Casting
← Back to Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn
Cast Size: Small (Up to 10 performers)
Cast Type: Ensemble Cast
Dance Requirements: None
Character Breakdown
Man 1
Characters range from a gay Democratic politician to a pessimistic cynic and a man who has recently lost a loved female from his life.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: F2
Man 2
Characters range from a gay hitchhiker who recently discovered love, to a man who reminisces on good times fishing with his father.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Woman 1
Characters range from a Jewish woman relishing the thought of a Passover feast to a woman who longs to comfort a loved one far, far away.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: G3
Vocal range bottom: F3
Woman 2
Character range from a wishful Professor to a woman who has experienced severe financial woes throughout her life.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Pianist
Provides accompaniment for the show and joins in from time to time to comment on or aid in the storytelling.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 60
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: F2