Narrator of the play and occasionally takes on the role of others in the town such as the minister of the wedding, the shop owner, etc. Can transcend time and space and is all-knowing.
Smartest girl in her high school, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Webb, kind, conscientious, and passionate. (Speaks Spanish)
Star baseball player, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs, portrayed as compassionate and kind yet somewhat lazy and immature. (Speaks Haitian-Creole)
Editor of Grover’s Corner Sentinel, husband to Myrtle Webb, father to Emily and Wally Webb, humorous, loving. (Speaks Spanish)
Wife to Mr. Webb, mother to Emily and Wally Webb, best friends with Mrs. Gibbs, tough loving, gets things done. (Speaks Spanish)
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Webb, younger brother to Emily. (Speaks Spanish)
Town doctor, husband to Julia Hersey Gibbs, father to George and Rebecca Gibbs, patient. (Speaks Haitian-Creole)
Wife to Dr. Gibbs, mother to George and Rebecca Gibbs, best friends with Mrs. Webb, caring, tender, looks out for her family. (Speaks Haitian-Creole)
Daughter to Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs, younger sister to George, marries a salesman and moves to Ohio. (Speaks Haitian-Creole)
Local Milkman. (Speaks Spanish)
Paper boy in act one, incredibly smart, gets full scholarship to MIT and graduates top of his class, dies in combat in France during WWI, brother to Si Crowell.
Paper boy in act two, brother to Joe Crowell.
Professor at State University, well-versed in town history, long-winded.
Choirmaster who has an alcohol addiction, troubled past but it is never clear exactly what happened, been the subject of gossip in the town for years.
In the choir with Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibb, loves all things gossip, cherishes happiness.
Town policeman .
Cousin of Emily Webb, Nephew of Mrs. Gibbs.
Town undertaker.