Penny Lamb was born on April 7th, 1990 in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Her father, Walter Lamb, was born deaf and her mother, Felicity, was hard of hearing. They taught Penny sign language at a very young age. Penny also learned Spanish as her mother is from Mexico. Penny never liked her name, instead preferred to be called by her middle name, Savanah. When Savanah was three, her brother Ezra was born. At age 5, Savanah was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease and began to lose her hearing. Until 11th grade, Savanah and Ezra attended Athabasca Delta Community School. Due to her parent’s disability, Savanah had to take care of her brother a lot throughout her childhood. Right before Savanah’s senior year, her mother died from complications with Sickle Cell Disease. To have more support for his kids, the family moved to Uranium City to live with Savanah’s paternal grandparents. Savanah’s grandmother enrolled both kids at St. Cassian. Being that English was Savanah’s worst language, speaking mostly Spanish or ASL at home, she found it hard to make friends. Eventually, she met a boy named Ricky Potts. Ricky had muscular dystrophy and couldn’t speak. However, he knew sign language. Savanah and Ricky became great friends from that point on. Savanah started developing a crush on Ricky and even confided in him about not liking her name, Penny. From that point on, Ricky was the only one who knew and called her Savanah. One sign of affection that they would show with each other was Sav laying her head on Ricky’s lap. When the choir went to the Fall Fair, Savanah felt very disconnected from the rest of the kids, choosing to sit next to Ricky on the Cyclone Coaster. They held hands the entire ride, and their bodies were found next to each other, hands still connected.
Basically I wanted a reason for Penny to know sign language to be able to communicate with Ricky. Also in our production, Ricky and I decided that the reason he offers the name Savanah was because of Penny. When Jane asks if Savanah can have the greenest eyes, Ricky starts to put the pieces together. Penny Lamb had very green eyes. Lastly, after that conversation, Jane would lay her head on Ricky’s lap, making him realize that Jane Doe was Penny Savanah Lamb. That was kind of how we interpreted that scene and I built her backstory around that. :))
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