Corners Grove

STAGE MANAGER (she/her) – Young with an attitude. A romantic at heart.
WALLY/WHITNEY WEBB (they/Whitney) – Has a supreme feeling of not fitting in in Corners Grove. Might now identify along the lines of AMAB nonbinary but doesn’t have the words for it in the play’s timeline. Uses “Whitney” as a pronoun alongside “they/them” later in the play but is often misgendered by other characters as “he/him.” Sibling to Emily, BFF to Rebecca, cousins with Julia.
EMILY WEBB (she/her) – A whip-smart girl who wants the world at her feet. Book-smart, not street-smart.
GEORGE GIBBS (he/him) – An all-American guy. Thinks he’s already a man. Loves Emily.
REBECCA GIBBS (she/her) – A hard-partying girl with a big heart. Loves The Real Housewives and vodka.
JO CROWELL (she/her) – The kind of person you’d trust with your life. Sibling to Vi; friends with Rebecca, Halle and Wally.
HALLE NEWSOME (she/her) – Stoner who works at Cold Stone. In an ideal world, she’d be a meteorologist.
JULIA WEBB (she/her) – A sensible, mild-mannered girl who would type everyone’s Sex and the City character upon meeting them. (She’s a Carrie. At least according to her.)
MELISSA CARTWRIGHT (she/her) – A great singer. Practical, a good friend. Stubborn.
LOU SOAMES (she/her) – The town’s resident gossip, driven by a genuine interest in those around her and a longing for inclusion. Her hair is full of secrets.
LUKE LORBERBAUM (he/him) – A guy’s guy. A big softie. Professionally successful, Luke has moral qualms about his corporate job.
SIMON STIMSON (he/him) – Musically gifted, leads the community college choir. Has little patience for “mendacity.”
STACY MCALLISTER (she/her) – Attended Stanford. Big Sailor Moon fan.
SAM CRAIG (she/her) – Simon Stimson’s cousin, left Corners Grove. Now a Boston gal, go Sox.
VI CROWELL (she/her) – Responsible and empathetic. Shaped by growing up under Jo’s shadow, then losing Jo.
BELLIGERENT AUDIENCE MEMBER IN THE BACK – Concerned with temperance, culture and justice.

Casting Note: Corners Grove is a diverse place and actors must reflect that. Last names can and should be changed to reflect the ethnicity of the actors. Gender can also be shifted as needed – Halle, Sam, Vi and Jo in particular have been played by actors of all genders in past productions. (As Howie, Sam, Si and Joe when played by male actors.)

Casting Note: Corners Grove is a diverse place and actors must reflect that. Last names can and should be changed to reflect the ethnicity of the actors. Gender can also be shifted as needed – Halle, Sam, Vi and Jo in particular have been played by actors of all genders in past productions. (As Howie, Sam, Si and Joe when played by male actors.)