Description:

Based on the film of the same name. Percy Talbot has just been released from a five year prison sentence for manslaughter. She is seeking a place for a fresh start, and based on a page from an old travel book, travels to the small town of Gilead, Wisconsin. She finds a job at the Spitfire Grill, but quickly finds that the town itself is in despair.

Characters:
Percy Talbott: Percy is pretty, if a bit rough-edged. Her face declares the strength of her youth and a sadness beyond her years. She carries a terrible secret. - Mezzo-Soprano - with Belt to D

Hannah Ferguson: Hannah is the owner of the Spitfire Grill. She is a tough-skinned and flinty old bird with a short, no-nonsense manner bordering on the bitter. She can also be very tender-hearted and fiercely loyal. She has a secret of her own to protect. - Alto

Shelby Thorpe: Shelby is a plain, soft-faced creature with a shy, almost ethereal manner. She is the wife of Caleb Thorpe. Once her trust is gained, she also is a very loyal friend. - Soprano with Belt to D

Caleb Thorpe: The out-of-work foreman of the now-defunct stone quarry, Caleb is a frustrated man clinging to the past and the authority he once had. He bitterly opposes change. - Baritone to G

Sheriff Joe Sutter: Joe is a young, small-town policeman with a restless nature and a genuine desire to escape Gilead. - Tenor to G/A

Effy Crayneck: Effy is postmistress and the town busybody. She is a woman with narrow eyes and a sour tongue. There's little to gossip about in a town so small, but when there is, she is the source. - Alto

The Visitor: A mysterious figure who never speaks, the visitor has powerful eyes and a very strong sense of his body.