Dead Ringer (DiIorio)

DWIGHT FOLEY – 30. A heavyset man with a thin beard. He has an innocence about him that borders on naiveté. He is not confi dent and can easily be hurt with harsh words.
MARY COLE – 28. The woman in the hole. She is never seen throughout the course of the play. She has many physical ailments and deformities. Her head is misshapen and she cannot walk. But she manages to feed and clean herself as the strength of her arms allows her to move about her small space. Mary is very intelligent, carrying herself with a hard edge of sarcasm and wit. She has a voice like an angel and at times, displays a mystical quality. Mary has no selfpity whatsoever and one gets the impression that had it not been for her physical defects, she could easily win a fi st fi ght with her brother.
TYRUS COLE – 35. Mary’s older brother. He is tall and muscular, clean shaven with hard, angular features. Ty wears the burden of his sister’s ailment on his sleeve. His cruelty toward her is born more of self-loathing than sadism.