JOAN SMITH – Twenty-four, married for six years. Her husband, Bob, is a traveling salesman. Her real name: Chaia Bayla Frankel. Born to Jewish immigrant parents who changed their name upon arriving at Ellis Island right before the start of WWII. She has not told anyone that she’s Jewish. The other girls are slightly jealous of her because she appears to “have everything.” She smokes. Hairdo: Annette Funicello. Fashion sense: 1950s sophisticated (Act One), hippie-chic (Act Two).
CONNIE OLSEN – Twenty-three, blonde, blue-eyed all-American of Scandinavian descent. Married for two years. Nine months pregnant and about to “burst,” in more ways than one. Her husband, Skip, is an award-winning shoe salesman at JCPenney. Skip is never home, so Connie dreams. Hairdo: short bob. Fashion sense: maternity... sailor’s outfits with matching hats and uncomfortable patent-leather heels (Act One), traditional West Indian garb (Act Two).
AGNES CROOKSHANK – Twenty-three and single. Olive-skinned and sexy/sultry. She wants to “be somebody” and fancies herself “too big for the small-town mentality.” She loves to sing, act and dance. Hairdo: glamorous. Fashion sense: Brigitte Bardot (Act One), Sophia Loren (Act Two).
DOTTIE O’FARRELL – Twenty-five, Catholic, and married to her high school sweetheart in a shotgun wedding at seventeen. She already has four children. Two more in Act Two. Her husband, Jim, is a repairman for Bell Telephone. She’s forever on the latest fad diet. Hairdo: teased to the max. Fashion sense: none (Act One), still none (Act Two).