The Sweet Delilah Swim Club
CHARACTERS
Age Range: 30+
SHEREE HOLLINGER, the perennial team captain, is practical, supportive and a fount of
boundless energy. Never without her to-do, her tendency to be hyper-organized occasionally
drives her friends a bit crazy. She’s the eternal tomboy, health nut and an all-American mom
who lives in Raleigh, NC, with her family.
DINAH GRAYSON, the wise-cracking cynic of the group, has fought her way to the top and
relishes the view. A lawyer in the biggest and most prestigious lay firm in Atlanta, Dinah excels
at everything … except romance. Armed with a dry martini and an even drier sense of humor,
Dinah seldom reveals her softer side as she tackles life head-on.
LEXIE RICHARDS, from Chapel Hill, NC, is the delightfully vain, youth-obsessed event planner for
a chain of four-star hotels. She has never shied away from the occasional nip or tuck and keeps
her cosmetic surgeon on speed dial. Always one to revel in her status as a man=magnet, Lexie
can be counted on to share wild and hilarious tales of her romantic exploits.
JERI NEAL MCFEELEY is the ditzy ray of sunshine of the group. She’s perky and naïve and
always sees the positive side of everyting. Having been a nun for many years, Jeri Neal has
been protect from life’s seamier side. Even though she appears to be predictable on the
surface, Jeri Neal, recently relocated to Roanoke, VA continually makes life choices that surprise
and amaze her friends.
VERBADETTE SIMMS is a hard luck case if there ever was one. Marriage and motherhood came
shortly after college, a dark cloud has hovered above her ever since. A public school teacher,
with limited finances and a problematic home life in Spivey’s Corner, NC, Vernadette is self-
deprecating by necessity. She faces her tribulations with gallows humor and the unwavering
support of these lifelong friends.
