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** The Lancer: Dusty.
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** The Lancer: Dusty.Jake.
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** The Smart Guy: Jake.
** Sixth Ranger: Frances.
** Sixth Ranger: Frances.
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** The Smart Guy: Jake.
Dusty.
**Sixth Ranger: Frances.The SixthRanger: Frances. She's the only girl, but she certainly isn't The Chick as described.
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* LocationThemeNaming: Frances Boggs and Dusty Rivers are both named after bodies of water (bogs and rivers, respectively). It fits well in a show involving a nature-filled adventure.
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* LocationThemeNaming: Frances Boggs and Dusty Rivers are both named after bodies of water (bogs and rivers, respectively). It fits Their surnames fit well in a show involving a nature-filled adventure.
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*** While Pete seems to sideline Dusty a little when Frances is around, he's definitely very close with him. Pete describes them both as 'hero and sidekick, no matter the outcome'. He opens up to Dusty about his mom, something he only otherwise does with Jake, and that's during an argument. He calls Dusty his 'bestest friend' when introducing him to [[spoiler: his dad]] and frequently mentions their blood oath (see the BloodBrothers trope above for more details). Pete gets quite upset when Dusty argues with him and threatens to leave. Perhaps most interesting though is that in a previous version of the show, Pete said to Dusty: "I wouldn't exist without you."
* LocationThemeNaming: Frances Boggs and Dusty Rivers are both named after bodies of water (bogs and rivers, respectively). it fits well in a show involving a traditional, nature-filled adventure.
* LocationThemeNaming: Frances Boggs and Dusty Rivers are both named after bodies of water (bogs and rivers, respectively). it fits well in a show involving a traditional, nature-filled adventure.
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*** While Pete seems to sideline Dusty a little when Frances is around, he's definitely very close with to him. Pete describes them both as 'hero and sidekick, no matter the outcome'. He opens up to Dusty about his mom, something he only otherwise does with Jake, and that's during an argument. He calls Dusty his 'bestest friend' when introducing him to [[spoiler: his dad]] and frequently mentions their blood oath (see the BloodBrothers trope above for more details). Pete gets quite upset when Dusty argues with him and threatens to leave. Perhaps most interesting though is that in a previous version of the show, Pete said to Dusty: "I wouldn't exist without you."
* LocationThemeNaming: Frances Boggs and Dusty Rivers are both named after bodies of water (bogs and rivers, respectively).it It fits well in a show involving a traditional, nature-filled adventure.
* LocationThemeNaming: Frances Boggs and Dusty Rivers are both named after bodies of water (bogs and rivers, respectively).
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** It should be noted however that Frances isn't a complete stranger to them. They knew her in kindergarten, and are aware of the fact that she ran away from home. Even Chet recognises her when the groups merge on the Burnt Part.
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** It should be noted however that Frances isn't a complete stranger to them.''complete'' stranger. They knew her in kindergarten, and are aware of the fact that she ran away from home. Even Chet recognises her when the groups merge on the Burnt Part.
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* OnlySaneMan: Chet. He's definitely the most well-adjusted to life without his parents, possibly because he's the only one of them who's an orphan (that being said, Pete and Jake's mom is so depressed and bed-ridden that she might as well be dead, and Frances' mom is an alcoholic who doesn't care about her). He's calm and logical during Jake's emotional outbursts, and also later on in the show when they're all [[spoiler: trapped in the mine and]] freaking out. As well as this, everyone else's unhealthy coping mechanisms are much worse (see the DysfunctionJunction trope for more details) and Chet's could be seen as him just being a good friend.
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* OnlySaneMan: Chet. He's definitely the most well-adjusted to life without his parents, possibly because he's the only one of them who's an orphan (that being said, Pete and Jake's mom is so depressed and bed-ridden that she might as well be dead, and Frances' mom is an alcoholic who doesn't care about her). He's calm and logical during Jake's emotional outbursts, and also later on in the show when they're all [[spoiler: trapped in the mine and]] and freaking out.out]]. As well as this, everyone else's unhealthy coping mechanisms are much worse (see the DysfunctionJunction trope for more details) and Chet's could be seen as him just being a good friend.
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** It should be noted however that Frances isn't a complete stranger to them. They knew her in kindergarten, and are aware of the fact that she ran away from home. Even Chet recognises her when the groups merge on the Burnt Part.
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** It should be noted however that Frances isn't a complete stranger to them. They knew her in kindergarten, and are aware of the fact that she ran away from home. Even Chet recognises her when the groups merge on the Burnt Part.Part.
* WhatTheHellHero: In order to find closure, Pete steals dynamite from his brother and lies to his friends in order to get to the Burnt Part in hopes of ''blowing it up.'' This is made even worse when they're at the Burnt Part; Pete disobeys Jake and [[spoiler: sets off the dynamite while they're inside, unintentionally trapping them all in the mine without light or oxygen for twelve hours, which almost kills them]].
* WhatTheHellHero: In order to find closure, Pete steals dynamite from his brother and lies to his friends in order to get to the Burnt Part in hopes of ''blowing it up.'' This is made even worse when they're at the Burnt Part; Pete disobeys Jake and [[spoiler: sets off the dynamite while they're inside, unintentionally trapping them all in the mine without light or oxygen for twelve hours, which almost kills them]].
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*** Despite both of them having female love interests (Jake mentions going on a date with someone called Jenny, and Chet mentions a thirty-something called Eleanor O'Neill quite a few times), neither of the girls are seen and both mentions of them lead into jokes.
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** Dusty Rivers is plagued with guilt because he's one of the very few people in his town who ''hasn't'' lost one of his parents, and therefore is unable to understand or emphasise with the grief his best friend Pete is going through. Because of this, he is constantly self-deprecating and struggles with self-esteem. He is incredibly loyal towards Pete, becoming very jealous when someone else stands between their friendship, however some of this loyalty may be brought on by the guilt he feels.
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** Dusty Rivers is plagued with guilt because he's one of the very few people in his town who ''hasn't'' lost one of his parents, and therefore is unable to understand or emphasise with the grief his best friend Pete is going through. Because of this, he is constantly self-deprecating and struggles with self-esteem. He is incredibly loyal towards Pete, becoming very jealous when someone else stands between their friendship, however and it's possible that some of this loyalty may be brought on by the guilt he feels.because of Dusty's guilt.
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One of the men that died in the accident was the father of 14-year-old Pete Twitchell. In 1962 (the year the musical is set), Pete finds out that the Burnt Part is being reopened for business and his 18-year-old brother Jake is being promoted to work there. Following a tense argument with Jake, he steals dynamite and heads out with his best friend Dusty Rivers to blow up the mine. Jake takes his best friend, Chet Taylor, and sets out to stop Pete.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
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One of the men that died in the accident was the father of 14-year-old fourteen-year-old Pete Twitchell. In 1962 (the year the musical is set), Pete finds out that the Burnt Part is being reopened for business and his 18-year-old eighteen-year-old brother Jake is being promoted to work there. Following a tense argument with Jake, he steals dynamite and heads out with his best friend Dusty Rivers to blow up the mine. Jake takes his best friend, Chet Taylor, and sets out to stop Pete.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet thirteen-year-old Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet thirteen-year-old Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
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** Pete Twitchell is a fourteen-year-old boy who's suffering with grief over the accidental death of his father. His mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. To cope with this, he latches onto movies such as 'The Alamo' and idolises strong male heroes like Davy Crockett in place of his dad. He also frequently acts like he's the protagonist of a movie to cope, speaking dramatically and treating everything like one big adventure. As well as this, he often imagines the characters he idolises giving him advice when he's stressed and/or upset. These daydreams are very intrusive and he has little control over them.
** Frances Boggs is a thirteen-year-old girl who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of her father, but has run away from home because of her alcoholic mother and the bullies at her school. She clearly has some form of anger issues and finds it hard to control herself when she's worked up, lashing out in cruel and sometimes even violent ways. To cope with her grief and other life issues, she tries to take control of every situation she can to convince herself that she's strong and important.
** Jake Twitchell is an eighteen-year-old boy who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of his father (see a pattern here?) but hates that he has to work down the mines to provide for his family. As well as Pete, his mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. Like Frances, he finds it very hard to control his anger, in his case because he tries to suppress it because of the responsibility he has in raising Pete. Despite this, he often ends up taking everything out on Pete as a form of catharsis.
** Dusty Rivers is a fourteen-year-old boy who's plagued with guilt because he's one of the very few people in his town who ''hasn't'' lost one of his parents, and therefore is unable to understand or emphasise with the grief his best friend Pete is going through. Because of this, he is constantly self-deprecating and struggles with self-esteem. He is incredibly loyal towards Pete, becoming very jealous when someone else stands between their friendship, however some of this loyalty may be brought on by the guilt he feels.
** Chet Taylor is an eighteen-year-old boy who's lost both of his parents and since then has been homeless. He is much more adjusted to his issues than the other characters in the show- possibly because he's an orphan- but is still affected by the loss of his parents, especially his father. He distracts himself from this by playing down his issues and trying to support Jake as much as he can.
** Frances Boggs is a thirteen-year-old girl who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of her father, but has run away from home because of her alcoholic mother and the bullies at her school. She clearly has some form of anger issues and finds it hard to control herself when she's worked up, lashing out in cruel and sometimes even violent ways. To cope with her grief and other life issues, she tries to take control of every situation she can to convince herself that she's strong and important.
** Jake Twitchell is an eighteen-year-old boy who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of his father (see a pattern here?) but hates that he has to work down the mines to provide for his family. As well as Pete, his mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. Like Frances, he finds it very hard to control his anger, in his case because he tries to suppress it because of the responsibility he has in raising Pete. Despite this, he often ends up taking everything out on Pete as a form of catharsis.
** Dusty Rivers is a fourteen-year-old boy who's plagued with guilt because he's one of the very few people in his town who ''hasn't'' lost one of his parents, and therefore is unable to understand or emphasise with the grief his best friend Pete is going through. Because of this, he is constantly self-deprecating and struggles with self-esteem. He is incredibly loyal towards Pete, becoming very jealous when someone else stands between their friendship, however some of this loyalty may be brought on by the guilt he feels.
** Chet Taylor is an eighteen-year-old boy who's lost both of his parents and since then has been homeless. He is much more adjusted to his issues than the other characters in the show- possibly because he's an orphan- but is still affected by the loss of his parents, especially his father. He distracts himself from this by playing down his issues and trying to support Jake as much as he can.
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** Pete Twitchell is a fourteen-year-old boy who's suffering suffers with grief over the accidental death of his father. His mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. To cope with this, he latches onto movies such as 'The Alamo' and idolises strong male heroes like Davy Crockett in place of his dad. He also frequently acts like he's the protagonist of a movie to cope, speaking dramatically and treating everything like one big adventure. As well as this, he often imagines the characters he idolises giving him advice when he's stressed and/or upset. These daydreams are very intrusive and he has little control over them.
** Frances Boggsis a thirteen-year-old girl who not only is suffering suffers with grief over the accidental death of her father, but has run away from home because of her alcoholic mother and the bullies at her school. She clearly has some form of anger issues and finds it hard to control herself when she's worked up, lashing out in cruel and sometimes even violent ways. To cope with her grief and other life issues, she tries to take control of every situation she can to convince herself that she's strong and important.
** Jake Twitchellis an eighteen-year-old boy who not only is suffering suffers with grief over the accidental death of his father (see a pattern here?) but hates that he has to work down the mines to provide for his family. As well as Pete, his mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. Like Frances, he finds it very hard to control his anger, in his case because he tries to suppress it because of the responsibility he has in raising Pete. Despite this, he often ends up taking everything out on Pete as a form of catharsis.
** Dusty Rivers isa fourteen-year-old boy who's plagued with guilt because he's one of the very few people in his town who ''hasn't'' lost one of his parents, and therefore is unable to understand or emphasise with the grief his best friend Pete is going through. Because of this, he is constantly self-deprecating and struggles with self-esteem. He is incredibly loyal towards Pete, becoming very jealous when someone else stands between their friendship, however some of this loyalty may be brought on by the guilt he feels.
** Chet Tayloris an eighteen-year-old boy who's has lost both ''both'' of his parents and since then has been homeless. He is much more adjusted to his issues than the other characters in the show- possibly because he's an orphan- but is still affected by the loss of his parents, especially his father. He distracts himself from this by playing down his issues and trying to support Jake as much as he can.
** Frances Boggs
** Jake Twitchell
** Dusty Rivers is
** Chet Taylor
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* BloodBrothers: Pete and Dusty. According to Pete, they swore to be "everlasting eternal soul twins under the crab-apple tree by [Dusty's] house in 1955". For context, they both would have been ''seven years old'' during this.
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* BloodBrothers: Pete and Dusty. According to Pete, they swore to be "everlasting 'everlasting eternal soul twins under the crab-apple tree by [Dusty's] house in 1955".1955'. For context, they both would have been ''seven years old'' during this.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Chet is sanguine with shades of choleric, Frances is choleric, Jake is melancholic, Dusty is phlegmatic, and Pete is phlegmatic with shades of sanguine.
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* DysfunctionJunction: The musical is a perfect example of this. Let's take a look at our main characters:
** Pete Twitchell is a fourteen-year-old boy who's suffering with grief over the accidental death of his father. His mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. To cope with this, he latches onto movies such as 'The Alamo' and idolises strong male heroes like Davy Crockett in place of his dad. He also frequently acts like he's the protagonist of a movie to cope, speaking dramatically and treating everything like one big adventure. As well as this, he often imagines the characters he idolises giving him advice when he's stressed and/or upset. These daydreams are very intrusive and he has little control over them.
** Frances Boggs is a thirteen-year-old girl who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of her father, but has run away from home because of her alcoholic mother and the bullies at her school. She clearly has some form of anger issues and finds it hard to control herself when she's worked up, lashing out in cruel and sometimes even violent ways. To cope with her grief and other life issues, she tries to take control of every situation she can to convince herself that she's strong and important.
** Jake Twitchell is an eighteen-year-old boy who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of his father (see a pattern here?) but hates that he has to work down the mines to provide for his family. As well as Pete, his mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. Like Frances, he finds it very hard to control his anger, in his case because he tries to suppress it because of the responsibility he has in raising Pete. Despite this, he often ends up taking everything out on Pete as a form of catharsis.
** Dusty Rivers is a fourteen-year-old boy who's plagued with guilt because he's one of the very few people in his town who ''hasn't'' lost one of his parents, and therefore is unable to understand or emphasise with the grief his best friend Pete is going through. Because of this, he is constantly self-deprecating and struggles with self-esteem. He is incredibly loyal towards Pete, becoming very jealous when someone else stands between their friendship, however some of this loyalty may be brought on by the guilt he feels.
** Chet Taylor is an eighteen-year-old boy who's lost both of his parents and since then has been homeless. He is much more adjusted to his issues than the other characters in the show- possibly because he's an orphan- but is still affected by the loss of his parents, especially his father. He distracts himself from this by playing down his issues and trying to support Jake as much as he can.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Pete is the Optimist, Dusty is the Conflicted, Frances is the Apathetic, Jake is the Cynic and Chet is the Realist.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:Chet is sanguine with shades of choleric, Frances is choleric, Jake is melancholic, Dusty is phlegmatic, and Pete is phlegmatic with shades of sanguine.sanguine, Dusty is phlegmatic, Frances is choleric, Jake is melancholic and Chet is sanguine with shades of choleric.
** Pete Twitchell is a fourteen-year-old boy who's suffering with grief over the accidental death of his father. His mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. To cope with this, he latches onto movies such as 'The Alamo' and idolises strong male heroes like Davy Crockett in place of his dad. He also frequently acts like he's the protagonist of a movie to cope, speaking dramatically and treating everything like one big adventure. As well as this, he often imagines the characters he idolises giving him advice when he's stressed and/or upset. These daydreams are very intrusive and he has little control over them.
** Frances Boggs is a thirteen-year-old girl who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of her father, but has run away from home because of her alcoholic mother and the bullies at her school. She clearly has some form of anger issues and finds it hard to control herself when she's worked up, lashing out in cruel and sometimes even violent ways. To cope with her grief and other life issues, she tries to take control of every situation she can to convince herself that she's strong and important.
** Jake Twitchell is an eighteen-year-old boy who not only is suffering with grief over the accidental death of his father (see a pattern here?) but hates that he has to work down the mines to provide for his family. As well as Pete, his mother is depressed and bed-ridden and hasn't spoken to him in years. Like Frances, he finds it very hard to control his anger, in his case because he tries to suppress it because of the responsibility he has in raising Pete. Despite this, he often ends up taking everything out on Pete as a form of catharsis.
** Dusty Rivers is a fourteen-year-old boy who's plagued with guilt because he's one of the very few people in his town who ''hasn't'' lost one of his parents, and therefore is unable to understand or emphasise with the grief his best friend Pete is going through. Because of this, he is constantly self-deprecating and struggles with self-esteem. He is incredibly loyal towards Pete, becoming very jealous when someone else stands between their friendship, however some of this loyalty may be brought on by the guilt he feels.
** Chet Taylor is an eighteen-year-old boy who's lost both of his parents and since then has been homeless. He is much more adjusted to his issues than the other characters in the show- possibly because he's an orphan- but is still affected by the loss of his parents, especially his father. He distracts himself from this by playing down his issues and trying to support Jake as much as he can.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Pete is the Optimist, Dusty is the Conflicted, Frances is the Apathetic, Jake is the Cynic and Chet is the Realist.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
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* OnlySaneMan: Chet. He's definitely the most well-adjusted to life without his parents, possibly because he's the only one of them who's an orphan (that being said, Pete and Jake's mom is so depressed and bed-ridden that she might as well be dead, and Frances' mom is an alcoholic who doesn't care about her). He's calm and logical during Jake's emotional outbursts, and also later on in the show when they're all [[spoiler: trapped in the mine and]] freaking out. As well as this, everyone else's unhealthy coping mechanisms are much worse (see the DysfunctionJunction trope for more details) and Chet's could be seen as him just being a good friend.
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* ThreePlusTwo: Pete, Dusty and Frances (three), along with Jake and Chet (two).
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--> '''Dusty:''' ''Just a softie on a rocky road / a marshmallow on a mountain / the bad gene in a chromosome / best equipped to stay at home.
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--> '''Dusty:''' ''Just a softie on a rocky road / a marshmallow on a mountain / the bad gene in a chromosome / best equipped to stay at home.''
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* BloodBrothers: Pete and Dusty. According to Pete, they swore to be "everlasting eternal soul twins under the crab-apple tree by your [Dusty's] house in 1955". For context, they both would have been ''seven years old'' during this.
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* BloodBrothers: Pete and Dusty. According to Pete, they swore to be "everlasting eternal soul twins under the crab-apple tree by your [Dusty's] house in 1955". For context, they both would have been ''seven years old'' during this.
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** The Leader: Pete
** The Lancer: Dusty
** The Big Guy: Chet
** The Smart Guy: Jake
** Sixth Ranger: Frances
** The Lancer: Dusty
** The Big Guy: Chet
** The Smart Guy: Jake
** Sixth Ranger: Frances
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** The Leader: Pete
Pete.
** The Lancer:Dusty
Dusty.
** The Big Guy:Chet
Chet.
** The Smart Guy:Jake
Jake.
** Sixth Ranger:FrancesFrances.
** The Lancer:
** The Big Guy:
** The Smart Guy:
** Sixth Ranger:
* LocationThemeNaming: Frances Boggs and Dusty Rivers are both named after bodies of water (bogs and rivers, respectively). it fits well in a show involving a traditional, nature-filled adventure.
* PunnyName: Pickaway = 'pick away', because it's a mining town.
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* ShipTease: Frances/Pete is hinted as as soon as [[spoiler:Dusty leaves]], however, once they [[spoiler:all get trapped in the mine]], Dusty/Frances is hinted at, with Dusty even offering to hold her hand.
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* ShipTease: Frances/Pete Pete/Frances is hinted as as soon as [[spoiler:Dusty leaves]], however, once they [[spoiler:all get trapped in the mine]], Dusty/Frances is hinted at, with Dusty even offering to hold her hand.
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* TokenGirl: Frances. She is the only female character in the entire show.
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* TokenGirl: Frances. She is She's the only female character in the entire show.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Pete and Dusty, Jake and Chet. Thanks to this, it's not hard to interpret some of the boys' behaviour as possible HoYay subtext.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Pete and Dusty, Jake and Chet. Thanks to this, it's not hard to interpret some of the boys' behaviour as possible HoYay homoerotic subtext. Since they make up four of the five main characters, their ''extremely'' close platonic relationships are prevalent enough in the musical to provide examples of.
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* BloodBrothers: Pete and Dusty. According to Pete, they swore to be 'everlasting eternal soul twins under the crab-apple tree by your [Dusty's] house in 1955'. For context, they both would have been ''seven years old'' during this.
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* BloodBrothers: Pete and Dusty. According to Pete, they swore to be 'everlasting "everlasting eternal soul twins under the crab-apple tree by your [Dusty's] house in 1955'.1955". For context, they both would have been ''seven years old'' during this.
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* TheDeterminator: Pete.
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* BloodBrothers: Pete and Dusty. According to Pete, they swore to be 'everlasting eternal soul twins under the crab-apple tree by your [Dusty's] house in 1955'. For context, they both would have been ''seven years old'' during this.
* TheDeterminator:Pete. Pete, definitely.
* TheDeterminator:
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Pete and Dusty, Jake and Chet.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Pete and Dusty, Jake and Chet. Thanks to this, it's not hard to interpret some of the boys' behaviour as possible HoYay subtext.
** For Jake and Chet:
*** Chet is ''very'' loyal, suppressing his own grief from being a homeless orphan in order to be a good friend to Jake. He never seems to realise his potential as a miner because he's constantly reassuring Jake that ''he'' deserves to be the foreman, even though Jake doesn't want to work down the mines at all.
*** While Jake doesn't show much significant emotion towards most people anyways, he does seem to open up about his feelings to Chet and is able to enjoy himself when they're together, something he rarely does with anyone else.
*** Despite both of them having female love interests (Jake mentions going on a date with someone called Jenny, and Chet mentions a thirty-something called Eleanor O'Neill quite a few times), neither of the girls are seen and both mentions of them lead into jokes.
** For Dusty and Pete:
*** Dusty is just as loyal to Pete as Chet is to Jake. Dusty struggles with a lot of guilt because he's unable to understand what Pete is going through, and has 'prayed a hundred prayers' for Pete to have the happy family life that he's got. He's intensely jealous when Frances joins the team and because of this is actually quite cruel to her during their eventual fight. He accompanies Pete to the Burnt Part despite a) the fact that he doesn't really want to go there, and b) his own self-esteem issues that make him think he can't do it. When he eventually gets himself lost in the forest, he makes his way up to the Burnt Part ''by himself'' despite being 'completely undone by the woods' according to stage directions. When they eventually [[spoiler: get trapped in the mine]], Dusty continues to defend Pete.
*** While Pete seems to sideline Dusty a little when Frances is around, he's definitely very close with him. Pete describes them both as 'hero and sidekick, no matter the outcome'. He opens up to Dusty about his mom, something he only otherwise does with Jake, and that's during an argument. He calls Dusty his 'bestest friend' when introducing him to [[spoiler: his dad]] and frequently mentions their blood oath (see the BloodBrothers trope above for more details). Pete gets quite upset when Dusty argues with him and threatens to leave. Perhaps most interesting though is that in a previous version of the show, Pete said to Dusty: "I wouldn't exist without you."
** For Jake and Chet:
*** Chet is ''very'' loyal, suppressing his own grief from being a homeless orphan in order to be a good friend to Jake. He never seems to realise his potential as a miner because he's constantly reassuring Jake that ''he'' deserves to be the foreman, even though Jake doesn't want to work down the mines at all.
*** While Jake doesn't show much significant emotion towards most people anyways, he does seem to open up about his feelings to Chet and is able to enjoy himself when they're together, something he rarely does with anyone else.
*** Despite both of them having female love interests (Jake mentions going on a date with someone called Jenny, and Chet mentions a thirty-something called Eleanor O'Neill quite a few times), neither of the girls are seen and both mentions of them lead into jokes.
** For Dusty and Pete:
*** Dusty is just as loyal to Pete as Chet is to Jake. Dusty struggles with a lot of guilt because he's unable to understand what Pete is going through, and has 'prayed a hundred prayers' for Pete to have the happy family life that he's got. He's intensely jealous when Frances joins the team and because of this is actually quite cruel to her during their eventual fight. He accompanies Pete to the Burnt Part despite a) the fact that he doesn't really want to go there, and b) his own self-esteem issues that make him think he can't do it. When he eventually gets himself lost in the forest, he makes his way up to the Burnt Part ''by himself'' despite being 'completely undone by the woods' according to stage directions. When they eventually [[spoiler: get trapped in the mine]], Dusty continues to defend Pete.
*** While Pete seems to sideline Dusty a little when Frances is around, he's definitely very close with him. Pete describes them both as 'hero and sidekick, no matter the outcome'. He opens up to Dusty about his mom, something he only otherwise does with Jake, and that's during an argument. He calls Dusty his 'bestest friend' when introducing him to [[spoiler: his dad]] and frequently mentions their blood oath (see the BloodBrothers trope above for more details). Pete gets quite upset when Dusty argues with him and threatens to leave. Perhaps most interesting though is that in a previous version of the show, Pete said to Dusty: "I wouldn't exist without you."
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* TheLoad: Dusty for most of the show, but near the end he [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} takes a level in badass]] and [[spoiler: musters all his strength to push fallen rocks away to get them out of the mine]]. This is significant because as well as being TheLoad, Dusty
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* TheLoad: Dusty for most of the show, but near the end he [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} takes a level in badass]] and [[spoiler: musters all his strength to push fallen rocks away to get them out of the mine]]. This is significant because as well as being TheLoad, Dusty ''knows'' he's TheLoad and hardly stops talking about it thanks to his nonexistent self-esteem.
--> '''Dusty:''' ''Just a softie on a rocky road / a marshmallow on a mountain / the bad gene in a chromosome / best equipped to stay at home.
--> '''Dusty:''' ''Just a softie on a rocky road / a marshmallow on a mountain / the bad gene in a chromosome / best equipped to stay at home.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Pete, Dusty, and Frances spend much of the show together.
* WithAFriendAndAStranger: Pete and Dusty, later joined by Frances.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Pete, Dusty, and Frances Frances, who spend much of the show together.
* WithAFriendAndAStranger:Pete Pete, who journeys to the Burnt Part with Dusty (his childhood friend) and Dusty, later joined by Frances.Frances (someone he barely knows).
** It should be noted however that Frances isn't a complete stranger to them. They knew her in kindergarten, and are aware of the fact that she ran away from home. Even Chet recognises her when the groups merge on the Burnt Part.
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** It should be noted however that Frances isn't a complete stranger to them. They knew her in kindergarten, and are aware of the fact that she ran away from home. Even Chet recognises her when the groups merge on the Burnt Part.
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* SmallGirlBigGun: Frances. Despite being the ''youngest character in the show'' at just thirteen years old, she's the only one with a gun and uses this to her advantage.
* TheDragAlong: Dusty.
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* SmallGirlBigGun: Frances. Despite being the ''youngest character in the show'' at just thirteen years old, show,'' she's the only one with a gun gun- an air rifle at that- and uses this to her advantage.
* TheDragAlong:Dusty.Dusty, as evidenced by:
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* TheLoad: Dusty, Dusty for most of the show, but near the end he [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} takes a level in badass]] and [[spoiler: musters all his strength to push the fallen rocks away and to get them out of the mine]].mine]]. This is significant because as well as being TheLoad, Dusty
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The Burnt Part boys is an Off-Broadway musical with music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen, and a book by Mariana Elder. Miller and Tysen are most known for their Broadway adaptation of Tuck Everlasting.
''Literature/TuckEverlasting''.
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The Burnt Part boys is an Off-Broadway musical with music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen, and a book by Mariana Elder. Miller and Tysen are most known for their Broadway adaptation of [[Literature/Tuck Everlasting.]]
Tuck Everlasting.
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The Burnt Part boys is an Off-Broadway musical with music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen, and a book by Mariana Elder. Miller and Tysen are most known for their Broadway adaptation of Literature/Tuck Everlasting.
[[Literature/Tuck Everlasting.]]
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14-year old Pete Twitchell's father died in a mine explosion in 1952, ten years prior to the start of the show. He finds out that the mine is being reopened and his brother Jake is being promoted to work there.
He steals dynamite and heads out with his best friend, Dusty Rivers, to blow up the mine, referred to as the Burnt Part. Jake takes his best friend, Chet Taylor, and sets out to stop Pete.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
14-year old Pete Twitchell's father died in a mine explosion in 1952, ten years prior to the start of the show. He finds out that the mine is being reopened and his brother Jake is being promoted to work there.
He steals dynamite and heads out with his best friend, Dusty Rivers, to blow up the mine, referred to as the Burnt Part. Jake takes his best friend, Chet Taylor, and sets out to stop Pete.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
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The Burnt Part boys is an Off-Broadway musical, musical with music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen, and a book by Mariana Elder/
14-year old Pete Twitchell's father diedElder. Miller and Tysen are most known for their Broadway adaptation of Literature/Tuck Everlasting.
The story takes place in the fictional mining town of Pickaway, West Virginia. The story goes that in 1952 amine tragic accident occurred on the South Mountain Mine, with the susbsequent explosion in 1952, ten years prior to taking the start lives of countless miners. Due to this, the show. He finds out that site earned a disaffectionate nickname - the mine is being reopened and his brother Jake is being promoted to work there.'Burnt Part'.
He One of the men that died in the accident was the father of 14-year-old Pete Twitchell. In 1962 (the year the musical is set), Pete finds out that the Burnt Part is being reopened for business and his 18-year-old brother Jake is being promoted to work there. Following a tense argument with Jake, he steals dynamite and heads out with his best friend, friend Dusty Rivers, Rivers to blow up the mine, referred to as the Burnt Part.mine. Jake takes his best friend, Chet Taylor, and sets out to stop Pete.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins thetwo.
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14-year old Pete Twitchell's father died
The story takes place in the fictional mining town of Pickaway, West Virginia. The story goes that in 1952 a
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the
* MouthyKid: Dusty. He's always the voice of reason and can ''definitely'' whine about it if needs be.
* SmallGirlBigGun: Frances. Despite being the ''youngest character in the show'' at just thirteen years old, she's the only one with a gun and uses this to her advantage.
* TheDragAlong: Dusty.
--> '''Pete:''' Dusty Rivers, we are going to the Burnt Part today!
--> '''Dusty:''' Petey. I didn't get to have my full breakfast today but I could've sworn I just heard the words 'Burnt Part', 'go to', and 'we'.
--> '''Pete:''' Dusty. Do you remember when we swore with our blood to be everlasting eternal soul twins in 1955?
--> '''Dusty:''' Some folks say the Burnt Part is still smoking! My gramps says not even a soul has been up there. That place puts the 'poo' in 'spooky'. Oh, and I am ''very'' mad at you.
* TheLoad: Dusty, but near the end he [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} takes a level in badass]] and [[spoiler: musters all his strength to push the fallen rocks away and get them out of the mine]].
* TheDragAlong: Dusty.
--> '''Pete:''' Dusty Rivers, we are going to the Burnt Part today!
--> '''Dusty:''' Petey. I didn't get to have my full breakfast today but I could've sworn I just heard the words 'Burnt Part', 'go to', and 'we'.
--> '''Pete:''' Dusty. Do you remember when we swore with our blood to be everlasting eternal soul twins in 1955?
--> '''Dusty:''' Some folks say the Burnt Part is still smoking! My gramps says not even a soul has been up there. That place puts the 'poo' in 'spooky'. Oh, and I am ''very'' mad at you.
* TheLoad: Dusty, but near the end he [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} takes a level in badass]] and [[spoiler: musters all his strength to push the fallen rocks away and get them out of the mine]].
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* TomboyishName: Again, Frances, especially Frances. Her traditionally masculine traits don't help this either- she has a short temper, she lives alone in the forest, she carries (and uses!) a rifle, she hunts for food, etc.
** This could possibly be a subtle MeaningfulName too- despite being a girl, she ''is'' technically part of the titular 'Burnt Part Boys', sinceshe'sher father died in the accident too. Therefore, her masculine name makes her have more common ground with the other boys in the show. This would probably be less likely to be true if there weren't only ''five main characters.''
** This could possibly be a subtle MeaningfulName too- despite being a girl, she ''is'' technically part of the titular 'Burnt Part Boys', since
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Frances.
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* SleepCute: [[spoiler: When they are trapped in the mine]], this happens between Dusty and Frances.
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* TheDeterminator: Pete. He outright says he is going to blow up the mine no matter what it takes.
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--> '''Pete:''' You can punish me until I'm eighty-nine, but I'm still going toblow stagger up the mine no matter what it takes.there, even missing limbs. I have to see it. I just ''have'' to. And I am going to.
--> '''Pete:''' You can punish me until I'm eighty-nine, but I'm still going to
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Dusty is sanguine, Chet is choleric/sanguine, Frances is choleric, Jake is melancholic, and Pete is phlegmatic.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Dusty is sanguine, Chet is choleric/sanguine, sanguine with shades of choleric, Frances is choleric, Jake is melancholic, Dusty is phlegmatic, and Pete is phlegmatic.phlegmatic with shades of sanguine.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Dusty is sanguine, Chet is choleric/sanguine, Frances are is choleric, Jake is melancholic, and Pete is phlegmatic.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Dusty is sanguine, Chet and Frances are choleric, Jake is melancholic, and Pete is phlegmatic.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Pete is the Optimist, Chet is the Realist, Jake is the Cynic, Dusty is the Apathetic, and Frances is the Conflicted.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Pete is the Optimist, Chet is the Realist, Jake is the Cynic, Dusty is the Apathetic, and Frances is the Conflicted.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Dusty is sanguine, Chet and is choleric/sanguine, Frances are choleric, Jake is melancholic, and Pete is phlegmatic.
*FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Pete is GoshDangItToHeck: Dusty, the Optimist, Chet is only main character who doesn't curse even once throughout the Realist, Jake is the Cynic, Dusty is the Apathetic, and Frances is the Conflicted.show.
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* SirSwearsALot: Frances and Jake in spades, but they both pale in comparison to Chet.
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* TokenGirl: Frances. She is the only female character in the entire show.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Chet is red to Jake's blue. Dusty, Pete, and Frances are all red.
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The Burnt Part boys is a musical.
14-year old Pete Twitchell's father died in a mine explosion in 1952, ten years prior to the start of the show. He finds out that the mine is being reopened and his brother Jake is being promoted to work there.
He steals dynamite and heads out with his best friend, Dusty Rivers, to blow up the mine, referred to as the Burnt Part. Jake takes his best friend, Chet Taylor, and sets out to stop Pete.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
!!The Burnt Part Boys provides examples of:
*BigBrotherInstinct: Jake towards Pete.
*Determinator: Pete.
*FiveManBand:
**The Leader: Pete
**The Lancer: Dusty
**The Big Guy: Chet
**The Smart Guy: Jake
**The Chick: Frances
*FourTemperamentEnsemble: Dusty is sanguine, Chet and Frances are choleric, Jake is melancholic, and Pete is phlegmatic.
*FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Pete is the Optimist, Chet is the Realist, Jake is the Cynic, Dusty is the Apathetic, and Frances is the Conflicted.
*HeterosexualLifePartners: Pete and Dusty, Jake and Chet.
*ShipTease: Frances/Pete is hinted as as soon as [[spoiler:Dusty leaves]], however, once they [[spoiler:all get trapped in the mine]], Dusty/Frances is hinted at, with Dusty even offering to hold her hand.
*TwoGuysAndAGirl: Pete, Dusty, and Frances spend much of the show together.
*WithAFriendAndAStranger: Pete and Dusty, later joined by Frances.
14-year old Pete Twitchell's father died in a mine explosion in 1952, ten years prior to the start of the show. He finds out that the mine is being reopened and his brother Jake is being promoted to work there.
He steals dynamite and heads out with his best friend, Dusty Rivers, to blow up the mine, referred to as the Burnt Part. Jake takes his best friend, Chet Taylor, and sets out to stop Pete.
Along the way, Pete and Dusty meet Frances Boggs, a girl they had known for scissoring off another girl's hair in kindergarten. Her dad having also died in the explosion, she joins the two.
!!The Burnt Part Boys provides examples of:
*BigBrotherInstinct: Jake towards Pete.
*Determinator: Pete.
*FiveManBand:
**The Leader: Pete
**The Lancer: Dusty
**The Big Guy: Chet
**The Smart Guy: Jake
**The Chick: Frances
*FourTemperamentEnsemble: Dusty is sanguine, Chet and Frances are choleric, Jake is melancholic, and Pete is phlegmatic.
*FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Pete is the Optimist, Chet is the Realist, Jake is the Cynic, Dusty is the Apathetic, and Frances is the Conflicted.
*HeterosexualLifePartners: Pete and Dusty, Jake and Chet.
*ShipTease: Frances/Pete is hinted as as soon as [[spoiler:Dusty leaves]], however, once they [[spoiler:all get trapped in the mine]], Dusty/Frances is hinted at, with Dusty even offering to hold her hand.
*TwoGuysAndAGirl: Pete, Dusty, and Frances spend much of the show together.
*WithAFriendAndAStranger: Pete and Dusty, later joined by Frances.
