The Hello Girls

Casting

Grace Banker — Articulate and poised, with a core of steely strength that makes itself apparent as she grows into her role as leader.

Suzanne Prevot — From New York City. Feisty, sardonic, tough-talking. A close friend of Grace’s from AT&T.

Helen Hill — From Idaho. A typical small-town farm girl… Sweet, over-enthusiastic, wholesomely kooky and prone to nervous panic.

Bertha Hunt — Married to a Navy doctor who is also serving. Older, wiser, reliable – The Den Mother. Extremely knowledgeable about military matters.

Louise Lebreton — 18. Fearless, flirty, headstrong and often insubordinate. Born in France, she has family fighting with the French army.

Cpt. Joseph Riser — The Signal Corps officer who recruits and trains the women. A career army man, a stickler for rules and order, he is skeptical of the women’s presence in the army.

Lt. Ernest Wessen — Head of the recruiting center for the Signal Corps

Pvt. Eugene Matterson — An enlisted man who works closely with Lt. Riser.

Pvt. Robert Dempsey — A Signal Corps operator at the Paris Telephone Exchange

Gen. John Pershing — Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. Hard, relentless, inflexible, with a deep sense of honor and American individualism and identity.

Casting Note:
With the exception of Capt. Riser and Gen. Pershing, the men all play a variety of supporting roles

Orchestral Information

9 Musicians

Piano/Conductor

Keyboard 2 / Accordion / Bells*

Bass

Drums

Guitar

Violin

Cello

Clarinet

Trumpet / Euphonium**

The original Off-Broadway production of THE HELLO GIRLS utilized a cast of actors who also played instruments. While the standard licensing version of THE HELLO GIRLS is written with a completely separate pit orchestra, directors are welcome to incorporate actor-musicians at their own discretion based on the abilities of their cast. (If you are interested in receiving materials that replicate the exact instrument/actor combinations of the original off-Broadway production, please reach out to your TRW licensing representative.)

*Accordion and bells may be substituted by keyboard patches.

**The fingering for these instruments is the same.

Credits

THE HELLO GIRLS

Music and Lyrics by PETER MILLS

Book by PETER MILLS and CARA REICHEL