ALEC - The Peasant Youth and Future King (strong
Baritone-Tenor with wide range)
"These men of
evil will not stand, not as long as I can breathe and fight!"
GAVIN - The Peasant King’s Minstrel Friend
(Tenor)
"I tried to counsel my friend,
but he did always have his own mind."
JOANNA - The Peasant King’s Future Queen (strong
Alto-Soprano with wide range)
"It is not easy living with
- or without - one such as you."
MARGET - Mother of Joanna; Wife to Gerard, then Derek
(Alto)
"Life seems fraught with
peril, even for a quiet lady of the court."
DESMOND - The Evil King’s Son & Alec's Nemesis
(Baritone)
"I'll see he rues
the day, this peasant pretender who claims my throne."
DERECK - The oppressive king who fancies Marget and plots Gerard's death
GERARD - Earnest man seeking Dereck’s favor; Marget's first husband, Joanna's father
BROCK - Alec's father, a proud and frustrated peasant
PISMO - A smith by trade who becomes one of Alec's loyal men
EDWARD - A peasant who becomes one of Alec's men and falls in love with Bess
BESS - A young lady of court who flirts with all and falls in love with Edward
CATRIN - Young peasant maiden who becomes lady-in-waiting to Joanna & Marget
BRYN - Older peasant woman, wizened by her years & sarcastically funny
LORD FAISON & HIS SON, BRIC - Two of King Dereck's loyal subjects
BRAC - Dereck & Desmond's loyal lieutenant
HOWELL - Drunken man who reclaims his honor as one of Alec's soldiers
WALDEN - A guard in Alec's court and loyal soldier
PRIEST - Presides over several weddings and funerals
COURT JESTER - Merry maker
ADELE - One of Alec's earliest and most fervent supporters
ELAIN - Catrin's friend who tries to win Alec's affection
COMPANY OF ACTORS - Little Johnny Jack, Old Father Time, The Noble King,
The Churlish Knight, Doctor Do Good
ACCUSERS & SUPPLICANTS - Making their needs known to the King
WOMAN GREETERS & BEMOANERS - Welcoming men home from & seeing them off to
battle
VARIOUS OTHER Peasants, Soldiers, Guards and Men and Women of Court
