Meet The Characters

 

 
 

THE TEENAGERS

 
 
MAX COBURN
Max is a teenage foster boy who had been placed in rural Beedy Village.
He plays guitar and also writes the music.
Max collects broken lamps.
 
VIENNA CASTLE
Vienna is Max Coburn’s newest foster sister.
She’s a teenage tomboy who lives on a goat farm and owns a horse
Vienna is a singer
 
BENNY PATTERSON
Benny is the teenager who lives next door to the Castle family.
He’s carefree and he also owns a horse.
He is a drummer.
 
YORO TAPP
Yoro is a teenager with a brilliant mind.
He is dealing with the challenges of divorcing parents and an annoying little brother.
Yoro lives for the day he can get even with Neddie.
He is a saxophone player.
 
NEDDIE TUCKER
Neddie is a rebellious teenager.
He lives with his alcoholic father.
Neddie does the lighting and setup for a blues band.
He’s jealous of Yoro Tapp who comes from a wealthy family.
Neddie thinks Yoro has everything
 
FAITH FATHINGBROOK
Faith is a glamorous teenager
She has a wild imagination that often gets them all into trouble
Faith loves fashion
She plays the violin
 
REESE MCNAUGHTON
Reece is a cool guy who plays guitar and drums.
He also writes lyrics.
Reece is a latch-key kid who’s parents are rarely home.
 
KYOKO YAMAMOTO
Kyoko’s nickname is Koko
She writes poetry
 
ZERONA DEAN
Zerona is a teenager with a flair for writing.
She starts a writing club.
 
IZZY BEARING

Izzy is the new girl in Beedy
She has problems at home and one friend in particular figures out what it is.
They team up so they can both benefit from their problems.
 
RODGER DANE
Roger is a classy teenager
He wears designer clothes and has been in love with Faith Fallingbrook since grade school
He has a challenge when another guy likes her too.
They compete for her attention
 
LINCOLN LAWRENCE
Lincoln is a musical genius
His father has a band called the Leroy Lawrence Blues Band
Lincoln’s father is always on the road and Lincoln doesn’t want to be a musician because of it.
 
UMBERTO MANCINO
Umberto is Yoro’s cousin.
He loves to dance and every chance he gets he salsa dances.
He likes Zerona but hasn’t got the nerve to ask her out.
 
REDMOND SHUSTER
Redmond’s nickname is Red-Shooter
A redheaded teenager with a sense of humour.
Red plays the banjo.
 
LISA BROOKS
Lisa is beautiful and bossy and thrives on gossip
She is a dancer
 
RIDDLE O’REILLY
Riddle is an athlete.
Her sister has gone to University and she’s lonely because of it
 
BUTCH RYDER
Butch is overweight and frustrated because of it.
He’s always trying to figure out a way to lose weight.

JACK LLOYD
Jack needs a heart transplant.
He has been ill for a long time and he’s read so many books that he appears to be a genius.
Jack dreams of getting better so he can play hockey.

 

 
 

THE ADULTS

 
 
AL KITCHENER
Al is Max Coburn’s counselor from the Children’s Aid Society.
He is a fun loving single man, who tries to encourage Max to face his responsibilities.
 
GIN CASTLE

Gin is Vienna’s mother and Max Coburn’s foster mother.
Gin grew up in foster care and now takes in foster boys with her husband.
Gin is straight forward and says it like it is
 
 
JACOB CASTLE
Jacob’s nickname is Jake
Jacob is Vienna’s father and Max’s foster father.
He is good natured and has a sense of humour

KATE FALLINGBROOK
Kate is Faith Fallingbrook’s mother.
She sells real estate and is also an artist who sells her drawings when she can.
She is a single mother.
 
KELLIE PATTERSON
Kellie is Benny and Roy’s mother.
She has a strong Irish accent and a quick temper. Whenever there’s a bad situation she turns it into a calamity.
 
LUKE PATTERSON
Luke is Benny and Roy’s father.
He is a dairy farmer - relaxed and calm - the total opposite to his emotional wife
 
VITTORA TAPP
Vittora is Yoro and Mitch’s mother.
She and her husband are planning their divorce but taking a long time to do it.
Vittora runs a perfect household - neat and meticulous at all times.
She is an architect
 
WILLIAM TAPP
William is a businessman.
He is very disillusioned because of the divorce
 
MIKE BRENNEN
Is a wealthy real estate tycoon and politician
He hates children - especially the foster boy, Max Coburn
 
MILLIE BRENNEN
Millie is Mike Brennan’s wife
She is classy and intelligent
She has never been around children before and finds the teenagers in Beedy Village most entertaining - contrary to her husband - who can’t stand them
 
BOB NEWTON
Bob’s nickname is Shish-ka-bob
He owns The Love Seat Restaurant in Beedy Village.
He lives upstairs in his restaurant
He has no family

JIM LLOYD
Jim is Jack Lloyd’s father
He owns several businesses in town.
Jim is a widower
 
IVY CROFT
Ivy owns Halo Recording Studio.
Her only goal in life is to make money - lots of money!
 
ART HALO
Art is Ivy Croft’s brother.
He’s carefree and fun - a total contrast to his sister
Art works the mixing board at the recording studio
 
THADDEUS TUCKER
Thaddeus’s nickname is Tuck
He is an alcoholic and his wife left him
He raises Neddie on his own.
He doesn’t know how to cook so they go to The Love Seat restaurant every night for dinner.
 
ARLENE O’REILLY
Arlene is Riddle’s mother.
Arlene is a lawyer and she has a carpenter’s workshop at home.
All the kids go to Arlene’s house when something needs fixing - this includes a broken heart or a deflated ego.
 
RON O’REILLY
Ron is Riddle’s father.
He’s an accountant and also a dancer
 
ALFIE HAWN
Alfie is 81 years old.
He lives alone and goes fishing.
He is Neddie’s mentor
Everyone in Beedy talk to him when they have problems
 
JUANITA MANCINO
Juanita is Umberto’s mother
Juanita is a business woman
 
TONY MANCINO
Tony is Umberto’s father
He is a builder
 
SUE

Sue is Mike Brennan’s secretary

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

THE YOUNGER BROTHERS AND SISTER’S

 
 
MITCHELL TAPP
Mitch is Yoro’s annoying 6 year old brother but he’s a lot of fun and not serious like Yoro.
He plays the bongo drums and loves to salsa dance
 
JUNIPER DEAN
She is Zerona’s little 6 year old sister
Juniper is Mitch’s friend
 
 
 

THE OLDER TEENAGER’S

 
   
ROY PATTERSON
Roy is Benny’s older brother.
He hangs out with his own buddies but when Benny and his friends get into trouble, he gets involved.
Kirk
Tony
Sam

 

 
 

GIN AND JACOB’S OTHER FOSTER BOYS

 
 
Pierre
Johnny
Joe
Tim
Match
Don
Manuel
Buddy
Stan
Danny
Big Jim
 
     
     
 
 

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