Ideally, Sister Mary would appear believably older than her ex-students, and I would prefer to cast a child actor as Thomas (female or male), but I am not tied to a particular age for the actors, please don’t let an age discrepancy stop you for auditioning for any particular role.
Characters
- Sister Mary Ignatius – (mid 40s to mid 60s ish) intense and powerful presence, very sincere in her faith. Has no doubt.
- Thomas – (7) a current star student of the Sister. Parrots catechism with eerie innocence.
- Gary Sullavan – (late 20s – early 30s) – ex student of the sister. Gay and practising Catholic, emotionally mature.
- Diane Symonds – (late 20s – early 30s) – ex student of the sister. Serious, plain-spoken, distant and disaffected, disguising deep hurt. Has given up her faith.
- Philomena Rostovich – (late 20s – early 30s) – ex student of the sister. Sweet, nervous, and shy. Vulnerable. Still Catholic.
- Aloysius Busiccio – (late 20s – early 30s) – ex student of the sister. Blunt. Depressed alcoholic. Still Catholic.