A beautiful young woman with a challenging past, married to Frank, who struggled with her desires for personal freedom and societal expectations in her role as a wife and mother.

A friend of Frank's and his foil, Shep is an engineer who has settled into 1950s American masculine ideals while harboring unfulfilled desires for a more bohemian lifestyle.

Shep's wife, embodying the quintessential 1950s American wife and mother, content in her domestic role and providing stability to her family.

A real estate agent who relies on her work to cope with life's pressures, often hiding her inner turmoil behind a façade of happiness and productivity.

Helen's son, a former mathematics professor who challenges societal norms and influences the other characters by offering candid insights and critiques.

Helen's husband, a retiree who enjoys a quiet life, adept at managing his environment by selectively tuning out disturbances, particularly with his family.