We want this play to be accessible and useful to as many groups as possible, so we have built some flexibility into the casting. Here are some possible casting adjustments.
● If more roles are needed, the suggested doubling can be reduced or skipped entirely, meaning that James, Tom, Bone, Tiara, Sam, Alex, Cob and Pea can be played by separate actors. This will not require script changes. It is also ok to adjust the doubling- i.e. , switch which professor plays which fairy monarch
● You can also split the Whisper up among multiple actors while still giving each of them something juicy.
● James and Tom can become Janine and Tina. (Note, they must remain a gay couple.) Just use the "Janine and Tina" version of the script, available under the "script sample" slot in "supporting materials." It's not hugely different from the "James and Tom" version, there are just some altered lines in the first scene.
● If Tom/Tina is not cast as white, the reference to his/her race in scene one can be cut.
● Quillian is femme non-binary in this version of the script. If you do not have an actor who can represent that identity, the character may be played as a cisgender lesbian by changing pronouns from “they” to “she,” and cutting the line “It’s “they,” professor!” and the subsequent two lines from scene one.