Page 34 of The Silent Appeal

11:44 a.m. Georgia wrote:

You be Gerda, then. I’ll be Henrietta.

11:44 a.m. Amelia wrote:

No thanks.

11:46 a.m. Fran wrote:

You can’t swap parts. You’ll see at rehearsal on Monday: it’s much more fun to be an interesting, flawed character than a boring old hero.

Message exchange between Kevin and Sarah-Jane MacDonald on January 10, 2025:

12:09 p.m. Kevin wrote:

I sent the email on Tuesday. It’s now Friday. Every member of the cast has thanked me (or hammered me for NOT casting them) except two. Your starter for ten is: Which two cast members have not even acknowledged their roles?

12:10 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Celia and Joel.

12:10 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Correct! Even Nick and Barry texted “cheers mate.”

12:11 p.m. Kevin wrote:

And this is the Celia who usually replies to emails within minutes, listing her complaints and corrections. The very time I need her to respond, tumbleweed.

12:13 p.m. Kevin wrote:

She makes ME contact HER to ask if they accept the roles. It’s like the poker game in Goodfellas.

12:16 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Isn’t this where you tell me to rise above it and just email her? Or give me an affirmation from the AI app that is neither helpful nor relevant?

12:22 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Everything ok?

12:23 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Yes, just Nicky-Rose won’t reply to my texts and I can’t ask Mum how she is because we’re not speaking.

12:24 p.m. Kevin wrote:

You’re not even texting her?

12:25 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

I’m frantically trying to find a babysitter for rehearsals and play week.

12:25 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Nicky-Rose?

12:25 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote: