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Plot Summary of Rehearsing
"Broadway director Claire Gray returns to her college town and is thrust into the world of local theater. No sooner has she arrived that George McBeth sets his sights on her in his quest to leave the small town of Evanston and make his debut in Gray's next "Big Apple" production. Both characters "use" each other for their mutual pleasure."
Reginald D. Garrard, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Life of a profession: - actor
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Battle with a psychiatrist Yes
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Love problems? - gay guy urges

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - actor/actress/producer
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - actor/actress/producer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 (a significant amount)
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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