HONOR KILLING Character Breakdown
Note: HONOR KILLING can be performed with six actors when doubling is required. The below is the playwright’s preference (without doubling).
Actor 1:
Allisyn Davis: 35, Caucasian American.
A freelance journalist; works for The New York Times. Graduated cum laude from Vassar and has a PhD in journalism from Columbia University. Attractive, determined, intelligent, educated, and privileged. Well-traveled, worldly. Appears conservative, but has an open mind. Hides her vulnerability. Defiant, strong-willed, curious, and not easily contained.
Actor 2:
Bentley Adams: 36, Caucasian American.
Journalist. Harvard grad, double major in business and journalism. Hails from a wealthy family in Georgia. Incredibly driven – he’s quickly climbing the ranks at The New York Times. An attractive, ambitious, hard worker, seemingly open-minded and democratic despite his upbringing. Strong-minded and incredibly capable – he is Allisyn’s true equal.
Actor 3:
Mehreen: 35, Female, Pakistani lawyer and activist.
Immigration Officer: 35-40, Pakistani Immigration Officer at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, Pakistan.
Actor 4:
Mohammad Ijaaz: 45-55, Male, husband of the deceased Samira Tasneem. Seemingly bereft, wife was brutally murdered in front of him. Pakistani.
Abbas: 35-45, Pakistani stringer.
Actor 5:
Muzaffar Khan: 40, Male, Samira’s Lawyer, Pakistani. Educated, but not elite. The people’s lawyer.
Raja Mahmood: 35-40, Consular Agent, Pakistani. Answers to Consul General, Shahreyar Zasar.
Actor 6:
Shahreyar Zasar: 40-50, Male, Pakistani Consul General to Dubai. Elegant, educated, diplomatic, and cutting. A traditionalist.
Actor 7:
Melissa Davis: 37, Female, Caucasian American. Allisyn’s sister. Pretty, reserved, and stronger than she looks.
BBC News Reporter: British.
Actor 8:
Edward Evans: 50-65, Male, The New York Times Bureau Chief (London). *Reads indicated stage directions (defined by playwright) for readings/presentations.
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