Overview
Character Name
Elder Joseph Barlow
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Elderly
Role Size
Lead
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
the hill district, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 1997
Analysis
Also known as ‘Old Joe’, Elder Joseph Barlow is the oldest person in the play, having been born in 1918. He has recently returned to the Hill District, and owns the deed to Aunt Ester’s old house. He is determined not to let the house be demolished. He sometimes speaks in
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