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Mindy and her friend Sally are interested in trying out for the community play, and they ask their friend Lindsey to try out as well. Since it is a production of Cinderella, all three girls would like the starring role, so go into tryouts knowing that some of them will be disappointed. Lindsey does an excellent job, bringing the director to tears with her singing. Mindy does okay, and has some fun reading the wicked stepsister parts. Sally is nervous, but also has a decent showing. When Mindy finds out that she has been cast as a wicked step sister, she is disappointed, but her father and Julie, her new stepmother, tell her that there must have been a reason that the director, Ms. Kamper, chose her. Sally has a similar role, but Lindsey is Cinderella. The girls all work together well to ensure that the play will be a success, and Mindy and her family even help Sally memorize her lines when her parents are too busy to help. The part of Prince Charming is being played by a boy who is not particularly nice, and when he quits, Mindy points out that there is another boy who has memorized all of the parts AND who is nice, so he gets the part. Mindy, who has been concerned that there is something inherently "not nice" about her because of the casting, has been worried because Julie is pregnant, and she wants to be the best big sister to the new baby. When the audience finds her performance amusing, she is glad that it was her sense of humor that caused her to be picked for the role and not some character flaw.