Emma, based on the Jane Austen novel

Adapted by Graham Donahue

After seeing her best friend and former governess married, Emma Woodhouse makes up her mind to devote herself to the art of matchmaking. But when things don't go according to plan she is forced to come face to face with her own heart.

After seeing her best friend and former governess married, Emma Woodhouse makes up her mind to devote herself to the art of matchmaking. But when things don't go according to plan she is forced to come face to face with her own heart.

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Emma, based on the Jane Austen novel

Character Information

  • Miss Emma Woodhouse
    Youngest daughter of a wealthy nobleman. An aspiring matchmaker who cares a little too much about her friends.
    21
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Mr. Henry Woodhouse
    Emma's father. Kind, health conscious, and averse to marriages and change of any kind.
    60s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Mr. George Knightley
    The Woodhouse's wealthy neighbor and friend. Cares deeply for his friends but isn't afraid to speak his mind when he finds they are in error.
    25-40
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Miss Harriet Smith
    A young woman of unknown parentage who is befriended by Emma. Pretty and good natured, but naive and impressionable.
    18
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Mr. Philip Elton
    The local vicar. Charming, animated, and civil, but secretly proud.
    20s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Mrs. Augusta Hawkins Elton
    A proud and relentless woman from Bath. Future wife of Mr. Elton.
    20s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Mrs. Anne Taylor Weston
    Emma's best friend and former governess, recently married. Cares deeply for Emma and her father, but is not the best influence.
    40
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Mr. Weston
    Anne Weston's husband and neighbor to Emma and Mr. Woodhouse. Hopelessly optimistic and all around cheerful fellow. Can be doubled by actor playing Mr. Woodhouse.
    45-60
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Mr. Frank Weston Churchill
    Mr. Weston's son from an earlier marriage. Charming, playful, and a little immature.
    20s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Miss Bates
    A poor woman fallen from former wealth who lives with her elderly mother in Highbury. Kind and humble, but an excessive talker of nonsense.
    30-50
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Miss Jane Fairfax
    Miss Bates's niece. Quiet, reserved, and well loved by everyone but Emma.
    20s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Mary
    One of the Woodhouse's servants. Can be doubled by actor playing Mrs. Elton.
    Any Age
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman