you think I am?
(CHLOE raises her baby bottle. And chugs from it.)
(JEREMY: Where’s Brooke?)
>CHLOE: Oh my god you are too freaking adorable. (drunk whisper) Brooke’s not coming.
(JEREMY: She’s not? Then why...)
(Sing 'Do You Wanna Hang?')
The Sketchy/Scary Stockboy is the male who sold Jeremy Heere a pill to get a Squip. He works at a Payless shoe store at the mall and keeps a box of Squips in the shoe store in a box of ladies' running shoes.
For this role, I need the male/female who's auditioning to sing the short verse of the song the Sketchy/Scary Stockboy sings after saying the lines. If this isn't done, then you won't be considered.
Link to the verse (TIMESTAMPS ARE 1:12 - 1:33): https://youtu.be/39E5nb0jP8Q?t=1m12s
(Please sing this; it's very short and the only thing the Sketchy/Scary Stockboy sings. If you don't know how to sing this, check the description of this role.)
IT'S FROM JAPAN
IT'S A GREY OBLONG PILL
QUANTUM NANOTECHNOLOGY CPU
THE QUANTUM COMPUTER IN THE PILL
WILL TRAVEL THROUGH YOUR BLOOD UNTIL
IT IMPLANTS IN YOUR BRAIN AND IT TELLS YOU WHAT TO DOJust look at you, kid. (JEREMY pulls out the money.) That’s four hundred?
>SKETCHY/SCARY STOCKBOY: Just so we're clear: this is untested technology. And it's not exactly legal. Which is why you're paying for it with cash in the back of a shoe store. I take no responsibility for what you might do with it. Or what it might do with you.
(JEREMY: What might it—)
>SKETCHY/SCARY STOCKBOY: To activate, take it with Mountain Dew. Don't know why. Just something about Mountain Dew. And, this is important—
For this role, I need the male/female who's auditioning to sing any Be More Chill song listed above as the ensemble. If this isn't done, then you won't be considered.
'More Than Survive': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLjfLp3uJFY
'The Squip Enters': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrFNfiV7eKM
'Voices In My Head': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvpaivDBwQs
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