Casting

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Cast Size: Flexible Cast Size
Cast Type: Ensemble Cast
Dance Requirements: None

Character Breakdown

Mrs. Wilson
Mary's mother. Gentle, sweet and an idealist. Widowed and poor, she wants more for her daughter.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Mary
The classic heroine. Beautiful, delicate, and easily taken by emotion. Becoming a mother strengthens her, and she would move mountains for her daughter.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 22
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Cribbs
A villainous lawyer with a foul temper. Oily and ever-aware of the assets of any lady nearby. Scheming. Pure evil.
Gender: male
Age: 45 to 60
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: E3
Edward
The hero. Giddy, wild, and young. He is handsome and moves with the confidence and buoyancy of a gallant knight, until he succumbs to Cribbs' scheme.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: G3
William
Edward's foster brother. Impervious to Cribbs' schemes. Though he doesn't think so, he is a smart and protective brother to both Edward and Agnes. Always saves the day.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Agnes
William's demented sister. She is deranged and disheveled, ala Ophelia after Cribbs made her fiancé drink himself to death.
Gender: female
Age: 22 to 28
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Carrie
Loud and physically powerful. A passionate woman who speaks for the Lord and curses the poison that is alcohol. Educated and emphatic.
Gender: female
Age: 22 to 35
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Julia
Mary and Edward's daughter. Freckled and pig-tailed. Curious, energetic, and in need of her parents' attention.
Gender: female
Age: 7 to 11
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Ensemble
Wedding Guests; Bar Girls; Soldiers