full length · comedy · County Mayo
The Playboy of the Western World
Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.
Characters
| Christy | lead | 173 speeches |
| Pegeen | lead | 132 speeches |
| Widow Quin | lead | 102 speeches |
| Mahon | supporting | 55 speeches |
| Shawn | supporting | 52 speeches |
| Michael | supporting | 45 speeches |
| Philly | minor | 27 speeches |
| Jimmy | minor | 25 speeches |
| Sara | minor | 15 speeches |
| Susan | minor | 7 speeches |
| Crowd | minor | 6 speeches |
| Men | minor | 6 speeches |
| Honor | minor | 5 speeches |
| Girls | minor | 3 speeches |
| Voices | minor | 3 speeches |
| Nelly | minor | 3 speeches |
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