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“More than survive.” That’s all Jeremy Heere wants out of high school. But looking up from the bottom of the social ladder, there’s little hope for the uncool Jeremy. But what if there was an easy way to change all that? Enter the SQUIP, a Japanese nanocomputer in the form of an easy-to-swallow pill. The SQUIP will implant itself in your brain and tell you what to wear, what to say, and how to act to achieve ultimate coolness. Seems like an easy choice, right? But when things with the SQUIP take an unexpected, darker turn, is Jeremy willing to lose his best friend, his crush, his classmates, and the whole world, all in an effort to be more chill? Set to a hot pop-rock score by Joe Iconis, Be More Chill is a hilarious sci-fi tale of high school and one boy’s quest to fit in.

Be More Chill (Musical) Plot & Characters | StageAgent

Relevance- Research is relevant when needing to understand the concept and meaning of a musical, due to it ensuring I can have a correct understanding of the musical that we will be performing. Some more in depth things it can be a positive for is helping me understand all characters in depth and truly getting to know what I would need to do to portray my character of choice.

Action plan- Now I have completed all of my research on the musical I will now proceed to choose and character I want to audition for. When choosing a character it is mostly important to choose a character if I am able to suit them and have the skill set the character would need to to portray. Always picking a character that is best suited to you would mean you will be more successful rather than picking a character for the fame or popularity in a show. Due to all of these thoughts I had a deep look through all characters and finally decided someone who I would be able to portray extremely well was, Chloe Valentine.

Completed

20/01/25

Chloe Valentine | Be More Chill (Musical) Wiki | Fandom

Relevance- When preparing for my audition I had to choose a song and a monologue. Due to Chloe having many signing number I decided to sing "Do you wanna hang?" This song is one of her shortest songs however gave me a great insight into what type of attitude and voice she produces during her singing. I ensured to practice this excessively until I had nailed what I wanted to do. When choosing my monologue we had a free choice to perform anything of our pick however I decided I wanted to pick something with some sort of connection or relevance to the character I was auditioning for. Due to this I chose a brilliant piece in which it involved a woman at a AA meeting and was express her horrible and dark thoughts, she shows she is mentally unstable and eventually breaks down. However all of this was an act and she begins laughing she reveals that everything she said was a lie and she did it for attention. This monologue I chose to do can in some ways be seen to similar to Chloe in the piece "The Smartphone Hour". this is a piece in which Chloe begins to lie and manipulate people with a rumor she heard from her friend.

Action Plan- Now that I have chosen everything I need for my audition I will begin to thoroughly practice an learn lines instantly. I will spend plenty of hours of my day to practice and rehearsed to ensure my audition goes smoothly. Once I had nailed everything it was time for audition day and show my lectures what I have rehearsed at home.

Completed

20/01/25

Cast List | Get Your Complete Overview Here | Wedio

The cast list an essential part of your script. That doesn’t start with the title. It doesn’t start with the first line, or even with the pitch. It starts with the cast list.

On the Importance of Cast Lists - About Writing

Relevance- The cast list is extremely important as this is the one thing that officially gives you your role. Once you receive the cast list you can instantly begin highlighting lines and practicing any songs for the the character you achieved. It is important you read the cast list in depth top understand who you will be working with. Due to you doing this you can begin to schedule plans for the near future with specific people to practice your roles.

Action Plan- You can now move on from possibilities and focus on the role you have achieved this can begin from either reading through the script and rehearsing you lines or researching you characters songs to begin practice harmonies and the overall way to sing it. You could also complete a read through of the script you have been provided as some areas could be different to videos you may've watched.

Completed

20/01/25

Pros:

She obviously loves her besties and will lay down her life and reputation for them. For her they are her scapegoat, she can vent to them and talk to them just to take it all away. She is obviously upfront and will defend them if need be, and hangs out with them outside of school because they’re close.

Chloe is popular, hottest girl in school. She is liked and looked up to. Though, her reputation is more that of a slut rather than a spunky popular teen. She is still seen as higher up and a role model for those who aspire to be cool and popular like her. Who wouldn’t want to be her friend?

Chloe is very confident and loves herself, there are minimal changes she would make to herself. And, as we all know, if someone can’t love themselves- how then hell they gonna love anybody else? She is capable of much love (that she shows with her friends) and it’s even confirmed that Chloe’s Squip would be herself! But, she struggles with opening up.

Cons:

Chloe is bad with opening up, which often ends with her and her friends/lovers being hurt. She is bad with expressing her feelings and covers it up with sex, gossip, and cattiness. Which, has an equally as bad effect on herself as it does everyone else.

This girl spreads rumors like wildfire. This can end up completely obliterating somebody’s reputation which is further enacted by her clique that tweets and texts like crazy.

She is upfront and manipulative. Her first interaction with Christine was her using her manipulative nature to discourage Christine and even make her feel bad for liking /thinking she has a chance with Jake. It’s obvious she still had some feeling for Jake but still deflected her emotions by treating him like an object and protecting him like a pet.

Character Analysis: Chloe Valentine | Be More Chill! Amino (aminoapps.com)

Relevance- Now I have done the upmost research on Chloe I am fully able to ensure I can connect with her as a person and make the character what is should be with the type of skills I obtain. By going so in depth on a character it can make you see things other cant therefore this role can only be performed a specific way to you in your mind. Another reason I see it as a good thing of my depth research is due to me researching many different people that played this character and I can see the difference in each performance. Any research I have completed will make me become a better version of Chloe everyday and every rehearsal.

Action Point- Due to me completing my final research on my character before rehearsals I can now go into rehearsals with a strong confident mind and showcase what I have seen online of how Chloe is portray. Overtime this role will adapt and merged into my own version however that is all due to me doing my research and having a complete understanding of who Chloe is and what her character is about.

Complete

20/01/25

In theatre, the definition of blocking is not only about whether an actor stands or sits, or their orientation towards the audience—it also heavily focuses on their specific placement on stage. To effectively convey an actor’s position during a performance, it's helpful to visualize the stage as divided into a nine-square grid when looking down from above. The lower part of this grid is closest to the audience, marking the front of the stage, while the upper part denotes the rear of the stage. Describing an actor’s position within these nine distinct sections can effectively communicate where they are during a performance.

In theatre, the definition of blocking is not only about whether an actor stands or sits, or their orientation towards the audience—it also heavily focuses on their specific placement on stage. To effectively convey an actor’s position during a performance, it's helpful to visualise the stage as divided into a nine-square grid when looking down from above. The lower part of this grid is closest to the audience, marking the front of the stage, while the upper part denotes the rear of the stage. Describing an actor’s position within these nine distinct sections can effectively communicate where they are during a performance.

Definition of Blocking in Theatre. Examples of Blocking

Relevance- Blocking rehearsals is something you will always have to do whilst being in the performing arts industry. It can be important to understand the importance of blocking and how it can help start the rehearsal progress. Blocking is extremely relevant whilst creating a show. Blocking is good for me due to it being the time where you will develop and change your character the most, it will help me learn my lines and develop myself as the character.

Action Plan- I would need to add my blocking into the scenes in my script, and ensure i annotate my script with anything else i have been told throughout rehearsals.

If most things have been done i could do further things such a reviewing any additional thoughts I've been given and add it to my script to ensure i can continue improving my character.

Ongoing

• One of the best questions to ask yourself is: “Why is my character saying this?”

• Go through the play again and highlight your lines. By highlighting your lines, you’re making sure your eye is drawn to the most important information on the page. Highlight the lines directly before your lines in a different color. These lines are your “cue” lines that let you know that it’s your turn to speak, so you should memorise those along with your own lines.

  Reading the play helps you develop familiarity with your lines. Read it again and again, first in your head and then out loud, before you move on to reciting your lines without a script.

  How to Learn Lines for a Play (with Pictures) - wikiHow

Relevance- The earlier I am able to learn my lines, the more time I have to make overall improvement on how I perform and work on other things such as the dancing and vocals.

Action Plan- I will make myself set times and days where I spend an hour possibly two rehearsing my lines at home. I could do this either by myself or with someone else in my course. If I set an amount of time I aim to spend a week on learning lines I can create targets and successfully meet them due to my constant work at home.

Ongoing

• Movement Composition: Choreographers create harmonious sequences of movement, considering dynamics, transitions, and spatial relationships.

• Musicality: Choreography intertwines with music, with movements synchronizing with rhythm, melody, and emotional nuances.

• Spatial Awareness: Understanding how dancers interact with space is essential for creating visually engaging and dynamic routines.

• Emotional Expression: Choreographers use movement to evoke specific emotions and convey narratives, resonating with audiences on a deeper level.

• Collaboration: Working collaboratively with dancers and creative teams is crucial for bringing choreographic concepts to fruition.

  What Does a Choreographer Do & How To Become One - GRAMMY GO

Relevance- During our rehearsal progress myself and a few of students will be contributing to the group via choreography. Due to us contributing out own mind set and skills to the choreography we are able to create many more opportunity for ourselves and the rest of the group. We will also be able to learn exceptional things which can help us in our future journeys. Another good thing abut us contributing in this way includes the fact that we can also be a helper to anyone in out group who is struggling to pick up the choreography.

Action Point- The few of us who have this job role, will get together occasional and share ideas of choreography. We will set targets for each other and ensure we come back to show our progress. One task we could do is create a count of 8 at home and show to other girls so we can create a small dance piece with the mixture of everyone choreography. We can also make a miniature schedule for specific days we will take and hour out of our day to speak to each other and choreography new stuff or work on things we've already learnt.

Ongoing

How to Harmonize: 12 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

One vocalist will sing the original melody of the song while the other will either:

• match the shape of the melody (ex/ if melody moves down, the harmony moves down as well)

• stay on the same note regardless of how the melody moves

• move in an opposite/different direction than the main melody moves

Harmony is important in music because it not only forms the underlying emotional pull of a piece of music, it guides the formation of other parts of the song, including melody. And it is versatile enough to subtly change the emotional vibe of a piece in almost infinite ways.

How to Sing Harmony (A Complete Guide) | Deviant Noise Blog

Relevance- It is important to understand what a harmonies is especially when being in a musical piece. You will need to learn many harmonies if you have songs and even if your ensemble. By me learning technique of singing early on it can help me for when I'm further into the rehearsals process.

Action Plan- Due to learning songs and the way you need to perform them being an extremely challenging thing, I will ensure just like my line learning I will have set time to ensure I learn thing I need to learn and go over any other songs I have already practiced to sure I can keep constantly improving.

Ongoing