Ally McBeal - Common As The Rain
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LOCATIONS
INTERIORS
The Offices of Cage & Fish law firm
The Offices of Renee Raddick's law firm
A courtroom
A judge's chambers
Billy and Georgia's apartment
An airplane
EXTERIOR
A city street
Cast of Characters
ALLY MCBEAL
An impossibly thin, neurotic, hopelessly romantic lawyer, prone to hallucinations, female, 20s
BILLY THOMAS
A lawyer experiencing a crisis regarding his masculinity, teetering on the verge of divorce from wife Georgia, due to an indiscretion with Ally, the first great love of his life, male, 20s
RICHARD FISH
Founding member of the law firm employing Ally and Billy, law school classmate of both, politically incorrect to put it mildly, obsessed with money, male, 20s
GEORGIA THOMAS
Lawyer working at a competing firm, soon to be ex-wife of Billy, already ex-friend of Ally, female, 20s
ROBERT LUNDY
Imposing gay man, client of Georgia's law firm, bringing lawsuit against former partner and lover Jeremy Draper, ostensibly about the buyout clause related to their mutually owned company, but really to try and keep him from leaving town with his new love Alex (originally written as African American, could be any race), 20s
JEREMY DRAPER
College friend of Richard Fish, now client of his firm in case brought by former lover and business partner Robert Lundy, torn between Robert and new love Alex Shaw, male, 20s
ALEX SHAW
First love of Jeremy Draper, who has returned to his life and won him back again from lover and partner Robert Lundy, co-defendant in case, not Richard Fish's favorite person, male, 20s
RENEE RADICK
Ally's roommate, former prosecutor, founded her own law firm, which now employs Georgia Thomas, recently had ill-fated affair with married man and former first love Matt, female, 20s
JUDGE SEYMORE WALSH
Stern African-American judge, not a big fan of lawyers' theatrics, particularly those of Richard Fish's law firm, male, 50s
WHIPPER CONE
Former judge, now lawyer at Renee Radick's firm, co-counsel on case with Georgia Thomas representing Robert Lundy, former lover of Richard Fish, female, 50s
NICHOLAS HAYS
Administrative assistant at Renee Radick's firm, gay, believes Billy Thomas to be a closeted gay man, loves dishing dirt with Elaine Vassal at opposing Fish law firm, male, 20s
ELAINE VASSAL
Ally McBeal's assistant, eavesdropper and gossip, inventor of unusual devices, incredibly sexual yet vulnerable, ready to break into a solo musical number at the drop of a hat, female, 20s
VONDA SHEPARD
Lounge singer in club frequented by members of both Richard Fish's and Renee Radick's law firms, frequently the musical inner voice of Ally McBeal, female, 40s
JOHN CAGE
Other founding member of law firm with Richard Fish, prone to verbal and physical ticks, an odd little man but a formidable lawyer, male, 30s
LING WOO
Asian-American lawyer and generally litigious person, Richard Fish's current lover, just as politically incorrect, sexually insatiable and money-obsessed as Richard, female, 20s
NELLE PORTER
No-nonsense, aggressive and winning lawyer at the Cage/Fish law firm, hard emotional exterior masks vulnerability beneath the surface, charmed by John Cage, female, 20s
