Ricky Potts

Look: Short, curly, light brown fluffy hair. Has soft blue eyes and natural blush on his cheeks. Wears a long sleeved white button up, red sweater vest, navy blue and red striped tie, grey slacks, and dress shoes. (When he wants, he also changed into his 'Space Age Bachelor Man' outfit, which consists of a sparkly purple bodysuit with a cut to show his chest, a dark purple wig with cat ears, sunglasses, and a fake purple tail. This is not his main outfit). His nails were originally painted a sparkly purple for his bachelor man outfit, but he ended up keeping them that way. Story: "'Most Imaginative Boy In Town'. Born with a rare degenerative disease, when Richard lost his power of speech, the Potts family (his parents, he was an only child) took a vow of silence; usually communicating in a series of strange gestures that only they understood. The only time they interacted with one another was when they read comics, or fed the cats... they had fourteen cats. From the time he was six years old and his knees began to buckle, Ricky was treated to the most appalling cruelty humanity can muster, complete indifference. Far from growing bitter, Ricky developed an elaborate playground in his synapses, where became his own best friend." Death: Died at 17 years old. Rode The Cyclone rollercoaster with the other children in the St. Cassian chamber choir of Uranium City, Saskatchewan. In death, him and the other children were subjected to a challenge by to each sing about whoever they wanted, and then they were all to unanimously vote on who got to come back to life. He sings about his imaginary world, since he was mute and physically disabled in life, he had never been able to articulate his stories until death, where he was blessed with an able body. His imaginary world, Zolar, consisted of cat people ('sexy' cat women, as Ricky calls them). In his story, he made peace with the cat people and their enemies, K-9, by making love with all of the cat women and specifically using his 'seed'. At the end of his song, 'Space Age Bachelor Man', he conceded the competition because in his own words "The Bachelor Man Bible has one rule, don't be a dick. And picking myself...that would be the ultimate dick move." Ricky is a very sexually driven, but also passionate person, not mincing his words or holding himself back now that he doesn't have to anymore. He still has some mental things, like social cues, to work through. But he can now move and speak on his own, tossing out his crutches, which he named Lady Marzipan and Dame Judi Dench. Ricky absolutely loves cats and his imaginary cat people. His favorite ride at the fair was the Gravitron. He says 'Level up' under his breath when he does something he believes is an accomplishment. When he has meltdowns (he's very emotional and passionate, like previously stated) he forgets he's now able bodied and goes mute and boneless again against his will, like a placebo effect of being helpless.

Other characters:

Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg: 'Most Successful Girl In Town' A red haired girl with a strong will who often patronizes Ricky (calls him 'Ricky sweetie' and such. Or in her song 'What The World Needs', uses ableist language to refer to him) She's best friends with Constance Blackwood, though treats her and most of the other choir members with passive aggression. Often argues with Noel Gruber.

Noel Gruber: 'The Most Romantic Boy In Town'. The only gay man that lived in Uranium. Worked at Taco Bell. In his song 'Noel's Lament', he sang about the life he wished he lived as a hooker in post war France named Monique Gibbeu. Kissed Mischa Bachinski during his song, which Mischa claimed was only to show affection, but everyone knows they're secretly getting to know each other....better in the afterlife.

Mischa Bachinski: 'The Angriest Boy In Town'. Born in Ukraine, his mother worked on sight in Chernobyl and put him up for adoption so he didn't have to see her pass. He was adopted in Canada, specifically Uranium City, but his new parents had been under the impression he was a toddler and were surprised to see him in person. He was not liked by his new family and lived mostly in his room in the basement making his own music and texting his online fiance, Talia. Sang two songs, one called 'This Song Is Awesome' and one called 'Talia', about his online fiance.

Constance Blackwood: 'The Nicest Girl In Town', really has self loathing problems and has conflicting feelings about Uranium. Was terrified of Jane. Sang about how much she came to love life during her death in her song 'Sugar Cloud'.

Jane Doe: Lost her head in the accident. The leader of the choir, Father Markus, died of a heart attack after the rollercoaster accident and no parents came, so she was unidentified. No one knew who she was, not even her, but at the end she was the one voted to leave by Ocean. (One of Ricky's main moments with her was when she wanted a name and he suggested her name be Savannah (with the greenest eyes), since he would no longer be able to use that name for what he was saving it for. It's implied he wanted a daughter named Savannah.) Her real name was Penny Lamb, and she went back to her own life. Her song, 'The Ballad of Jane Doe', was about being forgotten.

The Amazing Karnak: Portrayed as the narrator throughout the show, Karnak is a fortune telling machine that had read the children's fortunes and told them to ride The Cyclone. He is the one responsible for bringing them back in a warehouse so they can compete for who gets to come back to life. He is shut down at the end by a rat (which he named Virgil) chewing on his cords and cutting off his power. Virgil plays the bass throughout the musical.