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Gideon Vs. the Gods of Cool
Teenage cliques become a battle of epic proportions in this big-hearted, 1980s musical comedy.
School license from $549 for 3 performances. Organization type and additional performances affect pricing.
The case for your season
A teen-centered musical that lets students play school life, status, awkwardness, and courage from the inside.
- Many student-friendly roles
- Flexible ensemble of cliques and school groups
- Useful for casts with comic timing and big personalities
Cast & production
- Cast
- 10+ actors
- Runtime
- ≈ 2 hours
- Best for
- High school casts; Large teen ensembles; Retro comedy audiences
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Music
- High-energy rock-opera structure with retro pop and character-driven solos.
- Content rating
- PG (appropriate for children)
- Content notes
- Teen clique satire, social pressure, fantasy conflict, and school comedy. Especially useful for student performers.
- Staging
- Low-to-moderate tech: school locations, bold costumes, and energetic movement do most of the work.
- Accompaniment
- Recorded rehearsal and performance tracks included with a standard musical license.
Listed characters / role groups
- Cheerleaders / girls chorus
- female, high school students, athletic, peppy.
- Coolar
- male, the chief of the gods of cool, rapper, his aim is to control all high school students and define what is cool.
- Cynthia
- female, high school student, cheerleader, flirtatious, has a crush on football player Doug Rock. She has a deeper personality than how she appears on the surface level.
- Doug
- male, high school student, captain of the football team. At first he's influenced by Sportacus and the gods of cool, but he breaks out of their control with help from Gideon.
- Dwight
- male, high school student, one of Gideon's best friends, nerdy, skeptical, sarcastic, but also loyal when he is willing to forgive.
- Gideon
- male, high school student, starts as nerdy and antisocial but eventually transcends cliques and finds courage as he discovers and challenges the gods.
- Joan
- female, high school student, student body president, popular, under the influence of the gods of cool. Appearing cool is extremely important to her.
- Jocks
- male and female, members of Eastward and Westward high football teams. As worshippers of Sportacus, sports are their lives, and they're always ready to fight for glory.
- Kimberly
- female, high school student, under the influence of the gods of cool, best friend of Joan. Appearing cool is extremely important to her.
- Kyle
- male, high school student, football player, best friend of Doug to begin with, eventually becoming Gideon's arch rival, selfish, tough, eager to put himself above others, especially nerds, under the influence of the gods of cool.
- Ms. Primple
- female, goddess of fashion disguised as a high school teacher. Her aim is to control all high school students and define what is cool, particularly when in comes to fashion.
- Musa
- female, teacher, goddess of music disguised as a high school teacher. Her aim is to control all high school students and define what is cool, particularly when it comes to music.
- Nerds
- male and female, lowest on the scale of popularity and coolness, awkward, clumsy, but smart.
- Nerdacus
- male, teacher, god of nerds, neurotic, obsessed with all things nerdy, serves with the gods of cool to try to convince nerds to stick to their clique.
- Norma
- female, goddess of normality disguised as a school administrator, aims to keep things normal and doesn't like it when Gideon acts spontaneously, works under Coolar.
- Sportacus/Coach John
- male, god of sports disguised as a football coach. His aim is to control all high school students and define what is cool, particularly when it comes to sports.
- Wanda
- female, high school student, one of Gideon's best friends, big heart, nerdy, has a crush on Gideon. She wants to help Gideon but puts her foot down when she knows she is being used and unappreciated.
Preview before deciding
- Perusal scripthttps://angelfoxmedia.com/scripts/gideon/sample.html
- Score samplehttps://angelfoxmedia.com/samples/gideon/score-sample.pdf
- Music demoshttps://angelfoxmedia.com/music/gideon
Audience response
The costumes were phenomenal! They looked like they cost so much money! I love the detail of the 'T' on different pieces and using the school colors for jocks and cheerleaders! There were so many small moments from actors that made the show! I was entertained at all times, no matter who I looked at! You can tell the cast and crew love what they're doing! I LOVED it!!!
The show was fun to watch. All the cast did an amazing job and I really loved that the fourth wall was broken, and the audience was able to participate.
Licensing & next steps
Standard licenses include digital scripts, score, recorded tracks, available production artwork, and three public performances for your listed venue and dates. Materials are delivered after payment. Schools and theatres can request an invoice or purchase order during checkout.
Professional, touring, recording, streaming, adaptation, translation, and exclusive rights require written approval. Confirm those needs before purchasing or announcing your production.
https://angelfoxmedia.com/library/gideon/packet