The Jungle Book
a play
adapted from a
tale by Rudyard Kipling


Cast List

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


Note: The cast size may vary depending on how many HUMANS, WOLVES, MONKEYS, ELEPHANTS, and ANTS are cast.

Note: In some parts, gender is interchangeable and will have no affect on the theme of the story, despite the fact that the parts have been written to reflect the original tale’s gender differences.

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