(* - indicates a recurring character that will appear in other scenes.)

SCENE 1 – Prologue

Chalkboard Writer * - Mikaela Thompson
Cast members will play themselves in this scene.

SCENE 2 - The Little Rock Nine - Before the first day

Minnijean Brown * - Maria Barrows
Elizabeth Eckford * - Kaelyn Anderson
Ernest Green * - Brenton Caesar- Allen
Thelma Mothershed * - Rachel Borczuk
Melba Pattillo Beals * - Amari Veale
Gloria Ray * - Emma Walsh
Terrence Roberts * - Geoffrey Binney
Jefferson Thomas * - James Joutras
Carlotta Walls * - Jahan Bohkari
Superintendent Virgil Blossom – Jack McCready
School Board Member – Kristen Sands
Mrs. Beattle – Caroline Kaye
Mother (Melba) * - Sharlea Brookes
Grandma * - Annie Burkus
Jim Lawson – Clark Eglinton
Mother (Minnijean) – Marissa Messina
Radio – Margot Wynant
Mother (Thelma) – Lexi Abrecht
Brother (Thelma) – Will Anderson
Sister (Carlotta) – Lilia Chang
Mother (Carlotta) – Autumn Soendker
Daisy Bates – Savaughn Dickerson
Father (Jefferson) – Alan Blaesser
Mother (Elizabeth) – Keesha Pina
Father (Elizabeth) – Sammy Hooper
Assistant – Victoria Argyrople
Mother (Gloria) – Sam Marchiony
Gov. Orval Faubus * - Sammy Hooper
Mother (Ernest) – Jessica Ober
Father (Terrence) – Sean Richard
Conrad * - Kelley Conley

SCENE 3 - Little Things Are Big

Michael – Izzi Alesse
Sally – Irene Lang
Brittany – Grace Harper
Alicia/Alex – Katherine Curtis
Homeless Person – Katherine Binney
Herman – Autumn Soedker
Gil – Jacqueline Chen
Susie – Jen Creamer
Mother (Susie) – Becky Jesurum
Stacey – Mikayla Cramer

SCENE 4 – The Little Rock Nine - The Three 1st Days

Crowd 1 – Lilia Chang
Crowd 2 – Julianna Icke
Crowd 3 – Jenny Enfield
Crowd 4 – Wendy Dong
Crowd 5 – Lauren Shin
Crowd 6 – Bejeana Brenville
Crowd 7 – Annie Burkus
Crowd 8 – Melanie Anthony
Crowd 9 – Sharlea Brookes
Crowd 10 – Rachel Frank
Crowd 11 – Ainsley Gilbard
Crowd 12 – Rachel Yan
Crowd 13 – Marissa Messina
Crowd 14 – Shalini Sreedhar
Crowd 15 – Bea Kelly
President Eisenhower – Clark Eglinton
CHS #1 – Read Allen
CHS #2 – Jen Creamer
CHS #3 – Sarah Varghese
CHS #4 – Perri Keehn
CHS #5 – Jessica Ober
CHS #6 – Danielle Husley
CHS #7 – Rachel Lipkin
CHS #8 – Hadley Parker
CHS #9 – Kristen Sands
CHS #10 – Jack McCready
CHS #11 – Laura Kee
CHS #12 – Victoria Argyrople
Mayor Woodrow Mann – Katherine Curtis
SR 1 – Savaughn Dickerson
SR 2 – Sam Marchiony
SR 3 – Kelley Conley
SR 4 – Sean Richard
SR 5 – Izzi Alesse
SR 6 – Lexi Abrecht
SR 7 – Natalie Colangelo
SR 8 - Keesha Pina
SR 9 – Shannon McCormack
SL 1 – Alan Blaesser
SL 2 – Caroline Kaye
SL 3 - Margot Wynant
SL 4 – Becky Jesurum
SL 5 – Mikayla Cramer
SL 6 – Katherine Binney
SL 7 – Will Anderson
SL 8 – Irene Lang
SL 9 – Joanna Tao

SCENE 5 - "Race is…."

Professor – Autumn Soedker
College Student 1 – Jacqueline Chen
College Student 2 – Sammy Hooper
Mom – Perri Keehn
Dad – Will Anderson
Daughter – Lauren Shin
Coach – Danielle Husley
Gym Student 1 – Ainsley Gilbard
Gym Student 2 – Kristen Sands
Gym Student 3 – Rachel Frank
Caitlyn – Jenny Enfield
Campbell – Joanna Tao
Mother – Grace Harper
Jump-ropers (4 people) – Savaughn Dickerson, Mikayla Cramer, Annie Burkus, Read Allen Sue – Melanie Anthony
Betty – Hadley Parker
Wilma – Victoria Argyrople
Mrs. Watkins – Julianna Icke
Mr. Bunson – Alan Blaesser
Mrs. Bunson – Shannon McCormack
Teacher – Katherine Curtis
Student A – Margot Wynant
Student B – Irene Lang
Student C – Becky Jesurum
Steve/Steph – Sarah Varghese
Ma – Laura Kee
Pa – Clark Eglington
Claire – Bejeana Brenville
Sarah – Natalie Colangelo
Nurse Johnson – Marissa Messina
Cate – Sharlea Brookes
Bonnie – Bea Kelly
Ally – Rachel Lipkin
Melanie – Sam Marchiony
Jen – Rachel Yan
Mrs. Sullivan – Jen Creamer
Molly – Wendy Dong
Mr. Cappers – Katherine Binney
PA Announcement – Jessica Ober
Chris – Mikaela Thompson
Mr. Greenberg – Lexi Abrecht
Sally – Shalini Sreedhar
Marina – Keesha Pina
Mr. Swanson – Caroline Kaye

SCENE 6 – The Little Rock Nine - What school was like.

Princ. Jess Matthews * - Margot Wynant
Jane Emery * - Grace Harper
Secretary – Shalini Sreedhar
Friend – Rachel Yan
Danny * - Alan Blaesser
Asst. Princ. Huckaby * - Mikayla Cramer
Perpetrator 1 – Lilia Chang
Perpetrator 2 – Izzi Alesse
Perpetrator 3 – Lauren Shin
Perpetrator 4 – Sarah Varghese
Perpetrator 5 – Danielle Husley
Perpetrator 6 – Jacqueline Chen
Perpetrator 7 – Rachel Lipkin
Perpetrator 8 – Bea Kelly
Perpetrator 9 – Irene Lang
Perpetrator 10 – Melanie Anthony
Bystander 1 – Rachel Frank
Chorus Teacher – Jenny Enfield
Nurse – Ainsley Gilbard

SCENE 7 - The Legacy of Segregation

Definition One * - Marissa Messina
Definition Two * - Jessica Ober
Definition Three * - Annie Burkus
Father – Sean Richard
Daughter (New York) – Laura Kee
Registrar – Kelley Conley
Man – Will Anderson
Newspaper Boy – Read Allen
Judge Taney – Victoria Argyrople
Patron One – Shannon McCormack
Patron Two – Joanna Tao
13th Amendment – Wendy Dong
Baker – Hadley Parker
Customer – Jack McCready
Mother – Julianna Icke
Daughter (Bakery) – Bejeana Brenville
Conductor – Perri Keehn
Homer Plessy – Mikaela Thompson
Patron Three – Izzi Alesse
Patron Four – Jen Creamer
Judge Brown – Katherine Binney
Judge Marshall – Caroline Kaye
Vignette Five (5) – Keesha Pina, Irene Lang, Bea Kelly, Danielle Husley, Rachel Frank
Vignette Six (4) – Rachel Lipkin, Shalini Sreedhar, Sarah Varghese, Melanie Anthony
Vignette Seven (5) – Lilia Chang, Rachel Yan, Rachel Frank, Sam Marchiony, Lexi Abrecht
Vignette Eight (4) – Lauren Chin, Sharlea Brookes, Autumn Soedker, Natalie Colangelo

SCENE 8 – The Little Rock Nine - Will they finish the school year?

Teacher’s Voice – Lilia Chang
Robin Woods – Kristen Sands
Cafeteria Workers (5) – Izzi Alesse, Julianna Icke, Clark Eglinton, Wendy Dong, Hadley Parker
Link – Jack McCready
Perpetrator 11 – Read Allen
Perpetrator 12 – Sammy Hooper
Perpetrator 13 – Jacqueline Chen
Perpetrator 14 – Kelley Conley
Perpetrator 15 – Autumn Soedker

SCENE 9 - Racism and We & They

Store Clerk – Clark Eglinton
Customer 1 – Jenny Enfield
Customer 2 – Keesha Pina
Police Officer – Margot Wynant
Driver 1 – Annie Burkus
Driver 2 – Victoria Argyrople
Husband – Sammy Hooper
Wife – Wendy Dong
Realtor – Kristen Sands
Neighbor – Savaughn Dickerson
Boss – Jack McCready
Applicant 1 – Autumn Soedker
Applicant 2 – Grace Harper

SCENE 10 – The Little Rock Nine – Climax
Mr. Henson – Will Anderson
Lauren – Perri Keehn
Mother (Jane) – Lexi Abrecht
Caller – Katherine Curtis

SCENE 11 - Epilogue

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER - Aidan O'Hara
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - Abraham Mills
CO-PRODUCER - Laurie Katz
COSTUME DESIGNER - Meg Cowe