Role Descriptions and Music
Click on the links next to each character description for the musical score. The mp3 file can be played through the Music Player at the bottom of this page.
Roger Davis
A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV positive
Gender: Male
Playing age: 20 to 25
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F2
Click here for the music score to ONE SONG GLORY
Mark Cohen
Filmmaker and video artist. Knee-deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd.
Gender: Male
Playing age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Click here for the music score to HALLOWEEN
Tom Collins
A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
Gender: Male
Playing age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F#2
Click here for the music score to I'LL COVER YOU
Familiarise yourself with the music score to YOU OKAY HONEY for matching purposes
Benjamin Coffin III
The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth.
Gender: Male
Playing age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Click here for the music score to I'LL COVER YOU
Joanne Jefferson
A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen.
Gender: Female
Playing age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Click here for the music score to WE'RE OKAY
Angel Dumott Schunard
An eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover.
Gender: Male
Playing age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Click here for the music score to TODAY FOR YOU
Familiarise yourself with the music score to YOU OKAY HONEY for matching purposes
Mimi Marquez
An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft.
Gender: Female
Playing age: 18 to 21
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Click here for the music sore to OUT TONIGHT
Maureen Johnson
An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.
Gender: Female
Playing age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Click here for the music score to OVER THE MOON (To be sung acapella)
Ensemble
Homeless men & women; junkies, parents (Mrs. Cohen, Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson); support group (Steve, Gordon)
Click here for the music score to SEASONS OF LOVE