Cherry

Name: Cherry
Details: Aged 25-35, has been institutionalised for quite some time

Personal Qualities:
 Possessive
 Threatening
 Impulsive
 Violent
 Jealous
 Confident
 Courageous
 Competitive
 Alert
 Optimistic
 Buoyant
 Vivacious
 Self confident
 Energetic
 Gossiper

Relationships/conflict
 Between Cherry and Lewis. Cherry is instantly infatuated with Lewis more and more as time goes on. Cherry is desperate for love with Lewis. Cherry wants a relationship with Lewis, however, she treats him in a motherly way.

 Between Doug and Cherry. Is a mutual dislike. She threatens to hurt him several times during the play. Doug treats Cherry much worse than the other mental patients.

 Between Cherry and Julie. Cherry is very jealous towards Julie because Lewis shows Julie more romantic attention compared to Cherry who he is treats in a very appropriate way.


Motivation/goals: Obviously like most of the patients Cherry ultimately wants to leave the asylum but in the mean time Cherry’s motivation to continue doing the play is because she wants to end up with Lewis.


Emotional and intellectual growth: Cherry becomes very loyal towards the play, as well as being loyal to Lewis. At the beginning of the play Cherry only listens to Lewis however at the end of the play she is much bossier and takes instructions into her own hands.

Quotes:
“Why a woman’s heart would soften towards a man.”
“Go burn a cat.”
“Most women fight hard to keep men out of their pants. You may like being foolish, but most women are not.”

by Emily, Megan, Cassie & Cori