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Who I Want to Be (Chicken Soup Series)

Short Musical, Comedy  /  8w, 2m

Amanda Yesnowitz, Doug Katsaros

Inspired by the Story “The Moment I Knew I Would Never Be Cool” / which originally appeared in Chicken Soup for the Preteen SoulMusic by Doug Katsaros / Book & Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz

What do you do if your sibling is the most popular person in school and no one even notices you? This story is a funny journey of “trying on” different personalities to try and find out who you are…or who you aren’t.

Who I Want to Be (Chicken Soup Series)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences, Period, Parody / Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior, Children (Age 6 - 10), Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Who I Want to Be (Chicken Soup Series)

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Summary
THE WHO I WANT TO BE

Ruby’s popular older sister has finally left high school but has left a long social shadow. Everyone always wants to know everything about Ruby’s sister but no one seems to care about her.  She wants to break out and establish herself but doesn’t have a clue of how to do it. She comes up with a plan where she will try on different personalities and join their social groups and hopefully find the one that is best suited for her. When she finds one that fits her, then she will become that person. This funny and endearing musical is a journey to find an identity that you might just already have.

This show comes with a teaching guide that will highlight the relevant themes from the story and encourage students to look closely at their social groups and how they relate to them. 

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: 8 Female/2Male

1. Ruby (F)- lead character, strong voice, comedian
2. Michaela (F)- the perfect sister
3. Finn (M)- fun and energetic
4. Ivy (F) – fun and energetic
5. Brandon (M)- fun and energetic
6. Jen (F)- Ruby’s helpful friend 
7. Tiffany (F)-over the top shopper
8. Mandy (F)-rebel with a heart
9. Shauna (F)- twin, snotty
10. Sara (F)- twin, snotty

Chorus
a) Jenn’s Crew -4 Female (can be expanded)
b) Tiffany’s Crew- 2 Female/2 Male (can be expanded)
c) Cool Girls- 4 Females


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.

This show has many featured chorus parts and the performers can be double cast among the different groups. 

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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  • Musical Style Contemporary Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size Medium

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Authors

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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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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