Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Ensemble

Sound of Music: Youth Edition

  nuns party guests party-goer nazis 

Featured

Street Scene

  1940s new york new york accent poverty eviction homelessness  school child 

Featured

Street Scene

  1940s new york immigration race racism violence new york accent child  fighting 

Ensemble

Street Scene

  1940s new york new york accent officer doctor policeman milkman neighbors sailors race racism immigration violence  domestic violence 

Featured

Tannhäuser

  public domain german language medieval shepherd peasant treble  light lyric soprano 

Lead

They Chose Me!

  scrappy vulnerable teen role adopted desperate new work 

Featured

Tosca

  shepherd boy young innocent simple 

Lead

The Turn of the Screw

  british english innocent child kid supernatural angelic 

Ensemble

The Wizard of Oz - Young Performers Edition

  wizard of oz kansas 1930s fairy tale magical characters magical land featured ensemble citydwellers army animals nonhuman characters mayor barrister coroner elder child tough teacher fiddler large ensemble 

Featured

X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X

  english language contemporary opera black composer composers of color african-american cast religion islam violence peace conversion oppression biography biographical 20th century african-american history historical figure african-american child role young child racism prejudice helpless treble alto