Overview
Character Name
Nanny
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Elderly
Role Size
Supporting
Time & Place
1960s, rural america
Analysis
Nanny is the completely nonverbal elderly woman who lives with Beatrice, the mother in Paul Zindel’s play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. None of the characters are quite sure how old she is, but her extreme deafness, addled mental state, and
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