Character breakdown

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WADSWORTH (Male, 30+): A traditional British butler in every sense: elegant, disdainful, and “by the book.” He is the driving force in the play.   

YVETTE (Female, 20-30): A sexy, French maid with her own secret aspirations.

MISS SCARLET (Female, 25+): A dry, sardonic, intelligent D.C. madam who is more interested in secrets than sex, although she doesn’t mind dressing the part.          

MRS. PEACOCK (Female, 30+): The church-going wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria.

MRS. WHITE (Female, 30+): A pale, morbid, and tragic woman. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands.           

COLONEL MUSTARD (Male, 30+): A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a military man.

PROFESSOR PLUM (Male, 30+): An academic Casanova who woos women with his big brain.

MR. GREEN (Male, 20+): A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He’s a bit of a klutz and awfully anxious.        

 

SUPPORTING/ENSEMBLE ROLES, may be doubled

  

THE COOK: A comically threatening presence.

THE MOTORIST: A benign gentleman who rings the wrong doorbell.

SINGING TELEGRAM GIRL: A cute, perky tap dancer.

AUXILIARY SCARLET: The back of Miss Scarlet during a scene of theatrical trickery. AUXILIARY WADSWORTH: Wadsworth during two scenes of theatrical trickery.

CHIEF OF POLICE: A cop who helps save the day.

BACKUP COP: A back-up for the chief.

MR. BODDY: A slick, film-noir, mobster-type fella. A dark cloud follows this guy wherever he goes.

THE UNEXPECTED COP: A “Regular Joe.”

AUXILIARY MUSTARD: The back of Colonel Mustard during a scene of theatrical trickery.