Overview
Character Name
Frau Bessell
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Authority Figure
Relationships
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
Time & Place
1891, Germany
Analysis
Frau Bessell represents the darkest, most monstrous extreme of parental failure in the musical's society. Though she never speaks directly on stage, her terrifying presence looms large over her daughter Martha’s life. As revealed in the harrowing song "The Dark I Know
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