Overview
Character Name
Mary Sunshine
Show
Gender
Not Specified
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Comic Relief, Narrator/Chorus
Relationships
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Countertenor, Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: A♯5/B♭5
Low Note: A#3/Bb3
Vocal Technique
Legit
Time & Place
Chicago, late 1920s
Analysis
Mary Sunshine is a reporter who covers the murder trials with breathless enthusiasm, portraying herself as an impartial journalist but ultimately serving as part of the sensationalist machinery of the press. She is often played by a male actor in drag, adding a layer of
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