Overview
Character Name
Crown
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: F4
Low Note: D3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina, 1930s
Analysis
African-American. Southern accent. Crown is a brutal, violent stevedore and Bess’ lover at the top of the show. He likes to gamble, drink, do drugs, and fight. After he loses the craps game to Robbins, Crown flies into a drunken rage and murders him. He flees the scene
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