the song Chick sang in the waiter’s show last year. It’s about a boy and a girl who met at camp, and the following season she didn’t come back (“Wish You Were Here”). They run into Fay who had gone to Eagle Rock with Muscles but was interrupted by a scheming Itchy. When she leaves, Chick explains that he can’t get involved with Teddy - he’s putting all his time and attention towards Law School. Teddy understands, she too can’t get involved, though she doesn’t tell Chick the reason why. Chick thinks this is perfect. Chick has trouble with the socializing part of his job, because all the girls he is supposed to romance want long-term contacts. Since Teddy does not, he asks her if she will spend the next two weeks with him. She happily agrees. They dance the last dance of the evening together and go off to bed - alone (“Where Did the Night Go”). A week later, Muscles is exhausting everyone on the athletic field. Itchy must cancel evening activities because everyone is too tired to show up. Kandel tells Itchy that if the social events don’t pick up, Itchy will lose his job as social director. Meanwhile, Pinky tells Teddy he has just ordered a new formal dress in her size that is meant to be the prize for the Miss Karefree bathing beauty contest. He’s one of the judges and wants her to enter. Teddy ignores this obvious pass and goes off with Chick. Fay flirts with Muscles and Itchy gets increasingly jealous. Teddy and Chick return on Chick’s bicycle and are greeted by the entire camp. Though they see their relationship as a friendship, everyone else sees a blossoming romance (“Certain Individuals”). Everyone leaves except for the spurned Itchy who watches Fay ride off on Muscles’ shoulders. Itchy decides that he has got to get some new social ideas that will excite the girls. He decides to have a candlelight evening in the social hall. He figures that will be so romantic that all the girls will forget Muscles and his sports events. Unfortunately, his plan backfires when the Social Hall catches fire. Kandel is so mad at Itchy that he demotes him to Boat House Boy and puts Muscles in charge of all social events. The next day Chick takes Teddy out to Eagle Rock, yelling at Pinky to stay away from her. When Teddy asks what has come over him, Chick reveals that he loves Teddy. He proposes marriage and imagines how his friends would react to their going out together to museums and cultural events (“They Won’t Know Me”). Teddy tells Chick that not only is she already engaged, she meant to get married next week. Even though she, too, loves Chick she can’t call off the wedding. Rather than talk anymore about it, they go back to the camp. Back at the boathouse, we find Itchy has been demoted to Boat Boy. Teddy and Chick return from Eagle Rock and Chick confronts Fay about Teddy’s engagement. She confesses that she knew all along that Teddy was engaged and gives Teddy her ring back. The girls enter in their bathing suits - ready for the Miss Camp Karefree Contest. Gussie, one of the available girls rushes forward and shows Chick that she has no ring on her finger. He asks her out and plans on cheering for her in the contest. Teddy, hurt, decides that she too will enter the contest, in retaliation. Pinky is thrilled to have the chance to put the moves on Teddy (“Summer Afternoon”). Pinky naturally picks Teddy to win the contest. He shows her the gorgeous new dress. In return, she gives him a kiss, and in a jealous fit, Chick pushes Pinky into the pool. Kandel has Chick restrained and threatens to fire him. Pinky delights in watching this happen to Chick and laughs. Teddy, upset at seeing Chick humiliated, pushes Pinky into the pool. Nevertheless, Chick still leaves with Gussie and Teddy watches them go, crying. Act II The act opens the evening after the beauty contest with the camp sitting around a campfire (“Where Did the Night Go? - Reprise”). Fay returns to tell Pinky that Teddy won’t meet him. She’s too ashamed of the way things have gone. Teddy’s been talking to her mother in New York, and Fay suspects that Herman may be back to pick Teddy up soon. Pinky thinks if Teddy hears them having fun, she’ll come join them. Itchy performs a rousing number that he hopes will both draw out Teddy and win Fay back (“Don Jose”). Unfortunately, Fay ends up kissing Muscles at the end of the song. Itchy has a jealous fight with Muscles over Fay. She breaks up the fight. Chick returns to apologize to Pinky though there still is a great deal of tension between the two of them. Fay passes drinks to around to the fighting men and tells them just to get along for tonight (“Everybody Love Everybody”). When Teddy’s name is called over the P.A. to come and get her long-distance call, Pinky convinces Chick to sing to Teddy. Swallowing his drink, he does (“Wish You Were Here”). Teddy enters the scene and sees Chick
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