Overview:

A poignant and funny play about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change irrevocably. After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes an incident that transforms their lives in a way they could never anticipate. Russell R. Greene (director of Burlington’s recent productions of ACCOMPLICE and BEAU JEST) directs this play the NY Times called “sweet, sad, and enchantingly sincere.”

Cast Info

Callie......................................Bernice Sim

Sara.........................................Jenn Shea

George....................................Dan Gelinas

Peter.................................Patrick Flanagan

Detective Cole.........................Paul Battaglia

Mrs. Winsley..........................Sandie McNeal

Nurse..........................................Sujoy De

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Character Descriptions:

Callie (Bernice Sim) : late 20s to early 30s. An eleven year veteran of NYC’s mean streets, Callie has been coasting through her life. She is a radio traffic reporter (a position she got through the Uncle of a boyfriend) who doesn’t own a car, and has a love life centered on availability and convenience with her friend George. Meeting Sara forces her to re-evaluate her inability to commit to anything seriously.

Sara (Jenn Shea): mid 20s to early 30s. A third-grade schoolteacher from the mid-west, Sara has moved to NYC on a fellowship to teach inner-city kids. While a bit of a fish-out-of-water, she knows what she wants and is willing to takes a stand on little as well as big things. Meeting Callie forces to confront her own buried reasons for wandering from her safe life in Saint Louis.

George (Dan Gelinas) : late 20s to early 30’s. George is Callie’s friend and sometime boyfriend. He is a hip, funny, and laid-back guy. He seems quite content with the very open relationship he has with Callie and life in general.

Peter (Patrick Flanagan): Mid 20s to early 30s. Sara devoted boyfriend from Saint Louis, Peter is a Midwest boy, with surprisingly Midwest values. He is confused (and hurt) by Sara’s need to grow and change and explore.

Mrs. Winsley (Sandie McNeal) : mid 40s to mid 50s. A lonely Greenwich Village matron, Mrs. Winsley appears to be drawn into the action more because her comfort was disturbed than from a sense of duty, but appearances may be deceiving…

Detective Cole (Paul Battaglia) : late 30s to late 40s. A hard-boiled police NYC detective, Cole is just trying to do the job and find out ‘what really happened”.

Nurse (Sujoy De) : late 30s to mid 50s. The Nurse is good at the job and non-judgmental.