Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Lead

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

  gay lgbt brother eldest peacemaker writer playwright global warming absurd homosexual lgbtq dour cynical intelligent creative serious absurdist conservative nostalgic wistful 

Supporting

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

  ethnic housekeeper fortune teller soothsayer visions prophecy voodoo african-american hispanic latina asian middle eastern 

Supporting

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

  aspiring actor stud hot buff dumb rude sexy attractive impulsive narcissistic stupid comfortable multitasker sexual 

Supporting

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

  aspiring actress innocent naive starstruck sincere hopeful sweet neighbor actor performer delicate enthusiastic optimist optimistic 

Lead

Variation

  dancer retired professional hard-working new work contemporary ill african-american poc 

Lead

Variation

  voice offstage voice artificial intelligence probing new work contemporary gender flexible genderfluid casting ageless 

Lead

Vega

  ex girlfriend break up friend friendship hostile determined dominant clown performer american accent new work contemporary one act plays 

Lead

Vega

  brother clown performer entertainer break up ex boyfriend 1m 1f scenes 1m 2f scenes new work contemporary one act plays american accent anxious shocked 

Lead

Vega

  sister break up energized suicide attempt friend friendship clown performer 1m 2f scenes american accent new work contemporary one act plays 

Lead

Venus

  black african historical 1m 1f scenes tragic spectacle ambitious dreamer sideshow postcolonial postcolonialism 

Lead

Venus

  1m 1f scenes doctor audience spectacle anatomist anatomy scientist research affair obsessed double cast double casting 

Lead

Venus

  exploitative colonizer spectacle sideshow cruel manipulative greedy double cast double casting