"Scene II"

Cast of Characters

Stella: Young daughter of Vonnie. She is 14. Likes tall guys. She's 5'4". She has buck teeth. She misses her dad, who left the roost when she was 9. Hates Charlie, Vonnie's boyfriend. When Stella gets older she will go by Raven-she will have a friend named Deer.

Charlie: Charlie is a veteran of World War II. He works for the Atlanta newspapers as a typesetter. He has long fingernails but doesn't bite them, because he works with dangerous chemicals. He has s/p hair, burst capillaries on his face due to his love of alcohol. He lives with his mother. He has been dating Vonnie for 5 years. He and Vonnie will wed when his mom dies. No one is sure if the mom is sickly or in good health. Only Vonnie has seen her or so it seems.

Charlie's mom: Lives with Charlie, but as mentioned previously no one has seen her. She is the proprietor of a motel and is an avid taxidermist. Not much else is known.

Aunt Mad: Vonnie's aunt. She is a closet nudist and has nudist books lying around the house. She likes ceramics. One, in particular, measures 8 inches high or so. It features a colonial woman and man-both of whom are quite distinguished. The woman, dressed to the nines in colonial garb and white wig, has a quizzical look on her face. Upon further study, turn her around and her gentleman friend is poking his hand up her colonial dress. Aunt Mad works for the Crawford Driving Club as a cashier. She is an original. Any unwanted telephone solicitation receives a: "Hell, no, she ain't here;she's gone to Edowah Diddly." Just one of her many zany expressions.

Harry: Is a young boy of 8. He doesn't like Charlie either. Even tho' he appreciates the skates Charlie gave him for Christmas. Charlie gave Stella "soap on a rope." Stella hated the soap and hates Charlie. Harry likes his Aunt Mad, the closet nudist, and has shown the ceramic ditty to his best friend, Bobby. Harry has buck teeth-cos it runs in Vonnie's family. He is an All-American kid who loves baseball. But doesn't understand the concept of nudism. He and Bobby get into many scrapes. Aunt Mad once saved Bobby from drowning in a foot of water. Bobby is indebted to Aunt Mad for saving his life.

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