Almost, Maine

As one of only two characters who appear multiple times in this play, Pete (as well as Ginette) provides a vital through-line in a play that weaves many characters and narratives together. He and Ginette, the “Characters” page tells us, “have been dating for a little while” (12), and while he is honest and means well, Pete is not very good at reading other peopleand cannot understand that the moment with Ginette on the bench was not the appropriate moment to theorize about closeness, but rather the time to enact it, in Ginette’s eyes.

Ginette, in contrast to Pete, is less analytical, preferring to live in the moment and feel the way she feels toward Pete, though she sometimes struggles to express it. She gets frustrated quickly with Pete’s musings, considering them fanciful, and gives up on the moment fairly quickly.

Described as “a repairman” (12), East is a well-meaning, straightforward guy who perhaps gets a little ahead of himself in his desire for Glory. There is no malice in him, however, and he is charming. He sees the world in terms of things that can be fixed.