Minor Characters
Howie Newsome
Howie is the town milkman, who delivers milk to people’s doors. He appears in all three acts of the play, and his repeated routine emphasizes the continuity of life in Grover’s Corners over time.
Rebecca Gibbs
Rebecca Gibbs is George’s younger sister.
Wally Webb
Wally is Emily’s younger brother. He has a minor role in the play and, in Act Three, we learn that he died at a young age of a burst appendix.
Professor Willard
The stage manager invites Professor Willard, from the state university, onto the stage in Act One to give the audience more information about Grover's Corners.
Mr. Webb
Mr. Webb is the father of Emily and Wally, and the husband of Mrs. Webb. He works in town as the editor of the Grover’s Corners Sentinel, the local newspaper.
Woman in the balcony, man in the auditorium, and lady in the box
These three members of the audience ask Mr. Webb questions about Grover’s Corners in Act One.
Simon Stimson
The director of the church choir, and a drunk, Simon is cause for gossip and concern among the townspeople of Grover’s Corners. He reappears in Act Three after he dies (from suicide), along with other deceased characters.
Constable Warren
A policeman of Grover’s Corners, who appears occasionally and helps characterize Grover’s Corners as a small, relatively uneventful town.
Si Crowell
Joe Crowell’s younger brother, Si delivers the newspaper in Act Two. He demonstrates the interplay of change and continuity in Grover’s Corners. A young boy delivers the paper, as always, but the specific boy who carries out the routine changes.
Baseball Players
The baseball players appear during George and Emily’s wedding to tease George. They symbolize the innocent existence of childhood that George leaves behind when he marries Emily.
Sam Craig
Mrs. Gibbs’ nephew, who grew up in Grover’s Corners but then left. He returns to town in Act Three for Emily’s funeral.
Joe Stoddard
The town undertaker, who prepares for Emily’s funeral in Act Three.