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The Actors

A professional troupe interrupted mid-rehearsal who laugh at the notion of real characters and bristle when asked to be merely watched.

supporting

Also known as The Actors

First appearance: characters of the comedy in the making

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They are the theatre's working body—Leading Man, Leading Lady, Juvenile Lead, and the rest—clearing the stage and listening as the Manager tries to explain what is happening. They laugh when the Father claims characters are alive, take offense when the Step-Daughter says she cannot see herself in the Leading Lady, and demand to know what use they are if the characters will act themselves. Their vanity, professionalism, and growing unease make them the foil against which the six intruders' claim to reality is tested.

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

Theater vs. Reality
Protagonist

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Breaking point

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Relationships

The Manager
professional · ambivalent
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The Father
professional · negative
The Step-Daughter
professional · negative
The Mother
professional · ambivalent

The Manager
The actors are employees of the manager, often confused and annoyed by the intrusion of the six characters.
The Father
The actors view the father as an unwelcome interloper disrupting their rehearsal.
The Step-Daughter
The actors are alternately amused and irritated by the step-daughter's dramatic and mocking attitude.
The Mother
The actors regard the mother with a mix of pity and impatience as she weeps through the rehearsal.

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