Overview
Character Name
Woman
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: D5
Low Note: A3
Vocal Technique
Operatic, Gospel
Time & Place
West Africa, Southern Plantation, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Slave Trade
Analysis
The Woman is one of the slaves working on the plantation in Act Two. She leads the group in singing the spiritual ‘Sometimes I feel like a motherless child’, which expresses a longing to return home, and a loss of connection to your roots.
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