Character Descriptions for THE BOOK OF WILL
HENRY CONDELL - 40s: excitable, courageous, actor in The King’s Men.
JOHN HEMINGSGS - 50s: his friend, reasonable, serious, financial manager of The King’s Men. Owner of The Globe Tap House.
RICHARD BURBAGE - 50s: The leading actor of The King’s Men, loud and proud, famous and knows it.
ALICE HEMINGS - 35: John’s daughter, alewife, spirited, clever, holds her own.
BOY HAMLET - young actor
RICHARD - customer at bar, ruffian
ERIC - his companion, a drunk
BEN JONSON - Poet Laureate of England. playwright and rival to Shakespeare. Amazing drunk.
ELIZABETH CONDELL - 40s. Henry’s wife, clever, and fun.
REBECCA HEMINGS - 50s. John’s wife. strong, good hearted, savvy business woman, slightly weathered. Pious.
ED KNIGHT - 50’s Bookkeeper of the King’s Men (Stage Manager), serious and detail oriented.
RALF CRANE - early 20’s. humble scrivener of King’s Men, quiet, fastidious.
WILLIAM JAGGARD 60s: successful, if shady publisher/printer, confident, connected, if a little shady. A bit of an ass.
ISAAC JAGGARD - 30’s: his son, creative, sensitive, quietly dynamic.
MARCUS - 20s: apprentice in print shop, eager, but a bit nosey
LUKE - late teens, works for Jaggard
EMILLIA BASSANO LANIER - 50s: Beautiful, Italian, poet, independent woman
ANN SHAKESPEARE - 60’s William’s widow, in ill health, strong willed
SUSANNAH HALL - 30’s Shakespeare’s daughter, clever, enlightened.
CRIER - newsboy
FRUIT SELLER - works for Rebecca Hemings
SIR EDWARD DERING - 60’s theatre lover
ACTOR 1 -playing Bernardo
ACTOR 2 - playing Francisco
ACTOR 3 - playing Horatio
ACTOR 4 playing Marcellus

The Carriage House Theatre is located at 154 W. Bell Ct.
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