Flexible cast of 38. Four roles can be doubled. Optional extras.
CAST OF CHARACTERS (# lines)
THE DEMO CREW:
JERRY, leader; a jokester (43)
DALE, worker; easily amused (19)
MERLE, another; whiny (19)
HARLEY, another; clueless (15)
THE CREATIVE TEAM:
JULES, composer; optimistic, idealistic (96)
SYDNEY, book writer; pessimistic, sarcastic (75)
ELLIOT, lyricist; realistic, analytical (77)
MONA, talent agent; brimming with confidence but largely inept (38)
THE CREW:
CAMERON, theater director; uptight, short-tempered (133)
ROBIN, assistant director; mousy, until she isn't (167)
INA, costume designer; resourceful (22)
RILEY, set designer; a real problem-solver (16)
FAYE, sound designer; helpful, encouraging (55)
THE ACTORS:
KARLEE, child actor; precocious, annoying (44)
SHARON, the stagiest of stage mothers (23)
GLENDA, snobby older actor; tends to ramble (27)
BERNARD, pompous older actor; a bit daft (28)
YVONNE, vain Hollywood star (29)
THE CHORUS:
AVERY, seasoned performer; high-energy (29)
BLAKE, another; a know-it-all (32)
DYLAN, another; a smart aleck (29)
VAL, fledgling performer; ready to pack it all in (27)
TAYLOR, another; prone to panic (25)
MADDIE, another; ridiculously upbeat (25)
THE PROTESTERS:
CLEO, perky (11)
OLIVER, likes to gripe (11)
NOREEN, sassy (11)
PARKER, irritable (11)
WHITNEY, opinionated (10)
ZACH, enthusiastic (10)
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE:
UMA, bossy assistant (22)
PEG, overworked roadie (11)
KENDALL, photographer; the mayor's biggest fan (10)
MAYOR, publicity-hungry politician (18)
OTHERS:
LESLIE, unscrupulous landlord (18)
TRISH, architect; likes to blow things up (10)
HILDY, historical preservationist; self-absorbed, chatty (61)
ALLAN, investor; supportive, decisive (10)