For all the other characters- I would like to say some mentions. Get three solid actors to play Wulf Bear and Cockroach, that's all I ask. Wulf is the most important- then Cockroach, then Bear. All the other characters don't have to be overly strong. The biggest thing I would like to say is that any of the other parts can be played by girls- even Oscar, if she's good enough. Even one of the posse- if she can pull it off convincingly. Some directors say that girls cannot play boys roles- but I say with this play, it can be done, and should be done where ever nessassary. Parts that can be played by girls are such as: all the gang members, Eddie the bartender, Pepper (obviously), principal, almost everybody else!

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Pepper: Pepper is a studious little girl in Cockroach's class. She is sensible, smart, and is wary of Cockroach because he's a torublemaker- and a boy. However, he has a crush on her, and we all know Cockroach when he's determined- he lies and gets creative.
Cat: Cat becomes a bigger part of the second 'part' of the trilogy. Originaly, there were going to be three movie/plays- in the second one, Cat would enlist Cockroach into his service to get him a girl. He would never become part of the posse, but he seems to hang around with them often- a look at a different part of the bar/poolhouse world. Cat himself is a begger- he spends his time lounging about the door of the bar begging money off the other costumers for beer. He seems to be homeless- and looks that way to. He is the dirtiest, grungiest person in the whole play- and seems to have half a brain missing most the time.
Leary: Leary is the 'leader' of the gang when Wulf dissapears- and he is the most like Wulf and Bear himself. However, he can give stinging insults, and is no match for Bears fists.
Malfoy: Malfoy is more annoying then Leary- he is sniveling and impudent, and nobody really likes him.
Eddie: Eddie is a fair sized man in his late thirties, early forties, with an expanding middle. He's calm, relaxed, and accepts the boys on their own terms, for the most part.
Beth: Beth spends most of her time in bed- and although she is Cockroach's mother, she isn't well enough to give him the support he should have. If she were well, she would have been undoubtably a kind and caring mother- much like Mary. And, as is showen in her fit- does care about Cockroach a good deal, despite his differing opinoin.
Mrs. Chapman: Mrs. Chapman isn't a cruel and heartless teacher- although she likes to be heard, and understood. This is why she gets so frustrated with Bear when strapping him- it didn't seem to be teaching him anything by it, since it didn't affect him. Really, she tries to be a resourcful teacher.