BE MORE CHILL

music and lyrics by Joe Iconis

book by Joe Tracz

directed by Maren Langdon Spillane

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DIRT ROAD THEATER'S 2026 ADVANCED SUMMER PERFORMANCE CAMP

Aug. 21 @ 6:00 & Aug. 22 @ 2:00

The Montpelier Performing Arts Hub

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Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk? A hit on Broadway and in the West End, Be More Chill is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini.

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History

Be More Chill premiered on May 30, 2015 at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey. The show’s cast recording gained a huge following online, reaching the Top 10 of Billboard's Cast Album chart in July 2017. On August 9, 2018, Be More Chill opened off-Broadway at the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center. On March 10, 2019, Be More Chill opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, where it played until August 11, 2019. The show made its UK premiere at The Other Place on February 18, 2020. The production later transferred to the West End, resuming performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre on June 30, 2021.

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