Rachel Gurner (played by Hannah Pearl Utt) is a protagonist in Before You Know It.
Rachel is Mel's younger daughter, a business-minded lesbian who tries to act as the responsible member of her dysfunctional family. She manages the family interests and arranges a playwright fellowship and major premiere for Mel, but erupts in anger when he sabotages the opportunity shortly before his fatal heart attack. Jackie Gurner (played by Jen Tullock) appears in Before You Know It.
Jackie is Mel's eldest daughter, a quirky actress who remains stuck in perennial adolescence despite being the mother of a teenage daughter. She is part of the family struggling to preserve the small community theatre and, alongside Rachel, discovers that Mel lied for years about the identity and death of their mother. Sherrell Ghearhardt (played by Judith Light) appears in Before You Know It.
Sherrell is a soap opera actress who is revealed to be the real mother of Rachel and Jackie. Mel had concealed her identity and falsely presented her as dead, but his will exposes the truth and leaves Sherrell ownership of the family theatre and home, abruptly connecting her to the family she was separated from. Dodge Gurner (played by Oona Yaffe) appears in Before You Know It.
Dodge is Jackie's teenage daughter and therefore Mel's granddaughter. She belongs to the younger generation of the dysfunctional family surrounding the struggling community theatre, while Jackie remains emotionally immature despite raising her. The available plot summary identifies her family position but does not provide a specific action or subplot for her.
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Characters
Rachel Gurner
(played by Hannah Pearl Utt) — protagonist
Rachel is Mel's younger daughter, a business-minded lesbian who tries to act as the responsible member of her dysfunctional family. She manages the family interests and arranges a playwright fellowshi...
Jackie Gurner
(played by Jen Tullock) — supporting
Jackie is Mel's eldest daughter, a quirky actress who remains stuck in perennial adolescence despite being the mother of a teenage daughter. She is part of the family struggling to preserve the small...
Sherrell Ghearhardt
(played by Judith Light) — supporting
Sherrell is a soap opera actress who is revealed to be the real mother of Rachel and Jackie. Mel had concealed her identity and falsely presented her as dead, but his will exposes the truth and leaves...
Dodge Gurner
(played by Oona Yaffe) — supporting
Dodge is Jackie's teenage daughter and therefore Mel's granddaughter. She belongs to the younger generation of the dysfunctional family surrounding the struggling community theatre, while Jackie remai...
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