CHARACTERS:

8 MALES; 5 FEMALES

1) Sean (ages from 19 to 26) – Our protagonist is the adopted son of Kevin & Bridget O’Connor, and the cause of Rebecca Morgan’s heartache. He’s a lost soul, a boy struggling to become a man.

2) Rebecca (ages from 17 to 42) – Our heroine is the daughter of Reece and Patricia Morgan.  Raised a debutante, but rejects that life to become a free spirit/rebel. Artistic and romantic, Rebecca carries the heartache of a lost child throughout her life.

3) Jake (ages from 19 to 44) – Dark, sensitive, and attractive, Jake is Rebecca’s love and soul mate.  A musician growing up in a cultural revolution, with a bit of 1950s “bad-boy” in him.

4) Josie (20) -- Sean’s wife.  Pretty but common, raised in the South. In turbulent times, she longs for the stability of a solid marriage.

5) Bridget (ages 24 to 50) -- Sean’s adoptive mother.  A plain, simple, Irish immigrant searching for a better life, but instead finds a loveless marriage. 

6) Kevin (ages from 42 to 60) -- Sean's adoptive father and Bridget's husband.  Irish, affable, a rugged workingman. 

7) Patricia (ages 37 to 65) -- Rebecca’s mother.  She’s beautiful, cold, and inaccessible.

8) Reece (mid-40s) -- Rebecca's father and Patricia's husband.  An Ivy-League lawyer, handsome, accustomed to power. 

9) Hirsch (18) – A soldier in Vietnam with Sean, they become best friends.

10) Mendes (19) / Jerry (30)
* Mendes -- Another brother-in-arms.
* Jerry -- The sleazy lawyer who arranges Sean’s adoption.

11) Jackson (19) / Max (mid-20s)
* Jackson -- Another brother-in-arms.
* Max -- Rebecca's first friend in New York City.

12) Rita (20) -- A sensual and exotic Latina, she helps post-war Sean find his way. 

13) Young Sean -- A boy trapped between his dueling adoptive parents.

SETTINGS:
           
            Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY (1949)
               - Country Club

            New Mexico (1950)  
               - Rebecca's Hospital Room
               
            West Virginia (1950’s thru 1970’s)
               - Int/Ext Cabin
               - Local Bar
               - Church  

            New York (1950’s thru 1970’s)
               - NYC Club
               - NYC Street
               - Int/Ext Rebecca’s NY Apartment
               - NYC Central Park
               - Int/Ext Rebecca and Jake's Brownstone
               - Bridget's Brooklyn Apartment

            U.S. Army (Early 70’s)
               - Fort Dix Army Camp
               - Vietnam Army Camp
               - Vietnam Jungle

            Veracruz, Mexico (Post-Vietnam)
               - Tuxpan Plaza