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- Genre: Drama
- Breakdown: 1M+1W, 2M, 2W
Synopsis
What of the Night by Cuban-American playwright María Irene Fornés is a four-act cycle that follows an American family from 1938, to 1958, through the 1970s, and into the hypothetical future. The play, framed by a quote from the Book of Isaiah, is a prophecy about the effects of greed and poverty on American life. A Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1990, today that prophecy feels perhaps more urgent than ever before.
Character Breakdown
NADINE
Nadine- 35, a guant, wiry woman, tough and practical
Charlie- 16, innocent, gentle, streetwise
Rainbow- 9, high strung and senstitive
Birdie- 14, tough, streetwise
Leah- 35, Nadine's friend
Pete- 40, stupid and mean
SPRINGTIME
Rainbow- 29, slim and spitited
Greta- 26, slim, handsome, and shy
Ray- 27- high strung, handsome
LUST
Ray- 37 to 52, passionate and driven
Joseph- 55 to 70, businessman
Helena- 25 to 40, beautiful and sensitive upper class woma
Jim- a car mechanic
Birdie- 49, subdued, honest
HUNGER
Charlie- 76, portly, pensive
Birdie- 74, inquisitive and reserved
Ray- 67, high strung and obsessed, has nervous ticks and tremors
Reba- 50, Ray's mate, detatched and pensive, dry wisdom
The Angel