Editing Tea and Sympathy (play) (section)

==Characters==
* Tom Lee – A student at a New England [[University-preparatory school|preparatory school]] who is accused of being effeminate and is targeted after sunbathing with a male professor.<ref name=Evans/>
* Bill Reynolds – The head of Tom Lee's dormitory house, Bill is hyper-masculine and in conflict with Tom. He prefers activities with the boys to spending time with his wife, Laura, from whom he is distant. Everett Evans of the ''Houston Chronicle'' wrote that Bill married Laura "apparently" because colleagues pressured him into doing so, and that "The play suggests Bill's persecution of Tom stems from doubts about his own masculinity."<ref name=Evans/>
* Laura Reynolds – Bill's wife, Laura assists Tom and helps him during his troubles.<ref name=Evans/>