though the two don’t speak. Gussie quickly laps up Chick when he finishes singing and Pinky tries to get Teddy drunk and take her back to his cabin. Before anything more happens, it starts raining and everyone runs for cover. Teddy stops by Pinky’s cabin ostensibly to pick up an umbrella, but he has other ideas. He spikes Teddy’s drink and attempts to take advantage of her (“Relax”). Itchy comes over to talk with Pinky and a panicked Teddy hides in the bathroom while Pinky attempts to get rid of Itchy. By the time Itchy leaves, Teddy has emerged from the bathroom with an empty glass wearing the sexy dress she won in the beauty contest. Chick enters the bunk with Teddy’s engagement ring, and finding her there, attempts to force the ring on her finger. If she’s engaged, she should act like it. She tells him to mind his own business. He puts the ring on the night table and leaves. Pinky prepares to take her to bed; unfortunately, while he’s in the bathroom getting changed, she falls asleep. Pinky, not knowing what else to do, slips the engagement ring on Teddy’s hand. The next morning outside the social hall, Herman has come to bring Teddy home. No one seems to know where Teddy is, and Herman is not too happy about this. Itchy and Marvin also bemoan the fact that their girlfriends are nowhere to be found. They then realize that the girls have spent the whole night dancing to Be-Bop records in the music library. Fay and some of the other kids enter dancing like “cool cats” (“Where Did the Night Go? - Be-bop Version”). Muscles takes the guests off to play basketball, and Teddy enters, finding Herman. It appears that even though nothing happened between Teddy and Pinky, Pinky is out accepting congratulations for his conquest. Even though Herman shouldn’t accept Teddy’s behaviour, he is ready to forgive and forget. He wants to take Teddy back to New York where the two can get married. Her goes to get the car. Itchy returns to tell everyone that he’s been fired from his job as Boat Boy, too. He forgot to tie up the boats last night during the storm and they all floated away. Teddy spots Chick escorting a new girl to her cabin and informs him that she’s leaving. He’s aloof, but polite. Itchy, overhearing the conversation, chastises Teddy for not putting up a fight. Chick doesn’t even know the truth about what happened between her and Pinky. Itchy wants her to go over to the big camp basketball game and make Pinky, the referee, tell the truth. Teddy is flattered that Itchy cares so much. His kind words really give her a lift. And she returns the sentiment in kind (“Flattery”). She agrees to go to the game. In the game, the camp team (led by Muscles) plays the waiter team (led by Chick). Itchy arrives and disrupts the game so badly that Muscles declares the game officially over. Teddy confronts Pinky and asks him why he’s telling everyone she succumbed to him last night. He claims that he did no such thing; however, the rest of the camp is having a great time insinuating that Teddy is now a loose woman. Pinky resists because he doesn’t want to tarnish his reputation, but Fay gets him to tell the truth. Herman hears this and is relieved. Teddy gives a kiss to Chick and gets in the car and leaves with Herman. It’s obvious that she doesn’t want to go, but Chick does nothing to stop her. Muscles, frustrated with the interruption of his game, quits on the spot. Kandel panics! Who’s going to run the camp? Itchy, of course! Itchy immediately organizes everyone to dance. Suddenly, Herman re-enters with two suitcases, which he lays down. Teddy runs to Chick and falls into his arms. Before Herman goes, however, he gives Chick the engagement ring, which Chick slips on Teddy’s finger (“Wish You Were Here - Reprise”). CASTING: - 25 parts, 8 principals. Total cast, 47-60 Teddy and Chick, romantic leads who act, sing, and dance. Fay, semi-comic blonde bombshell who sings and dances. Itchy, comic character man, good dancer who sings.
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