THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

• NARRATOR — Voice-over narrator for the opening  Acts I & II; frames the “timeline/lattice” concept.

 

THE MORTALS - The ordinary people of courage, fighting to keep London alive through the Blitz.

• ARCHIE PHIPS — A young London firefighter; brave, impulsive, wholehearted. Groom.

• ELIZABETH — A highly educated nurse; practical, emotionally guarded, fiercely compassionate. Bride.

• THE REVEREND — Elizabeth’s father; officiates the wedding, torn between duty to God and duty to his child.

• MRS ALSTON — Church custodian/cleaner; comic warmth, community backbone, survivor’s spirit.

• SOLTI-  Archie's best man and fellow firefighter.

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THE IMMORTALS - The guardians of time, destiny and the laws of eternity. (Click for histories).

• JAMES PRATT (1805–1835) — Elizabeth’s guardian angel; refined, witty, and protective, with a tragic romantic past.

• MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (1759–1797) — Archie’s guardian angel; principled, sharp, and driven by justice and emotional truth.

• THE COUNT OF ST GERMAIN (1691 ? –Unknown) — The flamboyant Archangel who knows the secrets of time-bending , he “plays the heavenly game.”