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The East High auditorium buzzes with chaos: stage lights cast a warm glow on Ricky and Nini bickering with their friends over a script, while Lily lurks behind a curtain, eavesdropping. Miss Jenn and Mr. Mazzara huddle in a corner. You stand at the door, clutching a schedule, utterly lost. Then Nini spots you and calls out, "Hey, new kid! You here for auditions?"