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thesquirrelqueer · 5 months

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thinking about deaf west spring awakening so here’s how i’d do a deaf version of be more chill

jeremy, michael and christine are deaf, all three of them sign

brooke is a CODA and knows sign language fluently, but she is hearing

jake does not know sign language at the beginning of the show, but you see him learn a little bit of it for christine as a way of showing him actually putting effort into his relationship with her

chloe can barely sign but knows some basic words from brooke

jenna cannot sign at all but is HOH and can read lips

rich is hearing and unable to sign UNTIL he syncs with jeremy squip, then he is suddenly fluent

mr. heere is hearing and is learning to sign for jeremy, this is part of why there’s a disconnect between the two of them

jeremy, michael, and christine have counterpart actors who act as their “voices”

jeremy’s “voice” is with him until the squip enters, then his “voice” is replaced by the squip until voices in my head

christine’s “voice” is with her the whole show EXCEPT for the guy that i’d kinda be into reprise and when she’s squipped in the play. so you actually see christine’s squip onstage because it replaces her “voice”

michael has a “voice” for everything except michael in the bathroom, which is only signed with backing music

#btw i’m not hearing impaired or coda so please feel free to correct me on anything!#musicals #broadway #be more chill #bmc #shut up dani #jeremy heere #michael mell #deaf bmc #christine canigula #jake dillinger #jenna rolan #chloe valentine #brooke lohst #rich goranski #mr heere

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nonbinarytheatrekid07 · 2 years

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Musicals i like but I describe them badly(lol did I already do this?)

Be more chill- Everyone hates you, take drugs

Dear Evan hansen- the truth? Hardly know her

Falsettos- ✨HOMOSEXUALS✨

Spring Awakening- *head bangs while sobbing*

The lightning thief- we're not great but we're better than the movies so

Newsies- look, we get it, these fuckers can dance

Hamilton- well now I'm sad but I know about american history

21 chump street- Lin, again? God damnit just let Anthony Ramos be happy for once

Chicago- Murder

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mrdrhenwardhykle · 2 years

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🔈 Dirk Dragon’s Lair :-]

[Oh boy, prepare for three of the most random, uncorrelating, and worst answers I could possibly give]

Okay, to start, I did make a spotify playlist for love songs I liked. As you may see, Dirk and Daphne are the header for it, but it's not just remotely based on them. The songs I would base on their relationship though would likely be "Cloud 9" by Beach Bunny, and "Line Without a Hook" by Ricky Montgomery.

But of course, that's not really descriptive on just the character, himself.

I don't really listen to medieval central music, which sort of screws the answer up. But, say in an alternate situation you want angst that correlates with the fact that his main trait is that he dies over and over again.

I remembered a vocaloid song I listened to years ago, that now reminds me of a section of 25 cents I wrote centered around Dragon's Lair\Also correlates to some of the enemies seen in the game(???) (Semi disturbing)

And finally, for the closest songs that embodies a headcanon of the character's internal struggles\anxieties, maybe I would go with Lima Bean Man by Jack Stauber (Disturbing)

#Idk it's fun to figure out but hard when your finding a song for a non-verbal deaf-coded character #Also I like BMC music not nessicarily the content itself #*some of the music #Also I personally believe anything can be associated with a Jack Stauber song\bite if you think hard enough about it #Also yes I listen to vocaloid on occasion but don't watch anime #idk how I survive honestly #Like I said my music choices are atrocious

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sunachilles · 5 months

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it feels like due to the time of the revival's release (2016) and the inclusion of artists who already had some kind of fandom around themselves, falsettos got what i can only describe as a hyper-tumblr fandom treatment that may work for something like be more chill or heathers or mean girls but really does not work when there is such a serious and real subject at the core of the story.

oh absolutely, it’s so unfortunate that the falsettos fandom is on the same level as the sort of “cringe” musical theatre fandoms ppl make fun of like hamilton + the shows u mentioned and then the show itself is actually this beautiful and profound story about self-acceptance and love and the devastation of the aids crisis. now we have fourteen year olds trying to use the same meme format for falsettos they use for bmc or deh and it’s just terribly tone deaf.

#like idk grow up read a book be normal.#and I get being young and trying to be funny but time and place #plus you have to be open to learning. a lot of these people also get weirdly defensive like fuck dude chill out lol #and I get that most of us weren’t even alive during the throes of the crisis but fuck even if you only know about it from the musical #you can tell it’s devastating #and if you don’t know about it then just read about it!! you have the world at your fingertips! It’s that simple!!! learn smth new!#anyway.#can’t wait to be accused of bullying for this post🤪#ask #anon

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h0n3yk1tt3n · 2 months

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5 22 27?

5. What techniques do you use to create believable dialogue?

I don't know who said not to include stuttering in their dialogue because the simple fact of the matter is that humans trip over their words all the time. Especially when they're caught off guard or frustrated.

—Left 2 Chill // Chapter 26

Like I'm sure they meant "w-w-when a c-character talks l-like this" in casual situations (ie not shivering/overwhelmed) but doesn't have like, A "Real"(?) Stutter (ie Bill from IT), but like... humans say um, and like, and take pauses to think over their words, and say things like "how do I phrase this."

—Left 2 Chill // Chapter 4

We bail out on sentences partway through because we realize we wanna say something else.

Humans don't know how to talk!! Maybe they'll phrase something in a way that isn't technically grammatically correct, but feels smoother to say. ("Weird's not" instead of "weird isn't")

We elongate words

—What a Waste (of a Lovely Night)

We (sometimes) drop the g in -ing words. We speak in a series of small sentences instead of stringing them into one, either for emphasis or because we realize that we have more to say.

We interrupt ourselves to give further context

—Left 2 Chill // Chapter 4

Be serious. Do you actually say "wouldn't have" as two separate words in casual conversation, or do you slur it into "wouldn't've" because that's smoother than taking that slight pause between "wouldn't" and "have?" We'll more often say "dunno" or "wanna" instead of "don't know" or "want to," because we're lazy and just wanna (ha) get the words out. Unless we really want to emphasize that we "do not want to do this." Things like that ya know? Just like. Write the words as we actually say them and not how they're "meant" to be said.

22. What role does humor play in your writing? Do you enjoy adding comedic elements to your fics?

Sometimes it serves as a break from angst and tension so that things don't get stale. (See, the reason ppl think the original Teen Titans cartoon was more serious than it was was BECAUSE of all the comedy to make the more serious moments hit harder.) The first (non prologue) chapter of L2C starts very.. almost parody-ish? Where characters are very self aware of "wow zombie apocalypse, who would've thought" before suckerpunching you with character death in Chapter 3 to remind you that "yeah this isn't gonna be fun."

But without graffiti spread about locations and characters messing around with each other and contributing to The Human Condition, the dreariness and misery gets old and you need some kind of respite.

—Left 2 Chill // Chapter 26

Other times it's to show/strengthen the relationship between characters. This particular ✨️flashback✨️ also serves to emphasize that Jeremy 1. hasn't been the same since before Michael kicked it, and 2. really isn't trying to bond with his team in the way he did with Michael.

—Left 2 Chill // Chapter 26

With Jake in particular, a common catalyst for humor for me, it shows how he uses humor both to distract from the horrors that come with living in the apocalypse and to seek out approval from those around him. I mean, what better way to get someone to like you than to make them laugh?

—Left 2 Chill // Chapter 17

(Note: the braille remark was made by Jared, but like the drinking joke, the "error" of associating braille with Deaf people and drinking with pregnancy shows that the person making the joke that has to know that what they're saying isn't accurate or absolutely is not advice that should be followed. Jake isn't actually dumb. You have to know the correct answers on a test in order to get every single true/false question wrong. Hi spiderverse reference.)

So short answer. Love incorporating humor for a multitude of reasons.

27. What two (or more) fandoms would you like to see a crossover for? Would you ever write it?

I mean there are about a million different BMC/DEH crossovers under the sun, and I'm a firm believer in Heathers taking place on the same timeline (1989 vs. 2010s, putting Heathers teens in their 40s). And I've already made the L4D au that consumed my mind in the infancy of the pandemic, sooo...

I don't know!! I don't really know what other characters I want to have meet each other. (Sure the L2C crew didn't meet any Survivors from the source material, but they sure as hell met their specific brand of Infected.)

#asks #mj says shit #writing #fanfic #be more chill #fragility au #left 2 chill #dear evan hansen

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the-whatcherof-89 · 2 years

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Fun Jonathan Micheal Vincent Georgina James Sus Dy The Third Aka Fundy the fish boy from L’Manberg.

Kitsune Mesmerist(Dreamstalker)16 XP76800

Neutral (With chaotic tendencies) Medium Humanoid (Fey)

HP134(16d8+48)

AC29(+4Dex+3Shield+2Deviation+8Armor+2Natural)

BaB+12 BMC+12 DMC+26

FORT+11 REFL+17 WILL+15

Racial traits: Fey subtype, Gregarious, Change shape, Superior shapeshifter, Low light vision.

Traits: Amiable briber, Dependent.

Class abilities: Dreams of pain, Consumate liar, Hypnotic stare, Mesmerist tricks (Linked reaction, Gift of will, Mesmeric mirror, Mesmeric pantomime, pectoral smoke, Shadow splinter, Somnomancer, Sleepless, Touch of the night, Bold stare, Dream walker, Mental potency, Hypnotic stare, Masterful tricks(Cursed sanction, Vision of blood), Traumatic spell.

Spellcasting CL16 DC17 Spells per day 7/7/7/5/4/2 Spells known:

6-Dream travel, Mindscape.

5-Shadow walk, Mage private sanctum, Waves of fatigue, Mass castigate.

4-Solid fog, Dream, Dominate person, Dimension door, Freedom of movement.

3-Blindness/Deafness, Nondetection, Dispel magic, Crushing despair, Displacement, See invisibility.

2-Mirror image, Burning gaze, Detect thoughts, Inflict pain, Steal breath, Touch of idiocy.

1-Hideous laughter, Sleep, Grease, Magic aura, Charm person, Mental block, Animate rope.

0-Detect magic, Read magic, Open/close, Light, Mage hand, Haunted fey aspect.

STR10 DEX18 CON16 INT12 WIS14 CHA24

Feats: Strong personality, Craft wondrous items, Brew potions, Ready for battle, Intimidating glare, Compounded pain, Extended stare, Medium armor proficiency.

Skills: Appraise+5, Bluff +20, Craft(Alchemy)+14, Diplomacy +18, Disguise +18, Escape artist +25, Intimidate +10, Knowledge (Arcana) +14, (Dungeon)+8, (History)+8, (Local)+8, (Nobility)+8, (Religion)+8, Linguistics+5, Perception +20, Perform(keyboard instruments)+10, Profession(gambler)+10, Sense motive+10, Sleight of hand +8, Spellcraft +20, Stealth+20, Use magic device +18.

Languages: Common, Sylvan, Draconic, Orc, Undercommon, Elven, Giant, Alko, Aquan, Ignan.

Equipment: Staff of the planes, Light crossbow+2, 50+1 Bolts, Adamantine battleaxe, Adamantine breastplate+2 of invulnerability, Darkwood buckler+2 of moderate fortification, Ring of protection+2, Amulet of natural armor+2, Dream catcher, Mask of the mesmerist, Headband of alluring charimsa+4, Cloak of resistance+3, Belt of mighty constitution+2, Bracers of dexterity+2, Boots of speed, Bag of holding type I, Ioun stones: lavender and green ellipsoid, pale lavender ellipsoid, Potions: cure critcal wounds (4), Carpet of flying, Ring of feather falling, Scroll of permanency, 5gp.

Background: Fundy is a character difficult to forget since he is the only anthropomorphic fox of the land and he is the son of Wilbur (the destroyer of L’Manberg) and a fish called Sally(this seems REALLY questionable). A creative child at heart Funny has built a LOT of structures and helped to build many others. He has also covered different roles over the years and the various governments; Among these: Secretary of state, Archbishop, Daemon hunter, Spy, Officer, Butcher and even a Maid… He is very mischievous, still, his age is a mystery so he could be hundred of years old like his adoptive grandfather, Phylza. Because of this it might be that he is just too young and still need time to develop a more adult behavior. Despite this he is smart and longs for attention, something that it wasn’t given to him by some that he followed (like Tubbo), or not given enough by others (Phylza?) and tricked into doing their biddings (Schlatt, BBH). Fundy also has some powers related to dreams and seems to have no control on how deep he can go or with what he interacts inside said dreams/nightmares. Some of these proved prophetic as he abandoned his old life and joined Quackity in Las Nevadas. After Wilbur’s return, Fundy had a confrontation with him and accusing him not being a good fatherly figure he jumped off a bridge losing his second canon life. One night a dream became even more realistic than ever. Fundy saw terrifying figures hunting him down: the Dreamons. As he woke up, the lights of Las Nevadas welcomed him and he took a night stroll to relieve the tension. He reached the border of the city and took a moment of respite. He looked at the sky, thinking what to do next and his last meeting with Wilbur. “So you have no mastery over your dreamscape, yes? I can help.” Fundy jolted searching for the voice.”He has already accepted.” Fundy heart stopped: who accepted? Whoever accepted this was in danger. And so he chased the voice in the dark only to see the world change. “Come find me, and I will make your wish come true.” Said the voice. Fundy looked around the new “alien” world and immediately jumped to the adventure.

Link for the image: https://rainbow-dunk.tumblr.com/post/645473637557829632/image-id-a-semi-realistic-painting-of-fundy

#minecraft #dream smp #fundy fanart #dream smp fundy #pathifnder #roleplay game #pathfinder roleplaying game

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jcresswell · 10 months

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animalsatyourhome · 1 year

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Can Hedgehogs See In The Dark?

Know about the eyesight of hedgehogs if they can see in the dark or not

Can Hedgehogs See In The Dark?

Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, meaning they are most active at night. So, can hedgehogs see in the dark?

Hedgehogs have poor eyesight overall, but they can see in low-light conditions better than we can. Their eyes are specially adapted to help them see at night.

Hedgehogs also have good hearing and a keen sense of smell, which help them find food and avoid predators in the dark. Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals that are active at night and sleep during the day. This means that they have to be able to see in the dark. But how do they do this?

Hedgehogs have excellent night vision. Their eyes are large and sensitive to light, which helps them see in low-light conditions. They also have a reflective layer in their eyes called the tapetum lucidum, which allows them to see even better in the dark.

So, yes, hedgehogs can see in the dark! This is helpful for them because it allows them to avoid predators and find food at night.

How Do They Catch Food, Then?

Hedgehogs are small, spiny mammals in Europe, Asia, and Africa. They have a diet that consists primarily of insects, but they will also eat small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Hedgehogs use their sense of smell to find food and will spend most of their time foraging for food.

When a hedgehog finds food, it will use its sharp teeth to catch and kill the prey. Hedgehogs have powerful jaws that can crush hard shells. Once the game is dead, the hedgehog will then use its tongue to lick up the juices and flesh. Hedgehogs are small, spiny mammals in Europe, Asia, and Africa. They have short snouts, small eyes, and small ears. Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals and spend most of their day sleeping in their nests. At night, they come out to forage for food.

Hedgehogs use their sense of smell to find food. They also use their long, sharp claws to dig through the leaf litter and soil to find insects, grubs, and other small creatures to eat. Once they find their prey, they use their sharp teeth to kill it and eat it whole.

Do Hedgehogs Have Good Eyesight?

Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, so their eyesight is geared more toward night vision than daytime viewing. However, that doesn't mean hedgehogs can't see during the day. Hedgehogs have good eyes overall.

While hedgehogs don't have 20/20 vision, they can see objects clearly and have excellent depth perception. Additionally, hedgehogs' eyes are susceptible to movement. This helps them avoid predators and find food more efficiently.

So, while hedgehogs may not have perfect vision, their eyesight is good enough to help them get by in the wild!

What Colors Can Hedgehogs See?

Hedgehogs are monochromatic, meaning they can only see in black and white. However, research has shown that they may be able to see a limited amount of colour. A study published in BMC Research Notes found that hedgehogs could distinguish between blue, yellow, and green light.

While hedgehogs may not be able to see a wide range of colours like humans do, they make up for it in other ways. They have excellent night vision and can see very well in low-light conditions. Hedgehogs also have a keen sense of smell which they use to find food and mates.

Hedgehogs are small, spiny mammals that are closely related to shrews. They are found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Hedgehogs have poor eyesight but make up for it with their keen sense of smell and hearing.

Hedgehogs are born blind and deaf. Their eyesight improves as they grow older, but it is still not very good. Hedgehogs can see some colours, but not all of them. They can see blue and green well, but red and yellow not so much.

Hedgehogs use their sense of smell to find food and avoid predators. They also use their hearing to detect danger. When a hedgehog senses danger, it curls up into a tight ball to protect its soft underbelly from harm.

Are Hedgehogs Color Blind?

It is a common misconception that hedgehogs are colour-blind. Hedgehogs are, in fact, able to see colour. However, their vision is less keen than that of humans. Hedgehogs are primarily likely to be nearsighted, meaning they can see things up close but not far away.

Yes, hedgehogs are color-blind. However, they can still see colors, just not as vividly as we do. For example, a hedgehog may be able to see a blue object, but it will appear grey to them.

There are a lot of conflicting reports on whether or not hedgehogs are colourblind. Some sources say they are, while others claim they can see some colours. However, the jury is still out on this one, and more research needs to be done to determine the truth.

One study conducted in 2015 found that hedgehogs could distinguish between different colours of light. However, another study from 2016 found that hedgehogs did not react differently to different colours of light, leading the researchers to believe that they might be colourblind.

So, what's the verdict? Are hedgehogs colorblind or not? Unfortunately, we don't have a clear answer just yet. More research must be done to determine whether these cute little creatures can see colors.

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bl0odylips · 5 years

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Broadway show: hey we’re closing

Me, a bitch that could never afford tickets or even go to ny: the AUDACITY, theyre closing before I could see it. Why is this happening ;(

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ungodlyobsessions · 4 years

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casual reminder that will roland studied ASL in college, and i just think that's very cool of him

(from his Little Known Facts interview podcast in 2017)

#anyways deaf!jared and deaf!jeremy please #omg could you imagine if more deaf productions happened like please #dwsa was amazing so like...do those more #deh would be pretty intense to sign dang #will roland #jared kleinman #jeremy heere #dear evan hansen #deh #be more chill #bmc #broadway #asl #sign language #ungodlyramblings

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pommegrantaire · 4 years

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45th Street

Part of my “nostalgia” series I worked on in November 2018 for my landscape class. I was originally planning on painting a cityscape of Toronto, but I ended up changing it since I get nostalgic about basically Everything anyways... and it was my first trip to NYC & DEH was my first Broadway show so it seemed Very Relevant.

(Another classmate was using blacklight in their piece which added some Extra Spice to the Music Box sign and other lights where I used neon paint which was a very fun surprise)

Other Things:

the figure in the foreground under the Music Box is a self-insert lol ft. the outfit I wore to see the show

the Jacobs sign and Music Box signage are the only cut-out parts (sad about the dent on the corner of the Music Box one... it’s been through public transit and a move)

I hate measuring while I draw/paint so I didn’t use a ruler for the whole time lmao (except maybe on the cut-outs...)

I missed the original deadline because it took So Long to paint but my prof was okay with it and I ended up showing him the completed triptych the following semester.

the other two paintings also have cut-outs in the leaves on the trees in the top one, and pretty much everything in the square one except for the view through the window

12x24 acrylic on wood panel with cardstock cut-outs

#hooooo boy #it's wild cus i got into bmc while painting this... i probably watched all the sincerely me vids during this process too...#i consumed so much media while working on this... my admiration for will roland really took off while i worked on this #i vividly remember looking at his instagram and finally deciding to give bmc a listen and thinking mts was a bop #also watching the deaf west spring awakening boot because i saw alex as connor and was like Nice #but yeah... doing the sky gradient actually was the worst part i think lol #honestly my whole artistic career is like: yes i Can do realism but i usually choose not to because it's not fun for me #like i love how this turned out and it has a lot of good memories attached to it but also it drained tf out of me and made me wanna Scream #god i have So Many Paintings lmao #debating if i should do a lil vid of the progress pics hMmMm #my art #pomegrantArt #dear evan hansen #traditional art #acrylic painting #45th street #landscape painting #music box theater #idk what else to tag this lol

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stars-may-collide · 4 years

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@musicaltheatrewriting

Hey everyone ✨ if you would be so kind as to check out the Broadway fanfic blog I made to pass time in quarantine that would be much appreciated! Planning to write about Spring Awakening, DEH, and Moulin Rouge, and potentially writing BMC/Next to Normal/Great Comet/etc but we'll see!

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nonbinarytheatrekid07 · 2 years

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Wow what a nice day-

*remembers that I will never get to see my favorite shows live because they're all closed*

-to be depressed

#music #musicals #musical theater #musical #broadway musicals #broadway #theatre #musical theatre #dear evan hansen #be more chill #be more chill musical #bmc musical #dear evan hansen musical #dear even hansen the musical #deh musical #dwsa #deaf west spring awakening #spring awakening

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copperdoesart · 4 years

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the ship requests I did on my insta story! You can see my thoughts on these 1 crack ship + 5 serious ships on my requests highlight on my insta page!

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mackdizzy · 5 years

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DONT 👏🏻 STAGEDOOR 👏🏻 A 👏🏻 SHOW 👏🏻 YOU 👏🏻 HAVENT 👏🏻 SEEN

(or stagedoor etiquette in general, because,,,,,y’all don’t know)

(Source: live 45 minutes from nyc, seen many many many shows, theatre major, knows how to respect human beings)

The stagedoor is a place for fans of a show to gather AFTER THEY HAVE SEEN IT to discuss with the actors the power of the show, a show they may have just fallen in love with or may be seeing for the fifteenth time, to give their (POS👏🏻IT👏🏻IVE) feedback to the actors, talk about special moments and stories, and yes, admittedly, meet their favorite actors because they’re their favorite actors.

DO:

—appreciate ALL actors. You don’t have to give the same screaming, fangirling, dying amount of love to every single ensemble member as you’re giving to Jonathan Groff, but do tell them how you loved the show, great job, etc. being “too generic” is way better than ignorance.

—appreciate musicians??? I’ve seen it a billion times. Pit player comes out, people READY TO APPLAUD just....don’t? And the musical waves shyly and runs off as fast as possible. What the fuck?!! Break the mold. CLAP. Say great job. Say I loved the music! If you recognize the instrument from the case, say “yay violinist!!!!” seriously, guys, I.....seriously.

—stick around. Usually the person that EVERYONE is waiting for will wait until the end to come out, but in case they don’t start shutting down, don’t just leave. There’s a chance other people are coming out and they deserve your love too.

—keep your hands to yourself. A LOT of times, an actor will imitate contact first. “Do you want a hug?” Putting their arm around you in photo, etc. don’t be the first to grab.

DONT:

—ask another actor “when will ___ come out/will ___ come out?” Y I KE S!!! If this is a question you want to ask, a security guard will be happy to go and investigate for you. Not another actor. No. No bueno.

—Talk too much about another show. This is also a keen indication to an actor you haven’t seen the show. Appropriate would be: “I loved your work in ___! Such an inspiration. You did a great job tonight too! I liked it when you (etc.)” Asking to sign memorabilia from another show is appropraite, but try to get a signature on your playbill too.

—ask “who did you play?” PLEASE,,,,,DONT,,,,,,,ASK,,,,,THIS,,,,,if you’re unsure (and you might be!) Be generic. “I loved the show! Great job!” And if you wanna be sneaky (I’ve done this) hand the page of headshots to sign. They’ll sign next to their own. This a good trick in general for remembering who’s signature you got.

—STAGEDOOR IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THE SHOW. WHY DO I HAVE TO KEEP SAYING THIS??? Please wait until you’ve experienced what the actors want to share with you, what everyone around you has felt, before stagedooring. Don’t stagedoor if you’re seeing the show tomorrow. Don’t stagedoor if you’ve seen the bootleg a thousand times. If you saw the show a few days ago and you want to go back to SD because Andrew Rannells didn’t come out, that’s acceptable (but if an understudy/different actor comes out when you stagedoor, same respect as if you just saw them).

—tell an actor you saw the bootleg. Most notably at not-SD signings and such. Though I agree that actors should not scrutinize bootlegs if they refuse to make their art accessible for a winder audience, that’s a whole other argument, and their beliefs that nobody should film and distribute their show still deserve respect. In this case, it’s better to lie (Yes, I saw it) or (no, but I love the soundtrack and what’s available online). I got around the “have you seen the show?” Question at broadwaycon by telling him we’d seen it in the movie theater (which was true!!! But even if it wasn’t, you can pretend it was if you know it happened.)

—leave the show early (during finale/bows) to go stagedoor. The actors know what you’re doing, the security knows what you’re doing, they can probably even SEE WHO DID IT. It’s distracting, it’s rude, the entire row in front of me got UP AND LEFT DURING THE FINALE to go meet Brendon Urie, apparently it was happening so much he had to tweet about it.

—give “criticism.” NOT YOUR FUCKING JOB!!!! When we were 12, my best friend told Leslie Margarita her hair was “better in [matilda] than in real life”. she tweeted about it, following up with “yikes!!!!!!” Yeah. Don’t.

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Musical recommendations

These are just some recommendations based on other popular musicals

If you like Mean Girls- Bring it on Both are about high school popularity. The music in Mean girls reminds me a lot of Bring it on. You get to listen to Taylor Louderman belt her face off in both

If you like Something Rotten- Love’s Labor’s Lost Love’s Labor’s Lost is a musical comedy based off the Shakespeare play with the same name. Patti Murine and Kamiko Glen. Katherine Steele was in a production of it last year so check out her youtube channel if you want to know a little more about it

Spring awakening and Be More Chill- Alice by Heart This show reminds me of if SA and BMC had a beautiful musical baby. Amazing cast (Wesley Taylor, Coltan Ryan, Noah Galvin...) Same writers of SA with big BMC vibes. Such a cute storyline with amazing music. (there’s not a single song on the cast album that I dislike)

These were just a few recommendations. Feel free to comment some more, or message me if you want some other recommendations or want to know more about these shows :)

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