Character Analysis

Shannon Dailey

Theater

Mrs. Hall

Character Analysis

Given Facts:

25 years old (author)

College drop out (father, Claire)

Afraid she may be insane (Catherine)

Was very close to her father (author, Claire)

Very intelligent (Claire, Hal, father, Catherine)

Moody (author)

Angst ridden/edgy (author)

Jaded (author)

Depressed (author)

Lives in Chicago (author/all characters)

Self loathing (author)

List of action:

1. Has a drunken dream about drinking with her father.

2. Confronts Hal and tells him to empty out his bag

3. Calls the police on Hal for stealing manuscript

4. Goes to father's funeral party

5. Talks to Hal and her sister throughout the night

6. Kisses Hal

7. Sleeps with Hal

8. Tells Hal to look upstairs in desk

9. Sister tells Catherine she's selling the house

10. Hal brings down proof

11. Catherine admits it's hers

12. Hal doesn't believe her

13. Catherine goes into depression

14. Hal takes proof from Claire

15. PROVES ITS CATHERINES!

16. Catherine sits down and begins explaining it to Hal

(I did not list flashbacks, because you said list the time period covered by this play.)

Super Objective:

For Catherine to over come her fear of following in her father's footsteps, both mathematically and mentally.

Life Goal:

To be content with her life, and to be comfortable with who she is and her past.

Biography:

Catherine was born on September 4, 1985, in a small suburb of Chicago. She grew up near the university her entire life. Here father was a mathematician/ professor, and her