OUR FUNDERS The New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Burlington County Board of Commissioners, Department of Resource Conservation, Division of Parks. gare AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE We hope you enjoyed the show and will come see us again soon! Stay up-to-date onall things BPTC by following us on social media and signing up for our email newsletter. Music & Lyrics by Joe Ici Book by Joe Tracz Bridge Players Theatre Company Based on the BO. Box 334 Burlington. NJ C8016 www bridgeplayerstheatre.com 0BE MORE CHILL vf Carcert MARCH 24 & 25, 2023 Director Musie Director JESS! MEISEL DIANA DOHRMANN Assistant Director Sound NINA LAW KRIS KAUKER Lighting Keyboard Artistic Director Marketing JESS! MEISEL KORI RIFE BE MORE CHILL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com The world premiere production of Be More Chill was commissioned and originally produced by Two River ‘Theater Company in Red Bank, ND - John Dias, Artistic Director / Michael Hurst, Managing Director. This work was, supported by a Theatre Commissioning and Production Initiative grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ‘Orchestrations and Arrangements by Charlie Rosen DIRECTOR'S NOTE This show is definitely for the underdogs, the misfits, the outcasts, For most of us, all we want in life is to be more chill. We just want to more than survive our day, upgrade our experiences, and maybe ignore the doubting voices in our head. Jeremy Heere (our hero?) can't seem to shake the angsty teen life, so he decides to get SQUIPPED. Follow the story of self acceptance whilst still figuring it out with "Be More Chill” Jessi Meisel THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)'S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: concordtheatricals. com/resources/ protecting-artistsMUSICAL NUMBERS + Jeremy's Theme - Orchestra act2 Halloween Party - Ensemble Do You Wanna Hang? - Chloe More than Survive - Jeremy, Michael, and Students | Love Play Rehearsal - Christine More Than Survive (Reprise I] - Jeremy The Squip Song - Rich and Ensemble The Squip Song Reprise - Jeremy Game - Jeremy and Michael The Squip Song Reprise 2 - Stockboy Be More Chill - The Squip, Jeremy, Brooke, Chloe, and Do Yau Wanna Ride? - Brooke and Chloe Be More Chill Part 2 - The Squip, Jeremy, and Ensemble More Than Survive (Reprise 2) - Jeremy and Ensemble A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into - Christine and Ensemble ‘The Squip Lurks - Orchestra Upgrade - Brooke, The Squip, Jeremy, Jake, Christine, and Michael in the Bathroom - Michael Play Rehearsal Reprise on the Couch - Jeremy and The Smartphone Hour - Jenna, Chloe, Brooke, and the Girls The Pitiful Children - The Sauip and Ensemble The Pants Song - Jeremy's Dad and Michael Voices in My Head - Jeremy and Ensemble Bows “Be More Chill Orchestra gy 2 ' 7 ts ch PERFORMERS (in alphabetical order) Molly Connelly (she/her) ~ Encomble AArtomis de Croot (they/them)(he/him) Besa Fredistoranftasd Minetrovnce Herbert In Kira Haas (sho/her) SdovelyoeLindsey Kilehesty (she/her) ~ Lofn Klauss (they/he) - aake Lot ea unior in high school. majoring In instrumental Heng Oram Major and Pitcaptain They real an aed Lindesey Matteson (she/her) - Chloe Fellx Ramos (he/him)- Beremy Jackie Reinhart (she/her) - Ensem:Ethan Rundelt (he/him) - ‘Adult Man Bohn satera (he/they) - The Squip Frat Tuck ana atthe Crand este In-FoetMuon 20 Cassidy Sandry(sho/ner) - Christine Wont” (Georgie) ster Act (Sister “Quarantined eal ite Cation YouTube Serer" (heel cy woul he ohare at andi of w f CREATIVE TEAM Jessi Meisel (they/them) Director. artistic Director Intute sea, Put (eva Diana Dohrmann (she/her) - Musie DirectorUP NEXT: AUDITIONS Concert Series: It's a Bird... It’s a Plane... It's Superman® Sunday, March 26 & PYaLITG wednesday, March 29 ‘at 6:00PM For more information & to register. please visit bridgeplayerstheatre. com/auditions All oles are open, Must be 16 years of age to audition. IF under the age of 18, parent must be on site at auditions Family with the music inthe show is encouraged. Tiss 2 non payin. ‘non-union show For more details, please visi our website SPECIAL THANKS TO + Ellis Skamarakas + The Cast and Crew + The Executive Board SPECIAL THANKS TO: LYCEUM HALL CENTER FOR THE ARTS and our friends Patty, Barbara, and Christine 000 Lyceum Hall Center for the Arts 432 High St Burlington, NI 08016 www.lyceumhallarts.com BPTC'S CURRENT MEMBERS Mombership is an easy way to help support our Sote(3) onprofit theatre group. Membership runs annually from Suly- Dune 40, Learn mare about how you can support us ‘t bridgenlayerstheatre.com/sunnott-us.