ERASTE - Nephew to GERONTE, bumbling, awkward, shy, loveable, scared of his uncle, madly in love with ISABELLE
ISABELLE - The girl next door. Everything you’ve ever wanted in an ingenue and less. Never says more than three words in a row until the epilogue. Conveys her character in poses. Lisps.
CRISPIN - (Kree-SPAN) Servant to ERASTE, jack-of-all-trades, bon-vivant, master of disguise. Fences, plays a German doctor, a woman and impersonates GERONTE.
LISETTE - Prototype comic maid, servant to GERONTE, in love with Crispin. Sharp, sassy, plays a man in one scene.
GERONTE - An old, sick miser. Dies several times.
MME. ARGANTE - ISABELLE’S mother. Lady Bracknell in Paris.
POQUELIN - GERONTE’s lawyer. A very short man. (Also Plays the GENDARME).