(in order of appearance)
Professor: a savant with a twinkle in his eye (age 50-60)*
David/Danielle Boyd: a college student who hopes to be a famous historian*
Students: college age men and women (could be older teens)*
Librarian: any gender, over 25 years old*
Erastus Snow: missionary full of the spirit (age 22-27)
John Horner: age 20-25
Brother Woodward: Construction Boss in Nauvoo (age 30-50)
Sister Woodward: wife (same age)
Their son (age 7-10)
Joseph Smith: (age 30)
Colonel Levi Williams: leader of a mob, a loud, rough man. (age 35-45)*
Mobsters (3): rough men of any age
Orson Pratt: President of the Eastern States Mission (age 29-35)
Samuel Brannon: man of firm opinions, strong self-interest (age 29)
Elizabeth Imlay: spunky with a gentle side when she wants to use it (age 20-23)
Sailors: minimum of three, any age from 16 up
William Glover: Scotsman with heavy brogue (age 33)
Dr. John Robbins: (age 36)
Phoebe Robbins: his pregnant wife (age 34)
Laura Goodwin: pregnant mother of 7 children (age 33)
Isaac Goodwin: her husband (age 35)
[The ages of their children can be changed according to
what is possible on stage]
Emerette: daughter (13)
Isaac jr.: son (11)
Lewis: son (9)
Edwin: son (6)
Nancy: daughter (4)
Ludelia: daughter (3)
Albert: son (1)
A few single women from this list: Lucy Nutting, Rachel Reed, Angeline Lovett, Elizabeth Margaret Poole, Susan Savage, Zelnora Snow
Two Cooks: any age, male or female
Capt. Able Richardson: weathered seaman (age 40-50)
Sarah Burr: (age 24) pregnant mother of young Charlie
Charles Burr: (age 29) her husband
Charlie, a young boy under age 6 (for stage purposes)
Ensign Family, Elias Ensign
Hoe Down callers: one male, one female with good diction (ship passengers)
*Fictional characters
Those in school scene or in the Nauvoo scene can double as people on the boat.