Overview
Character Name
Prudy Pingleton
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Antagonist, Authority Figure
Relationships
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: B4
Low Note: D4
Vocal Technique
Belting, Legit
Time & Place
baltimore, 1962
Analysis
Prudy Pingleton is Penny’s overbearing and ultra-conservative mother. Rigid, controlling, and deeply judgmental, Prudy is terrified of anything that challenges her narrow moral worldview. Her character provides much of the show’s satire, representing the fear and ignorance
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