Overview
Character Name
Mrs. Reed
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: F5
Low Note: D#4/Eb4
Vocal Technique
Legit
Time & Place
Northern England, early 19th century
Analysis
50s-60s. British RP accent. Mrs. Reed is Jane Eyre’s unfeeling, cold aunt. She is a widow, and has one son, John, a cruel and manipulative little boy who takes after his mother. She reluctantly takes in Jane, the niece of her late husband, when Jane is orphaned. She holds
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