LORI - 30 - 45, working class mom, white. LORI is a powerhouse, loud, and dedicated to what she believes in.
DESMOND - 30 - 55, LORI's husband, African American, a professor at a community college. He's smart, diplomatic, and careful.
MARSHA - 30 - 45, a seemingly surly woman and mother of AUSTIN, white. She's a Pentecostal and fundamentalist Christian who knows how to preach from the pulpit.
MAX - 35+, white. A prison administrator who likes his job.
REV. JUDITH - 20+, An Anglican priest, a modern metropolitan woman but fish out of water in ruralVirginia. HispanicorAsianAmerican.
AUSTIN - 18+, a murderer, white.
LESLIE - LORI and DESMOND's daughter, a person of color. LESLIE can be played by a 7 year old or an adult. The stage directions in the scene LESLIE AND AUSTIN give details on adult casting.