Charlie Cowell – Male, any age, non-singing, non-dancing. An anvil salesman, Harold Hill’s sworn enemy
Professor Harold Hill – Male, 25 plus, baritone/tenor, heavy singing, heavy dancing. The ultimate travelling salesman and con man
Mayor George Shinn – Male, 40 plus, non-singing, non-dancing. The bombastic Mayor of River City and owner of the local billiard parlor
Marcellus Washburn – Male, 25 plus, heavy singing, heavy dancing. Harold’s best friend and accomplice
Marian Paroo – Female, 18 plus, soprano, heavy singing, dances. The local librarian, piano teacher, and intellectual
Mrs. Paroo – Female, 40 plus, some singing, must have an Irish brogue. Marian and Winthrop’s mother
Amaryllis – Female, 8 – 12 years, singing and some dance. Would help if some knowledge of piano (will teach if not)
Winthrop Paroo – Male, 8-12 years, singing and some dance. Marian’s little brother, speaks with a decided lisp
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn – Female, 40 plus, alto, singing, some dance. Mayor Shinn’s wife and leading River City socialite
Constable Locke – Male, any age, non-singing, non-dancing
Tommy Djilas – Male, 15-25 years, tenor some singing, heavy dance. River City’s juvenile delinquent and Zaneeta’s boyfriend
Gracie Shinn – Female, 7-10 years, non-singing, some dance. The Shinn’s youngest daughter
Zaneeta Shinn – Female, 15 – 25 years, some singing, heavy dance. The Shinn’s very attractive, very air-headed oldest daughter
THE QUARTET
The Barbershop Quartet sings heavily. They are the School Board of River City, who never agreed on anything until Harold got them to sing together. Because of the unique musical demands of this group, it has been pre-cast:
Jacey Squires (1st tenor) Mark Hall
Ewart Dunlop (2nd tenor) Kim Martin
Oliver Hix (baritone) Chris Warford
Olin Britt (bass) Mike Tuneburg
CHORUS
8 women aged 15 – ?
9 boys aged 7 – 14
8 men aged 15 – ?
8 girls aged 7 – 14
Named roles that double in chorus:
Conductor, 5 salesmen, boy, man, Alma, Ethel Toffelmeier (must play piano), farmer, farmer’s wife, Wan Tan Ye girls, man #2, Maud, Mrs. Squires, Mrs. Hix, eleven individual voices in “Wells Fargo Wagon”, man #3, the Women’s Dance Auxilliary, woman #1, woman #2, woman #3
Total Cast Size: 58 actors – 18 men 15 years plus, 20 women 15 years plus, 10 girls 7-14, 10 boys 7-14