Overview
Character Name
Gloria Thorpe
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: G5
Low Note: B3
Vocal Technique
Belting
Time & Place
1950s
Analysis
A probing reporter who watches Joe tryout for the Senators. She takes it upon herself to make Joe a celebrity by writing about him for her paper. She nicknames him “Shoeless Joe” because he didn’t have his shoes when he showed up for his tryout. Curious about Joe’s past,
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