SONG DOSSIER

NAME Kelly Sowney

SECTION A3
SONG TITLE I Can Do Better Than That
SHOW The Last Five Years
COMPOSER/LYRICIST Jason Robert Brown

1. Character
a. Character Name
-Cathy Hiatt
b. Physical Descriptive Adjectives
-Short, medium length blonde hair, curvy, green eyes
c. Cultural Background/Languages/Dialects
-Irish and Italian, only speaks English
d. Hometown (City, State, Country)
-Delran, New Jersey, United States.
e. Personality Assets
-Talented, funny, witty, smart, kind, creative, and beautiful.
f. Personality Flaws
-Obsessive, jealous, insecure.
g. Complexes (obsessions, phobias, hang-ups)
-Insecure, hates feeling less than compared to Jamie
h. Occupation
-Waitress and working actress.
i. Education
-High school graduate, and then moved to the city to take acting classes.
j. Social Standing
-Middle class.
k. Private Life
-Insecure about my talent and my future.
l. Public Life
-Hard worker, constantly auditioning, with Jamie Wellerstein.
m. Political Views
-Democrat/liberal
n. Philosophical Views
-I believe in living for the moment.
o. Religious Views
-Raised Roman Catholic but I dont believe in God.
p. Sexual Life
-I dont think sex is that big of a deal.
q. Moral Views
-I believe everyone deserves a second chance.
 r. Hopes
-I hope to be with Jamie for the rest of my life.

s. Disappointments
-I have been working in show business for years and I still havent booked
anything thats not summer stock or regional theatre. I want to book a bigger
job and start succeeding.
t. Secrets
-It kills me to see Jamie succeed so early in his career and Ive worked so hard
to still not get anything.

2. Place/Environment
-Upper West Side of New York City, in the car driving to New Jersey to introduce
Jamie to my family.

3. Structure of Song/Scene
a. The Moment Before
-We are on our way to New Jersey to introduce Jamie to my family. Going back to
my childhood home has me reminiscing on the important moments in my life that led me
to Jamie.
b. What is the song about?
-The song is about working for what you want in life, and moving from where you
came from to accomplish your wildest dreams.

4. Objective
-I want Jamie to move in with me.

5. Urgency
-Im bringing Jamie to meet my family and weve been going out for quite some
time so I want things to get serious.

6. Obstacle
-Jamie hasnt seemed eager to move in with me.

7. Relationship
-I am talking to Jamie, my boyfriend who Ive been seeing for a few months now.

8. Journey
a. Senior year Telling Jamie about my best friend in senior year and how I didnt
want to be like her
b. Boyfriend I tell Jamie about my boyfriend after high school that used me for a
year but taught me about what I want in a relationship.
c. Him I tell Jamie that Im not picky when it comes to love and that I just want
him to love me for me and I will do the same for him in return.
d. Us I tell him that I feel like my life has led me to him and that I want to really
settle down with him.

9. The Final Moment

a. Have you reached your objective?
-Yes because we do end up moving in together and getting married.
b. What has the song accomplished and how are you different from where you
began?
-The song helped me realize that throughout all these life experiences, they led me
to Jamie, and I am happy to be with him.

10. Emotional Preparation -

-The overall emotion is happy and in love.

11. AS IF
-Its as if every struggle that I have ever dealt with led me to the love of my life and I
am ready to be with him forever, and I am showing him my childhood home for the very
first time.