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Donny Novitski from Bandstand
ENTJ
by Rebecca
requested by @ravenclaw-in-rehearsal

Extroverted Thinking (Te)
“Whatever it is, whatever it takes, whatever bookings we can get we take them all. If there’s a club in town where we can play a set, we are not finished yet.”
Donny is a natural leader, taking his ideas for the future and putting them into action with efficiency and precision. He organizes the band by bringing it together, and then falls into position as its leader. He is purposeful and motivated, not letting money or other people get in the way of his dream of getting to New York City. This is shown in “Right This Way,” where he presses the band to take every gig they can to get money, acting as a leader even in his darkest moment. Donny is always planning, always trying to move forward, always taking the reins to find success and satisfaction in his life.

Introverted Intuition (Ni)
“Donny Novitski knows this is a lifeline, a once in a millennium shot, and I’m gonna take it, take aim at my target, and hit it with all that I got.”
Donny is always looking ahead, aiming toward a specific goal to make it in reach. From the very beginning of the show, he has been aiming for one thing: going to New York City to perform and become famous. This overarching goal leads him to create his band of all veterans, letting nothing stand in his way as he gets them through the various trials of the contest. He sees past the way America is treating its veterans, preferring emotional authenticity and truth (Fi). Even when things don’t go according to plan, he finds a way to keep everything as momentum.

Extroverted Sensing (Se)
“It’s a gutsy risk we’ll be taking. Times like this, you hold on to what’s real. That’s the honest statement we’re making.”

Donny is not afraid of risk-taking when he feels it is justified, launching into new ideas if he believes they can bring him forward. Almost immediately after hearing about the contest, he decides he absolutely must go for it. He decides, last minute, to have Julia sing the original “Welcome Home” lyrics despite the risk of losing the contest. He is a natural creator and performer, demonstrated through his composition skills and his long history of playing music. Donny knows when to step forward and take risks, reading the moment to find his advantage.

Introverted Feeling (Fi)
“What happened over there is true. What this band means to all of us is true. What I feel for you, Julia, is true. No matter how tough it is, no matter how much time it takes, I need to be with you. That is true.”
Donny is in touch with his emotions as he returns from World War II, sometimes all too much. He feels immense guilt over the death of his best friend, which he feels is his fault. He is constantly grappling with these feelings, though they are not always externally apparent. Donny constantly reinforces the importance of having an all-veteran band because of its emotional authenticity in the midst of showy patriotism. He cares immensely about truth, carrying this forward even as his band grows in following and fame.

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Jane Porter from Tarzan
ENTP
by Rebecca
requested by anonymous

Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
“It’s such a liberating feeling, and it’s happening to me. I’ve never felt this glow inside.”
Jane doesn’t quite fit with the British society she was raised in, so arriving at the jungle allows her to be free. She sees a whole new world of possibilities that is both enthralling and familiar. Tarzan is like nothing Jane has ever seen before, and after a bit of initial fear she embraces the idea of learning about him. She takes it upon herself to teach him about human society, even though there is no prior knowledge available for her to do so. Not only is she easily excited by what is new, but she takes action towards such possibilities.

Introverted Thinking (Ti)
“It seems he learned from all around him. They’re like his friends, you see.”
Jane’s adventure to the jungle is partially done out of intellectual interest about the life there. She wants to take notes on the different plants and animals she encounters, and is particularly fascinated by Tarzan. Jane always wants to learn, and her pursuit of knowledge is deeply internal and tied to how she wishes to engage with the world. Even when Jane is caught in a web, about to be consumed by a giant creature, she is still taking down notes and information. Her desire to understand the world comes from a place of analysis and genuine interest in new possibilities (Ne).

Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
“This affection I feel is getting the better of me.”
It takes Jane a good deal of time to realize what she is feeling even as it becomes apparent to those around her. She is kind by nature, and tries to resolve situations while avoiding conflict. Though the gorillas are initially wary of Jane, she remains calm and kind in a way that allows them to trust her. She understands the importance of meeting the gorillas, and knows that Clayton cannot intrude on that environment. She is then accepted into their family, finding a connection through Tarzan.

Introverted Sensing (Si)
“Here and now nothing matters, everything I wanted’s here. I feel at home, I’ve found my place.”
It seems that Jane has been seeking freedom from the restraints of society all of her life. She feels like the jungle is her home almost immediately, despite it being so different from everything she has ever known. She and her father are interested in challenging preconceived notions about the wildlife, especially gorillas. Jane finds Clayton closed-minded, and thus is far more attracted to Tarzan and the possibilities he represents. When she realizes she can stay in the jungle, she decides it is worth it rather than returning to human society.

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Maureen Johnson from RENT
ESFP
by Owen
requested by seasons-of-stories

Extroverted Sensing (Se)
“The only thing to do is jump over the moon…”
Maureen is eccentric, out there, and extremely performative. Her ‘job’ as a artist requires her to captivate everyone around her, as seen during her bizarre performance of “Over The Moon.” She loves being the center of attention, such as the chaos of the riot that her protest of Benny’s gentrification starts. Maureen barely thinks before acting, instead choosing experiences – or romantic partners – when they present themselves. As well, multiple characters comment on Maureen’s attractiveness throughout the show.

Introverted Feeling (Fi)
“Take me for what I am; who I was meant to be.”
Maureen is fiercely independent and herself, refusing to bend to the rules and desires of others. This is best showcased in “Take Me Or Leave Me,” as she fights with Joanne for complaining about her flirtatious behavior – if Joanne, or anyone else, can’t accept her for who she is, then she lets them go. Maureen, however, does have a strong moral compass inside her and a passion for activism, which leads her to perform a protest piece and attempt take the padlock off of the door in “Happy New Year B.”

Extroverted Thinking (Te)
“This time you can shoot from the start, you’ll direct, starring me!”
Maureen can often seem to have no logical ability whatsoever, but this isn’t true: her logic is just different than everyone else’s. She is an opportunist that uses what is in her resources to benefit her and (sometimes) others. After Mark gets a call from Buzzline after his footage of Maureen’s protest gets on the news, she immediately comes up with a plan for another protest in “Happy New Year B.” She can also lack compassion in the way she uses her logic, as seen with how she acts towards Joanne during “Take Me Or Leave Me.”

Introverted Intuition (Ni)
“Don’t give me that face.”
Maureen rarely seems to be looking for anything in the long run, instead focusing solely on the present. She jumps into situations without much thought, and the thought that is put into it usually only serves her, such as her plan for another protest. Along with her unhealthy Fi, she has a habit of not realizing how her actions may hurt others in the future, such as her flirtations with other people outside of her relationship with Joanne. Maureen seems perfectly content with not looking deeper, which can make her seem superficial.

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Hanschen Rilow from Spring Awakening
ENFJ
by Rebecca
requested by @eriksfavoritecape, @northfox, and anonymous

Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
“It’s like, just kiss some ass, man – then you can screw ‘em all.”
Hanschen is very charismatic, and he is aware of this fact and how to use it. His awareness of social systems allows him not only to fit himself in, but also how to manipulate it to work for him. He can easily see how people can be swayed to one side or another, and uses this insight to his advantage (Ni). Hanschen avoids voicing any controversial opinions, preferring to keep things to himself rather than cause trouble. He believes that sticking by what is accepted will benefit him in the end, seeing nothing to gain by lashing out.

Introverted Intuition (Ni)
“Think of the future as a pail of whole milk. One man sweats and stirs-churning it into butter-like Otto, for example, Another man frets, and spills his milk, and cries all night. Like Georg. But, me, well, I’m like a pussycat, just skim off the cream…”
Hanschen is able to take a step back from the present moment, allowing him to see the greater patterns in the world. His insight into people (Fe) allows him to figure out how to advance himself. When explaining his worldview to Ernst, he utilizes an metaphor about milk, showing his abstract thinking. He generalizes the behaviors of the other boys into patterns, and then explains how his own way of living fits in. He is looking ahead at where he will end up in the future, seeing promise even when his present isn’t the best.

Extroverted Sensing (Se)
“We’ll huddle over the Homer. Maybe do a little Achilles and Patroclus…”

Hanschen is in touch with his sexuality, and is comfortable with it despite the attitudes of society. He can be flirtatious and seductive, as shown when he makes a move on Ernst. Their embrace has been long foreshadowed and planned by Hanschen, who has taken the time to figure out how best to share his feelings. He understands the importance of this moment even when he is in it, seeing that in the future it will be intensely beautiful (Ni). He is not much of a risk taker, tending not to speak his mind fully unless he is in private and won’t have repercussions for his words.

Introverted Thinking (Ti)
“But, you’re fucked if you speak your mind, and you know, uh-huh, you will.”
It can be difficult to tell how genuine Hanschen is, as he is very particular about what he does and does not say. Hanschen’s means of moving forward in life rely on other people and how they behave. As such, he rarely voices any controversial opinions, staying in line to keep his place in society (Fe). He is a good student, but it seems he works less out of genuine interest and more out of keeping his social standing. He shows a deep understanding of the structure around him, but makes no effort to change any of it.

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Regina George from Mean Girls
ESTJ
by Rebecca
requested by anonymous

Extroverted Thinking (Te)
“I’ve got money and looks. I am, like, drunk with power.”
Regina is undoubtedly a leader with an immense amount of control over the school. She inhabits this role very naturally, and when she is no longer the one on top she does everything she can to return to her position. She is constantly plotting and planning on what to do next, even if she rarely shares her plans with others. Her plans are filled with deep thought and understanding of how the system around her works – and what she can do to manipulate it. The attention and subservience of others is what drives her forward, and she plans only to keep herself entertained in her position.

Introverted Sensing (Si)
“We never really do this, but how would you like to have lunch with us this week?”
Regina, as the leader of the Plastics, has established her own way of doing things and sticks to it no matter what. She and the other Plastics have established certain rules of behavior and dress that they never disobey. When she is no longer on top, she is deeply uncomfortable, doing everything she can to restore her sense of order. She is interested in keeping cycles alive and returning to the way things were before Cady came. She is not actively nostalgic, but it is clear she has a set way of thinking and behaving that she refuses to break away from.

Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
“I wanna watch the world burn and everyone turn mean.”

Regina isn’t interested in chaos or change, unless that chaos and change can serve her plans. She brings Cady into the group just to find that Cady is not acting according to plan and she has to readjust. When Regina is no longer in control, she moves to make the entire school explode through releasing the pages of the Burn Book. She knows the destruction will allow her to regain prominence (Te). She enjoys things spiraling out of control as long as they don’t disturb her and her place, as drama can be excellent entertainment.

Introverted Feeling (Fi)
“Was I too proud with you? Was I too cold and forbidding?”
Regina rarely expresses genuine emotion – she tends to keep everything inside and put on a face to keep control. It is rare to see her expressing her inner feelings as anything other than anger. She is good at pretending to show other emotions, which is part of how she maintains control (Te). For instance, she is able to use emotional appeals when talking to Aaron at the party, even though she doesn’t really care about their personal relationship in terms of feelings. In general, she shows little empathy for others until she is under the influence of pain killers that show a softer side of Regina.

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Miss Adelaide from Guys and Dolls
ESFJ
by Rebecca
requested by anonymous

Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
“When I think of the time gone by, and I think of the way I tried, I could honestly die.”
Adelaide is emotional and charismatic, performing regularly at the Hot Box while trying to sort through her issues with Nathan. She makes it very clear that she is not happy with Nathan for constantly pushing back their wedding, and uses emotional appeals to try and solve that issue. Her reactions tend towards the dramatic, but always appear genuine expressions of how she feels. Her love for Nathan as genuine as her frustration with him – likely because they stem from the same place. She appears to enjoy performing, as being a lead performer comes very naturally for her.

Introverted Sensing (Si)
“In other words, just from waiting around for that plain little band of gold, a person can develop a cold.”
Adelaide has been caught in somewhat of a cycle – she and Nathan have been engaged for years, but still have yet to marry. She is desperate to break out of this and finally get married, but doesn’t seem to know how. She keeps doing the same thing by asking Nathan to go to city hall and get a marriage license. Through the help of her book, she becomes overly aware of her physical responses to her emotional distress, nothing that she has developed illness from not getting married. She craves the sentimental image of married life, even though she is to get married to a man who is tangled up in gambling.

Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
“Marry the man today and change his ways tomorrow!”

Adelaide is more than willing to take a chance and make a change if it means that she can get what she wants. She is fine with the idea of eloping with Nathan because she will finally achieve her goal of getting married. She has been fixated on one single goal for years, however – her visions of the future don’t expand much beyond that one initial idea. She is not interested in the chaos and uncertainty of gambling, and is disturbed when it starts to intrude on her personal relationship with Nathan. His gambling feels like something out of control that could mess with them starting a family, and she is unable to grapple with it.

Introverted Thinking (Ti)
“You can feed her all day with the vitamin A and the Bromo fizz, but the medicine never gets anywhere near where the trouble is.”
Adelaide is very attached to others, to the point that she struggles when she is trying to act and exist on her own. Her job as a performer has her relying on the audience’s response and affection to carry her forwards. Furthermore, her main focus is always on marrying Nathan – she feels that she needs to be with him in order to move forward. Her reasoning all stems from how she feels, both in terms of her emotions (Fe) and inner sensations (Si), even when logically her conclusions don’t make the most sense. For instance, she doesn’t realize that Nathan’s “bachelor party” is actually a cover-up for his gambling.

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Carrie Pipperidge from Carousel
ENFJ
by Owen
requested by anonymous

Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
“Did you like it when he talked to you today? When he put you on the carousel that way?”
Carrie is a charming, lively, and bubbly mill girl who genuinely cares about the people around her. She is a devoted friend to Julie, as seen when she can tell that he’s hiding a secret in “You’re a Queer One, Julie Jordan” and when she comforts her after Billy dies. She is excited to tell Julie about her engagement to her new ‘feller’ Enoch, who she loves dearly from the first moment they meet. However, the enjoyment she gets from the attention of other boys sometimes lands her in trouble, such as when Enoch sees her and Jigger together in a compromising position. She grows up to be the warm mother of a loving family.

Introverted Intuition (Ni)
“When I marry Mister Snow, the flowers’ll be buzzing with the hum of bees, the birds’ll make a racket in the church yard trees…”
Carrie is a dreamer, often acting as the optimistic foil to her best friend Julie. Once she is engaged to Enoch, she describes exactly how she wants her wedding to commence in “Mister Snow.” She believes that meeting Enoch was fate, and that life for her afterwards only has one singular path. Being so optimistic, she is prone to idolizing the people around her – Enoch included. When he brings up having many children with Carrie, she panics for a moment because having so many children wasn’t part of her plan. Yet, she still finds happiness in her daydreams and plucky good cheer.

Extroverted Sensing (Se)
“Then we tore away the claws and cracked ’em with our teeth ’cause we weren’t in the mood to putter!”
Carries knows how to live in the moment and take advantage of it; after all, she gets engaged very quickly. She is aware that she is quite beautiful, and often uses it to her advantage with her Fe. This can be seen when she flirts with Enoch, and later when she encounters Jigger. She often has to pull other people into the fun, such as how she enjoys “A Very Nice Clambake” and the carousel itself. Carrie places a lot of importance on her surroundings; in “Mister Snow,” she describes in minute detail how the environment surrounding her will look on her wedding day, as well as describing to Carrie how Enoch smells of fish.

Introverted Thinking (Ti)
“He don’t say much, but what he does say is awful pithy.”
Carrie often gets carried (no pun intended) away by her own emotions and idealism. She is more likely to react based on what she heart tells her instead of using logic, best explored when she marries Enoch quickly after the “Mister Snow” reprise. The plan he describes to her in “When The Children Are Asleep” starts to worry her, as she didn’t think about that possibility. As well, her flirting with Jigger causes Enoch to temporarily leave her, leaving Carrie to feel powerless. Nevertheless, Carrie still displays her own sense of control over what she wants to do with her life and how she goes about it, not listening to other’s judgments.

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Janis Sarkisian from Mean Girls
ISFP
by Rebecca
requested by anonymous

Introverted Feeling (Fi)
“I don’t need their good opinions, I have plenty of opinions. Everybody has opinions but it doesn’t make them true. What’s true is being me.”
Janis has found her true self and learned to embrace it, even if others don’t like her for it. She prizes loyalty and staying true to oneself, and when people break those rules she turns from them. She sometimes struggles to outwardly express her feelings, such as when she says she is fine after Cady skips her art exhibition. Even though she tends to deflect difficult situations with quips, she clearly holds a great deal of emotional depth. Above all else, she wants to stay true to herself, as she explains in “I’d Rather Be Me.”

Extroverted Sensing (Se)
“When someone hurts you, then they attack, and grind your foe into the ground.”
Janis is an artist who has learned to express herself through paintings. Her art is a fundamental part of her personality, as she is described as an “art freak.” She lets her eccentric and unique personality come through in her clothing, hair, and makeup as well. She reacts quickly to her surroundings, using the clues around her to read what is happening. She takes a chance on Cady, and presses her to take some risks when it comes to spying on the Plastics.

Introverted Intuition (Ni)
“Don’t be fooled by the pink, she is not playing dolls.”

Janis has an intuitive way of looking at her surroundings and looking ahead. She realizes early on how entranced Cady is by the Plastics and tries to warn her, seeing ahead to what Regina is capable of. Her predictions about Regina coming around to hurt Cady – and plenty of others in the process – end up coming true. She pushes the idea of looking beyond someone’s outside appearance, as many people are not true to their inner selves. She notices patterns of behavior in North Shore girls, even if she chooses not to participate in them.

Extroverted Thinking (Te)
“I hate Regina’s guts, but here’s what you don’t comprehend: at least she has the guts to not pretend to be my friend.”
For the most part, Janis keeps to herself instead of trying to change the existing structures of North Shore. She and Damian stay on their own rather than joining a defined clique in the social structure. She is one of the few people who actively avoids the Plastics, choosing not to challenge them directly. Instead, she plots to use Cady, taking the Plastics down from the inside. However, this plan ends up backfiring, as Janis fails to stop Cady from becoming a Plastic herself.

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Benjamin Barker from Sweeney Todd
INFP
by Owen
requested by anonymous

Introverted Feeling (Fi)
“Because the lives of the wicked should be made brief. For the rest of us, death will be a relief. We all deserve to die.”
Barker is guided solely by his own values, which rarely match with the rest of the world’s. When he arrives back in London after serving his prison time, he changes his name to Sweeney Todd to avoid the opinions of the citizens, and is only recognized at first by Mrs. Lovett. After learning of his wife’s (supposed) demise at the hands of Judge Turpin in “Poor Thing”, he is driven into rage and becomes bent on killing the judge Beadle Bamford to avenge her outcome, and to reunite with Johanna. However, Barker soon comes to the “Epiphany” that everyone should die because of their morals, causing him to start killing citizens for Mrs. Lovett’s pie shop.

Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
“You shall drip rubies, you’ll soon drop precious rubies!”
Barker is a quick and clever thinker, creating plans and metaphors on the spot. This can first be seen in “No Place Like London”, when he shuts down Anthony’s idealism about the city. Once he returns to his shop above Mrs. Lovett’s he finds his knifes and immediately begins to think about killing Judge Turpin. Barker is dicey and often manic, such as how he changes topics and moods on a dime in “Epiphany” and easily keeps up with Mrs. Lovett’s puns in “A Little Priest.” When asked to justify his actions using his beliefs, he has no problem coming up with an excuse to deride accusations – if he doesn’t just kill them, as he does with Pirelli.

Introverted Sensing (Si)
“There was a barber and his wife, and she was beautiful.”
Barker can be seen as being in a Fi-Si loop throughout much of the musical, as he looks back to what happened in the past to go about with his murders. He explains his false imprisonment to Anthony in “The Barber and his Wife”, while hiding that he is talking about himself. Mrs. Lovett is even able to exploit his necessity for closure in “Poor Thing”, as the events of Lucy’s demise enrage him beyond repair. In “Johanna Quartet”, he longs to see his daughter again after she has been kept as Judge Turpin’s Ward, and he uses Anthony to bring her back to him. His entire course of action is based on the grudge that he holds against Judge Turpin.

Extroverted Thinking (Te)
“Ah, these are desperate times, Mrs. Lovett. Desperate measures must be taken.”
Barker is lead by his emotional being, lashing out when forced to use logic. His plan as a whole has to do with exerting control over the world that he finds has treated him and his family unfairly, but his attempts to exercise power have little to no systematic analysis behind them; he simply wants to kill when he can. This is seen best in the “Final Sequence” as he kills the Beggar Woman (not realizing it is his wife, Lucy), Judge Turpin, and then tries to kill Johanna and throws Mrs. Lovett into the oven, blind to the possible consequences of his actions and having delved so far into his insanity that he allows Toby to kill him.

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Janet van de Graaff from The Drowsy Chaperone
ENFJ
by Rebecca
requested by anonymous

Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
“I don’t need anyone! What do I care about the love of one man when I am adored by millions!”
As a celebrity, Janet deeply enjoys the spotlight and the attention it gives her even if she claims she wants to move away from it. Much of her star power comes from her charisma – she naturally draws people to her and her talents. She enjoys living on a pedestal of sorts, knowing that are people who adore her for all of her skills. However, sometimes she requires the help of others in order to know what she is feeling deep within. She has trouble realizing whether or not she is truly in love with Robert, and requires the help of her chaperone and Robert himself to fully understand her emotions.

Introverted Intuition (Ni)
“I’m Janet, Janet Van De Graaff, here to marry Robert Martin, giving up a life of glamour to tie the knot.”
Once Janet decided to marry Robert, she renounced her star role, pursuing a singular future with determined focus. Even though her married life could perhaps coexist with stardom, she decides there is only one way forward. She is prone to idealizing, which she notes when she discusses how she “put a monkey on a pedestal” just for him to drift away. She lives out her dreams to the fullest extent, easily moving beyond what people would think is possible. During her lament in the second act, she breaks away from reality for a few moments due to the intensity of her emotions.

Extroverted Sensing (Se)
“I don’t wanna be cheered no more, praised no more, grabbed no more, touched no more, loved no more: I don’t wanna show off!”
Janet is very much a performer – she enjoys the glamour and the excitement of the moment. “Show Off” demonstrates this side of Janet perfectly, as she performs for the press in a number of dazzling and impressive ways. She lives her life in a heightened manner, able to handle both the attention and the energy it brings. She is prone to making decisions at the drop of a hat, whether it be pretending to be a French girl while talking to a blindfolded Robert or breaking off the wedding because he kissed that “strange French girl.” Her decision to marry Robert in the first place was much in the same vein – they met one another and very quickly fell, deciding to marry in seemingly a matter of hours.

Introverted Thinking (Ti)
“But when you lose control, it touches my soul, so I’m bracing myself for disaster.”
Whether she realizes it or not, Janet is always seeking external support whenever she finds herself in a problem. She struggles to understand situations from a logical standpoint, instead following her more reactive emotions. Her emotions tend towards the extremes in moments, driving her away from thought, such as when she gives in to the moment in “Accident Waiting to Happen” and kisses Robert despite her false persona at that moment. She has wit – one of a number of skills she possesses – but it is more performative than a deep, internal aspect of her self. She is more likely to take a situation and respond to it with outward emotion rather than taking it and quietly considering its truths.

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