Here are the main roles of "The Song of Magic"
Kere (pronounced Care)--the heroine of the story, she is a soprano voice. The actress playing her should know how to sing, play a variety of instruments, use a bow, and cast some show spells. If the character is being played as a male, the male name is Kern (kurn), and the actor should be a tenor. For our purposes, the character is being written as a female.
Dagan-A renowned wizard who wrote 80% of all that is currently known about spellsong. He serves as Kere's teacher. He is a baritone voice on the bass side, and the actor playing him should know some show spells.
Mithar-A teamed wildcat that serves as Kere's companion. He is portrayed as a large puppet big enough for a person to sit on. He is one of the more complex common creature puppets to operate, requiring six puppeteers to operate--two of these support a rider. He is a tenor voice, and his lead puppeteer should know how to cast some show spells
King Anduin-The human king in charge of Selance--Leria's distant ancestor. He is a baritone voice on the tenor side
Meikon-The guardian of Shokiyu, this is one of the rare plays where she is portrayed as a live actor (many plays portray her as a puppet) She is a mezzo soprano on the alto side, and the actress playing her should know how to use a variety of weapons, martial arts, and show spells.
Katva-The demon lord, he (and other demons) are always portrayed as a puppet (as Shokiyans believe it is bad luck to portray a demon as a live actor) Katva puppets may range in complexity from a simple hand puppet to (as he is in this play) a large puppet requiring at least three puppeteers to operate.
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