Gravity Falls High School almost always had something going on. Gravity Falls was an interesting town to begin with, but the teenagers of the town were already unusual (what could be more unusual then puberty after all) so the halls of the High School were almost always buzzing with something new and exciting. For freshman twins Dipper and Mabel Pines it was a wonderful rush to be a part of, and Mabel especially was always more than willing to dive into the weirdness headfirst.
That's why no one was surprised when she rushed into the cafeteria holding a flyer and practically dancing as she ran, "HAMILTON! OUR SCHOOL IS PUTTING ON A PRODUCTION OF HAMILTON! OH JOY! OH RAPTURE!" she said jumping up and down.
Dipper laughed at his twin sister. He knew that Hamilton was her favorite play of all time…. well it was her favorite soundtrack of all time…she hadn't actually seen the show. She had begged her Grunkle Stan and Ford for tickets, but when Stan saw the prices he just laughed.
"Why don't you try out Mabel?" the calm, cool, redheaded senior Wendy said reclining back in her chair, "Mr. Martin is totally cool, the fact that you are an underclassman won't be an issue, so long as you've got the skills,"
Mabel suddenly got a worried look on her face, "I want to…but what if I don't have the skills?"
Wendy ruffled the girl's hair, "you won't know unless you try…. I'm auditioning too. I can help if you want," Wendy offered graciously. Wendy had sort of taken on the role of being a female role model for Mabel. A few years back she and Dipper had lost their mom and dad in a car accident and now resided in the home of their great-uncles (and adoptive fathers) Stan and Ford, and Mabel loved her family with all of her heart, but sometimes it was hard being the only girl in the family. Especially in light of a particularly traumatizing experience with a disturbed young man named Bradley Edwards who senselessly tried to rob everything from her.
Hearing that Wendy was auditioning suddenly got Dipper very interested. He had a not so secret crush in Wendy and had since he was twelve years old, and even though at the time they were just friends it was Dipper's deep longing to prove they could be more. "I'll audition too sis! You know…. if it will help with your nerves!" Dipper said trying to hide his true motives.
Mabel gave that positive and determined smile that everyone loved about her, "alright! Let's do this!" she said as the three of them high fived.
After school they all reconvened at Dipper and Mabel's home at the "world famous" mystery shack their Grunkles operated together. Ford would bring in artifacts and oddities from his travels and studies, and Stan would make up strange and mysterious (and mostly false) information about them.
Stan and Ford were about to greet the three of them, but they rushed past them. Mabel feeling bad for shoving them aside called out, "sorry guys! We are making theatre magic happen!" Stan and Ford looked at each other and shrugged, neither of them knew much about parenthood prior to having the blessing bestowed upon them, but they both knew Mabel enough to know that when that girl set her mind to something there was no stopping her, so it was best not to try.
The three of them sat in the living room with the soundtrack quietly playing in the background while they discussed the audition process, how many would audition, and what parts they would like to get.
"I think that Angelica is pretty cool, I mean she's so smart at a time when women weren't…. plus she was like America's first feminist besides I think that her love for Alexander's mind is awesome," Wendy said in that chill manner.
Dipper perked up, "I'm gonna go out for Alexander!" he said making the decision without really thinking.
Mabel shoved him, "ummm we would have a big problem if you went out for Alexander bro, cause I'm gonna be Eliza!" Mabel said looking at Dipper as they let the gross implications set in and both burst out laughing at the crazy idea.
"Wow Mabel the lead…. are you sure?" Wendy said nervously. She wanted Mabel to reach for the stars, but at the same time she didn't know if Mabel had the chops (particularly in the vocal department) to carry such an important role.
"I know I can do this…. if I believe in myself," she said dramatically quoting that silly television show she loved when she was younger (and still occasionally watched as a high schooler).
Wendy smiled at the girl's optimism. After all the hardship she had gone through, why shouldn't she be entitled to her hopes and dreams? "Alright then…. let's get this rehearsal started!"
