"Welcome, everybody. Thank you so much for coming to our production of “AMidsummer Nightmare About Zombies”. It’s been a rough week for all of us atMiddleborough. That’s why this play is so important – to bring this schooltogether! To show you something special! I know that if Jenna were here, insteadof the intensive care unit at Beth Israel, she’d say: “Go out and show everyone therelevant power of live theatre!”

I LOVE PLAY REHEARSALBECAUSE IT’S THE BESTBECAUSE IT IS FUNI LOVE PLAY REHEARSALAND I GET DEPRESSEDAS SOON AS IT’S DONEBUT NOT DEPRESSED AS IN, LIKE, “KILL YOURSELF” DEPRESSEDNO, I’M NOT INTO SELF HARMDUDE, I SWEAR, HERE, CHECK MY ARMSEE, I JUST USED THE WORD TO EMPHASIZE A POINTTO SHOW THE PASSION THAT I’VE GOTI AM PASSIONATE A LOTAND I HAVE MAD GIGANTIC FEELINGSRAD AND FRANTIC FEELINGSABOUT MOST EVERYTHINGLIKE GUN CONTROL, LIKE SPRINGLIKE IF I’M LIVING UP TO ALL I’M MEANT TO BEI ALSO HAVE A TOUCH OF ASD

SAY THERE’S THIS PERSON YOU PASS IN THE HALL EVERY DAYYOU’VE KNOWN HIM SINCE SEVENTH GRADEYOU’RE USED TO THINKING ABOUT HIM IN A CERTAIN WAYFROM THE PERSONA THAT HE DISPLAYEDTHEN SOMETHING CHANGESAND HE CHANGESFROM A GUY THAT YOU’D NEVER BE INTOINTO A GUY THAT YOU’D KINDA BE INTOFROM A GUY THAT I’D NEVER BE INTOINTO A GUY THAT I’D KINDA BE INTOIS HE WORTH IT?MICHAEL?IS HE?