Overview
Character Name
Arturo Ui
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Chicago, 1930s
Analysis
Arturo Ui starts the play as a small-time gangster down on his luck. He is the head of a Chicago gang that extorts, robs, and kills in order to gain power but times have been tough. He comes across information about the recently corrupted politician Dogsborough and it gives
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