Max is 17 and loves to write fanfiction about the YA fantasy series, Smells Like Teen Magic. Their favorite character, Isabel, is suddenly knocking on their door, but it's not just one Isabel. Both the character as Max envisioned her, and the character as the author originally imagined, have come barging into Max’s life. Magic and mayhem ensues.
MAX: 17, they/them, well-intentioned and a little wide-eyed, loves writing fanfiction about the YA fantasy series, Smells Like Teen Magic
IRIS: 17, she/they, Max’s best friend, often a goofball, actually does their homework
ISABEL (MAX’S VERSION): 16-18, she/her, a version of Isabel—warrior cheerleader girlie from Smells Like Teen Magic with a mean streak—from the mind of Max
ISABEL (ELIZABETH’S VERSION): 16-18, she/her, a version of Isabel—warrior cheerleader girlie from Smells Like Teen Magic with a mean streak—from the mind of Elizabeth
ELIZABETH MCCOY: 60s, she/her, the elusive and often controversial author of YA fantasy series, Smells Like Teen Magic
*Note that this actor also plays the offstage voice of Max’s mom. Actors of the global majority and trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming actors should be prioritized for all of these roles, except for Elizabeth, who should be played by a white cis woman. The Isabels need not identify in the same ways.