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NINI: <i>Previously on</i> High School Musical:
The Musical: The Series...

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<i>-I heard Homecoming was eventful,</i>
-(CHEERING)

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but I am glad Kourt and I
had a girls' night with a, uh, chaperone

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who I'm pretty sure met somebody.

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Sure, the night had a few bumps,
but everything is gonna be okay.

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GUTIERREZ: <i>Miss Jenn,</i>
<i>please come to my office</i>

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<i>before the opening bell,</i>
<i>first thing Monday morning.</i>

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(SIGHS)

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As you can see,
this puts the administration

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-in a very awkward position.
-I understand.

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Which is why we have a process
for this sort of thing.

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I understand that, too.

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Good morning, Miss Jenn.
You coming to the photo shoot?

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You go ahead and get started
without me, Carlos.

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Okay.

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Here you go.
You might wanna pack some things up.

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Just in case.

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-Great, sounds like a plan. Thank you.
-NATALIE: Okay.

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-Check on camera.
-KOURTNEY: Got it.

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(KOURTNEY AND NINI SQUEAL)

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Oh, my gosh, you look perfect! Yes!

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Okay, people, let's do this!

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(LAUGHING) Oh, my God! Ricky.

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What?

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(GASPS) I can't. There's...
There's so much to talk about.

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-(KOURTNEY LAUGHS)
-Wait, what's funny?

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(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Yes, it's picture day
for the cover of our program.

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I was in Photography Club
for a year in middle school, so...

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Click.

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NINI: Oh, my God.

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Hey, you okay with this?

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I don't know how to say it.

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Just say it.

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I'm home.

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(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Let's get some air, Wildcats.

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RICKY: Good morning, Gina.

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(GINA CHUCKLES)

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-Pretty good, right?
-Troy, you look the best.

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Thank you. I try.

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BIG RED: Okay, guys.
We're gonna get one in for practice, okay?

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We're all gonna jump
on the count of three.

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Ready?

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-One, two, three.
-(CAMERA CLICKING)

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Oh, my gosh. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.

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-I'm so sorry, y'all.
-RICKY: Kourtney.

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One, two, three.

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NINI: Ooh.

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-Wait, what happened?
-Where to begin?

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-I think you went early.
-Are we jumping on three or after three?

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Yeah, the count of three, ready?

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Nah, man, you need some new words.

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I think I broke a heel.

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(SIGHS) You guys, this isn't that hard.

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You smile, you leave the earth, you land.

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It's a little hard to smile
when we don't even know the plan.

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-I can't look at Ricky. Is that a problem?
-(RICKY SIGHS)

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-(LAUGHTER)
-Okay, let's take a five.

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On five or after five?

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(NINI LAUGHS)

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I think he's mad at us.

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EJ: Hi.

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Hi.

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-I'm a smidge confused.
-I figured.

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What happened to the plan?

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You made me take you to Homecoming,
then you poured a drink on my head.

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Yeah, it was pretty complicated. I...

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Yeah, but if there was ever a next step,
I think I'm missing it,

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because I'm still the understudy
and you seem pretty happy.

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So, what changed?

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Nothing.

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Everything? Look, I don't know.

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I thought you wanted this as bad as I did.

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It was more like
I felt like I had to get it.

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That's the same thing!

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-CARLOS: Guys?
-So, do you care about Ricky?

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-And what if I do?
-Um, guys?

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-Not now!
-Not now!

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Miss Jenn, I don't think
I can stall much longer.

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Are you coming?

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MISS JENN: Carlos, I was just
about to call you.

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Is everything okay?

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MISS JENN: Everything's fine, except that
I may be out of a job in 24 hours.

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Miss Jenn, I can't see your face
so I don't know if you're kidding.

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-Oh, my God!
-(WHISPERING) Keep your voice down, honey.

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What happened?

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I...

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Carlos, I may have exaggerated
one or two credits on my resume.

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Principal Gutierrez is a little too
literal for my taste, but here we are.

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Where's "here"?

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The important thing is that you keep
this train on the tracks.

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Hopefully, all will be cleared up
when I sit before

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-the school board tomorrow, okay?
-Wait, what?

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Keep rehearsal on after school today
and don't speak a word of this to anyone.

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In the theater, morale is everything.

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Miss Jenn, if you would.

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Miss Jenn, wait!

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Trust the process.

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(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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Have you heard anything from
Carlos or Miss Jenn? They're never late.

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It's weird. He's not responding to texts.

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Did we get a good photo
for the program cover?

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That's a question I'm not ready to answer.

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-(KOURTNEY CHUCKLES)
-Hey, jumping on cue is much more

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complicated than it sounds, okay?

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-(CHUCKLING) Here.
-(CHUCKLING) Okay.

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BIG RED: Hey, speaking of complicated...

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So, what happened with Gina on Friday?

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I'm not sure yet.

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Okay, but did you find out what happened
with her and EJ at the dance?

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Yeah, not sure about that either.
(EXHALES)

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Okay, should I just live vicariously
through someone else?

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NATALIE: Guys, let's just start.

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Flip to <i>When There Was Me and You</i>
in your script.

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Oh, should we maybe wait
until Miss Jenn gets here?

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Well, I don't know.
Apparently nobody's in charge.

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Okay, people, let's stage a number.
I'm late. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Is Miss Jenn coming?

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Miss Jenn had a small personal matter
to attend to and won't be here today.

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-Oh, is everything all right?
-Good question.

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Everything's fine. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Why would you guys even ask that?
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Of course, today is the day
I'm supposed to stage

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the boldest concept of the entire show.

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The good news is,
the idea kinda sells itself.

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Okay. Gabriella,
I need you downstage on this mark.

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Troy, stage right.

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Chad, stage left box.

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Um, other boys, find a box.

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Uh, are they onstage with me
while I'm singing?

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Yes, they will be frozen
in various poses to come.

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As the ballad builds, Nini, you will be
wandering through a forest of boys.

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Wait. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)
What does that mean?

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Do you know what
a forest of trees looks like?

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-I do.
-Okay, but with boys.

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And, uh... (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)
No, I'm sorry, why?

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(SIGHS) Because your heart
has just been shattered

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and you can't stop thinking about
how amazing Troy is.

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Let's go!

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(PIANO PLAYING)

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Uh, no, I'm sorry,
but at this point in the show

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Troy just sold me out to his teammates.

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Well, she's got a point.
What Troy did was kind of unforgivable.

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Respectfully, Carlos, I think the last
thing anyone wants in this moment

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is four more versions of him.

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Maybe she could chop down the trees.

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Or what if she's surrounded by a forest
of loving and supportive sisters. Okay?

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(EXCITED CHATTER)

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Hey, that's a good idea.

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Is it better if she just sings
a solo acoustic version?

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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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I vote for that!

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Okay, you guys, this is not a democracy!

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Carlos, are you okay?

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'Cause it's not that deep.

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We can all come back
when Miss Jenn gets here.

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Well, she's not here, and I don't know
if she's ever coming back.

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Wait, what?

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Is this a joke?

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She's in deep trouble, you guys.

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They're saying that she lied
on her job application,

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and there's a school board meeting
in less than 24 hours,

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and she's probably going to lose her job.

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I wasn't supposed to tell any of you,
but I'm trying to do my best here.

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I can't believe it. (SCOFFS)

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What are we even doing in rehearsal?

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Wait, how can we have a show
if we don't have a teacher?

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You know you could have told me.

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Miss Jenn asked me not to.

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Wow, Carlos.
What else are you not telling us?

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Hey, let's all breathe for a second.

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-Do you wanna be in charge?
-She didn't say that.

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You know what? I, um...

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I need a minute.

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Right there with you.

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ASHLYN: Honestly, same.
GINA: Wait. Wait.

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I...

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NATALIE: Wait.

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EJ: Who's gonna be in rehearsal then?

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ASHLYN: EJ. EJ!

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Guys.

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-I'm sorry, Carlos.
-RICO: Come back when Miss Jenn's here.

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(LOUDLY) Rehearsals are
officially cancelled until further notice!

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Well, that fell apart fast.
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Nothing fell apart.
It's all gonna be okay.

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Do you know something I don't know?

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She's Miss Jenn. She's unstoppable.

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The whole show's unstoppable.

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But what if it does stop?

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Let's not go there.

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It can't stop.
We still have too much work to do.

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Yeah.

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Uh, hey, uh... (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Could I hear that acoustic song idea?

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Sounded cool.

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You serious?

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I mean, we've got the time.
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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Benjamin Mazzara.

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Carlos... Surname.

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I assume you know
what's happening to Miss Jenn?

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I may have heard a rumor
in the faculty lounge.

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And I assume you're happy?

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Not on the outside.

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Look, everyone's fudged
on a resume before.

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I haven't.

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The real question is,
who narced on Miss Jenn?

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Wait, are you suggesting
that I had something to do with this?

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Are you admitting that you did?

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Of course not.

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Look, kid.

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Has it occurred to you that Miss Jenn

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is responsible
for her own untimely demise?

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ASHLYN: Where are we going right now?
EJ: I wanna find Nini.

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ASHLYN: EJ, I don't think you're
the person to comfort her right now.

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You're not her boyfriend anymore.

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Yeah, I know.

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It'll be fine.
Just gotta give it a minute.

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-Yeah...
-EJ: Nini, can we talk?

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Uh, right now?

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Yeah, I'll get to why in a sec, but...

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(SIGHS) Miss Jenn isn't the only person
with secrets.

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I really need to get some stuff
off my chest.

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Like what?

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How much time you have?

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-I think I'm gonna...
-Yeah.

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(SINGING) <i>I thought you were my fairy tale</i>
<i>My dream when I'm not sleepin'</i>

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<i>A wish upon a star</i>
<i>That's comin' true</i>

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<i>And everybody else could tell</i>

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<i>That I confused my feelings with the truth</i>

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<i>There was me and you</i>
<i>Oh</i>

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I've been trying to figure out
how to apologize for a while now.

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Mostly to figure out how to make you
stop hating me. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

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I don't hate you, EJ.
I just don't trust you. You can't...

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No, you don't have to explain yourself.

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I've messed up. More than you know.

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Just hear me out, please.

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Go ahead.

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00:10:53,132 --> 00:10:54,676
(EXHALES) Okay, um...

241
00:10:56,219 --> 00:10:57,303
Okay, here goes.

242
00:10:58,429 --> 00:11:00,807
I tried to bribe Miss Jenn
into giving me the part of Troy

243
00:11:00,890 --> 00:11:03,101
when I thought Ricky
dropped out of the show.

244
00:11:04,060 --> 00:11:05,228
There's more, um...

245
00:11:06,020 --> 00:11:08,439
I went to Homecoming with Gina
because I thought

246
00:11:08,523 --> 00:11:12,026
it might put a wedge
in between certain people

247
00:11:12,110 --> 00:11:14,279
and maybe it would...

248
00:11:15,071 --> 00:11:18,157
(SIGHS) I don't know,
end with me and you back together.

249
00:11:18,825 --> 00:11:20,326
How would that even work?

250
00:11:20,910 --> 00:11:24,497
I never really understood,
so I guess while I'm confessing to things,

251
00:11:24,581 --> 00:11:27,625
despite the 4.3 GPA,
I'm actually an idiot.

252
00:11:28,543 --> 00:11:29,752
And I'm sorry.

253
00:11:30,461 --> 00:11:32,881
I don't really know what you want from me.

254
00:11:33,673 --> 00:11:38,928
Do you want me to forgive you or be
instantly okay with all of this, or what?

255
00:11:39,888 --> 00:11:43,016
But mostly, I just don't know why
you're telling me all of this right now.

256
00:11:43,099 --> 00:11:45,018
Because it's over, Nini.

257
00:11:45,852 --> 00:11:47,228
-What?
-The show.

258
00:11:47,312 --> 00:11:49,063
My parents used to be on the school board.

259
00:11:49,147 --> 00:11:51,858
If there's a hearing tomorrow,
Miss Jenn is a done deal.

260
00:11:53,776 --> 00:11:56,279
I'm sorry that you
won't get to play Gabriella.

261
00:11:56,779 --> 00:11:59,199
The audience doesn't know
what they're missing...

262
00:12:00,742 --> 00:12:01,743
but I do.

263
00:12:05,538 --> 00:12:08,833
Oh, uh, I also wrote you
a really weird song once.

264
00:12:08,917 --> 00:12:11,461
But I think that's it for now.

265
00:12:12,712 --> 00:12:13,713
Okay.

266
00:12:13,796 --> 00:12:15,340
(RICKY SINGING INDISTINCTLY)

267
00:12:15,423 --> 00:12:22,263
<i>But then you went and changed the words</i>
<i>Now my heart is empty</i>

268
00:12:22,347 --> 00:12:25,808
<i>I'm only left with used-to-be's</i>

269
00:12:25,892 --> 00:12:28,728
<i>And once upon a song</i>

270
00:12:28,811 --> 00:12:32,607
<i>Now I know you're not a fairy tale</i>

271
00:12:32,690 --> 00:12:35,610
<i>And dreams are meant for sleepin'</i>

272
00:12:36,236 --> 00:12:41,407
<i>And wishes on a star</i>
<i>Just don't come true</i>

273
00:12:42,992 --> 00:12:46,454
<i>'Cause now even I can tell</i>

274
00:12:46,538 --> 00:12:51,084
<i>That I confused my feelings with the truth</i>

275
00:12:51,834 --> 00:12:54,796
<i>'Cause I liked the view</i>

276
00:12:54,879 --> 00:12:59,300
<i>When there was me and you</i>

277
00:13:07,433 --> 00:13:09,477
So, yeah. There's that.

278
00:13:09,561 --> 00:13:10,562
(RICKY CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

279
00:13:10,979 --> 00:13:12,814
That was really good, Ricky.

280
00:13:13,690 --> 00:13:16,943
Gosh, I would kill
to play guitar like that.

281
00:13:17,819 --> 00:13:22,240
Okay, but you're good at, like,
everything else, so I don't wanna hear it.

282
00:13:22,323 --> 00:13:24,033
What's "everything else"?

283
00:13:24,117 --> 00:13:29,414
Oh, you know, um, acting, dancing,
throwing drinks in people's faces.

284
00:13:29,497 --> 00:13:30,665
(BOTH CHUCKLE LIGHTLY)

285
00:13:31,291 --> 00:13:34,252
I was sort of hoping
you'd forgotten about that.

286
00:13:34,961 --> 00:13:39,090
Yeah, I kinda can't forget about
anything that happened at Homecoming.

287
00:13:43,219 --> 00:13:44,679
Should we be doing something?

288
00:13:46,264 --> 00:13:47,307
What do you mean?

289
00:13:47,390 --> 00:13:48,892
Like, to help Miss Jenn.

290
00:13:50,143 --> 00:13:51,311
Like, um...

291
00:13:51,978 --> 00:13:53,563
A letter-writing campaign?

292
00:13:54,355 --> 00:13:55,607
In one night?

293
00:13:55,690 --> 00:13:58,151
Yeah. I don't know.

294
00:14:03,990 --> 00:14:05,074
(DOOR OPENS)

295
00:14:05,158 --> 00:14:09,037
Miss Jenn, I was
so happy to hear from you.

296
00:14:10,288 --> 00:14:13,208
You said you got something for me.
Tell me it's good news.

297
00:14:13,791 --> 00:14:14,792
It's complicated.

298
00:14:15,376 --> 00:14:16,377
Please sit.

299
00:14:20,006 --> 00:14:21,132
Carlos,

300
00:14:22,175 --> 00:14:25,720
if tomorrow's board meeting
goes the way I think it will,

301
00:14:25,803 --> 00:14:27,931
you guys are going to hear a lot of

302
00:14:29,098 --> 00:14:30,475
not great things about me.

303
00:14:30,892 --> 00:14:32,894
-No, we don't...
-It's all true.

304
00:14:32,977 --> 00:14:33,978
What is?

305
00:14:36,731 --> 00:14:40,318
I never told you guys my real last name
because I was embarrassed

306
00:14:40,401 --> 00:14:42,529
at how little I've actually accomplished.

307
00:14:46,199 --> 00:14:48,326
(VOICE BREAKING)
I'm a fake teacher, Carlos.

308
00:14:50,703 --> 00:14:54,082
Most of the learning that's been happening
in that rehearsal room...

309
00:14:55,208 --> 00:14:57,210
has been all of you teaching me.

310
00:14:57,752 --> 00:14:58,753
(SCOFFS)

311
00:14:59,420 --> 00:15:01,506
No, that's not true.

312
00:15:02,215 --> 00:15:04,300
It's the only part of this that ever was.

313
00:15:06,344 --> 00:15:07,387
Here.

314
00:15:09,806 --> 00:15:11,099
It's my director's file.

315
00:15:11,182 --> 00:15:14,310
Audition notes, staging ideas, everything.

316
00:15:14,978 --> 00:15:15,979
It's all there.

317
00:15:16,062 --> 00:15:17,480
But I can't direct the show.

318
00:15:18,439 --> 00:15:19,732
Oh, it's not for you, honey.

319
00:15:20,942 --> 00:15:22,485
It's for your next teacher.

320
00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:25,321
(SIGHS)

321
00:15:28,992 --> 00:15:31,619
I just hope she loves you guys
half as much as I do.

322
00:15:34,622 --> 00:15:35,623
(DOOR OPENS)

323
00:15:36,124 --> 00:15:37,125
(DOOR CLOSES)

324
00:15:38,042 --> 00:15:40,044
RICKY: It's weird not being at rehearsal.

325
00:15:41,421 --> 00:15:42,630
How stupid is that?

326
00:15:43,339 --> 00:15:45,049
What if we just did the show without her?

327
00:15:45,717 --> 00:15:47,886
We can't even take a picture without her.

328
00:15:48,469 --> 00:15:49,470
No offense.

329
00:15:49,929 --> 00:15:51,264
Nah, you're right, dude.

330
00:15:51,347 --> 00:15:52,765
-(DOORBELL RINGS)
-(DOOR OPENS)

331
00:15:52,849 --> 00:15:54,058
Down here, Kaden!

332
00:15:54,142 --> 00:15:55,143
(DOOR CLOSES)

333
00:15:57,562 --> 00:16:00,315
Hope it's cool. I invited Stef and Rico.

334
00:16:02,525 --> 00:16:03,902
What's up, guys?

335
00:16:04,611 --> 00:16:08,156
Uh, when you didn't text back,
I reached out to some peeps.

336
00:16:08,698 --> 00:16:10,200
I wanted some company tonight.

337
00:16:10,283 --> 00:16:11,868
-(DOORBELL RINGS)
-(DOOR OPENS)

338
00:16:11,951 --> 00:16:13,745
It's open?

339
00:16:13,828 --> 00:16:14,829
(DOOR CLOSES)

340
00:16:15,163 --> 00:16:16,414
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

341
00:16:21,461 --> 00:16:22,503
Hey, guys.

342
00:16:22,587 --> 00:16:25,506
Okay, how many people are coming?
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

343
00:16:25,590 --> 00:16:27,217
Uh, that should be it.

344
00:16:27,759 --> 00:16:29,385
Actually, give it a minute.

345
00:16:30,136 --> 00:16:32,138
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

346
00:16:37,018 --> 00:16:38,770
(CHATTERING CONTINUES)

347
00:16:44,943 --> 00:16:47,904
This is a terrible party.
There aren't even pretzels.

348
00:16:47,987 --> 00:16:49,489
What are we all doing here?

349
00:16:49,572 --> 00:16:52,992
We all ended up in the same basement
after a really bad day,

350
00:16:53,076 --> 00:16:55,036
so someone should say something.

351
00:16:55,870 --> 00:16:57,330
Fine. I'll say something.

352
00:16:57,789 --> 00:16:58,915
I'm mad at Miss Jenn.

353
00:16:59,249 --> 00:17:02,585
Why? (SCOFFS) Because she's got
a couple skeletons in her closet?

354
00:17:02,669 --> 00:17:04,921
No, because she's giving up.

355
00:17:05,588 --> 00:17:08,758
She was the first teacher
to not see me as a punchline,

356
00:17:08,841 --> 00:17:11,553
-and now she's not even a real teacher?
-Define "real teacher."

357
00:17:11,636 --> 00:17:13,221
-He's got a point.
-Does he, though?

358
00:17:13,304 --> 00:17:14,472
Guys.

359
00:17:14,556 --> 00:17:16,599
So, why are we all here then?

360
00:17:16,683 --> 00:17:18,893
Yeah, good question.
This is a waste of time.

361
00:17:21,354 --> 00:17:24,566
Honestly? Because she gave me a shot.

362
00:17:26,234 --> 00:17:28,945
And it's been a long time
since someone gave me a shot.

363
00:17:30,029 --> 00:17:31,239
Yeah.

364
00:17:31,322 --> 00:17:33,074
She gave me a voice.

365
00:17:33,157 --> 00:17:36,911
Yeah, and now nobody's gonna get
to hear it because Miss Jenn screwed up.

366
00:17:36,995 --> 00:17:42,584
Okay, does anyone here actually care
if her past is a little bit sketchy?

367
00:17:43,376 --> 00:17:44,502
Anyone?

368
00:17:46,671 --> 00:17:47,797
I do.

369
00:17:47,881 --> 00:17:48,965
Seriously, dude?

370
00:17:49,048 --> 00:17:51,759
-What, because you live some perfect life?
-Not at all.

371
00:17:54,178 --> 00:17:56,139
Because she put our show in jeopardy.

372
00:17:57,432 --> 00:18:00,310
And now we're all here,
maybe for the last time, together.

373
00:18:01,144 --> 00:18:04,397
And for some of us, this has become...

374
00:18:06,191 --> 00:18:07,192
I don't know...

375
00:18:08,651 --> 00:18:09,652
Family.

376
00:18:13,072 --> 00:18:14,073
What team?

377
00:18:14,824 --> 00:18:16,242
Wildcats.

378
00:18:17,452 --> 00:18:18,745
ASHLYN: Okay, Wildcats.

379
00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:20,663
So, what are we doing about it?

380
00:18:24,083 --> 00:18:25,376
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

381
00:18:27,587 --> 00:18:28,588
Jennifer?

382
00:18:28,963 --> 00:18:32,008
Mike. Hi. What are you doing here?

383
00:18:32,091 --> 00:18:33,551
Just came to support my kid.

384
00:18:33,635 --> 00:18:36,679
There's a school board meeting
and the new drama teacher's in hot water.

385
00:18:36,763 --> 00:18:39,390
-Your kid?
-Yeah. His name's Ricky.

386
00:18:39,933 --> 00:18:42,101
Would you believe
he scored the lead in the play?

387
00:18:42,518 --> 00:18:43,519
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

388
00:18:44,395 --> 00:18:45,396
Wow.

389
00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:46,981
Good luck in there, Miss Jenn.

390
00:18:49,317 --> 00:18:50,360
Miss...

391
00:18:53,404 --> 00:18:54,405
Jennifer.

392
00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:56,991
Let's talk after, maybe?

393
00:18:58,076 --> 00:18:59,786
Yeah. Sounds good.

394
00:19:00,620 --> 00:19:01,621
Okay.

395
00:19:02,580 --> 00:19:04,332
(INHALES DEEPLY) Okay.

396
00:19:07,043 --> 00:19:09,170
GUTIERREZ: Miss Jenn,
it may not surprise you to learn

397
00:19:09,254 --> 00:19:13,007
that we have heard earfuls
about your unorthodox style

398
00:19:13,091 --> 00:19:14,926
ever since you got to East High.

399
00:19:15,426 --> 00:19:17,845
Personally, I always chalked it up
to the well-known fact

400
00:19:17,929 --> 00:19:21,349
that people in the dramatic arts
are insane. (CHUCKLES)

401
00:19:22,725 --> 00:19:23,726
Thank you.

402
00:19:24,519 --> 00:19:28,940
But now, we have news
that your resumé is exaggerated.

403
00:19:29,941 --> 00:19:34,487
Your teaching credential
is from some obscure online university,

404
00:19:34,571 --> 00:19:40,326
and even your official name
might be some version of a stage name.

405
00:19:40,952 --> 00:19:42,662
What do you say to this charge?

406
00:19:43,079 --> 00:19:45,456
I have always done my best by these kids.

407
00:19:45,540 --> 00:19:47,417
Just answer the question.

408
00:19:49,836 --> 00:19:50,837
MIKE: Excuse me.

409
00:19:52,589 --> 00:19:53,590
Can I say something?

410
00:19:53,673 --> 00:19:56,301
I'm sorry. We're not opening up the floor
to parents on this.

411
00:19:56,384 --> 00:19:57,385
Let him speak.

412
00:19:57,468 --> 00:19:58,469
(PARENTS MURMURING)

413
00:20:00,013 --> 00:20:01,514
Go ahead, Mister Bowen.

414
00:20:03,016 --> 00:20:07,312
I'm a little late to this party,
but I gotta say the real crime here

415
00:20:07,395 --> 00:20:10,815
would be booting a teacher
who's making a positive impact.

416
00:20:10,899 --> 00:20:13,651
I've never seen my kid this invested
in anything,

417
00:20:13,735 --> 00:20:16,404
and I don't think that's something
we should punish, Your...

418
00:20:17,906 --> 00:20:18,907
Honor.

419
00:20:19,449 --> 00:20:21,618
GUTIERREZ: Mister Bowen,
I appreciate your statement,

420
00:20:21,701 --> 00:20:25,788
but I think we can all agree
that theater isn't unique in this regard.

421
00:20:26,331 --> 00:20:28,750
It doesn't have some special fairy dust

422
00:20:28,833 --> 00:20:32,086
that can't be filled
by another extracurricular.

423
00:20:32,170 --> 00:20:33,796
(GIRL HUMMING)

424
00:20:34,756 --> 00:20:35,757
What's that?

425
00:20:36,716 --> 00:20:37,884
Who's humming?

426
00:20:38,009 --> 00:20:39,761
(HUMMING IN HARMONY)

427
00:20:44,682 --> 00:20:46,559
(MUSIC PLAYING)

428
00:20:54,275 --> 00:20:58,196
(SINGING) <i>Don't say another word</i>

429
00:20:58,279 --> 00:21:02,283
<i>Some of us need to be heard</i>

430
00:21:02,367 --> 00:21:04,410
<i>You want her big confession?</i>

431
00:21:04,494 --> 00:21:08,206
<i>-She never saw Dear Evan Hansen</i>
-(STUDENTS GASP)

432
00:21:08,289 --> 00:21:14,462
<i>Whatever you think about her</i>
<i>The show can't go on without her</i>

433
00:21:14,921 --> 00:21:16,881
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

434
00:21:16,965 --> 00:21:19,509
<i>Maybe her class could be</i>
<i>a little more classy</i>

435
00:21:19,592 --> 00:21:22,804
<i>Maybe her head's not in the game</i>

436
00:21:24,097 --> 00:21:26,766
<i>Maybe her past is just</i>
<i>a little bit sketchy</i>

437
00:21:27,183 --> 00:21:30,478
<i>We need her all the same</i>

438
00:21:30,895 --> 00:21:37,068
<i>She's the one who cheers us on</i>
<i>So what if she's dropping the ball?</i>

439
00:21:37,151 --> 00:21:40,822
<i>She stands for truth, justice,</i>
<i>and songs in our key</i>

440
00:21:40,905 --> 00:21:45,159
<i>She stands for us and we believe</i>
<i>Ooh, ooh</i>

441
00:21:45,243 --> 00:21:48,121
<i>Before she got here we were so off track</i>

442
00:21:48,204 --> 00:21:51,374
<i>Then Miss Jenn gave us a chance</i>

443
00:21:52,584 --> 00:21:55,211
<i>We used to fall asleep in chemistry class</i>

444
00:21:55,295 --> 00:21:59,215
<i>Now it makes us want to dance</i>

445
00:21:59,299 --> 00:22:02,844
<i>She's the show that must go on</i>

446
00:22:02,927 --> 00:22:05,763
<i>So we're putting in a good word,</i>
<i>'cause we heard</i>

447
00:22:05,847 --> 00:22:09,392
<i>She stands for truth, justice,</i>
<i>and songs in our key</i>

448
00:22:09,475 --> 00:22:13,521
<i>She stands for us and we believe</i>
<i>Ooh</i>

449
00:22:13,605 --> 00:22:20,278
<i>What's my motivation?</i>
<i>She provides the inspiration</i>

450
00:22:20,361 --> 00:22:23,990
<i>Whatever about her reputation</i>

451
00:22:24,073 --> 00:22:28,077
<i>Seems about time for a modulation</i>

452
00:22:41,382 --> 00:22:43,384
<i>-She stands for truth, justice...</i>
<i>-Ooh, yeah</i>

453
00:22:43,468 --> 00:22:45,011
<i>...and songs in our key</i>

454
00:22:45,511 --> 00:22:48,973
<i>Jazz squares in the choreography</i>

455
00:22:49,057 --> 00:22:52,101
<i>Sharpay and Ryan, you know they'd agree</i>

456
00:22:52,185 --> 00:22:55,396
<i>She stands for us and we believe</i>

457
00:22:55,480 --> 00:23:02,320
<i>She stands for us and we believe</i>

458
00:23:10,411 --> 00:23:12,247
(CHEERING AND APPLAUDING)

459
00:23:17,252 --> 00:23:20,380
Settle, people! Settle down. Settle down.

460
00:23:22,090 --> 00:23:23,758
Do we have any further questions?

461
00:23:24,300 --> 00:23:25,510
TEACHER: Just one.

462
00:23:29,097 --> 00:23:31,766
So, how do I snag two tickets
for opening night?

463
00:23:34,269 --> 00:23:35,687
(CHEERING)

464
00:23:37,230 --> 00:23:38,273
CARLOS: We did it!

465
00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,694
-How did you do this?
-We stayed up all night.

466
00:23:46,865 --> 00:23:47,866
Thank you.

467
00:23:56,416 --> 00:23:59,961
GINA: Oh, my gosh, we did that.
You were amazing.

468
00:24:00,044 --> 00:24:02,213
-NATALIE: Come on!
-Oh, all right.

469
00:24:02,297 --> 00:24:03,339
STUDENT: That's my man.

470
00:24:04,883 --> 00:24:05,884
(BANGING ON TABLE)

471
00:24:05,967 --> 00:24:07,677
This meeting is adjourned.

472
00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:08,761
(CELL PHONE DINGS)

473
00:24:08,845 --> 00:24:10,221
GUTIERREZ: I guess the show's back on.

474
00:24:18,146 --> 00:24:19,147
(MIKE CHUCKLES)

475
00:24:20,565 --> 00:24:22,150
That was some speech.

476
00:24:22,734 --> 00:24:24,569
Honestly, it's the least I could do.

477
00:24:25,445 --> 00:24:26,529
Thank you for everything.

478
00:24:26,613 --> 00:24:27,614
You, too.

479
00:24:28,364 --> 00:24:31,367
I just wish I woulda known earlier.
At the bowling alley.

480
00:24:32,410 --> 00:24:33,828
I'm a little bit glad we didn't.

481
00:24:33,912 --> 00:24:34,913
(MIKE LAUGHS)