Courtesy of Playwright“Based on the hugely popular 1859 novel by Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White opens on a lonely moonlit road near London, where a young drawing master meets a mysterious woman dressed all in white. The woman has escaped from an asylum for the insane. Thus the story begins, propelling the audience into a gothic, romantic mystery. The Woman in White is a fantastic story with one of the most compelling female heroines ever written, Marian Halcomb.” (From the CPO Website)
Marian Halcombe – Late 20’s – strong, dark and attractive.
Walter Hartright – 28 lower middle class, drawing teacher.
Laura Fairlie – not quite 21, intelligent, fair, pretty.
Sir Percival Glyde – 45.
Count Fosco – 60’s Italian, large and charming.
Anne Catherick – 23, very similar in appearance to Laura.
Mr. Gilmore – 60’s solicitor.
Mrs. Catherick – 50s, working class with airs of grandeur.
Professor Pesca – 35, Italian.
Mr. Fairlie – an old 45, eccentric.
Madame Fosco – 43 Laura’s Aunt, now married to Count Fosco
Laura’s Uncle / Gardener / Jacob Poslethwaite / Man from Asylum / Louis – Servant / Butler and Servants / Villagers 1,2,3,4 / Driver / Maid – Fanny
2008, Theatre Aquarius
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This play can be performed with 10 actors playing multiple roles.
