▁on ▁the ▁script ▁( the ir ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁play ) ▁ ▁Father ▁Dal y ▁( F ather ▁Dal y ) ▁- ▁a ▁priest / minister ▁who ▁vis its ▁the ▁condem ned ▁to ▁get ▁them ▁to ▁rep ent ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁enter ▁heaven . ▁The ▁W arden ▁( H olt ) ▁- ▁watch es ▁and ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁prisoners ▁and ▁esc ort s ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁execution ▁room . ▁James ▁Dy ke ▁( real ▁name ▁un conf ir med ) ▁- ▁a ▁myster ious ▁condem ned ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁no ▁documented ▁past ▁and ▁ref uses ▁to ▁div ul ge ▁it . ▁The ▁Girl ▁( Jose ph ine ▁Paris ) ▁- ▁sister ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁lost ▁brother ▁who ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁Connecticut ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁if ▁Dy ke ▁is ▁her ▁brother . ▁The ▁J ail er ▁( Dan ) ▁- ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁sc aff olds , ▁keeps ▁it ▁in ▁good ▁order , ▁and ▁prepar es ▁the ▁condem ned ▁for ▁execution . ▁The ▁Att endant ▁( Wil son ) ▁- ▁files , ▁types ▁and ▁well ▁is ▁a ▁secretary ... ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁James ▁Dy ke , ▁a ▁conf essed ▁murder er ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁sent enced ▁to ▁die ▁and ▁now ▁a wa its ▁his ▁fate ▁on ▁death ▁row ▁at ▁a ▁prison ▁in ▁W eth ers field , ▁Connecticut . ▁The ▁only ▁problem ▁is ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁knows ▁who ▁he ▁really ▁is ▁or ▁where ▁he ▁comes ▁from , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁take ▁his