A few days ago I got the casting of “Rooster”
from Annie; today I was given the task of making a character summary for them.
Rooster is a con artist that is mainly
notable for impersonating Annie’s biological parents to try and cash in to the
$50,000 reward. After this happens,
Rooster tries to kill Annie so that she doesn’t break Rooster’s cover. This is unsuccessful,
as Rooster is stopped by Miss Hannigan (his sister) after her change of heart. The
age of Rooster is never revealed. However, I would assume that he is a similar age
to his sister miss Hannigan who is stated to be in their 40’s. Rooster has an eccentric
personality. In the 1990’s film version Rooster occasionally impersonates the
sound of a Rooster (hence his nickname) that suggest he might be slightly psychotic.
This is reinforced by how he ends up trying to kill a child out of anger. Rooster
does not interact with too many characters in the musical. He has a relationship
with his girlfriend; he steals from his sister, and kidnaps the main protagonist
Annie. Rooster is solely motivated by money, and does not let conventional
morality stand in his way. This can be seen by how he steals from members of
his own family and tries to kill a child, It is very clear that Rooster is from
the lower classes, from how he has to ask his sister from money and steal when
turned down. It’s clear that rooster has two goals: the first is to get money
by any means necessary; the other is to use that money to get a house on Easy
Street so that he can fulfil his dream. Another notable fact about this character
is how just before the musical begins Rooster escapes from prison.
