Angels of Bataan (full-length)

HELEN BAILEY – 21, 2nd Lt nurse in the U S Army; wants a life of adventure; sister of Sally; female
SALLY BAILEY – 18, 2nd Lt nurse in the U S Army; a bit of a scaredy-cat; sister of Helen; female
EDITH WEBB – 22, 2nd Lt nurse in the U S Army; quiet and attentive to her work; female
MILLIE PLINDERS – 20, 2nd Lt nurse in the U S Army; glamorous, big-city kind of gal; female
JEAN PERKINS – 19, 2nd Lt nurse in the U S Army; hopeless romantic hoping to find love; female
LAURA APPLEBY – 21, 2nd Lt nurse in the U S Navy; has a fella in the army; female
JOSIE ALLEN – 29, 1st Lt nurse in the U S Army; second-in-command; likeable and compassionate; female
MAUDE DANIELS – 52, Captain and command nurse in the U S Army; tough and no-nonsense; female
DR. EDWARD STEVENS – Major in the U S Army and staff physician; kind and capable; male
JOE JEFFRIES – 18, soldier in the U S Army; loves a good joke; male
HENRY BENNET – 19, soldier in the U S Army; stubborn; male
GEORGE SANDERS – 20, soldier in the U S Army; soft spoken and kind; male
MR./MRS. JAMESON – Mid 40s, wealthy British citizen detained at Santo Tomas; any gender
BILL/BETTY THOMPSON – 39, American detained at Santo Tomas; any gender
RUBY THOMPSON – 15, Bill/Betty’s teenage daughter, also detained; female
ED/EDWINA MARTIN – Mid 60s, older American detained at Santo Tomas; any gender
ENSEMBLE – Additional nurses, soldiers, and Santo Tomas POWs; if using ensemble, it should be at least 3 men and 3 women, but it can easily be much larger
RADIO VOICE – Delivers news of the war; may be played onstage or off
ADMIRAL KINCAID – Offstage voice, can also be played onstage; male

Author‘s Note: Feel free to designate all ensemble lines as you see fit. If not using an ensemble, feel free to cut those lines that are not needed, or reassign to characters already in the scene as able. If using a smaller cast, you can depict soldiers lying in the beds with use of props instead of live actors. Note that amongst the American nurses stationed at Bataan and Santo Tomas were several Filipino nurses. If you have the ability to cast accordingly, I encourage you to do so. Several characters are listed as any gender. Feel free to adjust pronouns as needed.

Author‘s Note: Feel free to designate all ensemble lines as you see fit. If not using an ensemble, feel free to cut those lines that are not needed, or reassign to characters already in the scene as able. If using a smaller cast, you can depict soldiers lying in the beds with use of props instead of live actors. Note that amongst the American nurses stationed at Bataan and Santo Tomas were several Filipino nurses. If you have the ability to cast accordingly, I encourage you to do so. Several characters are listed as any gender. Feel free to adjust pronouns as needed.