Feast in Time of Plague - Characters and Setting

Characters and Setting

  • President (Walsingham): baritone
  • Young Man: tenor
  • Priest: bass
  • Mary: mezzo-soprano
  • Louisa: soprano
  • A Negro: (silent role)
  • Feasting men and women: chorus

Setting: London, 1665, on a terrace.

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