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Eben Cabot

This is the central character and protagonist of Desire under the Elms, the youngest son of the crusty landowner.

Abbie Putnam

This character is the much younger third wife of the elderly landowner in Desire Under The Elms.

Ephraim Cabot

In Desire under the Elms, this character is the father of three sons and is an elderly landowner.

Simeon and Peter Cabot

These characters are the sons by the landowner's first marriage in Desire Under the Elms, appearing only in the first scene of the play.

Eben's Mother

This character never actually appears in the narrative of Desire Under the Elms, but is nevertheless a powerful presence, evoked by all the characters at one point or another as having profoundly affected the current situation.

Nina Leeds

This is the central character of the second play in this collection, Strange Interlude.

Charles Marsden, Edmund Darrell, Sam Evans

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