49 Characters
17 M, 25 F, 7 Any Gender
Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.
Blanche
[F]
70 lines
Lives in Perveril House. Bernice's Daughter.
Bernice
[F]
42 lines
Lives in Perveril House. Blanche and Freddy's Mother
Freddy
[M]
28 lines
Lives in Perveril House. Bernice's Son.
Harry
[M]
26 lines
Lives in Perveril House. Bernice's Son.
Madge
[F]
37 lines
A Perveril. Has arrived at the Perveril House to attend the families Annual New Year's Eve Ball
Lucille
[F]
24 lines
A Friend of Madge's mother. Has arrived at the Perveril House to attend the families Annual New Year's Eve Ball. Very excited at all the spritual activity in the house. A little too excited.
Aunt Barbara
[F]
Perveril Ancestor. Seems to have a secret.
The Twins
[A]
Dick Peveril's Brother's children. Murdered by their Uncle.
Lady Rosalind
[F]
6 lines
A love interest of Dick Peveril's, only interested in status.
Dick Peveril
[M]
7 lines
A haughty and evil man.
Mrs. Canning
[F]
8 lines
A proud haughty beauty.
Betty
[F]
1 line
A Perveril ancestor.
John
[M]
2 lines
A servant who meets an unfortunate fate.
Servant
[A]
A servant who witnessed a horrific act.
Colonel Blantyre
[M]
2 lines
Accepts a dare that ends in his demise.
Stephen Elliott
[M]
37 lines
Mrs. Abney's 13-year-old cousin. An orphan.
Mrs. Abney
[F]
27 lines
Lives at Aswarby. An eccentric recluse who loves to read and write.
Mrs. Parkes
[F]
66 lines
Runs the household Aswarby with Ms. Bunch.
Ms. Bunch
[F]
56 lines
Runs the household Aswarby with Mrs. Parkes.
Boy Ghost
[M]
5 lines
Out for vengence.
Girl Ghost
[F]
21 lines
Out for vengence.
Percy
[M]
39 lines
Trying to understand a reacurring nightmare. But, is it just a nightmare?
John
[M]
20 lines
Percy's Friend.
Mrs. Clinton
[F]
4 lines
John's Mother.
Jack Stone
[M]
8 lines
A menacing figure in Percy's dream.
Jane Stone
[F]
Jack's Sister. Stern and Silent.
Julia Stone
[F]
5 lines
Jack and Jane's Mother. Stern and Silent. Evil.
Servant
[A]
3 lines
A Servant.
Vera
[F]
16 lines
15-year-old staying with her Aunt. Somewhat of a prankster and quite the storyteller.
Framton Nuttel
[M]
17 lines
Nervous Type.
Mrs. Sappleton
[F]
9 lines
Vera's Aunt.
Husband
[M]
1 line
Mrs. Sappleton's Husband.
Brother
[M]
3 lines
Mrs. Sappleton's Brother.
Man
[M]
Awakens to a ghasty fate.
Three figures who represent the Ghost
[A]
Ghosts who represent the "Choking Ghost"
Geoffrey
[M]
6 lines
Character in Madge's Book.
Fanny
[F]
3 lines
Character in Madge's Book.
May
[F]
2 lines
Character in Madge's Book.
Byles
[M]
2 lines
Character in Madge's Book.
Hester
[F]
67 lines
Character in Madge's Book. A nursemaid.
Rosamond
[F]
37 lines
Character in Madge's Book. Lost her parents at ten years old.
Dorothy
[F]
44 lines
Character in Madge's Book. Staff at Furnival Hall.
Agnes
[F]
8 lines
Character in Madge's Book. Staff at Furnival Hall.
Shepherd
[A]
1 line
A shepherd.
Mrs. Furnival
[F]
17 lines
Character in Madge's Book. Old, Cold, and Stern.
Mrs. Stark
[F]
15 lines
Character in Madge's Book. Mrs. Furnival's Maid.
Girl
[F]
Ghost who comes to Rosamond.
Maude/Lady
[F]
10 lines
Ghost who comes to Rosamond.
Grace
[F]
7 lines
Young Mrs. Furnival.
Lord Furnival
[M]
4 lines
Maude and Grace's Father. Haughty and Proud.
Musician
[M]
4 lines
Lord Furnival's organ teacher. Secretly marries Maude while also courting Grace.