#bonnie gruesen

[deepcolorturtle]

Check if this is your cuppa tea: https://www.wattpad.com/story/364653235?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=jaimelynbeattysluvr

[wewillbehappyagain]

[rosebug3]

I'm being nosey cause for me it changes day to day...

[beep-beep-im-a-geek]

A very potter trilogy /now (part 1)

[perlukafarinn]

Most notable Starkid cast members?

Starkid has had a lot of different cast members in their shows through the years and I started wondering who has been in the most shows and how many shows someone would have to be in for them to feel like a "proper" Starkid. I could have looked up to see if anyone has compiled this information but instead I decided to do it myself!

I went through the cast lists of all fourteen live stage shows they have uploaded to their channel (so including VHS Christmas Carol but not Nightmare Time or any other digital series) and here's what I found:

(behind a read more because this got looong and also so you have time to guess which actors have been in the most shows!)

1. Jaime Lynn Beatty (12 out of 14 shows). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 1. Lauren Lopez (12). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: Nerdy Prudes Must Die. 3. Joey Richter (11). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: Nerdy Prudes Must Die. 4. Joe Walker (9). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: Firebringer. 5. Dylan Saunders (8). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 5. Brian Holden (8). First appearance: Me & My Dick. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 5. Corey Dorris (8). First appearance: Me & My Dick. Latest appearance: Nerdy Prudes Must Die. 8. Meredith Stepien (7). First appearance: Starship. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 9. Joe Moses (6). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: Ani: A Parody. 9. Jim Povolo (6). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: Twisted. 9. Denise Donovan (6). First appearance: Starship. Latest appearance: Firebringer. 9. Jeff Blim (6). First appearance: Holy Musical B@tman!. Latest appearance: Black Friday. 13. Julia Albain (5). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: Ani: A Parody. 14. Brian Rosenthal (4). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 14. Britney Coleman (4). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 14. Devin Lytle (4). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 14. Richard Campbell (4). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 14. Lily Marks (4). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 14. Nick Lang (4). First appearance: A Very Potter Sequel. Latest appearance: Ani: A Parody. 14. Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia (4). First appearance: A Very Potter Sequel. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 21. Darren Criss (3). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 21. Tyler Brunsman (3). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 21. Sango Tajima (3). First appearance: A Very Potter Musical. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 21. A. J. Holmes (3). First appearance: Me & My Dick. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 21. Arielle Goldman (3). First appearance: Me & My Dick. Latest appearance: A Very Potter Senior Year. 21. Chris Allen (3). First appearance: Holy Musical B@tman! Latest appearance: Ani: A Parody. 21. Rachael Soglin (3). First appearance: Twisted. Latest appearance: Firebringer. 21. Robert Manion (3). First appearance: Twisted. Latest appearance: Black Friday. 21. Clark Baxtresser (3). First appearance: Ani: A Parody. Latest appearance: A VHS Christmas Carol. 21. Jon Matteson (3). First appearance: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals. Latest appearance: Nerdy Prudes Must Die.

Then there are a handful of people who have only appeared in one or two shows, most notably Bonnie Gruesen, who played Hermione in the first two Potter musicals, Will Brenner, who debuted in Nerdy Prudes Must Die, and Mariah Rose Faith, Angela Giarratana, Curt Mega, Kim Whalen, Kendall Nicole Yakshe and Bryce Charles, who have all appeared in two or more Hatchetfield projects.

A couple of observations:

Some of the actors listed have also been involved behind the scenes, with Nick Lang writing almost every show with his brother Matt Lang, and Jeff Blim and Clark Baxtresser writing the music for several shows.

I was shocked that Rachael Soglin has only been in three Starkid shows but I guess it goes to show that the size of the role also plays a part in how much of a "Starkid" every actor feels.

[fade-steppin]

notes: I specify female lead because Draco Malfoy was not a lead role. Daughter in Trail To Oregon! is definitely co-lead, but I can only have so many characters per option. Holy Musical B@man did not feature a female lead. Honestly I forgot about Lex.

[dont-leafmealone]

heard you wanted to talk about your elaborate playlists?👀👀👀

oh you are unleashing a storm here XD

so I think the coolest duo of playlists i have are my Sokka and Yue ones. They have so much overlap because the characters themselves are so intertwined - Yue's an excellent character in her own right, but we perceive her almost entirely through Sokka, and Sokka's arc is undeniably shaped by Yue.

Sokka's playlist has the following;

Son of Man by Phil Collins (from the Tarzan soundtrack) - I think it fits Sokka's arc well, growing and becoming wiser and stronger, but not *quite* a man yet.

I'm Still Here by John Rzeznik (from the Treasure Planet soundtrack) - this one was actually on my Jet playlist first, but then I realized it fits Sokka really well. Especially paired with the scene from the movie it's in, where the main character watches his father leave on a ship, and struggles with not having a father figure to fill the space.

If I Believed by Dylan Saunders (from Twisted: The Untold Story Of A Royal Vizier) - the reason for this one I think can be summed up with the line: 'science says you're dead and gone forever / reason says I'm talking to the air / but deep within my heart / some secret hidden part / illogically insists that you are there'. it fits him and his grief and the struggle between his logical mind and his heart so well.

The Ghost Of You by My Chemical Romance - another one I picked because of how it relates to both his grief over Yue and especially the guilt he internalized after losing her.

No Way by Darren Criss, Bonnie Gruesen, Lauren Lopez and Joey Richter (from A Very Potter Sequel) - this one's a kind of goofy little song from a harry potter parody musical, but it definitely encapsulates Sokka's can-do, no-nonsense attitude, leadership, and strategism to a T.

Meanwhile on Yue's side of things we have:

What The Water Gave Me by Florence + The Machine - this song fits her well, I feel like. While the lyrics seem to be about a suicide, it also fits Yue's sacrifice to bring back the moon spirit, giving back 'what the water gave her', her family bargaining with fate to keep her alive - it all aligns very well to me.

Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) by Florence + The Machine - also fitting the theme of sacrifice, this song feels like what I imagine Yue felt, choosing to sacrifice her life. Having to steel her courage and make peace with it.

I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No by BlackHawk - this one's fun because it works for both Yue and Sokka, but I really enjoy it being hers. The song is from the point of view of a man in love with a married woman, asking her to stay away so he won't be tempted, but in the show we see that Yue is the one who has trouble being around Sokka because she likes him too much.

Annabel by The Duhks - a song about mourning a lost loved one, asking after their spirit. It's on my Sokka playlist, but the sound of it is very Yue, I think, and in this context the song is *to* Yue so it's on her playlist too. I really like the line 'Annabel, Annabel, are you free? / will you wrap me in your legacy?'. It seems like something Sokka would ask while talking to himself and the moon, as I imagine he probably does.

Moonlight by Grace VanderWaal - a little on the nose with this one XD but I think lyrically it fits her (and Azula, but in a very different way). 'a doll made out of glass / all her friends think that she's great / but I can see through it all and she's about to break' fits so well to me. Her 'breaking' being taking charge of her life, giving herself agency, and choosing to save her people, doing what's best for them - on her own terms, not the ones someone else picked out.

I probably oughta stop here, this got really long lol.

[femslashspuffy]

I finally realized who grace chasity reminds me of. She acts just like Bonnie Gruesen in avps

Like that's the same character ok

[harry-potter-archive]

A Very Potter Musical by Team Starkid

Description: Youtube Playlist (23/23 Videos)

Summary: Harry and his pals are in for adventure when the Dark Lord returns from the dead to take revenge on The Boy Who Lived! So take a ride on Voldemort’s flying machine and get ready to go back to Hogwarts!

Published: Youtube; 2009 Last Updated: 2016

Cast: Harry Potter - Darren Criss Ron Weasley - Joey Richter Hermione Granger - Bonnie Gruesen Ginny Weasley - Jamie Lynn Beatty Draco Malfoy - Lauren Lopez Quirinus Quirrell - Brian Rosenthal Lord Voldemort - Joe Walker Albus Dumbledore - Dylan Saunders Severus Snape - Joe Moses Bellatrix Lestrange - Britney Coleman Cedric Diggory/Cornellus Fudge - Tyler Brunsman Cho Chang - Devin Lytle Neville Longbottom - Richard Campbell Vincent Crabbe - Julia Albain Lavender Brown - Sango Tajima Gregory Goyle - Jim Povolo Pansy Parkinson/Molly Weasley - Lily Marks

Crew: Director - Matt Lang Assistant Director - Nick Lang Writer - Brian Hoden Music - Darren Criss & A.J. Holmes

[twodoorsnotone]

was bonnie gruesen homophobic or am I making this up to be hateful for no reason

[theodorebasmanov]

I’ve watched “A Very Potter Sequel” and God, I wasn’t disappointed! The only thing that bothers me a little – it seems that there are more jokes… lower than the belt than it was in the first one, or is it just me? Well, I don’t have something against those jokes – just noticing. (Spoilers!) Well, they just couldn’t not show us the first year – how everybody met, got sorted, start their classes and play quidditch. We also got some Marauders’ stories. Because yes, it’s the first year, but still has so much stuff mixed – Lupin and Sirius (oh, a little Wolfstar fan in me was so happy) Umbridge and Dumbledore missing, and time travelling Malfoys… Yes! Lucious Malfoy. O. My. Devil. He’s so handsome! (I know, that it’s the same actor as Cedric Diggory) And he dances all the time! He can’t make a single simple step – all is choreographed. He also has too much eyeliner, but since Brian and Pat taught us (“Gill and Gilbert”, episode 14), that eyeliner equals magic, I think it’s reasonable. Enjoyed seeing Joe Walker (yes, I’ve learned his name) as Umbridge – he was remarkable. Fabulous. If he had spoken normally, I think, I might have even fallen for this character. Do you think I didn’t cry? Of course, you didn’t think so, you know me too well. I cried on “Guys Like Potter” because it makes me feel feelings and I shed a happy tear during the bows when the whole cast was singing “Going back to Hogwarts”. Totally watching the next part. P.S. One thing which was unclear for me was Narcissa and Dobby and how could she “choreograph an affair” with him, but then I remembered that Hagrid’s parents existed in canon and rejoiced that Dobby was at least an adult elf for sure.

[sidekickajustim]

Wow, who knew that ranting to someone about avpm would give you the title Gay Harry Potter?

take this as why you should rant about quirrelmort and scarfy

[incorrect-sk-universe]

Voldemort: I'm a reverse necromancer.

Hermione: Isn't that just killing people?

Voldemort: Ah, technicality.

[starcanwrecked-confessions]

i don't really know what happened with bonnie, she was great as hermione BUT meredith outshined her when she preformed in avpsy

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[kizzys]

Starkid Rewatch: A Very Potter Musical 🧙‍♀️✨

Rumbleroar on the logo how did i not see this before

Starkid really said you can have a half-asian Harry Potter, as a treat

It isn't even funny how I know every single line in a nine minute song

Its a bop

Bitch I ain't cho chang! Iconic

My brother mentioned that Tyler looks a lot like Jon and now I can't unsee it

Tom felton who? I only know lauren lopez

Dylan's voice 😍

Joe's Snape voice is the greatest thing ever

And so is the entire port key scene

yes I'm talking about this scene

the squirrel has entered the chat

I can't describe the feeling I feel every time draco rolls around on the ground to punctuate every sentence but it. is. incredible.

Noone went into avpm expecting to walk out shipping quirrel and voldemort but here we are

I watch you wipe your butt daily...you can call me voldemort, we're there

I COMMAND YOU TO GET UP AND...FOLD THEM ATLEAST

Ron is always eating something in literally every scene that we see him in and honestly he is who I aspire to be

You're cuter than a guinea pig, i wanna take you up to winnipeg THATS IN CANADAA

Look at these boyfriends being all drunk and giggly and adorable

They are HUGGING and brian looks like an angel 😇

GRANGER DANGERRRRR

Can we appreciate the costume choices here? Voldy looks badass

It gives me immense joy to know that they spent a third of their budget in a giant chocolate bar that was onstage for a total of like 10 seconds

You are acting like garfield on a monday

Kiss the planet goodbye? HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT PIGFARTS ARE YOU? [slides aggressively on the table]

I have a crush on bellatrix

I mean look at her!

Now two people are mad at meeeee

Draco's homemade dark mark is peak comedy

A renaissance painting

We all talk about the zefron poster but noone ever talks about dumbledore's hsm t-shirt

The medallion says that's dumb so we're not gonna do that

This is the best portrayal of molly weasley ever. Unparalleled

Holy shit mom you killed her! I thought you were going to tuck in her shirt or make her do the dishes

I love you all. Except for you draco I can't fucking stand you

He just moves around the fucking curtain I love this

Baby AJ and carlos laughing in the background

Oh no its that scene

You know the one

The softest scene in this whole play

Hey you

So you came back? I came home

I'm crying

They both have the softest fucking expressions on their faces here 🥺

I love them