On Friday, April 13th at 8 pm, I went to go see a production of Heathers. This production was put on by the Berklee musical theater club and took place at the Boston Center for the Arts' Plaza Theater located at 539 Tremont Street in Boston. The theater itself was a black box, which I found interesting because I have never seen a show, especially a large well known show, be put on in such a small space. The stage itself was in the middle of the room and had no curtains. The pit of musicians from the Boston Conservatory were set up behind the simple and short stage. Throughout the performance, the actors made good use of this space and overall I felt more connected to the production since they were very close to where I was sitting. Aside from
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The musical itself eventually moved to Off-Broadway in 2014. The story of Heathers focuses on a girl named Veronica Sawyer who desperately wants to fit in in her high school. In order to do this, she becomes friends with three popular girls in school named the Heathers (who all have the first name of Heather, appropriately). By offering to write them hall passes and prescription slips, she slips herself into the popular crowd while finding herself torn between making friends with toxic people or continuing her friendship with her best friend from kindergarten who is seen as the laughing stock of the school. Veronica also finds herself falling in love with a guy who recently moved to Westerburg High named J.D. after the Heathers threaten to ruin Veronica's reputation when she tries to defend her friend, Martha, at a party, Veronica goes to J.D.'s house and hooks up with him. Veronica and J.D. become a couple after this and Veronica quickly finds herself wrapped up in more than she can handle. While trying to make amends with Heather Chandler the next day by helping her with a hangover, J.D. places toxic drain cleaner in one of two cups. Veronica grabs the wrong cup, accidentally kills Heather, and fakes a suicide note to cover up the murder. This trend occurs throughout the musical, where J.D. becomes more insistent on killing everyone in Westerburg that
The musical itself eventually moved to Off-Broadway in 2014. The story of Heathers focuses on a girl named Veronica Sawyer who desperately wants to fit in in her high school. In order to do this, she becomes friends with three popular girls in school named the Heathers (who all have the first name of Heather, appropriately). By offering to write them hall passes and prescription slips, she slips herself into the popular crowd while finding herself torn between making friends with toxic people or continuing her friendship with her best friend from kindergarten who is seen as the laughing stock of the school. Veronica also finds herself falling in love with a guy who recently moved to Westerburg High named J.D. after the Heathers threaten to ruin Veronica's reputation when she tries to defend her friend, Martha, at a party, Veronica goes to J.D.'s house and hooks up with him. Veronica and J.D. become a couple after this and Veronica quickly finds herself wrapped up in more than she can handle. While trying to make amends with Heather Chandler the next day by helping her with a hangover, J.D. places toxic drain cleaner in one of two cups. Veronica grabs the wrong cup, accidentally kills Heather, and fakes a suicide note to cover up the murder. This trend occurs throughout the musical, where J.D. becomes more insistent on killing everyone in Westerburg that