An Oklahoma housewife finds herself unjustly imprisoned for her stance towards civil rights, testing her bond with her son who begins to find his own voice of opposition to the Vietnam War.
ROSIE: White female, 40s
STORYTELLER, White male, 70's. (Narrator)
JOHN, White male, 40s (double with BERRIGAN)
MRS FULLBRIGHT: Black female, 30-60
JOE: Rosie's son. White male, teen
REVEREND DUNN: White male, 50s
CHIEF BECKETT: White male, 40s
DANIEL BERRIGAN, SJ: 40s, Jesuit priest (Double with JOHN)
SENATOR E. MELVIN PORTER: Black male. 30s