Thea is a schoolgirl who truly believes the teachings of the adults. For instance, when Martha's abuse is uncovered, Thea parrots her uncle's, "If you don't discipline a child, you don't love it."
She is good friends with Anna, Martha, and Wendla.
She is shown to have a crush on Melchior. In the Deaf West production, she has a twin sister named Melitta who is hearing and serves as her interpreter/voice.
Fun Facts[]
- In Deaf West, she is Deaf.
- She is played by actress Asha Banks in the 2021 London revival at the Almeida Theatre.
- Shown to not like Moritz Stiefel as he gives her candy in the play and she freaks out about it for an entire monologue.
- Shown to think Hanschen is gross. ("Last one there has to hold hands with Hanschen!")