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%%* [[spoiler:BuryYourGays: Jason]]. -- ZCE
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* BreakupSong: "Ever After"
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* BreakupSong: "Ever After"After".
* CrystalBallScheduling: Played with. Jason [[spoiler: dies for real on stage while playing Romeo, as a result of a secret relationship coming to light, but not during what's traditionally the character's death scene]]. Jason and Ivy, who plays Juliet, aren't the real relationship the show is riding on, but they do hookup. Jason and Peter, who is playing Mercutio, are playing best friends, which is how others outside see them, but they are actually a couple.
* CureYourGays: Peter at various times attempted to "pray the gay away". He talks blatantly it about "Role of a Lifetime", in passing in "See Me", and in "Bare" about how it didn't work. It is implied that Jason has tried extensively to do so as well.
**Jason sleeping with Ivy was a more visceral example of him trying to force himself into being straight.
*DeadlySparring: In rehearsal in "Reputation Stain'd", a fight scene between Jason and Matt (Romeo and Tybalt respectively), becomes real with the fight choreography abandoned after Matt calls Jason a faggot.
* CureYourGays: Peter at various times attempted to "pray the gay away". He talks blatantly it about "Role of a Lifetime", in passing in "See Me", and in "Bare" about how it didn't work. It is implied that Jason has tried extensively to do so as well.
**Jason sleeping with Ivy was a more visceral example of him trying to force himself into being straight.
*DeadlySparring: In rehearsal in "Reputation Stain'd", a fight scene between Jason and Matt (Romeo and Tybalt respectively), becomes real with the fight choreography abandoned after Matt calls Jason a faggot.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Peter holds Jason as he dies.]]
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Peter holds cradles Jason in his arms as he Jason dies.]]
* InVinoVeritas: Peter came out to Matt while drunk and high.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: Jason to Ivy in "Touch My Soul". After Ivy tells him that she love him, he states that he can't love her back, for reasons not related to her -- awkwardly as he isn't coming out yet.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: Jason to Ivy in "Touch My Soul". After Ivy tells him that she love him, he states that he can't love her back, for reasons not related to her -- awkwardly as he isn't coming out yet.
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* RapidFireInterrupting: Claire does when her son Peter attempts to come out to her in "See Me", interrupting multiple times right when he's about to say the [[CurseCutShort the word ]]"gay" as she's not ready to face the matter. (See SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion)
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* RapidFireInterrupting: Claire does when her son Peter attempts to come out to her in "See Me", interrupting multiple times right when he's about to say the say [[CurseCutShort the word ]]"gay" as she's not ready to face the matter. (See SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion)matter.
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* SecondActBreakup: Peter and Jason.
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* SecondActBreakup: Peter and Jason. Or rather technically an end of the first act break up.
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* SexWithTheEx: Peter and Jason fall into bed together during "All Grown Up".
* SongOfPrayer: This is inevitable really given that this musical is sung through and all of the characters are Catholic in a Catholic setting. "Are You There?" and "Once Upon a Time" are probably the most straightforward examples, but these themes run throughout the show. Several songs incorporate sections of traditional prayers into the lyrics.
* SongOfPrayer: This is inevitable really given that this musical is sung through and all of the characters are Catholic in a Catholic setting. "Are You There?" and "Once Upon a Time" are probably the most straightforward examples, but these themes run throughout the show. Several songs incorporate sections of traditional prayers into the lyrics.
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It was never on Broadway, but briefly ran off-Broadway in 2004 after opening in Los Angeles in 2000. It returned as a book musical (with many songs and characters changed or omitted) to off-Broadway in 2012.
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It was never on Broadway, but briefly ran off-Broadway in 2004 after opening in Los Angeles in 2000. It returned as a book musical (with many songs and characters changed or omitted) to off-Broadway in 2012. The studio recording was released in 2007.
* BreakupSong: "Ever After"
* SeniorYearStruggles: All of the characters are seniors in their last semester of high school.
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---> "Claire": Peter, please, I need a break
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---> "Peter": ''Peter'': God, this is so hard to say/ I'm so afraid you'll turn away/ Mom, I'm—
--->"Claire": ''Claire'': Peter, please, I need a break
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* TeenPregnancy: [[spoiler: Ivy]], except it's more of a subplot.
* UnusualEuphemism: Baseball bat.
* UnusualEuphemism: Baseball bat.
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* TeenPregnancy: [[spoiler: Ivy]], except it's more of a subplot.
Ivy]].
* UnusualEuphemism: Baseballbat.bat in "You & I".
* UnusualEuphemism: Baseball
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Peter holds Jason as he dies.]]
* FromRoommatesToRomance: Peter and Jason have been roommates since 7th grade.
* GayEuphemism: Given that the word "gay" is only used once, these are abound.
* GayEuphemism: Given that the word "gay" is only used once, these are abound.
* IntoxicationEnsues: At Ivy's birthday party, Peter consumes multiple pot brownies without realizing they're pot brownies.
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* QueerCharacterQueerActor: John Griffin played Jason [=McConnell=] before he was out.
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* QueerCharacterQueerActor: John Griffin played Jason [=McConnell=] before he was out.RapidFireInterrupting: Claire does when her son Peter attempts to come out to her in "See Me", interrupting multiple times right when he's about to say the [[CurseCutShort the word ]]"gay" as she's not ready to face the matter. (See SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion)
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* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Peter sets up a rhyme to tell Claire that he's gay, but she cuts him off leaving the couplet hanging.
---> "Peter": God, this is so hard to say/ I'm so afraid you'll turn away/ Mom, I'm—
---> "Claire": Peter, please, I need a break
* SuspiciouslySpecificSermon: Peter's nightmare in "Epiphany" takes the form of this.
---> "Peter": God, this is so hard to say/ I'm so afraid you'll turn away/ Mom, I'm—
---> "Claire": Peter, please, I need a break
* SuspiciouslySpecificSermon: Peter's nightmare in "Epiphany" takes the form of this.
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* UnusualEuphemism: Baseball bat.
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** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God or "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay". Given that these songs are back to back, as him giving himself over to God meant talking to the priest, both songs can be seen as being a BSOD two-parter.
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** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God or "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay". Given that these songs are back to back, as him giving himself over to God meant talking to the priest, involved confession, both songs can be seen as being a BSOD two-parter.
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** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay," or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God. Given that these songs are back to back, both is also an option.
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** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God or "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay," or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God. okay". Given that these songs are back to back, as him giving himself over to God meant talking to the priest, both is also an option.songs can be seen as being a BSOD two-parter.
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** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay," or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God.
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** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay," or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God. Given that these songs are back to back, both is also an option.
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* QueerCharacterQueerActor: John Griffin played Jason [=McConnell=] before he was out.
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* CoitusEnsues: Between [[spoiler:Ivy]] and [[spoiler:Jason]] after she goes to talk to him about their kiss at her party.
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* CoaxThemOutOfTheCloset: The song "[[https://youtu.be/RDxz3C8aEao 911! Emergency!]]" is about the Virgin Mary appearing to the closeted Peter in order to convince him to come out to his parents.
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And love will set you free
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* GriefSong: The finale.
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* GriefSong: The finale.finale "No Voice".
* GodIsLoveSongs: "God Don't Make No Trash"
---> Sister Chantelle: You're who you need to be/'Cause love is love, love is truth, love is God/And love will set you free
And love will set you free
* GodIsLoveSongs: "God Don't Make No Trash"
---> Sister Chantelle: You're who you need to be/'Cause love is love, love is truth, love is God/And love will set you free
And love will set you free
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* PissTakeRap: Lucas performs a "white boy rap" in the song "Wonderland," explaining the effects of his party drugs: ecstasy, K, and GHB.
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* PissTakeRap: Lucas performs a "white performs, according to the stage directions, "a very white boy rap" in the song "Wonderland," explaining the effects of his party drugs: ecstasy, K, and GHB.
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** "Cross" [[spoiler: is Jason's confession where he asks Father Flynn if God still loves him. Father dances around the question with empty platitudes about how Jason needed to deny his sexuality. He refuses to show the empathy that Jason needed in that moment.]]
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** "Cross" [[spoiler: is Jason's confession where he asks Father Flynn if God still loves him. Father dances around the question with empty platitudes about how Jason needed to deny his sexuality. He refuses to show the empathy that Jason needed in that moment.]]
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* {{Confessional}}: Confessions are a frequently used plot device here.
** "Confession" is a directly named, lively group number about how confession is arbitrary.
** "Cross" [[spoiler: is Jason's confession where he asks Father Flynn if God still loves him. Father dances around the question with empty platitudes about how Jason needed to deny his sexuality. He refuses to show the empathy that Jason needed in that moment.]]
** "Confession" is a directly named, lively group number about how confession is arbitrary.
** "Cross" [[spoiler: is Jason's confession where he asks Father Flynn if God still loves him. Father dances around the question with empty platitudes about how Jason needed to deny his sexuality. He refuses to show the empathy that Jason needed in that moment.]]
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* FairytaleMotifs: These show up consistently, and are especially apparent in "Ever After" -- which is essentially a break up song told in references to fairytales, heroes, and soulmates.
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* PrayerIsALastResort: "Once Upon a Time" and "Cross". After all hell breaks loose, Jason turns to God and the Church.
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The story centers on the school's theater production of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. Peter Simons and Jason [=McConnell=] have a secret relationship. Peter is comfortable with his sexuality and the relationship (and has been wanting to tell his mother he's gay since he was 12), while Jason, a popular athlete, is hesitant to come out due to his religious beliefs and his fears about the impact the information would have on his relationships with his parents, friends and life. While the first musical number, "Epiphany", features Peter having a nightmare about his fears of being shunned by everyone he knows after coming out, Peter, unlike Jason, ''knows'' that he is gay and has accepted it as a fact. Peter worries about the social impact coming out would have, but he still wants to come out. Jason, on the other hand, is still struggling with, "Am I gay or not? Is my loving Peter a sin the way the Church says it is? Wouldn't my life be ruined if everyone found out?" There are other characters, such as Jason's twin sister, Nadia [=McConnell=] (aka [[FatGirl Plain Jane Fat Ass]]), Ivy Robinson (the foil to Peter; [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion her main problem]] comes from falling in love with Jason), [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers Matt Lloyd]] (the guy who comes in second to Jason in ''everything''), Diane Lee (the Perfect Catholic Girl), The Priest (who perfectly parrots Catholic doctrine but who has no compassion), Sister Chantelle, Claire (Peter's divorced mother), and Lucas (the school's drug dealer).
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The story centers on the school's theater production of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. Peter Simons and Jason [=McConnell=] have a secret relationship. Peter is comfortable with his sexuality and the relationship (and has been wanting to tell his mother he's gay since he was 12), while Jason, a popular athlete, is hesitant to come out due to his religious beliefs and his fears about the impact the information would have on his relationships with his parents, friends and life. While the first musical number, "Epiphany", features Peter having a nightmare about his fears of being shunned by everyone he knows after coming out, Peter, unlike Jason, ''knows'' that he is gay and has accepted it as a fact. Peter worries about the social impact coming out would have, but he still wants to come out. Jason, on the other hand, is still struggling with, "Am I gay or not? Is my loving Peter a sin the way the Church says it is? Wouldn't my life be ruined if everyone found out?" There are other characters, such as Jason's twin sister, Nadia [=McConnell=] (aka [[FatGirl Plain Jane Fat Ass]]), Ass), Ivy Robinson (the foil to Peter; [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion her main problem]] comes from falling in love with Jason), [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers Matt Lloyd]] (the guy who comes in second to Jason in ''everything''), Diane Lee (the Perfect Catholic Girl), The Priest (who perfectly parrots Catholic doctrine but who has no compassion), Sister Chantelle, Claire (Peter's divorced mother), and Lucas (the school's drug dealer).
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* FatGirl: Nadia. It's the particular chip on her shoulder.
** In some productions, Nadia is HollywoodPudgy more than actually fat (depending on the actress playing her). In these cases, she suffers instead a [[IAmNotPretty body image disorder]].
** In some productions, Nadia is HollywoodPudgy more than actually fat (depending on the actress playing her). In these cases, she suffers instead a [[IAmNotPretty body image disorder]].
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* PrecisionFStrike: "Way to go, you got me pregnant, put ''that'' in your '''fucking''' speech."
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The story centers on the school's theater production of ''RomeoAndJuliet''. Peter Simons and Jason [=McConnell=] have a secret relationship. Peter is comfortable with his sexuality and the relationship (and has been wanting to tell his mother he's gay since he was 12), while Jason, a popular athlete, is hesitant to come out due to his religious beliefs and his fears about the impact the information would have on his relationships with his parents, friends and life. While the first musical number, "Epiphany", features Peter having a nightmare about his fears of being shunned by everyone he knows after coming out, Peter, unlike Jason, ''knows'' that he is gay and has accepted it as a fact. Peter worries about the social impact coming out would have, but he still wants to come out. Jason, on the other hand, is still struggling with, "Am I gay or not? Is my loving Peter a sin the way the Church says it is? Wouldn't my life be ruined if everyone found out?" There are other characters, such as Jason's twin sister, Nadia [=McConnell=] (aka [[FatGirl Plain Jane Fat Ass]]), Ivy Robinson (the foil to Peter; [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion her main problem]] comes from falling in love with Jason), [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers Matt Lloyd]] (the guy who comes in second to Jason in ''everything''), Diane Lee (the Perfect Catholic Girl), The Priest (who perfectly parrots Catholic doctrine but who has no compassion), Sister Chantelle, Claire (Peter's divorced mother), and Lucas (the school's drug dealer).
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The story centers on the school's theater production of ''RomeoAndJuliet''.''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. Peter Simons and Jason [=McConnell=] have a secret relationship. Peter is comfortable with his sexuality and the relationship (and has been wanting to tell his mother he's gay since he was 12), while Jason, a popular athlete, is hesitant to come out due to his religious beliefs and his fears about the impact the information would have on his relationships with his parents, friends and life. While the first musical number, "Epiphany", features Peter having a nightmare about his fears of being shunned by everyone he knows after coming out, Peter, unlike Jason, ''knows'' that he is gay and has accepted it as a fact. Peter worries about the social impact coming out would have, but he still wants to come out. Jason, on the other hand, is still struggling with, "Am I gay or not? Is my loving Peter a sin the way the Church says it is? Wouldn't my life be ruined if everyone found out?" There are other characters, such as Jason's twin sister, Nadia [=McConnell=] (aka [[FatGirl Plain Jane Fat Ass]]), Ivy Robinson (the foil to Peter; [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion her main problem]] comes from falling in love with Jason), [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers Matt Lloyd]] (the guy who comes in second to Jason in ''everything''), Diane Lee (the Perfect Catholic Girl), The Priest (who perfectly parrots Catholic doctrine but who has no compassion), Sister Chantelle, Claire (Peter's divorced mother), and Lucas (the school's drug dealer).
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* ''RomeoAndJuliet'': The school puts on this play.
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* SchoolPlay: The school puts on ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''.
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* MoodWhiplash: May be more or less pronounced depending on the production.
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* MoodWhiplash: May be more or less pronounced depending on the production. Some notable examples:
** "A Quiet Night At Home" being wedged between "Wonderland" and "Rolling"
** "Ever After" and "Spring"
** "God Don't Make No Trash" and "All Grown Up"
** "A Quiet Night At Home" being wedged between "Wonderland" and "Rolling"
** "Ever After" and "Spring"
** "God Don't Make No Trash" and "All Grown Up"
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* GayngstInducedSuicide: Jason and Peter, are a gay couple at a Catholic boarding school. Jason ultimately dies of a drug overdose in an implied suicide, though Peter survives to admonish the school for driving him to it.
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* IWantSong: "Plane "Plain Jane Fatass" Fat Ass" is a rather bitter one from Nadia.
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* RepriseMedley: The act one finale "One" contains reprises to "One Kiss", "Auditions", "You & I", and "Are You There".
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''Bare,'' or ''bare: a pop opera,'' is a musical by Jon Hartmere, Jr. and Damon Intrabartolo. The musical focuses on the relationship between two homosexual Roman Catholic students and the challenges they face with their own identities and others' perceptions.
The story centers on the school's theater production of ''RomeoAndJuliet''. Peter Simons and Jason [=McConnell=] have a secret relationship. Peter is comfortable with his sexuality and the relationship (and has been wanting to tell his mother he's gay since he was 12), while Jason, a popular athlete, is hesitant to come out due to his religious beliefs and his fears about the impact the information would have on his relationships with his parents, friends and life. While the first musical number, "Epiphany", features Peter having a nightmare about his fears of being shunned by everyone he knows after coming out, Peter, unlike Jason, ''knows'' that he is gay and has accepted it as a fact. Peter worries about the social impact coming out would have, but he still wants to come out. Jason, on the other hand, is still struggling with, "Am I gay or not? Is my loving Peter a sin the way the Church says it is? Wouldn't my life be ruined if everyone found out?" There are other characters, such as Jason's twin sister, Nadia [=McConnell=] (aka [[FatGirl Plain Jane Fat Ass]]), Ivy Robinson (the foil to Peter; [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion her main problem]] comes from falling in love with Jason), [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers Matt Lloyd]] (the guy who comes in second to Jason in ''everything''), Diane Lee (the Perfect Catholic Girl), The Priest (who perfectly parrots Catholic doctrine but who has no compassion), Sister Chantelle, Claire (Peter's divorced mother), and Lucas (the school's drug dealer).
The students experiment with drugs, sex and alternative beliefs to their religion. HilarityEnsues. [[TearJerker Except it doesn't.]]
It was never on Broadway, but briefly ran off-Broadway in 2004 after opening in Los Angeles in 2000. It returned as a book musical (with many songs and characters changed or omitted) to off-Broadway in 2012.
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!!This musical provides examples of:
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Ivy to Jason.
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: An aside from Peter to Jason, regarding the giant penis pinata another student has brought to Ivy's party.
* [[spoiler:BuryYourGays: Jason]].
* BusbyBerkeleyNumber / [[DisneyAcidSequence Live-Action Disney Acid Sequence]]: In some productions, Peter's dream sequences are taken as opportunities to bring out the big spectacle.
* BSODSong: Peter and Ivy both have them. As does Claire, after Peter attempts to tell her about his sexuality.
** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay," or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God.
* BrokenAce: Jason.
* BrokenBird: Although it appears her [[spoiler:pregnancy]] is the [[DespairEventHorizon breaking point]], Ivy's song "[[BSODSong All Grown Up]]" implies her broken-ness comes from years back.
* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Inevitable, really.
* CoitusEnsues: Between [[spoiler:Ivy]] and [[spoiler:Jason]] after she goes to talk to him about their kiss at her party.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Ivy dumps Matt for Jason. Matt does not take this well.
* CrisisOfFaith: The entire cast is composed of Catholic high-schoolers. [[ForegoneConclusion Do the math.]]
** Of particular note in that vein: "Are You There" (Matt/Peter) and "Confession" (most of the cast).
* DeadpanSnarker: Nadia.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Peter's dream - the song "Epiphany" - incorporates the first parts of Matt's graduation speech [[spoiler: after Jason dies near the end of the opera]] word for word.
* DrugsAreBad: And they're what [[spoiler:kill Jason]].
* DrowningMySorrows: After Ivy ditches him for Jason at her birthday party, Matt digs up a bottle of communion wine and gets incredibly drunk.
* GriefSong: The finale.
* FatGirl: Nadia. It's the particular chip on her shoulder.
* {{Foil}}: The Priest to Sister Chantelle. Nadia to Ivy. Ivy to Peter. Matt to Jason.
* {{Gayngst}}: Jason. Dear GOD, Jason.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[spoiler: Ivy Robinson]].
* HiddenDepths: Ivy is much more than the town bicycle.
* HookersAndBlow: Sex, drugs, and raves are standard for the characters. No actual hookers, of course.
* IWantSong: "Plane Jane Fatass" is a rather bitter one from Nadia.
* ''RomeoAndJuliet'': The school puts on this play.
* KarmaHoudini: Lucas. To be fair, he didn't mean to [[spoiler:kill Jason via OD]].
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: At first it appears that Nadia and Ivy are being set up this way. However Nadia has an emotional hardness to her, and Ivy is a lot more fragile than she puts on.
* MoodWhiplash: May be more or less pronounced depending on the production.
* NaughtyByNight: The characters party extremely hard, thanks in part to Lucas.
* PissTakeRap: Lucas performs a "white boy rap" in the song "Wonderland," explaining the effects of his party drugs: ecstasy, K, and GHB.
* PolarOppositeTwins: The twins Nadia and Jason.
* TheResenter: Matt to Jason.
* SassyBlackWoman: Sister Chantelle.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Matt Lloyd.
* SecondActBreakup: Peter and Jason.
* SecretRelationship: Peter and Jason.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Lucas.
---> ''Lucas'': The apothecary's open, come get your shit.
* StarCrossedLovers: Romeo and Juliet, Jason and Peter.
* StraightGay: Peter and Jason
* TeenPregnancy: [[spoiler: Ivy]], except it's more of a subplot.
* WideEyedIdealist: Peter.
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The story centers on the school's theater production of ''RomeoAndJuliet''. Peter Simons and Jason [=McConnell=] have a secret relationship. Peter is comfortable with his sexuality and the relationship (and has been wanting to tell his mother he's gay since he was 12), while Jason, a popular athlete, is hesitant to come out due to his religious beliefs and his fears about the impact the information would have on his relationships with his parents, friends and life. While the first musical number, "Epiphany", features Peter having a nightmare about his fears of being shunned by everyone he knows after coming out, Peter, unlike Jason, ''knows'' that he is gay and has accepted it as a fact. Peter worries about the social impact coming out would have, but he still wants to come out. Jason, on the other hand, is still struggling with, "Am I gay or not? Is my loving Peter a sin the way the Church says it is? Wouldn't my life be ruined if everyone found out?" There are other characters, such as Jason's twin sister, Nadia [=McConnell=] (aka [[FatGirl Plain Jane Fat Ass]]), Ivy Robinson (the foil to Peter; [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion her main problem]] comes from falling in love with Jason), [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers Matt Lloyd]] (the guy who comes in second to Jason in ''everything''), Diane Lee (the Perfect Catholic Girl), The Priest (who perfectly parrots Catholic doctrine but who has no compassion), Sister Chantelle, Claire (Peter's divorced mother), and Lucas (the school's drug dealer).
The students experiment with drugs, sex and alternative beliefs to their religion. HilarityEnsues. [[TearJerker Except it doesn't.]]
It was never on Broadway, but briefly ran off-Broadway in 2004 after opening in Los Angeles in 2000. It returned as a book musical (with many songs and characters changed or omitted) to off-Broadway in 2012.
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!!This musical provides examples of:
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Ivy to Jason.
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: An aside from Peter to Jason, regarding the giant penis pinata another student has brought to Ivy's party.
* [[spoiler:BuryYourGays: Jason]].
* BusbyBerkeleyNumber / [[DisneyAcidSequence Live-Action Disney Acid Sequence]]: In some productions, Peter's dream sequences are taken as opportunities to bring out the big spectacle.
* BSODSong: Peter and Ivy both have them. As does Claire, after Peter attempts to tell her about his sexuality.
** Jason has one, too, although YMMV on whether it's "Cross," where he looks to the priest for comfort only to be told that his sexual orientation is "not okay," or "Once Upon a Time," where he mourns his lost relationship and gives himself over to God.
* BrokenAce: Jason.
* BrokenBird: Although it appears her [[spoiler:pregnancy]] is the [[DespairEventHorizon breaking point]], Ivy's song "[[BSODSong All Grown Up]]" implies her broken-ness comes from years back.
* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Inevitable, really.
* CoitusEnsues: Between [[spoiler:Ivy]] and [[spoiler:Jason]] after she goes to talk to him about their kiss at her party.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Ivy dumps Matt for Jason. Matt does not take this well.
* CrisisOfFaith: The entire cast is composed of Catholic high-schoolers. [[ForegoneConclusion Do the math.]]
** Of particular note in that vein: "Are You There" (Matt/Peter) and "Confession" (most of the cast).
* DeadpanSnarker: Nadia.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Peter's dream - the song "Epiphany" - incorporates the first parts of Matt's graduation speech [[spoiler: after Jason dies near the end of the opera]] word for word.
* DrugsAreBad: And they're what [[spoiler:kill Jason]].
* DrowningMySorrows: After Ivy ditches him for Jason at her birthday party, Matt digs up a bottle of communion wine and gets incredibly drunk.
* GriefSong: The finale.
* FatGirl: Nadia. It's the particular chip on her shoulder.
* {{Foil}}: The Priest to Sister Chantelle. Nadia to Ivy. Ivy to Peter. Matt to Jason.
* {{Gayngst}}: Jason. Dear GOD, Jason.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[spoiler: Ivy Robinson]].
* HiddenDepths: Ivy is much more than the town bicycle.
* HookersAndBlow: Sex, drugs, and raves are standard for the characters. No actual hookers, of course.
* IWantSong: "Plane Jane Fatass" is a rather bitter one from Nadia.
* ''RomeoAndJuliet'': The school puts on this play.
* KarmaHoudini: Lucas. To be fair, he didn't mean to [[spoiler:kill Jason via OD]].
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: At first it appears that Nadia and Ivy are being set up this way. However Nadia has an emotional hardness to her, and Ivy is a lot more fragile than she puts on.
* MoodWhiplash: May be more or less pronounced depending on the production.
* NaughtyByNight: The characters party extremely hard, thanks in part to Lucas.
* PissTakeRap: Lucas performs a "white boy rap" in the song "Wonderland," explaining the effects of his party drugs: ecstasy, K, and GHB.
* PolarOppositeTwins: The twins Nadia and Jason.
* TheResenter: Matt to Jason.
* SassyBlackWoman: Sister Chantelle.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Matt Lloyd.
* SecondActBreakup: Peter and Jason.
* SecretRelationship: Peter and Jason.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Lucas.
---> ''Lucas'': The apothecary's open, come get your shit.
* StarCrossedLovers: Romeo and Juliet, Jason and Peter.
* StraightGay: Peter and Jason
* TeenPregnancy: [[spoiler: Ivy]], except it's more of a subplot.
* WideEyedIdealist: Peter.
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