Overview
Character Name
Crab Man
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Featured
Voice
Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: D3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina, 1930s
Analysis
African-American. Southern accent. The crab man sells his wares in Catfish Row. When he arrives, he makes his presence known by shouting his day’s offerings. He is a friendly, hardworking salesman and a frequent visitor to his friends and customers in the tenement.
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