STORYTELLER: The Narrator of the story. She has a special link with one of the main characters in the story. An Irish accent required.
	MARY O’LEARY: Oldest of the O’Leary children. She has raised her brothers & sister by herself while her father was away in America building a better life for his family. It is up to her to save not only her family, but the villagers of Ballybunn Village from the tricky ways of Leviticus and his band of Leprechauns.
	PEGGY O’LEARY: 3rd oldest of the O’Leary children. Likes nice things that her family cannot afford. Very materialistic and naïve.
	TOMMY O’LEARY: 2nd oldest of the O’Leary children. Always tries to woo the girls in the Village to no avail, until he makes a fateful wish with Leviticus. Strong headed, he is one of the funniest characters in the show.
	SEAMUS O’LEARY: The youngest of the O’Leary children. He is shorter than most leprechauns & is always teased about his size.
	CATHERINE: A village girl. She does NOT want Tommy for a boyfriend.
	CLANCY: An elderly mailman. He is very slow. A funny role for the right person.
	LITTLEST GIRL: The smallest human girl in the Village. Funny part for a small girl.
	MRS. McDOUGAL: The overbearing wife of Mayor McDougal. Never has a pleasant word to say.
	MAYOR McDOUGAL: The Mayor of Ballybunn Village. He can be pompous & long-winded—like all politicians.
	JOSEPH O’MALLEY: The Village butcher. Very protective of his family.
	MRS. O’MALLEY: The wife of Joseph, the butcher. Very motherly towards Mary. Always helping when she can.
	KELLY O’MALLEY: The daughter of Joseph & Mrs. O’Malley. Does NOT want Tommy for a boyfriend.
	KING LEVITICUS: King of all the Leprechauns in Ireland. Over 3,000 years old, he is very sly & tricky.
	PATCH & SCRATCH: Leviticus’ sidekick leprechauns. Always ready with one-liners.
	THE LEPRECHAUNS: Each actor/actress should be encouraged to choose their own character’s Irish leprechaun name.
	THE VILLAGERS: Each actor/actress should be encouraged to choose their own character’s Irish name. Playwright also encourages director to group some villagers into families.
	THE DULLAHAN: The figure of death who comes to take one of the O’Leary’s to “heaven or the other place”. An eerie presence.

	STORYTELLER: Simple blouse with long skirt. Should be very generic as to not to point to any timeframe. Optional cleaning woman’s cloth cap. Can also wear broach that matches one worn by Mary O’Leary to give the audience a hint of their connection.
	MARY O’LEARY: Traditional Irish farm girl dress w/optional patches & apron. Dress should be plain so as not to point to any timeframe. Can also wear broach that matches the Storytellers to give the audience a hint of their connection.
	PEGGY O’LEARY: Traditional Irish farm girl dress w/optional patches & apron. When the town becomes rich she will need a fancy gown, tiara, furs and shoes.
	TOMMY O’LEARY: White dress shirt and dark pants w/plain shoes. Also needed are 3 identical shirts of the original. The 1st shirt will be torn somewhere on the sleeve. The 2nd shirt will be ripped in various places. The 3rd shirt will be shredded to pieces. A shredded pair of pants identical to the original pair will be needed for last scene.
	SEAMUS O’LEARY: Traditional Irish boy outfit. Shirt, vest, pants & plain shoes. A wig that matches the actor’s hair can be used to attach fake latex foot to (Fake foot can be bought at most Halloween supply stores or paper mache foot can be made.) Once his wish has been made character will need to wear a cloth stove pipe type hat to conceal foot.
	CATHERINE: Traditional Irish farm girl dress w/optional patches & apron. When the town becomes rich, she will need a fancy gown, tiara, fur, shoes and, of course, a wedding veil.
	CLANCY: Like the other male villagers, traditional Irish villager wear such as dark pants, plain shirt & cap. Carries a beat-up mailbag. Once rich all clothes should be very extravagant. Lots of Jewelry.
	LITTLEST GIRL: Traditional Irish farm girl dress w/optional patches & apron. When the town becomes rich she will need a fancy gown, tiara, furs, shoes and, of course, a wedding veil.
	MRS. McDOUGAL: Traditional Irish women’s dress w/optional patches & apron. Should be very conservative and dark to reflect her personality. When the town becomes rich, she will need a fancy gown, tiara, fur & shoes.
	MAYOR McDOUGAL: Simple traditional Irish coat, shirt and pants w/optional patches. Once rich the costume should be very extravagant such as a velvet cape, crown, jewelry, etc.
	JOSEPH (The Butcher) O’MALLEY: Dark pants, white shirt with apron. Once rich all clothes should be very extravagant. Apron can be optionally gold or rhinestones. Lots of Jewelry.
	MRS. O’MALLEY: Traditional Irish women’s shopkeeper’s dress w/optional patches & apron. When the town becomes rich, she will need a fancy gown, tiara, fur & shoes.
	KELLY O’MALLEY: Traditional Irish farm girl dress w/optional patches & apron. When the town becomes rich, she will need a fancy gown, tiara, fur, shoes and a wedding veil
	KING LEVITICUS: Golden Crown. Green tuxedo with tails with applets. If green tux can not be found a white tux painted green will work. If tux unavailable at all constructing a typical king costume using green fabric will do. Green cape with white fur collar. Very regal looking. Orange wig & beard. Pointed ears can be achieved using Halloween prosthetic tips or flesh colored medical adhesive tape to tape ear tips. Pant cuffs should be cut short half way or just above shin to allow a knickers effect. Shoes can be homemade slippers with curly toes at the end.
	PATCH & SCRATCH: Green Military-like uniform with applets. Green pants cut off at shin to give knickers effect. Traditional Leprechaun stove top hat. Boots with curly toe tips.
	THE LEPRECHAUNS: Green tunics worn over green tights. Should wear green dance slippers or dark shoes. Hats can either be made or they can be plastic St. Patrick’s Day type hats.
	THE VILLAGERS: Men: Traditional Irish villager wear such as dark pants, plain shirt and cap. Once rich all clothes should be very extravagant. Lots of Jewelry. Ladies: Traditional Irish farm/ shopkeepers dresses w/optional patches & apron. When the town becomes rich, they will need fancy gowns, tiaras, furs, shoes and wedding veils.
	THE DULLAHAN: Can be a “Headless Horseman” costume. Dark pants, dark cap & boots. The shoulders can be football shoulder pads covered in a dark fabric with black mesh in the neckpiece for the actor to see out of. The actor’s hand can be hidden with a fake glove that gives the illusion that the actor is holding the head from the top when in fact the hand is inside the head operating the mouth of the puppet. The voice can easily be recorded then enhanced using over the counter software then played for the actor to move the puppet’s mouth too.

NOTE: Once rich all village characters except Mary O’Leary, Seamus O’Leary & Tommy O’Leary should have very “rich” looking clothes and accessories such as jewelry, money and of course gold bars (blocks of wood painted gold). If you have a very large cast items like Tiaras and crowns can be bought in bulk from many party supply stores.

	STORYTELLER: Broom, dustpan, mop & bucket. Seen carrying at various times during the show.
	MARY O’LEARY: Basket of food for festival. Knitting needles & yarn.
	TOMMY O’LEARY: Book entitled “101 Ways to Make Women Like You!”
	PEGGY O’LEARY: A very large golden egg (like easter candy is sometimes packaged in.) A basket with a cabbage. Money, jewels, gold bars & coins.
	SEAMUS O’LEARY: A teddy bear. A knitted hat with sock-shaped top.
	MAYOR McDOUGAL: Wooden walking stick. King’s crown, gold walking stick with jewels, Gold necklace and other jewelry.
	JOSEPH O’MALLEY: Gold coins, water bucket, butcher knife, fake drumstick for festival.
	CLANCY: Optional flask. Letter to O’Learys from America.
	PATCH & SCRATCH: Scroll & Pot of Gold.
	THE VILLAGERS: Poor: Festival related items such as food, serving trays, etc. Rich: Money, gold bars, gold coins, Gold & Jewel encrusted chalices.
	THE LEPRECHAUNS: Gold coins. Tourist items like camera, Irish theme tourist t-shirts, hats, sunglasses, etc
	LITTLEST GIRL: Optional baby bottle both plain & jewel encrusted. (This of course depends on the age of the actress playing the character.)
	THE DULLAHAN: Talking Head Puppet

Author Biography
Tim Ryan made his playwriting and directorial debut in the winter of 1998 at Windham Center Stage Theater with Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? The popular and financial success of the production led to subsequent productions of the play being performed by several community theaters and schools throughout Northern New England. Many of the productions have broken box office and attendance records. Mary O'Leary & The Leprechauns of Ballybunn Village was Tim's second original play to be produced. The play made it's premiere at Windham Center Stage Theater in March 2001 to public and critical acclaim. While honeymooning in Ireland, Tim was inspired to write the script, by the humor and charm of the locals, the beautiful scenery as well as the many legends, which the country is famous for. Sanford Maine Stage Theater also produced the play again with much acclaim in the summer of 2002.  Tim is also a professional actor. In the short time since his first audition, he has accumulated many production credits as an actor, producer, director and playwright. He has appeared in wide range of local stage character roles and commercials in Maine. Nationally, Tim made his motion picture debut playing the feature comedic part of Brian (aka Buster) the drunken busboy in the HBOfilms production of Empire Falls. The film is based upon the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. Tim shares many scenes with such world acclaimed stars Ed Harris, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Joanna Woodward and Aidan Quinn just to name a few. Since 2002 Tim has directed Freeport High School's One Act Drama competition pieces. In this capacity Tim became one of the only few people in the world to have directed a officially sanctioned stage version of Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail, a play adapted by the Freeport High School students based on the hit movie. Word quickly spread of the show’s both critical & commercial success. As they prepared for their show’s national debut, the production team behind the Broadway version of the movie titled Spamalot (which included Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols & Monty Python’s Eric Idle) requested all materials related to the Freeport High production. They wanted to see how such classic scenes such as The Black Knight, Trojan Rabbit and Killer Rabbit scenes were achieved on a $500 budget. Tim has also written and directed comedic instructional videos for IT companies.