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CHARACTERS (By Extent of Stage Presence)


        BENNY ROSEN, JR.                  mid 60s, colorful, brash, self-absorbed, immature, outspoken,
                                          rebellious but with a deep devotion to the welfare of his students and
                                          a profound and life-long romantic attachment to Madalyn Shapiro

        MADALYN SHAPIRO                   early 60s, founder, owner, and primary agent: Madalyn Shapiro
                                          Talent Associates, New York City‘s largest talent agency for children
                                          and teens. Strong-willed, bright, aggressive, deeply devoted to Benny

        KELLY RABIN                       14, gifted but troubled television teen star

        ALYSON LUCCI                      17, headstrong, ambitious, self-absorbed, very talented

        JEAN RABIN                        32, former actress, now kelly‘s ambitious, overbearing, unrelenting
                                          mother

        ADAM ST. CLAIR                    16, aspiring actor, witty, spontaneous, irreverent

        STEPHANIE ST. CLAIR               12, Adam‘s sister, aspiring actress, bright, perceptive

        CHRISTINE HOLIWELL                8, stereotypical stage brat, precocious, cynical, annoying

        BOB MONROE                        mid 40s, founder and director of the Bob Monroe School of
                                          Commercial Arts. intelligent, relates well to kids, but above all a
                                          business person

        MARVIN TALCOFF                    mid 50s, Vice President of Programming of Major Television Network,
                                          the boss, everything you‘d expect

        ANN FORRESTER-GAUSE               mid 30s, Madalyn‘s personal assistant and receptionist, outgoing,
                                          close and loyal to Madalyn, wise beyond her years

        NORM SMITH                        television commercial director

        BILL MARTIN                       mid 40s, network television director

        HARRIET RICHARDS                  mid 40s, photographer, New York Times

        STEVIE STEELE                     mid 30s, reporter WNEW TV News

        MR. GOODHOUSE                     Vice President of Marketing, Crackle-E Cereal

        KEN FOSTER                        advertising agency representative



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