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Character Breakdown |
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| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON | the dominant figure in the Black community of the United States at the turn of the century 45-55 yrs old C4 - E5 |
| CHORUS | To play Citizens of New Rochelle and Harlem, Coalhouse supporters, reporters, and various other supporting roles Various Ages |
| COALHOUSE | a proud, sophisticated man who fights to live within his social boundaries and then rebels against them when even that is not good enough 25-35 yrs old G3 - B5 |
| EMMA GOLDMAN | the Russian born radical anarchist in early 1900's New York City 30-40 yrs old E3 - D5 |
| EVELYN NESBIT | the beautiful vaudeville performer, famous for the murder of her high profile lover by her rich husband 18-25 yrs old B3 - D5 |
| FATHER | Rich. Conservative. Staunch in his ways but not intentionally unkind. 30-45 yrs old A3 - F5 |
| GRANDFATHER | mother's conservative father. A retired professor. Irritated by everything. 50-65 yrs old |
| HENRY FORD | an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company 35-45 yrs old D4 - F5 |
| HOUDINI | the famous magician who immigrated to America and made a name for himself largely as an escape artist 25-35 yrs old C4 - G5 |
| J.P. MORGAN | the rich, famous financier 60-65 yrs old D4 - E5 |
| LITTLE BOY | Mother and Father's son. Curious. Kind. 8-12 yrs old D4 - E5 |
| LITTLE GIRL | Tateh's daughter, a young Latvian girl in a new home 7-10 yrs old C4 - D5 |
| MOTHER | a strong, kind woman who defies social norms to do the things she feels are right 25-35 yrs old G3 - E5 |
| SARAH | a washwoman who is adopted into Mother's home when Mother finds Sarah's baby in the garden 18-25 yrs old G3 - F5 |
| SARAH'S FRIEND | a friend of Sarah's who attends her funeral 18-25 yrs old D3 - D5 |
| TATEH | a haggard, Latvian immigrant who dreams the "American Dream" for himself and his daughter 30-40 yrs old A3 - F5 *Must either look or be made to look older than his "age" |
| WILLIE CONKLIN | a racist volunteer fireman who destroys Coalhouse's car 25-40 yrs old D4 - F5 |
| YOUNGER BROTHER | Mother's younger brother who has his heart broken by Evelyn Nesbit and joins Coalhouse in his protests towards discrimination. He is a young man in search of something. 20-30 yrs old B3 - F5 |
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