Casey Langel’s wife and a friend of Joe’s wife, Liz

An observant ensemble role with a sharp turn from easy intimacy to protective alarm.

Kiersten enjoys Casey’s charm, knows his weaknesses and shares a relaxed humor with Liz. At the birthday dinner she recognizes what her husband has revealed before the damage fully unfolds. She must then watch him absorb Joe’s anger in front of their children.

Performance opportunity
The actress can establish a marriage through playful familiarity, then let a glance change the scene’s temperature. Recognition, embarrassment and the instinct to protect Casey arrive before a speech could explain them. The role rewards an expressive listener: someone whose reactions give the audience another way to measure what Joe is doing to the people around him.

Signature scenes The Langel household; the dinner-table banter; recognizing Casey’s mistake; watching the confrontation.