Characters
Andrew
Andrew is a political philosophy professor at a small college in Boston. He lives alone in an apartment and has developed a friendship with his neighbor Georgie, taking on the role of her "teacher." He is engaged to Lydia. At the start of the play, Andrew is meticulous, cautious, and usually avoids taking risks. However, as the play progresses, Georgie's influence leads him to become more adventurous.
Edward
Edward is an old friend of Andrew’s, though their personalities greatly differ. Edward is assertive, outgoing, demanding, and occasionally somewhat sleazy. He works as a criminal defense lawyer and, as a favor to Andrew, has employed Georgie as his secretary despite her lack of a college education. Before Andrew started dating Lydia, Edward had been in a relationship with her.
Georgie
Georgie is Andrew’s neighbor and works as Edward’s secretary. She hails from a working-class background and hasn’t attended college. She is passionate, grounded, sarcastic, and often fatalistic, especially regarding her relationships with men. Six months prior to the play's events, Andrew decided to become her friend and help curb her self-destructive habits. In doing so, he also attempted to "improve" her by introducing her to books and encouraging her to speak more formally. Georgie has responded to Andrew's friendship by falling in love with him.
Lydia
Lydia is Andrew’s fiancée and Edward’s former girlfriend. She comes from an old, upper-class Boston family. In many respects, Lydia is portrayed as the opposite of Georgie, and the characters discuss her extensively before she makes an appearance. Edward describes her as cold and unemotional, while Andrew wishes to preserve her purity in some way. When Lydia finally appears, she is fiery, believing Georgie is trying to take Andrew away from her. Georgie begins to like her upon realizing that Lydia is not the "vampire" Edward had depicted her to be.
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