Day 3: Favourite scene/musical number
My favourite scene is when Alyssa comes out in front of her mother, in front of everyone. Alyssa’s coming out starts during ‘Tonight Belongs To You’
“Mom I want you to know what’s going to happen tonight, you need to know that-”
Alyssa wants to tell her Mom that she’s gay but she just gets shot down. Maybe Mrs.Greene knows what Alyssa is going to say but she doesn’t want to accept it
Alyssa tries coming out again before she goes into the gym with her Mom. She has been watching Emma’s ‘Unruly Heart’ video over and over again and her mother gives out to her for it
“Aren’t you tired of watching that yet?”
The truth is, Alyssa keeps watching the video to find courage. She has expressed in the show that she can do anything, as long as Emma is by her side. Although they’re split up, Alyssa finds the courage to come out from Emma.
“Can we talk? Things are getting really crazy. We have to talk about what’s really going on here. We can’t keep avoiding this just because it’s uncomfortable. I love you and the stupid thing is-”
Once again Alyssa is stopped. Her Mom knows what she is trying to say but she won’t let her.
“You just don’t understand, this is not who you really are. Whatever you’re feeling right now is because of those people. They’re putting these ideas in your head”
Alyssa finally breaks and says she doesn’t want to be apart of her Mom’s shit anymore. This scene leads into when she finally comes out, with no one stopping her.
“Mom you have to stop talking for a minute and listen ok? Mom just listen. People don’t turn gay, they are who they are. I know how you were raised but the world is a different place now. It’s not great but it’s better because of people who have the courage to be themselves, people like her. I don’t want to hurt you, I don’t want to hurt anyone I just want to be me. So here it goes. I LOVE YOU EMMA NOLAN”
Alyssa shouts that final line out loud for everyone to hear. She finally felt able to be herself. This scene means a lot to me because I understand how Alyssa feels. I understand wanting to be myself but not wanting to disappoint anyone in the process. Alyssa’s fear of anyone finding out about her is so clear throughout the whole show, but she does it. She manages to come out. And not just to her mother. To everyone. She lets everyone know who she is and who she loves. This scene makes me so proud and makes me cry at the same time, every time.
(Yes I know everything I’ve posted so far is to do with Alyssa but she just means so much to me)
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