![]() He’s ranked near the top of his class, but certainly doesn’t show the same intellectual promise as his Above the Average peers. Ryan Summers (Principal): Male, 17 year old senior.Ĭharming, charismatic, and blissfully unaware of his privilege. Vocal Description: Powerful Pop Alto/Soprano with vocal riffing belts to an E5 Despite her cold demeanor, she has a soft spot for her twin brother Ryan. She wields her power and keeps everyone in their place through her Squad. She’s ranked #1 in her class, and got there by being brilliant, staying focused, and knowing exactly how to play the game. Sydney Summers (Principal): Female, 17 year old senior. ![]() Vocal Description: Strong Pop Baritone belts to a G#4 He uses humor to get by, and after meeting Lily and developing an interest in her, begins to question if maybe he should care a little bit more about his future. John Carter (Principal): Male, 15 year old sophomore.Įarnest and playful, John stopped caring about academics and being “Above the Average” after his mother died, following the lead of his older sister Jordan. Vocal Description: Strong Pop/Rock mezzo-soprano belts to an F#5 ![]() John and their budding relationship eventually comes to represent what her life could be if she let all of the stress go. She feels tremendous pressure from her older sister Alexis, and her peers, and goes to great lengths to try and get just one moment of reprieve from it all. Our anxious freshmen protagonist, Lily is new to the world of high-stakes academic rankings and still learning the ropes. Lily Larsen (Principal): Female, 14 years old. And David Taylor Gomes provides a rich and vibrant original score that captures the frenetic energy of high school with catchy pop/rock melodies that will be stuck in your head for days. This fast paced script, written by Kyle Holmes, moves with urgency while managing to capture the complexity and nuance of being a driven and vulnerable teenager. Debuting just weeks after the College Admission Scandal took the nation by storm, Ranked asks - what are you worth? Who decides? And what do you do when it all comes crashing down. When an impossible lie is discovered, the fate of these students' futures hangs in the balance. In the face of an intense and perverse culture of performance, Lily must find her place in the status quo as she watches friends and enemies alike destroy themselves and each other to score their way to the top. Below the Average students are nothing more than social outcasts, not worth anyone’s time. ![]() If you fall Below the Average - say goodbye to college, and pretty much everything else. Soon the giant, and very public, academic leaderboards will update everyone’s class rank, and for another day, everyone will know their place. But what happens when the rest of the world finds out? ![]()
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