21-22 characters, flexible genders, 5+ random audience members (see casting notes)
F or M, freshman, haunted by the need to be perfect.
F, freshman, haunted by things unsaid. Sadie finds the social-emotional support group useless. It’s her last time attending.
F, freshman, communicates through haikus and hauntingly odd ukulele tunes.
F, subbing for Dr. Randall as facilitator of the social-emotional support group. Does not believe in ghosts.
M, think Darth Vader meets Sir Lawrence Olivier, playing the ghost of the actor who played the ghost in Hamlet long ago (You read that correctly).
F or M, ghost of the actor who played Hamlet's mother, with the essence of Moira Rose meets Auntie Mame.
F or M, ghost of the actor who played Ophelia. Essence of Alexis Rose or David Rose – you decide – meets Emily Webb.
M, offstage voice, afraid of anything that goes bump in the night. Can be double cast with the actor who plays the ghost of the actor who played the Ghost of Hamlet's Father.
Male. 20ish college sophomore, fresh from an unexpected break-up.
Female. 18ish, freshman, theater major, with a possible break that may ruin her big break.
Female. 18ish, Don’t-call-me-Elizabeth freshman, suspected of breaking and entering.
Female. 1 part Mary Poppins + 2 parts Lorelai Gilmore.
Female. 22ish grad student, Pre-law/ Sociology, hoping for a break-through with FINN.
Male. Overworked ER doc who needs a break.
F. College freshman. Undeclared. Home for winter break. Medium to comically zero tap dance skills.
Principal if same actor plays both twins/F. Iris Ketchum, is a well-loved, overworked high school theater teacher. Identical twin to SIRI. *Suggest casting the same actor to play both Mrs. K/Iris and twin Mrs. James/Siri.
Flexible gender. Inflexible when it comes to district rules and state standards.
(Rhymes with raven) flexible gender. High school senior. Zoey’s best friend. Raised on Shakespeare but not as intensely as Taven’s mom and aunt.
M. High school senior, singing delivery person for the family restaurant, Slice of Life. If a Mathlete and a Thespian had a baby and named him after the college where they met. Lovesick over Zoey.
F. College freshman. Biology major, for now. Laying low during winter break. Translation: shielding herself from the worlds of her stressed-out well-meaning mom as well as her ex best friend, BEATRICE.
F. Part-time college freshman. Part-time barista. Part-time dog-sitter. Self-appointed mediator between Beatrice and Miranda.
F. High school senior. Improv is life. The rest is just details. Except for maybe Duke, her once and possibly still crush.
Principal if same actor plays both twins/ F. Mrs. James, Taven’s mom, and Iris’s identical twin. Don’t take Mrs. James’ Senior English class unless you want to spend two months studying Shakespeare and plan to earn extra credit by attending the local Renaissance Faire.
5 or more audience members – DUKE’s new friends – all with Happy Birthday cone-hats and “party blower” noisemakers. PARTYGOERS may also include techies and/or cast members from other one-acts.
