Zoey Chambers

Zoey Chambers is a character in the Hatchetfield Universe. She is a barista at Beanies as well as an aspiring actress. She features in The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Honey Queen and Workin' Boys and is mentioned in Forever and Always and Killer Track. She is played by Mariah Rose Faith Casillas.

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals[]

Zoey first appears when Paul visits Beanies during his shift at CCRP. When Emma gets reprimanded by her manager Nora for not singing when customers tip, Emma asks if Zoey could just do the singing, causing Nora to almost fire her. Emma then tells her boss that she finds the singing embarrassing, it is at this point Zoey appears and tells Nora that she thinks that the singing policy is a great idea. This annoys Emma, who asks why she isn't working, prompting Zoey to tell her she's on vocal rest. Emma then tricks her into speaking louder, and she becomes irritated, leaving to get a tea with honey to save her throat.

That evening, after her shift at Beanies, Zoey goes on a date with Sam to go see Mamma Mia at the Starlight Theater. While she's there, the meteor crashes into the theater, infecting everyone there, including Zoey. It can then be assumed that she then went on to infect Nora. The next day at Beanies, Zoey and Nora join Emma in doing a special dance they choreographed when people tip. However, when they reach what Emma assumes to be the end of the dance, the two women continue dancing, much to Emma's confusion and annoyance. Emma then tries to quit her job, but the infected baristas tell her that she can't. Suddenly all around them the customers begin coughing as they have drank the coffee that is revealed to have been infected with blue goo, causing them to become a part of the hive. The two baristas and the shop's customers then attempt to kill Emma and Paul, but they get away.

Later in the show, Zoey hijacks the P.E.I.P. helicopter Emma and Paul intend to use to get off Hatchetfield island. She poses as the helicopter driver and attempts to shoot the two, but Paul kicks her arm, causing her to shoot the helicopter blades itself, causing the vehicle to crash. Zoey is not seen again after the crash.

Forever and Always[]

Zoey is mentioned in Forever and Always as being a guest at the wedding of Paul Perkins and Emma Matthews. She gave them a vegan cookbook as a wedding gift.

Honey Queen[]

Zoey first appears when she arrives at the Hatchetfield Rec Center to sign up for the Honey Queen Pageant. She cuts in front of Linda and applies for the contest. Linda tries to say she's not allowed to compete but Zoey mocks her and warns her not to fuck with her as she's her worst nightmare.

The following week, Zoey goes to visit her Mima at her retirement home Chestnut Estates and sits and watches Fox News with her. After a while, Zoey outs her brother Zach to her grandmother causing him to be cut from her will, making Zoey the sole inheritor. Zoey is collected from the retirement home by Sam and the two go and find a spot near the edge of Witchwood Forest where they have sex and share a joint. While this is happening, Linda's personal investigator Malone snaps pictures of Zoey and Sam together and gives them to Linda the next day.

That evening, Zoey and Linda attends rehearsals for the pageant, led by the volunteer director Professor Hidgens. After rehearsal Linda approaches Zoey and shows her the photos Malone took, threatening to show them to her grandmother.

The next day, Linda is horrified to discover that Zoey hasn't dropped out of the competition as Sam and Zoey conspired to kill Zoey's Mima and she starts to formulate a new plan. Linda employs the help of the Homeless Man and he and Gerald visit Zoey at Beanie's. The Homeless Man pretends to be a Broadway casting director and Gerald pretends to be his assistant. The two pretend to be looking for a lead for a new Broadway show, prompting Zoey to want to prove herself to him. Linda pays people entering the coffee shop to tip Zoey, causing her to continue to sing all day, wearing out her voice.

The next day is the day of the festival and Zoey awakens to find she's lost her voice due to all the singing. That evening, Zoey is sitting in a dressing room attempting to get her voice to come back when she's approached by Linda who reveals she sent the Homeless Man to pose as a casting director to purposefully get Zoey to spend the day singing. Later, the Honey Queen Pageant begins with the first section being the questions portion of the show. While Hidgens asks the other girls questions, Zoey slips off stage and threatens the Cineplex Teen into giving her an easy question, which she answers flawlessly, quickly getting the crowd on her side. She also gets him to give Linda a difficult question.

The next portion of the pageant is the talent portion and soon Zoey is called up to perform a song. Despite sending Hailey get honey to try and heal her voice, Zoey is unable to and she is booed off the stage. After this, Linda arrives on stage to perform, she does a rap and dance routine and the crowd goes wild. Zoey is horrified thinking she's lost when she begins to formulate a plan: she gets Sam to kidnap River. She uses Linda's love for her son to try and blackmail her into dropping out of the competition.

While distracting Zoey, Linda is able to grab a baton and hits Zoey over the head with it, sending the girls phone flying. The two begin to fight in the dark shadows of the Starlight Theater. Linda is hiding under a workbench when she is discovered by Zoey who tries to hit her with a fire extinguisher but misses, hitting her own phone instead. While Zoey mourns her phone, Linda runs and begins to climb up a ladder to the catwalk above the stage. Linda and Zoey fight on the catwalk, with Linda wrapping a rope around Zoey's neck. Zoey manages to throw Linda over the catwalk so she's hanging on only by her hands. Zoey stamps on Linda's hand breaking her fingers, causing her to be forced to only hang on by one hand. Zoey gloats at Linda saying she wants her to die knowing she will be Honey Queen. However, as Zoey gloats Linda grabs the sandbag attached to the end of the rope around Zoey's neck and throws it over the catwalk, causing Zoey to be lifted into the air and hanged.

Killer Track[]

Zoey is mentioned in Killer Track when Hailey approaches the Honey Seller. She informs the woman that Zoey has lost her voice and is about to compete in the pageant but when the woman says she'll be able to help the girl make Zoey's voice better, Hailey interrupts saying instead she wants to make Zoey's voice worse.

Workin' Boys[]

Zoey features in Workin' Boys as one of the cast members of Workin' Girls. She first appears in rehearsals for the show where she plays the role of Henrietta. Zoey is constantly complimented by Hidgens throughout the rehearsal process for her performance.

On opening night of the play, Zoey performs in the show and while not on stage she watches the show from the wings with Professor Hidgens. She comments to Hidgens that the audience are seemingly enjoying the show as they're laughing but Hidgens remarks they're laughing at all the wrong parts. Following the end of Act 1, Zoey appears annoyed suggesting that her singing was flat. Hailey attempts to tell Zoey that she was good in the show but is told to shut up. Zoey and the rest of the cast are then approached by Hidgens who tells them there's been "some last minute cuts". Hidgens then kills the shows' entire cast. Upon the curtains reopening for Act 2, Hidgens can be seen attempting to drag Zoey's body away.

Personality and Traits[]

Zoey is an entirely self-absorbed person, she cares for no one but herself and never does anything that won't further her own self-interest. Zoey is entirely driven by her quest for stardom, she dreams of being a star on Broadway and she's willing to risk it all to get that dream. Zoey has very little care for other people and only forms relationships with people whom she can gain something from such as Sam and his power as a cop and her grandmother's fortune. Zoey has no loyalty to anyone and is willing to leave them when they no longer serve a purpose to her. She is also willing to kill and betray others in order to get what she wants. Zoey places a lot of emphasis on her abilities as a performer and believes her voice to be her biggest strength. Zoey greatly fears being a nobody in the world and hates the idea of living in obscurity.

Skills[]

• Acting- Zoey is a highly skilled actress. She has been performing since third grade and majored in theatre at college and. She is the star actress of the Hatchetfield Community Players.
• Singing- Zoey is very skilled at singing. She sings as part of her job with Beanie's "tip for a song" policy as well as in her work in musical theatre.

Relationships[]

Sam Sweetly[]

Sam Sweetly is Zoey's boyfriend. Sam appears to care a lot for Zoey and is willing to do anything for her, including commit crimes. However, it appears as if Zoey doesn't actually care about Sam and instead only likes the power that he gives her due to his status as a cop and was fully intending to leave him once she made her way out of Hatchetfield. Zoey cares very little that Sam is married and has no care about how this may effect Charlotte.

Linda Monroe[]

Linda Monroe is Zoey's enemy and rival in the Honey Queen Pageant. The two are both ruthlessly ambitious and are willing to do whatever it takes to beat the other at the pageant. Their relationship consists of insulting the other and crafting elaborate plans in the hope of getting the other to drop out of the pageant. The two hate each other and it ultimately ends with Zoey dying.

Hailey Dilmore[]

Hailey Dilmore is Zoey's roommate and friend. Hailey is extremely loyal to Zoey, viewing her as an inspiration and a mentor. Despite this, Zoey is extremely cruel to Hailey. She constantly insults Hailey, calling her "small and inconsequential" in her bio in the Workin' Girls playbill alongside saying that Hailey has a "limited range as an actress" and is "not pretty enough". Despite this, Hailey is still extremely supportive of Zoey.

Initially in Nightmare Time 2, Hailey appears to get along with Zoey. However, it is revealed that Hailey actually hates Zoey due to how she talks down to her. She eventually sabotages Zoey at the Honey Queen Pageant as she wants her to feel like a worm.

In Workin' Boys, Hailey is still extremely supportive of Zoey though Zoey consistently brushes her off and ignores her.

Professor Hidgens[]

Professor Hidgens is Zoey's acquaintance and frequent collaborator. Zoey is Hidgen's favorite actress within the town of Hatchetfield. Hidgens views Zoey as extremely talented and she is one of the only people Hidgens will compliment in terms of their acting ability. However, Zoey only cares for Hidgens when he can offer her something such as an acting role or victory in the Honey Queen Pageant and Hidgens is willing to betray Zoey for his musical, Workin' Boys. Ultimately, the two will work together to a point as long it will benefit both of them.

Emma Perkins[]

Emma Perkins is Zoey's co-worker. Emma finds Zoey obnoxious and irritating. In return Zoey thinks that Emma is a loser.

In The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Emma remarks about how much she dislikes her co-worker and plays a trick on her, getting her to speak loudly while on vocal rest.

Zach Chambers[]

Zach Chambers is Zoey's brother. The two have an extremely strained and difficult relationship and will often attempt betray the other with Zoey outing Zach to their grandmother and Zach stealing Zoey's boyfriend. The two share a lot of similar interests such as acting and theater with Zach being the one to introduce Zoey to it in third grade. Despite this, the two will often compete in their acting ability with Zoey mocking Zach for not being as good as her. Ultimately, their relationship is very strained and the two actively dislike each other.

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Trivia[]

• In an old script of TGWDLM, Zoey remained on stage following the helicopter crash. She began to sing like a stuck record until Paul ultimately killed her by hitting her over the head with a propeller.
• In an early draft of TGWDLM, Zoey was originally called Hailey, but this was changed. The name was then used for Zoey's roommate Hailey.
• Zoey has been in the musicals Godspell, Grease, and played Fantine in Les Miserables.
• Zoey has an OnlyFans account.