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Character Descriptions :

ALL CHARACTERS CAN BE ANY ETHNICITY.

Elinor Dashwood: Age: 18-25. Female Identifying. The “sense” of the title. Intelligent, reserved, and composed, Elinor strives to do what’s right—often at great emotional cost. A steady presence in a chaotic world.

Marianne Dashwood: Age: 16-19. Female Identifying. The “sensibility.” Romantic, impulsive, and passionate. Marianne wears her heart on her sleeve and lives for love and poetry. She is emotionally fearless but naive.

Mrs. Dashwood: Age: 40-50. Female Identifying.The widowed mother of Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret. Warm-hearted and caring, though not always practical.

Margaret Dashwood: Age: 12-13. Female Identifying.The youngest Dashwood sister. A spirited, curious child. Almost a tom-boy in her non-traditional interests of maps and adventures.

Edward Ferrars: Age: 25-30. Male Identifying. Elinor’s shy, kind-hearted love interest. Gentle and honorable, but trapped by duty and indecision.

Colonel Brandon: Age: 35-45. Male Identifying. A reserved, older suitor of Marianne. Deeply loyal and emotionally wounded, he’s the soul of quiet devotion.

John Willoughby: Age: 25-35. Male Identifying. Charming, dashing, and reckless. A romantic anti-hero who wins Marianne’s heart—then breaks it.

John Dashwood: Age: 30-40. Male Identifying.Half-brother to the Dashwood sisters. The eldest and firstborn, he is the sole inheritor of their Father’s money and estate. Weak-willed and easily manipulated by his wife.

Fanny Dashwood: Age: 25-30. Female Identifying.John’s snobbish, manipulative wife. Ruthlessly self-interested, she ensures the Dashwood women get nothing.

Mrs. Jennings: Age: 45-55. Female Identifying.A well-meaning but tactless matchmaker. Bawdy, boisterous, and comedic. Mother-in-Law to Sir John.

Sir John Middleton: Age: 55-65. Male Identifying.A jovial, generous cousin who offers the Dashwoods a cottage. Warm, loud, and full of enthusiasm. Has lots of dogs.

Lucy Steele: Age: 20-25. Female Identifying.A cunning and socially ambitious young woman. Manipulative and insincere—especially toward Elinor.

Anne Steele: Age: 18-22. Female Identifying.Lucy’s silly, gossip-loving sister.

Ensemble – “The Gossips”  (5-7)

• Male & Female Presenting/Identifying. Ages: Varied.
• Serve as society, chorus, and multiple roles.
• Traits: Giddy, judgmental, physical, comedic.
• Acting Notes: Requires quick character shifts, strong physicality, and ensemble timing.
• Will also perform as Chair Jockeys, dogs, horses, shrubberies, the odd lighting fixture.