Character Breakdown: A total of five actors are needed; four females and one male. See NOTE about adding another male actor if desired. All roles are race-neutral.

-Sister: Female, early 40s. The Magician's sister and our protagonist who can freeze and unfreeze time. Age range from teens to early 40s. She is the eldest sibling by one year. Intense determination to find her answer.

-Magician: Female, late 30s/40. Age range from teens to early 40s. Intense determination to be the best. Copes with alcohol.

-Woman: Female, 30s. Plays Female Assistants and Female Escape Artists, specifically Minerva--the greatest female escape artist of all time. All characters embody stage presence and burn with intense determination to be the best.

-Mother: Female, 50s/60s; age range 25 years. Intense determination. Wrestles with emotional highs and lows.

-Man: Male, 40s/50s. Plays Father whose age ranges 25 years, Therapist, and Henry Kellar the male magician. Father is kind and intensely supportive. Therapist is crafty. Kellar is histrionic.
NOTE: The production can add another male actor if desired. One actor would play Father and the other would play Therapist and Male Magician.

Time: Present, Past, Future and Fantasy.

The Setting:
-The set should have the look and feel of a VAUDEVILLIAN STAGE...the audience should feel like they're about to watch a magic act.

-But the setting of the play takes place in various locations and in Sister's memory and mind. Therefore, the set must allow the characters to move fluidly through time, location and dimension.

-There will be lots of magic and costume changes. There is a costume rack always somewhere on stage, which has a conspicuous white robe that Sister avoids. A Substitution Trunk (Sub Trunk) is also needed.

-A scrim is needed for projections and shadow play.

The Pace: There is a lot of direct address, most of which should spoken with a sense of urgency. Sister is seeking an answer, and she will not rest until she finds it.