Wait Till This Year
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Wait 'til This Year is a reality-type docu-drama film which follows a Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

 fan during the 2004 baseball season, when the team ended their famous losing streak by winning the World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...

.

The film was aired on New England Sports Network
New England Sports Network
The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks...

 (NESN) and then released on DVD afterward.
Monika Lahiri starred (as the "character" Monika) and produced the film, which combines reality, documentary and scripted scenes when following the events from the perspective of Monika.

In the film Monika and her husband Jes (played by Ges Selmont) are diehard Sox fans. Friends Rob and Alex, have a conflict, because one is a Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 fan, and one a Sox fan.

Cast

The "cast" includes those playing scripted fictional roles, while also including persons who appear as themselves, such former Red Sox star players, who made cameo appearances as themselves.
  • Monika Lahiri - Monika, lead character and wife of Jes.
  • Ges Selmont - Ges, husband of Monika.
  • Chris Kies - Rob, a Sox fan, and friend of Alex.
  • Stephen Kunken
    Stephen Kunken
    Stephen Kunken is an American actor, best known for his work in theatre. His Broadway credits include Frost/Nixon, Rock 'n' Roll, and Enron, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play.-Career:...

     - Alex, a Yankees fan, and friend of Rob.
  • Rich Coppola - Himself, TV sports director at Connecticut’s WTIC
    WTIC-TV
    WTIC-TV, channel 61, is a television station in Hartford, Connecticut. Owned by the Tribune Company, WTIC-TV is a charter affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company...

     FOX 61
  • Tony Terzi - Himself, sports reporter
  • Jim Rice
    Jim Rice
    James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...

     - Himself, former Sox player.
  • Dwight Evans
    Dwight Evans
    Dwight Michael Evans , nicknamed "Dewey", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball....

     - Himself, former Sox player.
  • Bill Lee
    Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)
    William Francis Lee III , nicknamed "Spaceman", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox from - and the Montreal Expos from -...

     - Himself, a former Sox player
  • Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...

     - Himself, former Sox player.
  • Julie Dubela
    Julie Dubela
    Julie Dubela is an American singer living in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She is known in the Boston, Massachusetts area for her live performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and has also gained national attention for her TV appearances.-Live performances:She has performed for the...

    - Herself, national anthem singer
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