Character Profiles

Vince Brown1

Starts play age seventeen. Girlfriend Phoebe Tempest. High School sweethearts. Intention to take gap year and travel the world together. Decided to join the army instead. Many noble and good reasons to do so. Doesn’t understand Phoebe’s being upset. Egocentric in his character-is naïve about the way his decisions affect others in his world. Doesn’t anticipate the consequences that will affect him. In his view of the future he does not consider the reality of life, but rather is caught up in perfect vision of how he things should be or his perception of the world. Eg. Believes army will be noble and heroic, does not anticipate blood, death and misery. Is not prepared. Has ISSUES with communication. During the year apart they exchange letters and grow further apart due to experiencing things that the other cannot understand and not being able to explain to each other. This is further fueled by the fact that Vince has issues with communication and Phoebe feels abandoned and subsequently holds back to make him suffer. Returns from war age 24.2

Phoebe Tempest3

Starts play age seventeen. Boyfriend Vince Brown. High School sweethearts. Intention to take gap year and travel the world together. Then plans to settle down with him and stay in town, study to be a teacher. Heart broken when he decides not to go with her. Phoebe wants to stay home, but Cousin Susie convinces her to go traveling the world together. During the year apart they exchange letters and grow further apart due to experiencing things that the other cannot understand and not being able to explain to each other. This is further fueled by the fact that Vince has issues with communication and Phoebe feels abandoned and subsequently holds back to make him suffer. She fears placing herself in a vulnerable situation by opening up to him again and when she thinks he doesn’t care. After traveling, studies to be High School English teacher, gets job at local high school. Teaching senior English. Lives with cousin Susie, who is a drama teacher at the same school. Workaholic. Because of heartbreak she threw herself into work commitments and tells people she is too busy for a relationship. Loves her students, treats them as adults and individuals. She and Susie often talk about their students and act out strange things from class such a situations and behavioural characteristics of that generation/ Thinks she is over Vince until she sees him again. Is always trying to be a responsible grown up. When Vince returns, Phoebe is 24 and has been teaching for two years. 4