A Chorus Line - Characters

Characters

• Zach, the imperious, successful director running the audition.
• Larry, his assistant.

The Auditionees:

• Don Kerr, a married man who once worked in a strip club.
• Maggie Winslow, a sweet woman who grew up in a broken home.
• Mike Costa, an aggressive dancer who learned to tap at an early age.
• Connie Wong, a petite Chinese-American who seems ageless.
• Greg Gardner, a sassy Jewish gay man who divulges his first experience with a woman.
• Cassie Ferguson, a once successful solo dancer down on her luck and a former love of Zach's.
• Sheila Bryant, a sexy, aging dancer who tells of her unhappy childhood.
• Bobby Mills, Sheila's best friend who jokes about his conservative upbringing in Buffalo, New York.
• Bebe Benzenheimer, a young dancer who only feels beautiful when she dances.
• Judy Turner, a tall, gawky, and quirky dancer.
• Richie Walters, an enthusiastic black man who once planned to be a kindergarten teacher.
• Al DeLuca, an Italian-American who takes care of his wife.
• Kristine Urich (DeLuca), Al's scatter-brained wife who can't sing.
• Val Clark, a foul-mouthed but excellent dancer who couldn't get performing jobs because of her looks until she had plastic surgery.
• Mark Anthony, the youngest dancer who recounts the time he told his priest he thought he had gonorrhea.
• Paul San Marco, a gay Puerto Rican who dropped out of high school and survived a troubled childhood.
• Diana Morales, Paul's friend, another Puerto Rican who was underestimated by her teachers.

Cut dancers:

• Tricia, who has a brief vocal solo.
• Vicki, who never studied ballet.
• Lois, who dances like a ballerina.
• Roy, who can't get the arms right ("Wrong arms Roy").
• Butch, who gives attitude in the audition.
• Tom, an all-American jock.
• Frank, who looks at his feet when he dances ("headband").