Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Ensemble

The Color Purple

  prison guard  prison guard 

Ensemble

The Color Purple

  african-american son brother nephew africa georgia  tribe 

Ensemble

The Color Purple

  african-american daughter sister niece africa georgia tribe 

Supporting

The Color Purple

  african-american squeak squeaky lover waitress tiny high-pitched voice mighty fierce outspoken mistreated strong-willed comic relief comedic nickname attractive sassy  friends 

Lead

The Columnist

  journalist columnist writer political conservative outdated domineering outspoken charismatic stepfather influential self-absorbed 

Supporting

The Columnist

  daughter stepdaughter teenager student 1960s bohemian college student campaigner affectionate 

Supporting

The Columnist

  russian russian accent homosexual intelligent blackmail cold war communist 

Supporting

The Columnist

  journalist reporter determined motivated furious articulate 2m scenes 

Supporting

The Columnist

  journalist writer columnist brother married husband frustrated supportive 2m scenes 

Supporting

The Columnist

  widow wife mother charming hostess caring kind supportive 

Featured

The Columnist

  boyfriend friend guest college student student uncertain 

Lead

Come Back, Little Sheba

  husband doctor chiropractor well-mannered respectable shy frustrated angry haunted alcoholic recovering alcoholic caustic bitter hostile violent alcoholics anonymous repentant kind understanding polite neat tidy infatuated crush delusions midlife crisis appreciative american midwest 1m 1f scenes