Overview
Character Name
Sportin' Life
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: A#4/Bb4
Low Note: D3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina, 1930s
Analysis
African-American. Southern accent. Sportin’ Life is a drug dealer who peddles his vices in Catfish Row. He sells booze and dope, which he refers to as “happy dust.” Sportin’ Life is sly, wily, cunning, and ruthless. He preys upon the addicts who buy from him. Sportin’ Life
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