The House of Blue Leaves Characters

The House of Blue Leaves Character List

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Artie Shaughnessy

The protagonist of the play. Artie is a zookeeper whose ambition is to become a songwriter in Hollywood

Ronnie Shaughnessy

The son of Artie and Bananas. We meet him for the first time as he is about to be sent to Vietnam as a GI. However, he has absconded

Bunny Flingus

Artie's young girlfriend

Bananas Shaughnessy

Artie's wife, she suffers from schizophrenia and quickly becomes aware of her husband's infidelity

Billy

A friend of Artie's. Billy is a director who Artie hopes can help him to achieve his dreams

Corrinna Stroller

Billy's girlfriend

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