diff --git a/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss b/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
index 3391d011..fd125029 100644
--- a/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
+++ b/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-(defNew [:String assetPath &opt :Int frameWidth :Int frameHeight :Map<String,AnimationArgs> animations]
+(defNew [:String assetPath &opt frameWidth frameHeight :Map<String,AnimationArgs> animations]
     (super)
     (if (and frameWidth frameHeight)
-            (loadGraphic assetPath frameWidth frameHeight)
+            (loadGraphic assetPath true frameWidth frameHeight)
         (loadGraphic assetPath))
     (when animations
         (doFor =>name animationArgs animations
diff --git a/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss b/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
index 06e5fcd4..221f9cb1 100644
--- a/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
+++ b/projects/hollywoo-flixel/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
@@ -11,11 +11,24 @@
     (set actionManager.resetOnStateSwitch NONE))
 
 (method :Void showScene [:Scene<String,FlxStagePosition,FlxStageFacing,FlxScreenPosition,ActorFlxSprite> scene :Appearance appearance :Continuation cc]
+    // TODO on the first appearance, give a super (for some scenes but probably not others... hm....)
     (FlxG.switchState (cast scene SceneFlxState))
     (cc))
 
+(var STAGE_LEFT_X 40)
+(var STAGE_RIGHT_X 1240)
+(var ACTOR_Y 500)
+
 (method :Void showCharacter [:Character<FlxStagePosition,FlxStageFacing,ActorFlxSprite> character :Appearance appearance :Continuation cc]
-    (print "Character shneezy")
+    // TODO on the first appearance, show name and description (maybe? also probably not for all?)
+    // TODO flip sprite if facing left, and also allow for manually defined flipped frames so text doesn't mirror
+    (set character.actor.x (case character.stagePosition
+        (Left
+            STAGE_LEFT_X)
+        (Right
+            STAGE_RIGHT_X)))
+    (set character.actor.y ACTOR_Y)
+    (FlxG.state.add character.actor)
     (cc))
 
 (prop &mut :Null<Continuation> nextCC)
diff --git a/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx b/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx
index a5af2a0d..a6f96302 100644
--- a/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx
+++ b/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package hollywoo;
 import kiss.AsyncEmbeddedScript;
 import kiss.Prelude;
 import hollywoo.Scene;
+import hollywoo.Director;
 
 /**
  * Model/controller of a Hollywoo film, and main execution script
diff --git a/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss b/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss
index da75a7e9..a68ffb38 100644
--- a/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss
+++ b/projects/hollywoo/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@
 // Mutable representation of frames in time:
 // var scenes:Map<String, Scene<Set, StagePosition, StageFacing, ScreenPosition, Actor>> = [];
 (prop :Map<String,Bool> shownScenes (new Map))
+(prop :Map<String,Bool> shownCharacters (new Map))
+(function :Appearance appearanceFlag [:Map<String,Bool> map :String key]
+    (if (dictGet map key)
+            ReAppearance
+        {
+            (dictSet map key true)
+            FirstAppearance
+        }))
+
+(prop &mut :String sceneKey "")
+(method _currentScene [] (dictGet scenes sceneKey))
 
 (defNew
     [
@@ -36,16 +47,30 @@
     (cc))
 
 (method setScene [name :Continuation cc]
+    (set sceneKey name)
     (director.showScene
         (dictGet scenes name)
-        (if (dictGet shownScenes name)
-                ReAppearance
-            {
-                (dictSet shownScenes name true)
-                FirstAppearance
-            })
+        (appearanceFlag shownScenes name)
         cc))
 
 (method newActor [name :Actor actor :Continuation cc]
     (dictSet actors name actor)
-    (cc))
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+    (cc))
+
+(method addCharacter [actorName :StagePosition position :StageFacing facing :Continuation cc]
+    (let [character (object stagePosition position stageFacing facing actor (dictGet actors actorName))]
+        (dictSet .characters (_currentScene) actorName character)
+        (director.showCharacter
+            character
+            (appearanceFlag shownCharacters actorName)
+            cc)
+        ))
+
+/* TODO
+(method removeCharacter [
+
+])
+*/
+
+// TODO moveCharacter remove them, add them to another scene
+// TODO moveCharacterAndFollow remove them, add them to another scene, set that the scene
\ No newline at end of file