Overview
Character Name
Sam Polk
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Technique
operatic
Time & Place
1950s; new hope valley, a small mountain town in tennessee
Analysis
Sam is Susannah’s older brother and, since they are both orphans, raised her. He isn’t as involved in the village goings-on as his sister, and instead tends to be a bit of a loner. (Indeed, he never appears onstage with anyone else but Susannah.) He is a severe alcoholic
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