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Totally Awesome (Chicken Soup Series)

10 Minute Play, Comedy  /  10w, 2m

Doug Katsaros, Amanda Yesnowitz

Inspired by the Story “I Am Loni” / which originally appeared in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough StuffMusic by Doug Katsaros / Book and Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz

Every teen has to go through the difficult journey of accepting their own body as they move into adulthood. This inspiring musical is the story of a girl who along with her friends come together to be proud of who they are.

Totally Awesome (Chicken Soup Series)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    10w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Totally Awesome (Chicken Soup Series)

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Summary
TOTALLY AWESOME

Ronnie just doesn’t seem to fit in with her friends. Everyone likes her but she feels that because she is a little bigger than they are, that they don’t really accept her. She decides to try out for the school’s volleyball team and her life changes forever. Ronnie quickly becomes the star of her high school volleyball team and for the first time her team is heading to the state championships.

All of her securities come to a head when a group of students start to taunt her about her body. She becomes overwhelmed but at a critical moment she has to find strength through her inner spirit. This musical will resonate with every teenager who is going or has gone through the difficult journey of accepting who they are internally and externally. 

This show comes with a teaching guide that will highlight relevant themes from the story and encourage students to closely examine their views on their body image. 

The Chicken Soup For the Soul Musical Series is a growing collection of mini-musicals based on real stories with a positive message. The story that is the basis for this show was selected from the Chicken Soup catalogue of over 25,000 stories and written specifically for teens by an award winning creative team. 
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Performing Groups
Characters: 10 Female/4 Male or Female

1. Ronnie- athletic and or plus size, strong vocals
2. Carrie-petite and energenic
3. Martha-petite and self absorbed
4. Joanne- volleyball team
5. Lulu- volleyball team
6. Tina- volleyball team
7. Priya- volleyball team
8. Becca- volleyball team
9. Corie- volleyball team
10.Team Captain- loud and direct
11. Student Announcer- Male or Female- lots of energy
12. Crowd Member 1/Bully 1- M/F
13. Crowd Member 2/Bully 2- M/F

Chorus-
Onstage Audience for volleyball game- as large as possible 


The Chicken Soup for the Soul Musical Series was written specifically for teens and as a result there are no adult characters parts. The shows were created to be “casting-flexible” and so any of the parts can be cast multi-racially. In addition, it is our goal to involve as many students in the productions as possible and so you are encouraged to expand the chorus to whatever size works for you.

The story's central character is Ronnie who can be athletic and/or plus-sized. Her close friends Carrie and Martha should be petite. 

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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    Welcome to Chicken Soup for the Soul Theater Series

Music

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I'll Be Your Hero

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  • Musical Style Contemporary Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Doug Katsaros

Doug Katsaros

Doug Katsaros has a lengthy theatre résumé that includes writing the opening theme and special material for the Tony Awards. For Broadway, he conducted Footloose, vocal and dance arranged The Life, orchestrated The Rocky Horror Show, starred as Berger in Hair, and served as ...

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Amanda Yesnowitz

Amanda Yesnowitz

Amanda Yesnowitz received the 2018 Kleban Prize for the most promising lyricist. She has also earned the Jonathan Larson Award (first individual lyricist), a Dramatists Guild fellowship, 8 MAC Award nominations, the Dottie Burman Award and the Jamie deRoy and Friends/ASCAP Aw ...

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