Al Davis, Male, 70s, Rancher
Edith Davis, Female, 60s, Al’s wife
Stan/Ziggy/Saturn, Global Alligator, depicted by a rubber or plastic alligator on stage and a voiceover for Scenes 1 and 2. Scene 3 onwards, Stan is played by an actor wearing a hat or mask that looks like a green alligator. Same for Ziggy from Scene 6 and Saturn from Scene 17. actors.
Herman Lipsitt, Male, 40s, Chief of Staff to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FDR, Male, 50s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Otto Spiegel, Male, 50s, Zookeeper, German accent
Jewish Man, 50s, has action but no lines
Jewish Woman, 40s, has action but no lines
German Soldier, Male, has action but no lines
Hans Schroeder, Male, 60s, Theology Professor, German accent
British Soldier 1, Male, has action but no lines
British Soldier 2, Male, has action but no lines
Colonel James Sweeney, British Male, 50s
Olga Nemirovsky, Female, 50s, Zookeeper, Russian accent
Chairman Mao, Asian Man, 50s
Shipka, female alligator, has action but no lines
Drunkard, Male, 55
Play can be performed with six actors:
Al/German Soldier/British Soldier 1/Colonel Sweeney can be played by the same actor
Herman/Otto/British Soldier 2/Drunkard can be played by the same actor
FDR/Hans/Chairman Mao/Jewish Man can be played by the same actor
Edith/Shipka can be played by the same actor
Olga Nemirovsky/Jewish Woman can be played by one actor