"Life is easier done than said."
Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.
Ben Wekselbaum

Coach Lumbly

Hal Hefner

Ginny Ryerson

Junior Philosopher

Doyle Hefner

Earl Hefner

Heston

Ram

Townsend Prep Debater

Juliet Hefner
English Teacher
Plainsboro Lunch Lady

Mr. Lewinsky

Honoria

Abraham Lincoln

Stephen Douglas

Flemming
Judge Pete

Gym Teacher

Lewis Garrles
Fern Garries
Lewis's Dad
connie Ryerson

Crystal Hamish-Steinberg

Philip

Frank Ryerson
Hazlet Timer
Hazlet Lunch Lady

Hazlet Coach
Townsend Prep Bad Girl

Luis
New Jersey Debate Official

Pizza Server

Narrator (voice)