Red, White, And Rosie
by Christine Harger Lind, Doug Lind, John Phillips Hutton, Christine Harger

Name: Red, White, And Rosie
Brand: Christine Harger Lind
SKU: 9780573689154

Red, White, And Rosie Book Cover — Red, White, And Rosie Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 1940s/WWII Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American

Synopsis

"A riveting new musical," about the women and men working in defense plants in the U.S. during World War II.

Press Reviews

"Rosie the Riveter helped build planes in World War II. Now she has her own musical comedy. May it fly even longer than the planes did. Red, White and Rosie entertains without much strain, yet it also makes pointed comments about sexism, racism, militarism, even capitalism. You can enjoy it as a piece of nostalgia, but it has a lot more on its mind than most World War II musicals."
— Los Angeles Times

"As entertaining a new musical as any in town."
— Los Angeles Reader

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ROSE JOHNSON A young woman in the Midwest, works in a defense plant called Royce Industries	female	—	A young woman in the Midwest, works in a defense plant called Royce Industries
SALLY HASTINGS High school friend of Rose’s, also works at the plant	—	—	High school friend of Rose’s, also works at the plant
OLIVER ROYCE Middle-aged industrialist, owner of Royce Industries	—	—	Middle-aged industrialist, owner of Royce Industries
MRS. ROYCE His wife	female	—	His wife
EMMIE WASHINGTON A Black woman, works as Mrs. Royce’s maid	female	—	A Black woman, works as Mrs. Royce’s maid
MISSOURI EMERSON Another worker at the plant, has husband overseas and children at home. She is older than Rose and Sally.	female	—	Another worker at the plant, has husband overseas and children at home. She is older than Rose and Sally.
MR. SMITH Foreman and union rep at Royce Industries, a man in his forties, is opposed to women working in the factory	male	—	Foreman and union rep at Royce Industries, a man in his forties, is opposed to women working in the factory
RALPH Works for Mr. Smith, shares his attitudes	male	—	Works for Mr. Smith, shares his attitudes
PETERSON Also works for Mr. Smith, shares his attitudes	male	—	Also works for Mr. Smith, shares his attitudes
HAL DAVIS Radio reporter for Mutual Broadcasting	—	—	Radio reporter for Mutual Broadcasting
BARBARA DESMITH Hollywood movie star, touring the Royce Factory for the war effort	—	—	Hollywood movie star, touring the Royce Factory for the war effort
APPLICANTS In line during the factory job interview (played by actors playing Barbara, Hal, Ralph and Peterson)	male	—	In line during the factory job interview (played by actors playing Barbara, Hal, Ralph and Peterson)