Page 27 of The Silent Appeal

11:05 a.m. Amelia wrote:

Henrietta has so many lines. More even than Roxie Hart.

11:09 a.m. Fran wrote:

Henrietta was the most contested part. She’s so multilayered and interesting. She’s like a swan, all cool and graceful gliding across the water, yet you don’t see her legs pedaling furiously beneath.

11:14 a.m. Amelia wrote:

1950s fashion is ripe. Hope we get to wear swishy printed wrap dresses and little white kitten heels.

11:15 a.m. Fran wrote:

Sadly, I don’t think so. That class of person would have worn tweed.

11:15 a.m. Amelia wrote:

Gerda is the dowdy one.

11:15 a.m. Georgia wrote:

She’s married to a doctor, she isn’t pov.

11:16 a.m. Amelia wrote:

No, but she’s special.

11:16 a.m. Georgia wrote:

Where does it say that?

11:16 a.m. Fran wrote:

Gerda is a character role. Not glamorous but interesting.

11:17 a.m. Amelia wrote:

Aren’t you playing the old woman, Fran?

11:18 a.m. Fran wrote:

Yes, but I like a challenge. Shall we get together every week to learn our lines?

11:18 a.m. Amelia wrote:

I’ll need it.

11:20 a.m. Lucas wrote:

So long as it doesn’t clash with work.

11:22 a.m. Fran wrote:

Round at mine—Thursday? Don’t worry about line learning. I’ll help you all.

Message exchange between Amelia Stibson and Fran Elroy-Jones on January 7, 2025:

11:32 a.m. Amelia wrote: