Heather Duke

"***Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?***"

**Heather Duke** is a senior at Westerburg High School. She runs the yearbook committee in addition to being one of the titular Heathers and temporary leader of The Heathers, following Heather Chandler's death.

## History

Not much is known about H. Duke's past. As seen in "Hey Yo, Westerburg!", she and Martha Dunnstock were childhood friends. It is also said by Veronica during "Beautiful" that her mother payed for her to have breast implants.

## Appearance

Heather Duke has black hair that extends slightly past her neck, pale white skin, dark brown eyes, and sports a light green bow in her hair. Her outfit matches the color of the bow, and she also wears green earrings. She dons a black mini skirt and green stockings, with the colors gradually darkening from the top to the bottom of the stockings. Completing her look, she wears black ballet flats. In some productions, she wears a version of Heather Chandler's outfit preceding Never Shut Up Again.

## Relationships

### *Friends*

#### Heather Chandler

Chandler and Duke's relationship is complicated and they don't get along. Whenever Duke speaks, Chandler always tells her to shut up harshly. In the song "Beautiful", Chandler said *"Grow up Heather, bulimia is so '87."* Chandler was implying that Heather Duke should "grow up" from this "eating disorder trend", showing that she doesn't care for Duke's eating disorder and just views it as a "trend". In the reprise of "Blue", or "Never Shut Up Again", after Chandler's death, Duke took Chandler's red scrunchie (in some productions, Duke also changed her clothes from green to red), showing that she is now the new leader of The Heathers and it is clear she isn't showing any respect to Chandler.

#### Heather McNamara

McNamara and Duke's relationship is complicated. In the song "Beautiful", McNamara said "Maybe you should see a doctor, Heather." (In West End, she says "What you need, Heather, is to see a doctor.") showing she has a little more sympathy for Heather Duke. However, throughout the rest of the play, Heather McNamara continues to ignore Heather Duke and disregard Heather Chandler's abuse against her. In Act 2, "Shine a Light (Reprise)" Heather McNamara's suicidal thoughts take form as Heather Duke and her other classmates, signifying that Heather McNamara is scared of Heather Duke and the power she now has.

#### Martha Dunnstock

Martha Dunnstock and Heather Duke barely interacted with each other. Heather Duke seems to enjoy bullying and picking on Martha because of her appearance and frequently refers to her as "Martha Dumptruck", along with other students. In "Hey Yo, Westerburg," JD blackmails Duke using childhood photos of her and Martha as friends, including one of them in the bathtub together.

## Musical Numbers

### Original Off-Broadway Musical Numbers

* "Candy Store" – *H. Chandler, H. McNamara & H. Duke*
* "Big Fun" – *Ram, Kurt, Veronica, H. Chandler, H. McNamara, H. Duke, & Students*
* "Blue" – *Ram, Kurt, H. McNamara & H. Duke*
* "Blue (reprise)" † – *Ram, Kurt, H. Duke, & Students*

### Original West End Musical Numbers

* "Candy Store" – *H. Chandler, H. McNamara & H. Duke*
* "Candy Store (reprise)" † – *H. Chandler, H. McNamara & H. Duke*
* "Big Fun" – *Ram, Kurt, Veronica, H. Chandler, H. McNamara, H. Duke & Company*
* "Never Shut Up Again" – *H. Duke*