Detailed character information for Just So
UPDATED! Here is information about the characters who appear in Just So. In addition to singing and speaking parts, we need dancers for this show!
Characters appearing throughout the whole show
Eldest Magician (male or female)
The Elephant’s Child (probably male) has an insatiable curiosity and is always asking questions.
The Kolokolo Bird (female) is a gawky, sparky flightless bird – with plenty of attitude!
Characters appearing in several scenes
The Parsee Man (male) is a zany character – a superb cook – who lives alone on a desert island apart from his most treasured possession, the long-suffering Cooking Stove (male or female).
The Rhino (male) is in the mould of a classic, greedy school bully who appears deliberately to embellish his own bad reputation. He cuts a swathe through anything that stands in his way. His skin appears painfully tight.
Pau Amma the Crab (voice (probably male) from off stage).
The Leopard and the Jaguar (both male and not very bright, acting like two London “spivs) are very hungry and have their designs on Giraffe and Zebra.
Giraffe and Zebra are two modern girls (with high heeled hooves) who think they can look after themselves as they have seen it all before!
Characters appearing in only one scene (but may have a major song to sing)
Dingo Dog (female) – the person who chases the Kangaroo.
Kangaroo (male) – when he first appears he is a broken, humbled animal, but for his song becomes a bumptious, vain Australian “superstar”.
The Crocodile (male or female) offers help to the Elephant Child but instead tries to eat him.
Chorus
The animals
Elephants
Boring Wildebeest
Wannabee Wallabies
can you please tell me some information on the eldest magician, im in a school play, and i might try out for it.
The eldest magician is in control of all of the animals in the play – he tells the story, moving it along and commenting to the audience on what he sees. In our production we had him on stage for most of the time watching and he controlled the animals clicking to bring them to life, or freeze them. He needs to be a good singer. There is more information on the Styles and Drewe website http://www.stilesanddrewe.co.uk/just_so/
including some video and sound clips. Good Luck if you decide to audition and let us know how you get on! Kirsteen
For our comunity play our Eldest Magican is a girl our Jaguar is a girl and the Leopard is a boy and their song is cut out of ours and nobody laughs at them! Our Wildebeest r gangsters. That’s it