by Adam Szymkowicz
The Wooden Heart
Recommended by
- The Wooden Heart“
- The Wooden Heart“
- The Wooden Heart“
Character Information
CAST OF CHARACTERS (5F, 4M)........
Narrator, female, 30s
Mitch, male, a little lost, 30s
Heather, a would-be woodcarver, female, 30s
Brenda, female, works in an office, 30s or 40s
The Wolf/The Wooden Man/Prin, adult male
Ruby, female, 20s or younger
Janice, the woodcutter, female, 30s
Harris, the carpenter, male, 30s to 50s
Nazario, the woodcarver, male, old as the woods, might have an Italian accent........
(All actors can be any race. If you need one less actor, Brenda or Janice or Nazario could be Prin and then Harris could do Wolf/Wooden Man.)........
SETTING
A small New England town with a lot of woods and wetland swamps..........
TIME
The present. But also there is a fable/fair tale feeling to it, you know? So kind of mythic too.
Narrator, female, 30s
Mitch, male, a little lost, 30s
Heather, a would-be woodcarver, female, 30s
Brenda, female, works in an office, 30s or 40s
The Wolf/The Wooden Man/Prin, adult male
Ruby, female, 20s or younger
Janice, the woodcutter, female, 30s
Harris, the carpenter, male, 30s to 50s
Nazario, the woodcarver, male, old as the woods, might have an Italian accent........
(All actors can be any race. If you need one less actor, Brenda or Janice or Nazario could be Prin and then Harris could do Wolf/Wooden Man.)........
SETTING
A small New England town with a lot of woods and wetland swamps..........
TIME
The present. But also there is a fable/fair tale feeling to it, you know? So kind of mythic too.
- HarrisCharacter Age30s to 50sCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityMale
- Nazariomay have an Italian accentCharacter Ageold as the woods, like much older than a person should beCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityMale
- NarratorCharacter Age25 to 45Character Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale
- MitchCharacter Age25 to 45Character Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityMale
- HeatherCharacter Age25 to 45Character Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale
- BrendaCharacter Age30s to 50sCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale
- The Wolf/Wooden Man/ PrinCharacter AgeAdult MaleCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityMale
- RubyCharacter Age20s or youngerCharacter Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale
- JaniceCharacter Age25 to 45Character Race/Ethnic IdentityAnyCharacter Gender IdentityFemale
Development History
- Type Reading, Organization The Juilliard School, Year 2018
- Type Reading, Organization Flux Theatre Ensemble Retreat, Year 2017
Production History
- Type Workshop, Organization Acadiana Repertory Theatre, Year 2019