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Drum Taps (Large Cast Version)

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Walt Whitman

Drama Choral Work Classical Adaptation Experimental Form Issue-Based Movement-based Reader's Theatre

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
20 Characters
6 M 14 F
Set
Simple Set
Source
Part of Drum Taps, a collection of 2 plays
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20 Characters

  • 6 Males
  • 14 Females

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.

  • The Poet 5 lines
    Female
  • The Child 10 lines
    Female
  • The One-Year Wife 12 lines
    Female
  • The Lunatic 18 lines
    Female
  • The School Teacher 20 lines
    Female
  • The Factory Girl 13 lines
    Female
  • The Beautiful Sister 14 lines
    Female
  • The Widow 20 lines
    Female
  • The Nurse 13 lines
    Female
  • The Seamstress 10 lines
    Female
  • The Night Watch-man’s Daughter 14 lines
    Female
  • The Immigrant 15 lines
    Female
  • The Pioneer 14 lines
    Female
  • The Actress 16 lines
    Female
  • The Soldier 18 lines
    Male
  • The Farmer 18 lines
    Male
  • The Clerk 18 lines
    Male
  • The Tramp 18 lines
    Male
  • The Grave Digger 11 lines
    Male
  • The Lawyer 14 lines
    Male

Extra Characters

  • The Sailor, The Carpenter, The Blacksmith, The Deacon, The Fare-Collector, The Printer, The Prisoner, The Gentleman, The Artist, The Innkeeper, The Father, The Camerado, The Mother, The Spinning Girl, The Maid, The Bride, The Young Sister, The Spinster, The Lady, The Governess, Mother of All, The Matron, The Peddler

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