Overview
Character Name
Mother
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dramatic Function
Foil, Protagonist
Relationships
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: E5
Low Note: G3
Vocal Technique
Belting
Time & Place
New York City and environs (especially New Rochelle), 1902 - 1906
Analysis
Mother has always been a refined, graceful, and elegant upper-class wife of privilege. Yet, she yearns to find her own voice. She is described by actor Christiane Noll (who played Mother at the Kennedy Center) as an “accidental feminist.” She is a woman of principle,
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