Unfortunately, there is no published script available for Big River. We hope that this list of characters, with links to the chapters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will be useful for those interested in auditioning.

Roles

Huckleberry Finn (already cast): every chapter
Jim (already cast): chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, beginning of 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43
Tom Sawyer: chapters 1, 2, 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43
Widow Douglas: chapters 1, 5, 8
Miss Watson: chapters 1, 5, 8
Ben Rogers: chapters 2, 8
Jo Harper: chapters 2, 8
Simon: chapters 2, 8
Dick: chapters 2, 8
Pap Finn: chapters 5, 6, 7
Judge Thatcher: chapters 5, 8
Mrs. Judith Lotus (called in the show, for some reason, "Strange Woman"): chapters 10, 11
Slave hunters: chapter 16
The King: chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
The Duke: chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Hank: chapters 21, 22, 23
Andy: chapters 21, 22, 23
Lafe: chapters 21, 22, 23
A Young Fool: chapter 24
Mary Jane Wilkes: chapters 25, 26, 27, 28
Susan Wilkes: chapters 25, 26, 27, 28
Joanna Wilkes: chapters 25, 26, 27, 28
Counselor Robinson: chapters 25, 28, 29
Alice (funeral soloist): chapters 27, 28
Alice's Daughter (funeral soloist): chapters 27, 28
Sheriff Bell (not by name): chapter 29
Harvey Wilkes: chapter 29
Sally Phelps: chapters 32, 33, 37, 41, 42, 43
Silas Phelps: chapters 32, 33, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43
Doctor: chapters 41, 42
Since most of the roles are not long in this very episodic show, almost everyone will also double in the ensemble consisting of Slaves, Townspeople, Tarts, Mourners, Movers, a Posse, Patients, Hired Hands, etc.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 14
Chapter 16
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43