Terry Randall

Terry Randall is the featured character in "Stage Door" by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Terry is an idealist whose dream is to have a successful stage career. She is "stagestruck" when she comes to New York to pursue her dream. The awe that she initially felt for the stage never waned; in fact, it only seemed to grow. Terry has been in New York for years and has gotten only small and bit parts but never the featured or starring roles that she dreams of. Yet, she does not give up.

Terry becomes frustrated and confronts Berger, a famous Broadway producer. She tells him that he basically had a lot of nerve refusing to see girls like her. The best actress in the world could be waiting to see him. He asks her if she is that "best actress in the world." He likes her...