Overview
Character Name
Porgy
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Voice
Bass-Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: F4
Low Note: A#2/Bb2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina, 1930s
Analysis
African-American. Southern accent. Porgy is a crippled beggar residing in Catfish Row. Though he has many friends amongst his neighbors, Porgy lives alone. “When Gawd make cripple,” he says, “He mean him to be lonely.” He has been disabled since birth; he makes his money
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