family. His teenaged daughter's struggles with Christianity and her newfound sexuality.

No, these are not the plot twists in the latest episodes of "The Young And The Restless,'' but the thematic concerns of "Daddy's Little Girl,'' a locally created and produced play that is to be staged at City Hall Theatre on Thursday and Saturday nights.

And despite its seemingly mature subject matter, director-producer Kevin Bean of the drama department at Bermuda College, says it will be an evening of theatre that basically all can take in.

"It's a family play,'' Mr. Bean, 27, says. "It's very intense, but I think anyone who comes to the play will be able to get something from it. I think we are all dysfunctional in our own way, and people can learn from it.'' The play, which was written over a period of four months last fall by a young Bermudian playwright, Alan Smith, centres around the relationship between the family's father (who is played by the director) and his two very different daughters, the "black sheep'' Regina (played by Shahrzad Murray) and the "goody-two-shoes'' Lisa (Rukiya O'Connor).

Among the other featured members of this unhappy brood are a domineering grandmother (played by Tamicka Johnson), the girls' mother Marva (Zeudi Hinds) and Lisa's boyfriend Kent (Jehrizino Simmons).

According to Mr. Bean, who started rehearsals for "Daddy's Little Girl'' in December, the sexual interaction between Kent and the family's "good'' daughter will form a pivotal moment in the highly charged play.

"The relationship between Regina and her father is very intense,'' he said, "but I think one of the most interesting scenes will be between Lisa and Kent. It's a love scene, and she struggles a lot with her conscience.'' So, one might conceivably ask, where did the play's cast members -- many of whom are still in their teens -- find the inspiration and emotion for their roles in such an "intense'' work? "I'm still trying to find it,'' admitted Miss Hinds, who joined Mr. Bean for a recent cast interview.

But no worries. The writing, by all accounts, is strong in "Daddy's Little Girl,'' and the actors up to the challenge.

As a result, said the young director, who was jokingly described as a hard task master by his stable of players, "I can assure you that no-one (in the audience) will be falling asleep.'' "Daddy's Little Girl,'' a project of Gina Spence Productions, starts at 8 p.m. on April 13 and 15. Tickets, ($20 or $10 for children under 12) can be bought at City Hall box office or at Sabrina's in Hamilton.

KIDS IN THE HALL -- "Daddy's Little Girl,'' an intense family drama that opens at City Hall on April 13, features the acting talents of (from left) Tamicka Johnson, Shekeia Wade, Zeudi Hinds, Rukiya O'Connor, Kevin Bean (who also serves as director-producer) and Shahrzad Murray.