Sora as his partner. Mr. Kenneth Mr. Kenneth is an elderly man and representative for the Stage's stockholders. He is often portrayed as a producer, seemingly giving him executive powers often rivaling or superseding that of Kalos. He has great experience in show business and often aids Sora. He knows Ken's personality, but always calls him "boy". Simon Park Simon Park is highly sought as an Entertainment Industry Writer, Director and Producer. An associate of Layla's family, Simon is a likable, charming and brilliant-minded 'English Accented' Playful-Pervert who often has a wise crack to warm even the most tense of moods. Hired during the first Season of Kaleido Star as Mia Guillem's Mentor and Script Supervisor, Simon is highly responsible for Mia Guillem's grand success for her first written script and stage play "Freedom". Although criticism and the script's countless revisions nearly break Mia at one point, Simon's confidence in Mia as his apprentice leads him to passionately answer calls in the middle of the night as Mia works hard day and night on "Freedom"—a stage play which could either make or break Kaleido Stage as Yūri Kirian begins his buyout. Much thanks to Simon's guidance, "Freedom" sells out for its first two weeks. Unfortunately, Yūri cancels all following shows after he begins his blind vengeance and buys out Kaleido Star. Simon also appears in the final episode of Season One to witness Sora and Layla's performance of "The Legendary Great Maneuver" and is first to stand and clap during that performance. Cathy Taymor Cathy Taymor is introduced in episode 34 during Season Two as the Writer and Director of "Salome In Vegas", an off-Broadway stage-play starring Layla Hamilton. She is also presented as Layla's "new career partner" who gave her the desire to perform once again after she exits Kaleido Stage due to her injury. Although she initially introduces herself kindly during Sora's second one week leisure from Kaleido Stage, her real character is that of a fast-talking-fast-paced-brash-and-outspoken 30-something fireball of energy. Cathy's relationship with Layla as her "new partner" emotionally distresses Sora at first. Later in the series, much like with Simon Park in Season One, Kalos once again outsources an experienced director to mentor Kaleido Stage's budding writer and director Mia Guillem: this experienced director is Cathy. During production of "Romeo And Juliet", Mia falls in love with Cathy's direct and take-no-prisoner's-style and begins to look up