ɹˈælf wˈɔldoʊ ˈɛmɚsən ˈɛmɚsən ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɪnðə skɹˈɪpt æz wˈɔldoʊ ɐpˈɪɹz, fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv ðə plˈeɪ, mˈɪdəlˈeɪdʒd.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson (referred to in the script as Waldo) appears, for most of the play, middle-aged.