The Lady Scribblers:
MARY PIX, warm, motherly, and plump, has a great laugh, 40-50s
DELIA (DELARIVIER MANLEY) glamorous and sophisticated from years at court, 30-40s
CATHY (CATHERINE TROTTER), very well-educated, wears spectacles, 15
The Rebel Actors:
ELIZABETH BARRY, great tragedienne of the 17th century London Stage and a leader of the Actor’s Rebellion, oozes with drama, early 50s
ANNE BRACEGIRDLE, the most popular comic actress of the 17th century London Stage and a leader of the Actor’s Rebellion, mid-20s
THOMAS BETTERTON, a leading actor of the 17th century London Stage and a leader of the Actor’s Rebellion, 60s
The Other Players:
CHRISTOPHER RICH, Grand Dictator of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and the United Company, 50s
LORD HAMMINGTON, Lord Chamberlain to King William and Queen Mary, a large, aristocratic man, always very well dressed, but a buffoon, 30-40s
LUCINDA FAIRWEATHER, another popular comic actress, 20s
GEORGE PIX, Mary’s husband, a tailor, warm and easy-going, 40s (can double with Betterton)