Poppie, Elisha’s girlfriend works for an international pharmaceutical company. She is a hedonist, smart, sassy, funny, filled with gossip and greed. Poppie is afraid of intimacy and unconsciously repels everyone. Elisha loves Poppie knowing her for many years before her various neurosis set in. Elisha does not yet realise they are now in many ways – worlds apart. Personal motto: “Girls just want to have fun. I deserve everything.” Virtues: Justice, Courage, Charity.

Drama School trained Actors preferred. Auntie Gabby’s singing career never took off & she never married. She is envious & resentful about how things have turned out. Gabby does some odd jobs & compensates by focusing on her outer ‘beauty’. She has a lack of self-worth & is blind to the positives within her. She is lonely & barely tolerated by the family. She hopes that one day the world will recognise her true worth. She develops self-worth. Virtues: Hope, Prudence, Restraint, Faith.

Drama School trained Actors preferred. Recently widowed Grandma Grace loves her new found ‘freedom’. She feels released from her dominating dead husband. Now she allows herself to be just as she always wanted to be. She can be cruel in her humour now because she had to be a ‘lady’ before. She resents giving up her power in the past. She is strict, authoritarian & cheeky. Motto: “Everything should be experienced as often as possible.” Virtues: Faith, Kindness, Humility, Patience.

Drama School trained Actors preferred.
Elisha’s mother Rose has sacrificed & built her family with selfless love. It is everything for her & she is proud. She's stuck it out with her husband through tough times for ‘the family’. Works in a canteen & brings home left-over food from the day. Nurturing & kind but loves to play a covert/overt victim/guilt game. Her love life is unfulfilled. Finds strength in faith. Motto: “What I have I alone have created.” Virtues: Hope, Faith, Justice, Love.

Drama School trained Actors preferred.
Father Sam never had ambition. Leaves behind a history of unfinished business. He has his ‘man cave’ garage filled with discarded hobbies & pieces. Easily distracted he is often in his own world. Well meaning but ineffectual. He wants to do the right thing but feels powerless. Sam was filled with love and change once. He just got tired of all the false promises. Motto: “Nothing ever changes.” Virtues: Charity, Patience, Kindness, Justice.

Drama School trained Actors preferred.

Elisha’s boyfriend Robbie loves to work out, hang out and play around. He works part-time as an usher in a cinema and dreams of being a respected actor. Robbie loves to be loved. He genuinely cares for Elisha but his personal interests always get in the way. He does not value himself and fears being alone. He just wants attention and the material kind of ‘loving’. Robbie is very popular and surrounds himself with ‘hangers-on’.

Drama School trained Actors preferred.

Singing contest judge Minnie had a minor singing career success a while back. She made it into the top 20 twice. Minnie spent many years singing backup vocals with touring bands and never got the backup herself when she needed it most. She would love to mentor someone to success and show all her detractors that she’s still ‘got it’. Personal motto: “You go girl. Find your heart.”

Drama School trained Actors preferred.

Singing contest judge and hip hop rising urban legend Joey is the man that every boy wants to be. He has the moves, grooves and the talking power words. Joey is an entrepreneur with numerous ventures on the go. Personal motto: “Simple. Be real. Be nobody but you. Sometimes you just have to kick arse.”