Mrs. Greene

Mrs. Greene is the head of the PTA and the mother of a popular but closeted student.

Mrs. Greene announces to reporters that the school's prom will be cancelled and she tells the reporters that one of the rules of the prom is that students have to attend with a date of the opposite sex.

Mrs. Greene is reluctant to accept Alyssa as she is, but Barry steps in, saying if she doesn't accept Alyssa, she is going to lose her. She is devastated but begins to become more open and agrees to listen to her daughter.

After some time, Mrs. Greene shows up, telling Alyssa that the thing she cares most about is her daughter's happiness.

## Facts

She is the head of the PTA.

She is a realtor of some sort.

Her husband left her.

She is convinced that if her daughter is perfect, her husband might come back.

She has a friend.

She likes when Alyssa's hair is up like it was for the first prom.

She doesn't consider herself any kind of spokesperson.

People think she buys her clothes at The Dress Barn.

## Quotes

"Look, the PTA has an accepted set of rules concerning Prom: young ladies must wear non- revealing dresses, young men must wear suits or tuxes, and if a student chooses to bring a date, that person must be of the opposite sex."

"We have been advised that there may be some legal repercussions if we prevented this girl from attending. So although it breaks my heart, we have no choice: there won’t be a prom this year. Thank you."

"You are telling us that the State’s Attorney is forcing us to hold a prom?"

"This is not America. This is Indiana."

"This is not a student matter. This about government tearing our community apart. This is big government taking away our freedom of choice."

"You and your friends know nothing about us, about our town, about our people. And yet, you feel justified in telling us what to do. It seems to me that ignorance is your stock-in- trade."

"Well, I suggest she stick to acting. Clearly she is a much more compelling personality when someone tells her where to stand and what to say."

"Can we not spoil this? Please? I have worked very hard on this night, and I have a right to enjoy it too. Now, you’re going to have a wonderful prom like a normal girl. I’ve made sure of that."

"I don't like when strangers get in my way, or anyone who messes with the P.T.A."

"I’ve been asked to read a statement." ... "What happened here was not the result of some elaborate plan to humiliate this girl, as has been reported in the press. The James Madison High School parent-teachers association felt Emma would not be safe if we allowed her to attend Prom with the other students because the uncomfortable truth is there are people in our community who are offended by her life choices. We felt this arrangement, while not ideal, was the only course of action available to us. Thank you."

"Look. This is uncomfortable for me... to be in front of a camera like this, to read terrible things about my town in the paper. I’m just a mother, not any kind of a spokesperson, and I love all the students of James Madison High as much as my own daughter. The truth is we are in this situation because a group of people, privileged people from New York, who know nothing about us, came down here just to get publicity. They are the villains. You should be writing about them, not us."

"Well, she got the attention she wanted, didn’t she? I just don’t understand it." ... "This need to share everything about yourself with strangers."

"I’m supposed to show a house at 3, but I may have to cancel if this rumor is true."

"Stop it! I’m sorry. I’m sorry, but you just don’t understand. This is not who you really are. Whatever you’re feeling right now is because of those people. They’re putting these ideas in your head and they’re turning me into someone I don’t want to be. I’m sick of all this. Come. We’re going to end this now."

"I’m going to make this as clear as I possibly can. Your beliefs are not our beliefs. I am proud of who we are and what this community stands for and if I have to sue you all to stop this defamation I will. We do not want this."

"No. Children are impressionable. If we expose them to inappropriate behavior they’ll... they’ll..."

"Alyssa. You’re confused. You’re young and you don’t know - "

"I just don’t want you to have a hard life."