Overview
Character Name
Preacher
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Ensemble
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Tenor, Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: G#4/Ab4
Low Note: A#2/Bb2
Vocal Technique
Legit, Gospel
Time & Place
Rural Georgia, 1909-1945
Analysis
The Preacher is the preacher at the local church. In The Color Purple, he gives a sermon in the opening scene about how nobody knows what God has in store for them, establishing the theme of religion, which protagonist Celie ultimately rejects because of her situation.
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