Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Lead

The Visit

  divorcée lover heartbreak spurned woman grande dame graceful grotesque wild passionate love love affair abandoned pregnancy betrayed alone heartbroken scorned mother prostitute wife wealthy vengeful tough sharp shrewd survivor amputee noble queenly lavish opulent swift vicious patient ferocious cunning intelligent star vehicle female  1m 1f scenes 

Supporting

The Visit

  butler servant law justice judge educated experienced steadfast loyal well-spoken astute  judicial 

Supporting

The Visit

  husband fiancé ex-husband spouse cowed obedient patient simple successful handsome charming actor  intelligent 

Supporting

The Visit

  son impoverished hardworking dependable laborer abandonment betrayal greedy  disloyal 

Supporting

The Visit

  blind identical neat unison eunuch castration bribe liar emigre frightened desperate eerie disconcerting  ominous 

Supporting

The Visit

  wife shopkeeper mother other woman impoverished suffering steadfast supportive reassuring greedy betrayal  abandonment 

Supporting

The Visit

  mayor small town elected official leader impoverished husband father grandfather seasoned yearning experienced desperate hopeful flatterer praise friend betrayal abandonment 

Supporting

The Visit

  citizens residents friends impoverished lamenting run-down in dept hopeless idle hopeful staunch greedy blind eye complicit  monstrous 

Supporting

The Visit

  daughter impoverished unemployed student dutiful helpful abandonment betrayal greedy  disloyal 

Supporting

The Visit

  clergyman priest pastor small town impoverished reliable moral trustworthy warning advisor suspicious betrayal  weak 

Supporting

The Visit

  police law enforcement official officer small town impoverished upstanding dedicated suspicious at ease  suspect 

Supporting

The Visit

  employee entourage gangster murderer convict imprisoned menacing obedient brutal violent vicious intimidating  guitar