The Tempest Casting Options

Without eliminating any characters, the smallest cast is:

13 men, 4 women, 1 indeterminate

Men
Actor 1: Alonso
Actor 2: Sebastian
Actor 3: Prospero
Actor 4: Antonio
Actor 5: Ferdinand
Actor 6: Gonzalo
Actor 7: Caliban
Actor 8: Trinculo
Actor 9: Stephano
Actor 10: Master of a Ship, Spirit
Actor 11: Boatswain, Spirit
Actor 12: Adrian
Actor 13: Francisco

Women
Actor 1: Miranda
Actor 2: Iris, Spirit
Actor 3: Ceres, Spirit
Actor 4: Juno, Spirit

Indeterminate: Ariel

Note: Master and Boatswain can double Adrian and Francisco if need be, the latter being omitted from 5.1, reducing the cast to 11 men.


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