BILA COURAGE: Tanzanian. Male. A dejected poet with unrealized potential. Terminally ill with African KS. Desperate for something to believe in. Late twenties to thirties. DAKTARI MCHAWI: Kenyan. Venerable, yet filled with boundless vigor. A retired surgeon and renowned mystic imbued with charismatic wisdom. Enigmatic with daunting power. Master percussionist. Sixties. ISAAC BARAKA: Tanzanian. Male. Childhood friend of Bila. Has albinism and is a skin cancer survivor. Distinguished poet and missionary defying his circumstances. Late twenties to thirties. DR. GRACE: Kenyan. Female. Bila's oncologist. A dim light in a bleak profession. Early thirties. MAMA COURAGE: Tanzanian. Bila's mother. A woman of immense faith and empathy. Loves her family, endures her husband. Mid forties. BABA COURAGE: Tanzanian. Bila's father. A crude, yet honest man. Loves to fish, tolerates his family. Fifties. SPIRITS/HUNTERS: Chorus of three to five SPIRITS & BOUNTY HUNTERS. Mostly male, some female, all of varying ages and body types. Later become SPIRIT HUNTERS. Strong movers, physical actors, and performers are advised. A background in percussion is helpful, but not necessary for everyone. Possible double cast as other characters. (i.e. MAMA, BABA, and GRACE.) *Note that all characters speak with an East African accent.