Overview
Character Name
Joanne Jefferson
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Foil, Love Interest
Relationships
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: E5
Low Note: G3
Vocal Technique
Belting, Rock
Time & Place
The late 1980s to early 1990s in New York City’s East Village, capturing the struggles of young artists and friends living under the shadow of poverty, addiction, and the AIDS crisis.
Analysis
A Harvard Law graduate, Joanne is a highly successful lawyer. She is a lesbian, and is currently dating Maureen, who left her boyfriend Mark to be with Joanne. She is professional, smart, self-assured and realistic. Her parents, though they dote on her and call her
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