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MC: (also plays Ringmaster; Pierre, Manic Manny). Life itself. Sets the pace and tone of the musical. Must be versatile and able to play different characters.
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DEPRESSION: Aluring, charismatic, seductive, cruel, manipulative, and engaging.
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JACK & CAROLE: 1960s couple. Carole can’t understand why Jack is changing. Jack can’t either. Their marriage is in danger. Carole is hiding a significant secret from Jack. Depression and her cousin, Manic Manny, set out to destroy the couple’s marriage.
Jack. Type A personality: on top of the world and going places until bi-polar hits hard.
Carole. She has an awakening as a woman of the 1960s. And she’s keeping a big secret from Jack.
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RACHEL: Ages from a girl into a young woman. Victim of depression; hits with her hormones. A fighter by nature. She and Depression go round over round in some literal boxing matches.
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LOLA DEVINE: Blues singer. Sultry, tortured. Self-medicates; self-critical. Victim of depression. Looking for validation through the love of a good man.
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EDWARD: A handsome, charming man who sweeps Lola off her feet. The only man to ever truly love her, Edward comes face to face with his demons over his love for her.
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THE DOPAMINE PLAYERS. Like the traditional Greek Chorus, the DPs emphasize the irony and keep the audience laughing. They interact with the audience and play other The Well characters.