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 |