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Beach City or Bust: The Tale of William Dewey (also known as "Beach City or Bust") is a play originally written by Mayor Dewey, and later revised by Pearl, in which William Dewey (portrayed by Steven Universe), the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Mayor Dewey, sets forth to explore unexplored land. The first performance was produced by Jamie, who portrays Buddy, Dewey's firstmate. It was first shown in "Historical Friction".

The play pays historical and political homage to the founding of Beach City and marks the acting debut of Jamie. It is also the first Beach City Theatre performance shown in the series.

The play is notable for its evaluation of Gem history and prompts the idea of Gems inhabiting the Beach City area as early as the nineteenth century.

Cast

The first production was prominently displayed in the episode "Historical Friction". The cast included:

Jamie as Buddy
Steven Universe as William Dewey
Jamie as Pearl
Jamie as Garnet
Jamie as Amethyst (voiced, manipulated)
Jamie as Obsidian (Rose fusion) (voice)

Reception

The play was warmly received by the audience, fourteen Beach City residents, laughing along at times and applauding, before joining in a "Mayor Dewey" chant once the play had ended. Mayor Bill Dewey himself was not fond of the changes made by Pearl to his script at first, particularly the portrayal of William Dewey, but by the end regarded it so highly (perhaps due to his political promotion within the play) as to appoint Jamie as Lead Director of Beach City Community Theater.

Cultural references

The line "it is the east, and we are the Crystal Gems" is a reference to the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
Buddy refers to Dewey as "O Captain! My Captain!", a nod to the Walt Whitman poem of the same name and perhaps to its well-known quotation in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.

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-|name = Beach City Or Bust: The Tale of William Dewey
+|name         = Beach City Or Bust: The Tale of William Dewey
 |participants = [[Steven Universe (character)|Steven Universe]]<br />[[Jamie]]
-|location = [[Beach City Stage]]
+|location     = [[Beach City Stage]]
-|Type = Play
+|Type         = Play
+|attendees    =
-|attendees = [[Barbara Miller]], [[Sour Cream]], [[Bill Dewey]], [[Buck Dewey]], [[Peedee Fryman]], [[Ronaldo Fryman]], [[Lars]], [[Jenny Pizza]], [[Kiki Pizza]], [[Nanefua Pizza]], [[Pearl]], [[Sadie Miller]], and [[Mr. Smiley]]
+[[Barbara Miller]]<br>
+[[Sour Cream]]<br>
+[[Bill Dewey]]<br>
+[[Buck Dewey]]<br>
+[[Peedee Fryman]]<br>
+[[Ronaldo Fryman]]<br>
+[[Lars]]<br>
+[[Jenny Pizza]]<br>
+[[Kiki Pizza]]<br>
+[[Nanefua Pizza]]<br>
+[[Pearl]]<br>
+[[Sadie Miller]]<br>
+[[Harold Smiley]]<br>
+[[Minor Characters/Humans#Suitcase Sam|Suitcase Sam]]
 }}
-'''''"Beach City or Bust: The Tale of William Dewey"''''' (also known as '''''Beach City or Bust''''') is a play originally written by [[Bill Dewey|Mayor Dewey]], and later revised by [[Pearl]], in which [[William Dewey]] (portrayed by [[Steven Universe (character)|Steven Universe]]), the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Mayor Dewey, sets forth to explore unexplored land. The first performance was produced by [[Jamie]], who portrays [[Buddy]], Dewey's firstmate It was first shown in "[[Historical Friction]]".
+'''Beach City or Bust: The Tale of William Dewey''' (also known as '''"Beach City or Bust"''') is a play originally written by [[Bill Dewey|Mayor Dewey]], and later revised by [[Pearl]], in which [[Minor Characters/Humans#William Dewey|William Dewey]] (portrayed by [[Steven Universe (character)|Steven Universe]]), the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Mayor Dewey, sets forth to explore unexplored land. The first performance was produced by [[Jamie]], who portrays [[Minor Characters/Humans#Buddy|Buddy]], Dewey's firstmate. It was first shown in "[[Historical Friction]]".
-The play pays historical and political homage to the founding of [[Beach City]], and marks the acting debut of Jamie. It is also the first Beach City Theatre performance shown in the series.
+The play pays historical and political homage to the founding of [[Beach City]] and marks the acting debut of Jamie. It is also the first Beach City Theatre performance shown in the series.
-The play is notable for its evaluation of [[Gems|Gem]] history, and prompts the idea of Gems inhabiting the Beach City area as early as the nineteenth century.
+The play is notable for its evaluation of [[Gems|Gem]] history and prompts the idea of Gems inhabiting the Beach City area as early as the nineteenth century.
 ==Cast==
 The first production was prominently displayed in the episode "Historical Friction". The cast included:
-*[[Jamie]] as [[Buddy]]
+*[[Jamie]] as [[Minor Characters/Humans#Buddy|Buddy]]
-*[[Steven Universe (character)|Steven Universe]] as [[William Dewey]]
+*[[Steven Universe (character)|Steven Universe]] as [[Minor Characters/Humans#William Dewey|William Dewey]]
 *Jamie as [[Pearl]]
 *Jamie as [[Garnet]]
 *Jamie as [[Amethyst]] (voiced, manipulated)
-*Jamie as an [[Unknown Fusion Gem|unknown gem fusion]] (voice)
+*Jamie as [[Obsidian (Rose fusion)]] (voice)
 == Reception ==
-The play was warmly received by the audience, fourteen Beach City residents, laughing along at times and applauding, before joining in a "Mayor Dewey" chant once the play had ended. [[Bill Dewey|Mayor Bill Dewey]] himself was not fond of the changes made by [[Pearl]] to his script at first, particularly the portrayal of [[William Dewey]], but by the end regarded it so highly (perhaps due to his political promotion within the play) as to appoint Jamie as Lead Director of Beach City Community Theater.
+The play was warmly received by the audience, fourteen Beach City residents, laughing along at times and applauding, before joining in a "Mayor Dewey" chant once the play had ended. [[Bill Dewey|Mayor Bill Dewey]] himself was not fond of the changes made by Pearl to his script at first, particularly the portrayal of [[Minor Characters/Humans#William Dewey|William Dewey]], but by the end regarded it so highly (perhaps due to his political promotion within the play) as to appoint Jamie as Lead Director of Beach City Community Theater.
 == Cultural references ==