BRUTUS JONES,
Emperor
HENRY SMITHERS, a Cockney
Trader
AN OLD NATIVE
WOMAN
LEM, a Native Chief
SOLDIERS, adherents of Lem
The Little Formless Fears; Jeff;
The Negro Convicts; The Prison Guard;
The Planters; The Auctioneer; The Slaves; The Congo Witch-Doctor;
The Crocodile God
The action of the play takes place on an
island in the West Indies as yet not
self-determined by White Marines. The form of native government is, for
the time being, an Empire.
SCENES
SCENE I: In the palace of the
Emperor Jones. Afternoon.
SCENE II: The edge of the Great Forest. Dusk.
SCENE III: In the Forest. Night.
SCENE IV: In the Forest. Night.
SCENE V: In the Forest. Night.
SCENE VI: In the Forest. Night.
SCENE VII: In the Forest. Night.
SCENE VIII: Same as Scene Two—the edge of the Great
Forest. Dawn.
