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!!Theatre Crew
[[folder: Callie Marin]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/callie_2_2.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: It's one thing to dream it, it's another thing to build it.]]
The protagonist. An energetic 7th Grade girl with a passion for theatre.
* AllLovingHeroine: Along with Liz, she's probably the nicest character in the story, easily befriending and becoming a pillar of support for Jesse and Justin. She's kindhearted towards all her friends, even[[InsufferableGenius Matt]] and [[TroubledButCute Greg]] ([[DownplayedTrope although she's not above trying to make the latter jealous]]). She only really loses her temper once in the story, [[spoiler: when Jesse stands her up at the dance. Notably, she apologizes ''before'' he officially comes out as gay, showing her empathy.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jesse [[spoiler: standing her up at the dance]] pisses her off. Also, Greg [[spoiler: trying to go steady with her after ignoring her advances and treating her like dirt throughout the story leads her to [[TranquilFury angrily and tiredly stop him from kissing her]] and walk home]].
* BettyAndVeronica: She is the Archie to the socially awkward Jesse's Betty and the cocky, jockish Greg's Veronica.
* BrainyBrunette: Technically dirty blonde; regardless, Callie is quite intelligent, as evidenced by her creativity as a member of the tech crew.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I CAN MAKE IT WORK!" as the play keeps getting crazier and crazier.
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from being hopelessly head over heels for both Greg and Jesse to realizing that she doesn't need either of their affections.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She is one to [[ComicBook/SmileSistersDuology Raina]]:
** Raina was 12 years old in 1989 while Callie is 12 years old in what is presumably 2012.
** Raina was a shy, rather cynical and sarcastic JerkWithAHeartOfGold (prior to [[CharacterDevelopment maturing a bit and meeting better people]]) due to her negative body images and bullying friends. Callie is a much more lighthearted and idealistic NiceGirl thanks to her supportive circle of friends.
** More subtly, Raina is a bit shorter than Callie, as shown [[http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSJ4eqmxz_yjlFwGm08MLWu8z2Q_p0sAg54ikVWgpGGV8yfbfOu here]]. Raina has brown hair, usually pulled into a ponytail or a braid, while Callie has dirty blonde hair which she dyes purple.
** Raina strictly drew and painted while Callie also builds sets for plays.
** Both Raina and Callie crush on a geek and a jock at the same time [[spoiler: and fail to date either. However, Callie is lucky enough to stay on good terms with Jesse.]] Poor Raina...
** Raina was a bit of a ButtMonkey while Callie never gets abused for comedy.
* CrushBlush: Around Jesse, Greg and [[spoiler: briefly when Matt admits he likes her.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Crops up a bit less than with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Raina]], but still present. Mostly when around [[AlphaBitch Bonnie]].
** She has a good one after Jesse [[spoiler: comes out as gay.]]
-->'''Jesse''': If I were to [[spoiler: like any girl,]] it would be you.
-->'''Callie''': [[BrutalHonesty Fat load of good that does me now.]]
* {{Determinator}}: She's very driven in her quest to build the prop cannon and make sure the play goes off with a hitch. This leads to many sleepless nights and a lot of stress for her, but [[spoiler: with the exception of the last night, [[EarnYourHappyEnding her efforts pay off perfectly.]]]]
* DudeMagnet: By the end of the story, [[spoiler: Greg and Matt show interest in her.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Callie's first scene in her theatre club shows that she is extremely enthusiastic about theater and is generally a positive girl.
* GenkiGirl: Far more excitable than Raina Telgemeier's other protagonists. She's basically a female [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora]] with her fun loving personality and zest for life. If you need further proof of this trope, see her adorable expressions during the book store scene.
* HiddenDepths: Somewhat retroactive, as her fellow crew members are impressed by her carpentry skills, as before the events of the book, she'd only painted sets.
* {{Nerdgasm}}: A more subtle, underplayed one when showing Jesse her favorite theatre book. A totally unsubtle one when visiting the fancy bookstore.
* NiceGirl: Good-natured and kind.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween: The Inbetween to [[TheConfidant Liz's]] Nice and [[InsufferableGenius Matt's]] Mean.
* ShutUpKiss: Gives a chaste one to Greg in the beginning of the story.
* SimpleYetOpulent: The blue dress she liberates from the costume vault isn't super frilly but it looks nice.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She's very interested in Jesse, a shy and anxious NiceGuy.
* TeenGenius: An excellent engineer and artist.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Downplayed, since she's not super Tomboyish, but she still is a bit more boyish than Liz, who despite having [[BoyishShortHair much shorter hair]], does more sewing while she does more set construction.
* TranquilFury: After leaving the 8th Grade formal, Callie runs into Greg, [[spoiler: who tries to hit her up after ignoring her for the entire book. She shuts him down with a hand to stop him from kissing her and a single glare.]]
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[[folder: Jesse Mendocino]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jesse_58.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:150: [[SociallyAwkwardHero I'm not very good at singing. Or dancing.]]]]
An 8th Grader who joins the stage crew due to being too shy to sing. Gets close to Callie.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: With Justin. Callie notes that they have similar sounding voices.
* AsianAndNerdy: Tutors [[BookDumb Bonnie]]. A less stereotypical version than usual, as he's more interested in humanities than STEM classes. Also (somewhat) subverting the stereotype is that, while his father has high academic standards for him, he expects Jesse to work in engineering.
* {{Bookworm}}:
* HiddenDepths: An excellent singer and performer, on par with his more extroverted brother, despite his shyness. [[spoiler: When he puts on a dress and sings the female role in ''Moon Over the Mississippi'', he knocks it out of the park.]]
* NiceGuy: A total sweetheart, asides from a brief low point at the very end. [[spoiler: (Even then, he apologizes).]]
* PolarOppositeTwins: The insecure, shy bookworm to Justin's bouncy, over-the-top performer.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Justin's red. In fact, Jesse often wears a blue sweater while Justin often wears a red letter jacket.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Even moreso than Callie, thanks to his nerdiness and initial shyness.
* SpearCounterpart: Of the SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan trope: [[spoiler: Has a crush on West, who is a very nice, chill person.]]
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: In the process of coming out. Callie is very surprised to learn he's gay.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: He stands Callie up at the dance and not so subtly implies it's ''her'' fault for falling in love with him. Granted, he probably wasn't thinking entirely [[AccidentalPun straight]] since he was essentially coming out as gay, but still. Luckily, he realizes his error.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He wants to impress his supposedly strict father, who expects him to become an engineer.
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[[folder: Justin Mendocino]]
[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justin_3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:187:You are officially my new favorite person!]]
An 8th Grader and Jesse's twin who is his polar opposite personality wise (asides from also being a NiceGuy).
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: With Jesse. Callie notes that they have similar sounding voices.
* BerserkButton: Being passed over for the lead role in favor of West upsets him.
* CampGay: Downplayed. While he's very energetic, flashy and loves theatre, he wears pretty traditionally masculine clothing and the only campy thing about him appearance wise is his long hair.
* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: When Callie jokingly tries out for the musical, Justin sarcastically congratulates her and offers to take them all to get bubble tea for her "success".
* NiceGuy: Very friendly and warm
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Callie, as he's gay and she's more interested in his brother. (Amusingly enough, they look and sound the same.)
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Jesse's blue. In fact, Justin often wears a red letter jacket while Jesse often wears a blue sweater.
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[[folder: Liz]]
[[quoteright:149:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liz_53.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:149:...I'm scared of the dark]]
Callie's best friend and the girl behind costume design.
* TheConfidant: The one person Callie trusts to tell about her crushes.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has short, red straight hair and is (presumably) black.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: A female example; has this relationship with Callie.
* NiceGirl: A kind, non-judgmental friend to everyone
* PubescentBraces: Simple metal bands.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Callie's Red. She keeps her grounded and is [[TheConfidant a confidant]] for her.
* TokenBlackFriend: She's Callie's best friend, African-American and a secondary character. The only time she gets angry at Callie is off-screen [[spoiler: when she ditches her at the party]], and even that's forgiven the next day.
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[[folder: Matt]]
[[quoteright:93:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/smarmy_douche.png]]
Crew member in charge of lighting.
* InsufferableGenius: A bit of a tool and rather Nerdy.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Quite dismissive of Justin at first [[spoiler: due to jealousy]] and tries (unsuccessfully) to portray himself as a manly man. He still legitimately likes Callie and all his friends. Rather snootily tells Callie that he's too old and manly to go to a novelty store she likes. Also [[spoiler: implies Jesse isn't a real man for putting on a dress and singing a girl's part in a musical.]] He's a socially awkward nerd.
* {{Nerd}}
* NerdGlasses: Wears these
* {{Tsundere}}: A male example. Rather downplayed since he's, at worst, kinda a dick.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Rest of the Crew]]
''Loren''
* PassingTheTorch: As he's an 8th Grader, [[spoiler: he steps aside so Callie an take his place as head of the theatre crew.]]
''Delfina''
''Mirko''
* BlackAndNerdy:
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!!Other Kids
!!Theatre Crew
[[folder: Callie Marin]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/callie_2_2.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: It's one thing to dream it, it's another thing to build it.]]
The protagonist. An energetic 7th Grade girl with a passion for theatre.
* AllLovingHeroine: Along with Liz, she's probably the nicest character in the story, easily befriending and becoming a pillar of support for Jesse and Justin. She's kindhearted towards all her friends, even[[InsufferableGenius Matt]] and [[TroubledButCute Greg]] ([[DownplayedTrope although she's not above trying to make the latter jealous]]). She only really loses her temper once in the story, [[spoiler: when Jesse stands her up at the dance. Notably, she apologizes ''before'' he officially comes out as gay, showing her empathy.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jesse [[spoiler: standing her up at the dance]] pisses her off. Also, Greg [[spoiler: trying to go steady with her after ignoring her advances and treating her like dirt throughout the story leads her to [[TranquilFury angrily and tiredly stop him from kissing her]] and walk home]].
* BettyAndVeronica: She is the Archie to the socially awkward Jesse's Betty and the cocky, jockish Greg's Veronica.
* BrainyBrunette: Technically dirty blonde; regardless, Callie is quite intelligent, as evidenced by her creativity as a member of the tech crew.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I CAN MAKE IT WORK!" as the play keeps getting crazier and crazier.
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from being hopelessly head over heels for both Greg and Jesse to realizing that she doesn't need either of their affections.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She is one to [[ComicBook/SmileSistersDuology Raina]]:
** Raina was 12 years old in 1989 while Callie is 12 years old in what is presumably 2012.
** Raina was a shy, rather cynical and sarcastic JerkWithAHeartOfGold (prior to [[CharacterDevelopment maturing a bit and meeting better people]]) due to her negative body images and bullying friends. Callie is a much more lighthearted and idealistic NiceGirl thanks to her supportive circle of friends.
** More subtly, Raina is a bit shorter than Callie, as shown [[http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSJ4eqmxz_yjlFwGm08MLWu8z2Q_p0sAg54ikVWgpGGV8yfbfOu here]]. Raina has brown hair, usually pulled into a ponytail or a braid, while Callie has dirty blonde hair which she dyes purple.
** Raina strictly drew and painted while Callie also builds sets for plays.
** Both Raina and Callie crush on a geek and a jock at the same time [[spoiler: and fail to date either. However, Callie is lucky enough to stay on good terms with Jesse.]] Poor Raina...
** Raina was a bit of a ButtMonkey while Callie never gets abused for comedy.
* CrushBlush: Around Jesse, Greg and [[spoiler: briefly when Matt admits he likes her.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Crops up a bit less than with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Raina]], but still present. Mostly when around [[AlphaBitch Bonnie]].
** She has a good one after Jesse [[spoiler: comes out as gay.]]
-->'''Jesse''': If I were to [[spoiler: like any girl,]] it would be you.
-->'''Callie''': [[BrutalHonesty Fat load of good that does me now.]]
* {{Determinator}}: She's very driven in her quest to build the prop cannon and make sure the play goes off with a hitch. This leads to many sleepless nights and a lot of stress for her, but [[spoiler: with the exception of the last night, [[EarnYourHappyEnding her efforts pay off perfectly.]]]]
* DudeMagnet: By the end of the story, [[spoiler: Greg and Matt show interest in her.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Callie's first scene in her theatre club shows that she is extremely enthusiastic about theater and is generally a positive girl.
* GenkiGirl: Far more excitable than Raina Telgemeier's other protagonists. She's basically a female [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora]] with her fun loving personality and zest for life. If you need further proof of this trope, see her adorable expressions during the book store scene.
* HiddenDepths: Somewhat retroactive, as her fellow crew members are impressed by her carpentry skills, as before the events of the book, she'd only painted sets.
* {{Nerdgasm}}: A more subtle, underplayed one when showing Jesse her favorite theatre book. A totally unsubtle one when visiting the fancy bookstore.
* NiceGirl: Good-natured and kind.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween: The Inbetween to [[TheConfidant Liz's]] Nice and [[InsufferableGenius Matt's]] Mean.
* ShutUpKiss: Gives a chaste one to Greg in the beginning of the story.
* SimpleYetOpulent: The blue dress she liberates from the costume vault isn't super frilly but it looks nice.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She's very interested in Jesse, a shy and anxious NiceGuy.
* TeenGenius: An excellent engineer and artist.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Downplayed, since she's not super Tomboyish, but she still is a bit more boyish than Liz, who despite having [[BoyishShortHair much shorter hair]], does more sewing while she does more set construction.
* TranquilFury: After leaving the 8th Grade formal, Callie runs into Greg, [[spoiler: who tries to hit her up after ignoring her for the entire book. She shuts him down with a hand to stop him from kissing her and a single glare.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jesse Mendocino]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jesse_58.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:150: [[SociallyAwkwardHero I'm not very good at singing. Or dancing.]]]]
An 8th Grader who joins the stage crew due to being too shy to sing. Gets close to Callie.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: With Justin. Callie notes that they have similar sounding voices.
* AsianAndNerdy: Tutors [[BookDumb Bonnie]]. A less stereotypical version than usual, as he's more interested in humanities than STEM classes. Also (somewhat) subverting the stereotype is that, while his father has high academic standards for him, he expects Jesse to work in engineering.
* {{Bookworm}}:
* HiddenDepths: An excellent singer and performer, on par with his more extroverted brother, despite his shyness. [[spoiler: When he puts on a dress and sings the female role in ''Moon Over the Mississippi'', he knocks it out of the park.]]
* NiceGuy: A total sweetheart, asides from a brief low point at the very end. [[spoiler: (Even then, he apologizes).]]
* PolarOppositeTwins: The insecure, shy bookworm to Justin's bouncy, over-the-top performer.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Justin's red. In fact, Jesse often wears a blue sweater while Justin often wears a red letter jacket.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Even moreso than Callie, thanks to his nerdiness and initial shyness.
* SpearCounterpart: Of the SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan trope: [[spoiler: Has a crush on West, who is a very nice, chill person.]]
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: In the process of coming out. Callie is very surprised to learn he's gay.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: He stands Callie up at the dance and not so subtly implies it's ''her'' fault for falling in love with him. Granted, he probably wasn't thinking entirely [[AccidentalPun straight]] since he was essentially coming out as gay, but still. Luckily, he realizes his error.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He wants to impress his supposedly strict father, who expects him to become an engineer.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Justin Mendocino]]
[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justin_3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:187:You are officially my new favorite person!]]
An 8th Grader and Jesse's twin who is his polar opposite personality wise (asides from also being a NiceGuy).
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: With Jesse. Callie notes that they have similar sounding voices.
* BerserkButton: Being passed over for the lead role in favor of West upsets him.
* CampGay: Downplayed. While he's very energetic, flashy and loves theatre, he wears pretty traditionally masculine clothing and the only campy thing about him appearance wise is his long hair.
* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: When Callie jokingly tries out for the musical, Justin sarcastically congratulates her and offers to take them all to get bubble tea for her "success".
* NiceGuy: Very friendly and warm
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Callie, as he's gay and she's more interested in his brother. (Amusingly enough, they look and sound the same.)
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Jesse's blue. In fact, Justin often wears a red letter jacket while Jesse often wears a blue sweater.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Liz]]
[[quoteright:149:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liz_53.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:149:...I'm scared of the dark]]
Callie's best friend and the girl behind costume design.
* TheConfidant: The one person Callie trusts to tell about her crushes.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has short, red straight hair and is (presumably) black.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: A female example; has this relationship with Callie.
* NiceGirl: A kind, non-judgmental friend to everyone
* PubescentBraces: Simple metal bands.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Callie's Red. She keeps her grounded and is [[TheConfidant a confidant]] for her.
* TokenBlackFriend: She's Callie's best friend, African-American and a secondary character. The only time she gets angry at Callie is off-screen [[spoiler: when she ditches her at the party]], and even that's forgiven the next day.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Matt]]
[[quoteright:93:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/smarmy_douche.png]]
Crew member in charge of lighting.
* InsufferableGenius: A bit of a tool and rather Nerdy.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Quite dismissive of Justin at first [[spoiler: due to jealousy]] and tries (unsuccessfully) to portray himself as a manly man. He still legitimately likes Callie and all his friends. Rather snootily tells Callie that he's too old and manly to go to a novelty store she likes. Also [[spoiler: implies Jesse isn't a real man for putting on a dress and singing a girl's part in a musical.]] He's a socially awkward nerd.
* {{Nerd}}
* NerdGlasses: Wears these
* {{Tsundere}}: A male example. Rather downplayed since he's, at worst, kinda a dick.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Rest of the Crew]]
''Loren''
* PassingTheTorch: As he's an 8th Grader, [[spoiler: he steps aside so Callie an take his place as head of the theatre crew.]]
''Delfina''
''Mirko''
* BlackAndNerdy:
[[/folder]]
!!Other Kids
