Bare: A Pop Opera - Auditions Lyrics
MattBut soft! What lightThrough yonder window breaks?It is the eastAnd Juliet is the sunArise, fair sunAnd kill the envious moonGuysWho is already sick and pale with griefLucasThat thou her maid art far more fair than sheZachBe not her maid since she is enviousPeterHer vestal livery is but sick and greenGuysAnd none but fools do wear itCast it offCast it offIvyT'is but thy name that is my enemyThou art thyself though not a MontagueWhat's Montague?It is nor hand nor footNadiaIt is nor hand nor foot nor arm nor faceIvyO be some other nameBelonging to a manNadiaHey, what's in a name?IvyThat which we call a roseBy any other wordGirlsWould smell just as sweetIvy/TanyaMy only love has sprung from my only hateTwo GuysA plague on both your housesTwo GirlsThink of marriage nowPeter/Matt/LucasThey drugs are quickThus with a kiss I dieNadia/GuyHe's deadHe's deadHe's deadHe's deadHe's deadSister ChantelleI think I've seen all I can stand to seeIvySister, I-Sister ChantelleQuit trippin', girlI know you didn't just interrupt me!And what's with the warble?Snow White in the house?You're quite a dancerToo bad you opened your mouthI have a Romeo who's well rehearsedThen there's the rest of youThis show has got to be cursedThis play's a tragedy without a doubtNow, are there any other fools hereTo make me fall out?JasonWith love's light wings did IO'erperch these wallsFor stony limitsCannot hold love outAnd what love can doThat dares love attemptMattAttempt thy kinsmanAre no stop to meSister ChantelleIf they do see thee they will murder theeMatt/JasonAlackMattThere lies more perilIn thine eyeThan twenty of their swordsJasonLook thou but sweetAnd I am proofAgainst their enemyGroup of ActorsI would not for the worldThey saw thee hereJasonI have night's cloack to hide meFrom their eyesMattAnd but thou love meLet them find me hereMatt/JasonMy life were better ended by their hateJasonThan death proroguedWanting of thy loveGroup of ActorsBy whose direction found'stThou out this place?JasonBy love, that first did promptMe to inquireSister ChantelleEnough!Shut up!I'll go make my decisionsI'll be back in a fewGirl, what is wrong with you?PeterWhat made you change your mind?JasonI thought I should tryTanyaYou nailed itNadiaUnforgettableMattOne talented guyLucasReminderW e'll meet in Tanya's room on Friday nightJasonWe'll be thereNadiaYou're not going, are you?LucasGet me ordersMattI don't know, I mightLucas/JasonRemember back when all we needed was beer?NadiaWhen we were freshman and everything was clearIvyExcept your skinLucasNo more catfights once we leave for the raveNadiaThen put the princess in the trunkIvyIf we drag her behindI'll behaveSister ChantelleI'm going to announce the cast list now and I don't want any drama until the first rehearsal, you got that?You all did very well and of course everyone is guaranteed a spot in the chorus.Principals: Nurse, Nadia McConnell.NadiaSurprise.Sister ChantelleI said no drama, or you're gonna need a nurse. Got it?NadiaYes, Sister.Sister ChantelleMercutio, Peter SimondsBenvolio, Lucas CarterTybalt, Matthew LloydRomeo, Jason McConnellJuliet, Ivy RobinsonLady Capulet, Tanya GarrettLady Montague, hmmm...Diane Lee, does your father have a camcorder?DianeYes, sister!Sister ChantelleLadye Montague, Diane Lee.Guy #1Hear my voiceGirl #1Did you really hear me?Guy #2Hear my voiceGirl #2I don't think you see meGuy #3And you think you know meGuy #2Did you really hear me?Guy #3Would you really know me?Girl #2And you think you see meGuy #1Hear my voiceJasonAnd you think you know meNadiaBut you don't hear meJasonAnd you think you know meNadiaSee meJasonAnd you think know meMattDidn't know you were auditioning.JasonNeither did I. Decided this morning.MattJust like that, huh?JasonYep.MattWell... congratulations.PeterMom, we both got castWe're in the showClaireBest friends playing best friendsHow poeticPeterI knew that you would want to knowClaireWell, you know I'd love you either way, but I love you more now!PeterOh Mom, here's Jason.Say hello!ClaireWhat? Oh, okay.PeterNo, nevermind, we have to goClaireCall me with dates, Peter. The whole family will comeEven your fatherI'll make sure of it.PeterLove you, Mom.ClaireAnd I love you, Peter. Excelsior!
