Overview
Character Name
Karl
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Catalyst, Foil
Relationships
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Bass
Vocal Range
High Note: D3
Low Note: A2
Time & Place
Edward and Sandra Bloom’s home in Alabama, the present. Also various fantasy locations in Alabama in the 1950s.
Analysis
One of Edward’s fantastical friends, Karl is a giant who lives in a cave outside of Ashton, Alabama. The townspeople are afraid of Karl, and he is pained by their treatment of him as an outcast. Though he puts on a front of wanting to be left alone, Edward can tell that
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