Be More Chill
Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconic
Book by Joe Tracz
Based on the Novel by Ned Vizzini
Directed by Dr. Rachel Klein
Music & Vocal Direction by Rachel Edwards
Choreography by Nadia Schlosser
CAST LIST
(in order of appearance)
Jeremy Heere……………….……….Chris Kocian
Mr. Heere………………..……….…Allan Anderson
Mr. Reyes………….…………………Theon Weber
Chloe Valentine………..………Kasey Meneghini
Brooke Lohst………………………….Mia McGrath
Jenna Rolan……….……………………Anna Braun
Rich Goranski……………………….Ricky Alvarez
Jake Dillinger………………Charles Jake Patris
Michael Mell……………………………Dane Dupre
Christine Canigula…………………Sarah Elliott
Scary Stockboy………………Kawena Campbell
The SQUIP……………………………Ioane Boshard
Ensemble………………………………Abby Pickett
Alex Adair, Cameron Alvarado
Elizabeth Young, Elsa Burbank
James Imai, Joshua Dylin Baldonado
Kaleili‘i De Lima, Kali Peterson
Kaydance Redwine, Kenneth Lewis
Kestrel Swift, Luke “Valentine” Bonner
Marin Peterson, MJ Ford, Percival Best
Rosemary Bearden, Sharyse Molina
Taylor Keahi Macomber-Cobile, Yumi Gamiao
Zachary Bulcao-Moore, Zee Anderson
Nominated for a Tony award for Best Original Score in 2019, Be More Chill has “easily relatable characters, clever twists and ebullient songs…from beginning to end” (NJ Arts) that captures and “perfectly balances the tragedy and hilarity of high school” (Tri City News).
Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about the SQUIP, a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk?
Based on the novel by Ned Vizzini, Be More Chill opened on Broadway in 2019.
This Production is being co-presented by the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center and the Hilo Community Players and by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com