When teenage Penny’s long-missing father doesn’t recognize her at her mother’s funeral, she risks her relationship with her irresponsible older sister to learn about him and possibly overturn the guardianship her mother chose. But, in her haste, Penny discovers how post-death experiences for the living can be treacherous when secrets are fresh, powerful and dangerous.
Cast:
CARA: Female, 23 years old. Angry, self-involved, irresponsible, soft spot for her sister that she rarely shows, emotionally volatile.
PENNY: Female, 15 years old. Cara’s younger sister. Ambitious, loves music, lost, confused by recent events, craves a better relationship with her sister, wants to be independent.
STANLEY: Male. 40’s/50’s. Beth’s fiancé and the would be step-father of Cara and Penny. Caring, distraught, deeply sorrowful which clouds his usual clear and grounded judgment.
ROBERT: Male. 40’s/50’s. Long-lost father of Penny and Cara. Emotionally volatile, manipulative, selfish, unable to heal old wounds.
WAITRESS: Written as female, this can also be played by a male, any age.
