Overview
Synopsis
THE LOVE NOTE is a hilarious and touching tale of young Jessie's arrival at a new and outlandish school where there is a colorful and zany cast of characters. The ruthless bullies rule the cafeteria, the unique bookworms stick together behind their books, and the watchful Lunch Lady wields a mean soup ladle. Meanwhile there is a cute boy named Peter who looks Jessie's way during math class. Jessie sits alone in her new school cafeteria, but gains some comfort from the tiny pink love note that her mother packs into her lunch bag. As soon as the head bully Brittany steals her love note and bites into her tasty sandwich, Jessie knows she is in trouble. In the musical THE LOVE NOTE, Jessie and her lively imaginary friend, Airy, invent a spicy strategy to overcome the lunchroom bullies who pilfer her lunch and laugh at her precious love notes. Bolstered by her ever-growing hunger, and cheeky advice from Airy, Jessie decides to take "HOT LUNCH" preparation into her own hands. DANCING - The dancing for THE LOVE NOTE can range from Intense to Light depending upon the dancing talent of the cast and the intensity of the choreography. There are some opportunities for intense dancing, but it is not required. AGE RANGE - The characters are all playing roles between 9 and 12 years old *(except for the Lunch Lady) “ but it is a stylized musical (i.e. like œSpelling Bee) that can be cast using older actors. Some of the character genders are flexible.
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- Book
- Gail Phaneuf
- Music
- Gail Phaneuf
- Lyrics
- Gail Phaneuf
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Cast Size
- medium
- Ideal For
- Mostly Female Cast, Includes Child, Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Lead |
Either Gender |
Tenor |
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Lead |
Female |
Alto |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Alto |
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Supporting |
Female |
Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Either Gender |
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Ensemble |
Either Gender |
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Songs
- OVERTURE then instrumental underscore of Very Imaginary.
- Walk Don't Run - Ensemble
- The Love Note - Jessica
- Brittany - Brittany, Natty, Patty, Katty
- Very Imaginary - Jessica, Airy
- Very Imaginary (reprise) - Jessica, Airy
- Bookworms - Bookworms
- Food Fight - Adam, boys, Bookworms
- Walk Don't Run (reprise) - Jessica
- White Patent Leather Shoes - Lunch Lady
- Detention - Ensemble
- Jessie - Peter, Jessica
- We are Chefs - Jessica, Airy, Ensemble
- Girl Talk - Natty, Patty, Katty, Brittany
- Brittany (reprise) .
- We are Chefs (reprise) - Jessica, Airy
- Jessie (reprise) - Peter, Jessica
- The Love Note (finale - all company) - Ensemble
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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