Overview
Character Name
Jake
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
in the first act there are no walls to define locations - only furniture and props and light in the bare space, in the second and third acts walls are brought in to delineate the rooms on either side of the stage. only two walls on each platform with no ceilings.
Analysis
Sally and Frankie’s brother. Lorraine’s son. Beth’s husband.
Jake is a violent, abusive, unstable, and possessive man. Upon convincing himself that his wife, Beth, is being unfaithful to him, he savagely beats her, so much so that he believes he has killed her. This
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