1. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian. [Others like this]
Gaylord Ravenal, a handsome, suave but phony riverboat gambler and actor, our romantic lead, but a bit of a charmer, not wet. Twenty to mid-thirties. Tenor.

2. Male / 41-50 yrs. / Caucasian. [Others like this]
Captain Andy Hawks, jolly actor-manager of the Cotton Blossom Show Boat and patriarch of our tale. A character role. Forties to sixties. Patter Baritone.

3. Male / 41-50 yrs. / Black - African. [Others like this]
Joe, labourer aboard the Cotton Blossom, married to Queenie. Wise, with a big heart. Thirties to fifties. Bass.

4. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian. [Others like this]
Frank Schultz, actor in the Cotton Blossom company. Plays the villains but off stage is something of a clown. Partner of Ellie. Twenties – thirties. Tenor.

5. Female / 18-24 yrs. / Caucasian. [Others like this]
Magnolia Hawks, the romantic lead, daughter of Captain Andy and Parthy, falls in love with Ravenal and becomes leading lady of the Cotton Blossom. Begins the show as a naive young girl, and grows into a sadder but wiser woman. Late teens to mid-twenties. Soprano.

6. Female / 25-30 yrs. / Mixed Race. [Others like this]
Julie La Verne, leading lady of the Cottom Blossom. She is of mixed black and white birth which leads to her dismissal. By act two, she has become an alcoholic. Twenties – late thirties. Mezzo.