Chapter Sixteen
Hamilton Leroy Dane III’s New Lion King
It’s the night of the play, and once again, Ham is making a speech.
This time, though, he’s not talking to his camera. He’s standing backstage, giving one last pep talk to the cast of Hamilton Leroy Dane III’s New Lion King. That’s not what it’s actually called, but it might as well be, considering how much Ham has warped it.
“Remember what I told you,” says Ham. “This’ll never work if you overdo it. You want the audience to be crying, but not, like, in a bad way. In a good way.”
The cast members all nod enthusiastically.
“Of course, you don’t want to underdo it, either. Uh, so I guess you’ll just have to make your own decisions in the moment. But you really can’t afford to mess it up, because if you overact with this kind of ma
