JOHN, "the beloved," the last of the twelve apostles of Jesus, who is now an old man--leader of the Christians at Ephesus and minister to the seven churches nearby  
ATTICUS, a Roman soldier stationed in Ephesus  
LINUS, a Roman soldier in the same unit as Atticus  
CASSIA, John's kinswoman, aunt and guardian of Zulah and Tabitha  
ZULAH. John's great niece, who is spending the summer in Ephesus.ABITHA, Zulah's sister.  
POLYCARP, A young Christian from Smyrna, who is John's pupil.  
YOUNG JOHN, the beloved apostle, when he was a young man.  
ANDREW, one of the twelve apostles.  
JOHN THE BAPTIST, the forerunner of the Christ, an ascetic prophet in the wilderness, to whom thousands, even Jesus of Nazareth, came to be  
baptized.  
CHRIST FIGURE  
CROWD OF PEOPLE, including these:  
Blind Beggar, named Kelitah  
Beggar’s Wife  
A Father  
Young Boy, with a withered hand  
Four stretcher bearers  
A Patient named Simon  
Old Woman  
Frail Woman  
First Daughter  
Second  
Daughter  
Stooped Man with palsied hand  
Old Man  
Three other women  
Two Children  
MARTHA, older sister of Lazarus of Bethany  
MARY, younger sister of Lazarus  
JAMES. one of the twelve apostles, brother of John.  
NICODEMUS, a prominent man of Jerusalem who was a secret believer in Jesus the Christ.  
LAZARUS, a close friend of Jesus.  
WOMAN OF SAMARIA, a resident of Sy-char, who talked to Jesus at Jacob's Well.  
A CROWD of Samaritans (Same players as in Crowd in ACT I )  
SAMARITAN SPOKESMAN, a resident of Sy-char  
TWO FANNERS, servant girls in the home of Lazarus  
FIRST NEIGHBOR, a neighbor and friend of Martha and Mary  
SECOND NEIGHBOR, another friend of Martha and Mary  
MESSENGER, a runner from Bethany  
APOSTLES:  
Simon Peter  
Bartholomew (or Nathaniel)  
Phillip  
James, son of  Alpheus 
Judas Iscarot  
Simon, the Caananite 
Thomas  
Judas, not  Iscariot 
Matthew  
THREE WOMEN FROM JERUSALEM, close friends of Martha and Mary 
THREE MEN FROM JERUSALEM, friends of Lazarus  
A SERVANT, in the home of Lazarus