| Character | Description | Lines |
| MOWGLI—Baby | Baby, playful, feisty, unafraid | no lines |
| MOWGLI—Youth | Adventurous, curious, friendly, though at times sullen, 9 years old | 38 |
| BAGHEERA | Black panther. Caring, over-cautious, grandfatherly, particular, powerful, clever | 18 |
| BALOO | Bear. Big, oafish, fun-loving, playful, wise, simple, protective | 33 |
| RAKSHA, MOTHER WOLF | Motherly, caring, tough love, strong, dynamic, confrontational | 6 |
| ASHANTI, FATHER WOLF | Strong, cautious, warm, reliable, honest and honorable | 8 |
| LITTLE GRAY BROTHER | Helpful, worrisome, playful, nervous, wolf “brother” of Mowgli | 5 |
| SHERE KHAN | Tiger. Angry, bitter, bully, vicious, scheming | 3 |
| AKELA | Head of wolves, strong, honorable, leader, caring, no-nonsense, observant, far-seeing, strict | 7 |
| KAA | Boa constrictor. Quiet, observant, knowledgeable, lazy | 4 |
| TABAQUI | Jackal, small, whiny, insecure, a hanger-on, weasel-like | 3 |
| MONKEY QUEEN, LOUISE | Sneaky, devious, inquisitive, power-seeking, sense of humor, fun-loving, not terribly bright | 8 |
| MOWGLI’S MOTHER | Caring, empathetic, wise, nature lover | 15 |
| MOWGLI’S FATHER | Stern, sympathetic, concerned with survival, responsible | 10 |
| 3 WOLF CUBS | Playful, fun-loving, Mowgli’s “brothers” | no lines |
| BIG GRAY WOLF | Middle aged. Curious, easily jolted out of reality, annoyed if comfortable patterns are broken | 2 |
| EBONY WOLF | Middle aged, Quick-witted, inquisitive, somewhat suspicious | 2 |
| SNOWY WOLF | Suspicious, angry, quick to take insult, insecure, wanting to top others | 1 |
| TAWNY WOLF | Cynical, doubting, questioning | 1 |
| YELLOW WOLF | Young wolf, hungry, impulsive, ready to fight in a second | 1 |
| RED WOLF | Young wolf, inconstant, changeable, goes with the loudest voice at the time | 1 |
| TOUCAN | Sassy blabbermouth, talks a lot, a chatterbox, a smart aleck | 4 |
| HOWLER MONKEY #1 | Inquisitive, a “suck-up”, playful yet sneaky and manipulative | 4 |
| HOWLER MONKEY #2 | A “stuffed-shirt”, arrogant, looks down on others, insecure | 3 |
| HOWLER MONKEY #3 | A joiner, always wants to be a part of, gets easily swayed, excited, or riled | 4 |
| HOWLER MONKEY #4 | Agreeable | 8 |
| ELEPHANT LEADER | Old, wise, patriarchal, fiercely protective of his herd, domineering at times | 3 |
| NUBIA | Human. Young, innocent, somewhat superficial, wants to please and be appreciated | 11 |
| BHAGWAN | Human. Middle-aged, Leader, responsible, authoritative, a doer, practical | 9 |
| SHANTAE | Human. Motherly, middle-aged, somewhat ditsy and limited in her point of view, loves to eat | 12 |
| RAJA | Human. Young adult, tends to put others down, man of action, impulsive | 9 |
| NIGER | Human. Young adult, Human-chauvinist, limited to his own view point which is narrow, Skeptical | 11 |
| VILLAGERS | Chorus of humans | |
| WOLF PACK | Chorus of wolves | |
| MONKEY BAND | Chorus of monkeys | |
| ELEPHANT HERD | Chorus of elephants | |
| LEAF CUTTER ANTS | Chorus of ants |