Enter Gretta by Kate Black-Spence

MB Hollis has an optics problem. Her readers believe she's a man who hates women based on the novels she's been writing for the last fifteen years. Enter Gretta: A strong woman character to turn her next novel upside down, and with it, Margaret's entire life. While the worlds of fiction and reality intertwine in any writer's mind, Margaret begins to wonder who is in control of hers.
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Character Information

2 characters who use she/her/hers pronouns
2 characters who use he/him/his pronouns

Ages are very flexible.
Race is very flexible.

  • Margaret Hollis AKA MB Hollis
    35-65,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    she/her/hers; A successful author whose series “The Xavier Complex” had some best sellers when it debuted 15 years ago, but lost steam. Has always taken pride to be considered one of the boys. Divorced. If she is not white, she has grown up protected by whiteness. (think: Kirsten Vangsness, Cynthia Nixon, Sandra Oh)
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s, 50s, 60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Gretta Gray AKA Le Gris
    20-40,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    she/her/hers; A fictional character developed to solve an optics problem. Her self awareness is relatively new. Once she finds her own agency, it’s an ever-expanding adventure of discovering her identity and limitations. She is comprised of all the elements Margaret has repressed in herself. (Think: women of Film Noir, Femme Fatales, etc.)
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Xavier Barnes
    30-55,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    he/him/his; A fictional character Margaret created as the hero of her detective series. On the page, he has that Most Interesting Man Alive vibe, but when he talks to Margaret, he has the toxic entitlement that comes with fame, and all the stunted insecurities to boot. (think: George Hamilton in 1980, Antonio Banderas in 1995, Deon Cole any day)
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Jack Coleman
    Roughly Margaret's age,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    he/him/his; A formidable literary agent with a genius mind and a 1980’s salesman feel. He uses his smile as a weapon and gets results. A man born to privilege who believes he's worked for it. Divorced. (think: John Glover from Scrooged, Justin Baldoni from Jane the Virgin, Keegan Michael Key from Jingle Jangle)
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s, 50s, 60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male