David Pierce... Romeo. Taylor Andrews... Understudy?
Excuse me!
I'm too nervous to look. Can you do it for me? Did I get Juliet? Did I?
Oh, look, you got the lead.
Yes!
Again.
Hey there, Romeo!
Yo...
I got Juliet!
Who's that?
The play?
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got a Rom, Rom.
Romeo. -David: Yeah! That's it. That's the one.
What is she so happy about?
David looks like he's 26. Who has a full freakin beard in high school?
Wait, this isn't the cast list!
Uh oh.
Nessa!
What?
Why would you change the cast list?
What, what do you mean?
I want to play Juliet!
Well somebody did because-
Are you saying that David is not supposed to be my Romeo?
You're not supposed to be Juliet!
[Gasps]
Woah!
I've never been more insulted in my entire life!
Wait a minute, are you upset that running accuse you or that you didn't get the lead?
You switched the flyers.
[Arguing] -Nessa: You made me dance in my audition! -Roni: And then you switched the cast list?
[Arguing get louder]
-Mrs. Moreland: Girls, girls, girls, girls!
No, stop. We need to love. What's going on?
-Nessa: Roni accused me- Roni: She switched it!
No, no, no, no. Remember, the show must go on. Okay, okay?
Let's do this. We're gonna go.
[Singing] The show must go on, the show must go on. The show must go on.
Come on girls!
[All three singing] The show must go on. The show must go on.
What is this garbage?
I told you to bring me a story on David Pierce!
I know but these two sisters, twins,
They're always fighting them like the Montaghe's and the Capulet's.
Pap, pa, Monta-whos and Capu-whata whats?
Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare?
[Mocking] Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare?
Boring!
Where's the gossip?
The one playing Juliet has a crush on David Pierce.
I heard Roni's jealous of Nessa and David.
[Gasps]
Not exactly!
Yes... exactly!
You get back in there, with your cool haircut.
Getting their trust, and bring me that story!
Now!
No, stop, stop!
How many times do I have to tell you? Romeo tries to kiss Juliet.
Nice.
Juliet does not kiss Romeo yet.
Well Juliet
Wants to kiss Romeo and wants her sister to get out!
Do they even, like, need to kiss? I mean maybe we can change the script?
There you go.
Okay, everyone take five.
Marcus, do you have any gum, or mint?
No.
Okay, from the top.
Hey, Roni, can I ask you about my part in the play?
Let me guess, you don't want to be an understudy?
No, it's not that.
Sorry, there's nothing I can do.
I was gonna ask if there's anything I could help with.
Like this. I can help with this.
[Loud thump]
Okay, I gonna go check on costumes now.
Don't ruin anything else.
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.
O then dear saint, let lips do, what hands do.
And in yonder window...
smoothly...
still.
Saints do not speak, tho grant for prayers sake.
Then move not, while my prayers effect I take.
Coming through, coming through, coming through, bro.
Oh, these look great. I think I need to see them on.
You still want to help?
Ah, sure.
Here.
Try it on.
Go!
[Laughs]
Do these make my legs look fat?
[Giggles]
Okay, try this one on.
Fine.
[Giggles]
You look... great.
Now try on this.
What, no! Come on!
[Laughs]
Really?
[Laughs loudly]
[Music]
Saints do not move, though grant for prayer's sake.
Then move not, while my prayers effect I take.
[Loud noises]
Oops. [Laughs]
Red, green eggs and ham?
Great read!
Okay, is it okay if you guys are faced this way, during the scene. And you come over here-
No. Cause this is, this is my good side. I need to face this way.
Okay, no, but I'm the director. What I say goes.
You come over here.
I'm the actress and you know my good side!
No, this way! This way! -Nessa: Over here!
[Roni and Nessa arguing]
Ladies!
There's enough David to go around.
Okay, just practice your scene.
[Typing]
[David in background] How now brown cow.
[David in background] Dang it!
Saints do not move, though grant for prayer's sake.
Then move not, while my prayers effect I take.
[Thump]
Ow!
Marcus!
We are trying to rehearse!
Sorry about that.
[Thump] Ow!
My bad.
That one hurt.
Ugh!
I think we need more black paint.
Hey, Roni!
Yeah?
[Gasps]
Oops!
Tyler, this paint is expensive. You shouldn't be wasting it.
[Giggles]
[Laughs]
[Shrikes]
Parker, are you okay?
What happened?
Phantom of the Opera.
This is Romeo and Juliet, remember?
No, there's a phantom backstage messing around of the-
Roni!
What?
You wanted Phantom of the Opera. Are you guys messing with us?
Why would we mess with our own set? If we wanted to mess with you guys, we'd start with your makeup.
[Gasps] I can't believe you!
[Arguing]
[Mrs. Moreland singing loudly]
The show must go on!
Wow!
[Clapping]
That was incredible guys! Mrs. Moreland!
[Inhales loudly]
This stinks!
Hear me out.
No!
Someone's sabotaging the school play. The auditions. The call list. And apparently they're dressing up as a the Phantom of the Opera.
I can find out who it is. I just need-
Pap, pap, pap! Your last story about Roni not letting Romeo kiss Juliet was our biggest snap-story ever!
Yeah but-
But, but, but, but, get your butt, back in there and bring me some juicy gossip that I can re-tweet!
I don't feel comfortable lying to Roni anymore.
Kid, you want to be a journalist,
or a nothing-ist?
Okay people, it's dress rehearsal. Last day before opening night, so let's...
Where's David?
He's at a team meeting.
Okay.
No big deal.
We have 24 hours before showtime, and we have no Romeo.
[Breaths loudly into paper bag]
Roni!
Okay, places everyone.
[Breathing hard]
Are you okay?
It's just a little panic attack.
What are you panicking about?
I just want everything to be perfect, okay?
Nobody's perfect.
Tell that to Nessa.
She's the perfect one.
The cute one. The pretty one.
Beautiful one.
Aren't you two identical?
I, I mean you're smart and pretty and beautiful, too.
I've never admitted that to anyone before.
I must really trust you.
Everyone, let's pick up where we left off yesterday. Act 1, Scene 5.
But David's not here yet.
And we'll have to rehearse the kissing scene!
We'll make it work. It's fine.
But it's David. We have to reverse the kissing scene!
It will be fine. I swear.
The show must go on.
See? It's gonna be fine. I promise.
Okay.
[Sighs]
That's not good.
Roni, wait! Roni, wait.
Oh my god!
I'm sorry! -Tyler: No, no, no. -Roni: I didn't-
It's not that, it's not that, I want to do that.
Okay.
It's, it's just that there's something I have to tell you first.
It's kind of hard to explain.
It's actually kind of funny.
Roni, you need to come see this.
Nessa, you gonna blame this one on us, too?
Are you saying we did this? No one comes to see the sets. They come to see
Romeo and Juliet
Yeah, if Romeo even shows up.
Shut up Marcus. You've been mean to David this entire time.
Hey, don't talk to Marcus like.
Listen, someone's trying to sabotage the school play.
And I think I can figure out who it is.
How?
Oh, you know, he's a reporter for TMZ.
You know, the one writing about you and Nessa.
[Nessa and Roni gasp]
Roni, I, I was gonna tell you.
I trusted you.
I stopped writing about you. I'm just here to figure out who the Phantom is.
It's probably you.
Yeah, all this Phantom stuff didn't start till you showed up.
I was with Roni the whole time.
I think you should go.
Roni!
Hey, man, you heard her. Get out of here.
Are you okay, Roni?
The show must go on, right?
[Melancholic music]
[Phantom laughing]