CHARACTERS
LEADS (3)
WILL DU BOIS – FCC Clerk (light tenor)
20-something, gangly, suit with frayed hole in knee, red/bright sneakers
Traits: Expressive face/body, thinker, listener, tries to please
SANKET PATEL – FCC Boss (dark tenor)
Middle-aged, large, imposing physique, yet controlled
Traits: Dominates, commands, can mock conduct, mouths words with choir, can transform into looming presence
ARIEL (ARI) – Nature's Witness (child or light-voiced adult soprano)
Ageless ethereal person, wearing street clothes
Traits: confident, a little bit naughty like child (expression-wise), yet stately
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC (4)
JENNIFER (JEN) WRIGHT – artist, activist (soprano)
50-something, tough red-head, short hair
Traits: assertive, bold, action-oriented
PETER (PETE) CALKINS – organic farmer (tenor)
30-something, strong family/farm protector, baseball cap, diabetic
Traits: shows physical support, gives an arm, escorts others
TRACI MORRISON – school teacher (alto)
20-something, long flowing hair, wide-brimmed hat, casual hippie style, wooden cross around neck
Traits: sensitive, capable, standing up for children, faith-filled
DR. ALFRED (AL) SHEPHERD– geophysics professor (bass)
45 to 50-something, jazzy looking African American man, intellectual,
Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) for Parkinson’s
Traits: mental acuity (facial expressions, thinking stances), and gracefully show loss of balance/falling issue
INDUSTRY CHOIR (4)
Choir as regulators, salespeople, engineers, consumers & zombies
Casey Montgomery (soprano)
slim brunette with flip hair
Roger Kraft (tenor)
bearded fair-haired man with glasses
Giuseppe (Beppe) Rossi (bass)
seasoned, weathered-looking gentleman
Judith Steele (alto)
African American woman, strong, aware
Sanket Patel (silent choir member)
(see leads)
BIT PARTS Silent (6 to 10)
(Doubling is possible)
Baby Will and Mom
High School aged Will, teacher & 2 classmates
1 Physician in doctor garb
1 Scientist holding volume(s) of studies
Mother holding baby
Girl with mother, age 7 to 10, pouty
2-3 more mixed adults, onstage audience in FCC hearing room