A Room with a View

by Bob Cooner

Adapted from the novel by E. M. Forster. A holiday in 1907 Italy with her spinster cousin changes everything for young Lucy Honeychurch. After experiencing adventure, romance, and passion in Florence, will Lucy ever reconcile herself to a more conventional life in England with her family and fiancé? Brimming with eccentric characters, humor, and charm, A ROOM WITH A VIEW is the perfect romantic comedy. Cast: 8...

Adapted from the novel by E. M. Forster. A holiday in 1907 Italy with her spinster cousin changes everything for young Lucy Honeychurch. After experiencing adventure, romance, and passion in Florence, will Lucy ever reconcile herself to a more conventional life in England with her family and fiancé? Brimming with eccentric characters, humor, and charm, A ROOM WITH A VIEW is the perfect romantic comedy. Cast: 8 women (1 young teen), 7 men (with doubling) up to 17 women, 18 men.

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A Room with a View

Character Information

8-17 women (1 young teen), 7-18 men
Doubling: Miss Lavish/Mrs Honeychurch; Rev. Eager/English Servant; Freddy Honeuchurch/Pensione Servant/Tourist/Young Man 2/Attendant; Cecil Vyse/Pensione Servant/Italian Local/Young Man 1/Young Driver; Minnie Beebe/Pensione Servant/Tourist; Signora/Tourist/English Servant/Rectory Maid; Anne/Italian Local/Tourist/Young Woman; Photograph Vendor/Italian Local/Older Driver/English Servant
  • The Rev. Mr. Eager
    Male; middle-aged; British; middle/upper class; priggish; self-important; may double as ENGLISH SERVANT
    40s-60s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Pensione Servants, Tourists, Italian Locals, Young Man 1, Young Man 2, Young Driver, Young Woman, Older Driver, Attendant, Rectory Maid, English Servants
    Minor characters who double as other characters
    Older child-70s
    White
  • Photograph Vendor
    Male; middle-aged or older; Italian; may also play ITALIAN LOCAL/OLDER DRIVER/ENGLISH SERVANT
    40s-70s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Anne
    Female; late teens-early 20s; British; lower/middle class; servant in the Honeychurch household; may also play ITALIAN LOCAL/TOURIST/YOUNG WOMAN
    20s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Signora
    Female; middle-aged; Italian; middle class; bossy; busy; may also play TOURIST/ENGLISH SERVANT/RECTORY MAID
    30s-60s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Minnie Beebe
    Female; tween-early teens; British; middle/upper class; polite; spirited; may also play PENSIONE SERVANT/TOURIST
    Early Teens
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Cecil Vyse
    Male; 20s-early 30s; British; middle/upper class; priggish; self-important; intelligent; may also play PENSIONE SERVANT/ITALIAN LOCAL/YOUNG MAN 1/YOUNG DRIVER
    20s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Freddy Honeychurch
    Male; late teens; British; middle/upper class; well-meaning; spirited; funny; may also play PENSIONE SERVANT/TOURIST/YOUNG MAN 2/ATTENDANT
    Late teens-Early 20s
    White or African American/Black
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Mrs. Honeychurch
    Female; middle-aged; British; middle/upper class; traditional; loving; firm; may double as MISS LAVISH
    40s-50s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Lucy Honeychurch
    Female; Late teens-early 20s; British; middle/upper class; naïve; headstrong; searching
    Older Teen/Young 20s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Miss Teresa Alan
    Female; 60s-70s; British; middle/upper class; traditional; polite; genteel
    60s-70s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Miss Catharine Alan
    Female; 60s-70s; British; middle/upper class; traditional; polite; gossipy
    60s-70s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Miss Lavish
    Female; middle-aged; British; middle/upper class; outspoken; progressive; self-serving; may double as MRS. HONEYCHURCH
    40s-60s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • The Rev. Mr. Beebe
    Male; younger middle-aged; British; middle/upper class; worldly; friendly; funny
    30s-50s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • George Emerson
    Male; early 20s; British; middle class; quiet; intense; searching
    20s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Mr. Emerson
    Male; middle-aged; British; middle class; progressive; outspoken; loving
    40s-60s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Charlotte Bartlett
    Female; Middle-aged; British; middle/upper class; stuffy; strict; obsequious
    30s-50s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Development History

  • Reading, Woodland Opera House, 2024