Overview
Character Name
George Washington
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Authority Figure, Mentor/Guide
Relationships
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Tenor, Baritone
Vocal Technique
Rap
Time & Place
America 1776 and late 1700s
Analysis
30s-40s, nonwhite, John Legend meets Mufasa.*
“We gotta run to Harlem quick, we can’t afford another slip
Guns and horses giddyup
I decide to divvy up
My forces, they’re skittish as the British cut the city up
This close to giving up, facing mad scrutiny