Margaritaville

Character Descriptions

Tully - Plays 25-40, Tenor, any ethnicity. A smooth-talking playboy, Tully is content with the life

he’s built for himself here on the island. He’s a singer/bartender at the Margaritaville resort.

Cool and confident, he meets Rachel and learns that life might be about more than one

vacation at a time. Guitar skills are useful.

Rachel - plays 25-35, Mezzo-Soprano, any ethnicity. Some might call her a workaholic, but

Rachel loves science and is committed to doing whatever it takes to further her research and

help the world. She is a loyal friend to Tammy. Realistic, hard-working, and stubborn, love

doesn’t come easily to Rachel until she meets Tully. Guitar skills are useful.

Tammy - Plays 25-40, Mezzo-Soprano, any ethnicity. Tammy is the bride-to-be, with a larger-

than-life sense of humor. She finds joy in the world wherever she goes. Her fiance, Chad,

sometimes squelches this, and she puts herself down to keep their relationship steady. A loyal

friend and lover of puns, Tammy really needs this vacation!

Brick - Plays 30-40, Tenor, any ethnicity. The Island bartender. Brick also acts as Tully’s dim-

witted wingman, helping to disentangle Tully from female travelers hoping for more than a

holiday romance. Brick also enjoys flirting with the female tourists, although he’s not as much

of a playboy as Tully. Brick has a big heart and is sensitive and thoughtful. Tap skills are useful.

Marley - Plays 40-49, Soprano, written as a native islander but open to any ethnicity. The

owner of the resort, Marley has put her life and soul into this place. She works hard and tries to

keep everyone in line, but she loves her employees and all the island gossip. She’s no-nonsense,

knows what she needs from others, and knows exactly how to get it.

JD - Plays 60-79, Baritone, any ethnicity. A funny, endearing older man who looks a bit like a

washed-ashore pirate, but knows his place at the resort so he doesn’t get in trouble with

Marley. A good-natured drunk who’s losing his hearing and his vision. He writes his memoirs on

napkins and talks a big talk about his life, but no one really knows if it’s true.

Jamal - Plays 25-40, Tenor, written as a native islander but open to any ethnicity. Jamal is the

busboy and Marley’s right-hand man at the Margaritaville Hotel and Bar. He may have a broken

arm, but he doesn’t let it stop him working his way around the bar and his customers.

Chad - Plays 30-45, any ethnicity. Chad is Tammy’s fiance. He is lazy, self-absorbed, and sports-

obsessed. Although he claims to love Tammy, he is possessive and always putting her on a diet

to “help” her to lose weight.

Ensemble - All genders, ages, vocal parts, and ethnicity. Chad’s friends, vacationers, wedding

guests, resort employees, and insurance salesman zombies. Tap experience is helpful. There will

be lots to do within this ensemble and many folks will still have featured dialogue and vocal

lines. They are the heart and soul of the show that help keep all of the action moving!