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Overview
Character Name
Mel Edison
Gender
Male
Adult, Mature Adult
Lead
Non Dancer
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
the entire action takes place in a manhattan apartment on second avenue in the upper eighties, a midsummer’s day, mid-september, mid-december
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Analysis
Age 47. Mel is an advertising account executive. Or was-- he recently lost his job, leading to a severe bout of anxiety, depression, and deeply negative feelings about life on the whole. Despite the fact that Mel’s wife, Edna, is the epitome of positivity and supports him
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