Roo

Roo the Wolf is written as a female character but can be played as a male if necessary. S/he is one of the two youngest animal characters, both of which provide comic relief in several scenes. In the script, Roo is also the sister/brother of Alf; both wolves live in the Alpine Exhibit with Snort, Honk, and Big Guy.

Alf and Roo are both boistrous puppies in essence, and are written to be portrayed with exuberance and excitability. They love to play, party, dance, sing, and genrally stay noisy and active; this occasionally puts them at odds with Snort, who prefers peace, quiet, and calm. They are the most enthusiatic participants in the gambit to cheer up Mr. Grumble; so much so, in fact, that they are almost oblivious to his discomfort and annoyance, until he yells at them and hurts their feelings. They are also the ones most excited about the prospect of a Christmas Party, and the most enthusiatic singers throughout (with the possible exception of Screech).

Roo's costume is suggested to be deliberatly young-looking and childish-looking. S/he should wear a black long-sleeve shirt and and pants, and a black cats’-ear headband. S/he also should have over his/her black shirt and pants a grey t-shirt, as well as fuzzy grey gloves and long grey socks; his/her tail can be made by stuffing a third sock, adding some cotton fluff for a white tip. Alternatively (only if played by a female) s/he can wear a fluffy silver dress with a tutu skirt over a black long-sleeve shirt and black leggings. S/he can either wear a wolf mask or have a black painted nose, with grey and/or silver marks on the rest of the face as necessary.

Featured Songs

 * Joyful Noise (Duet with Alf)
 * Christmas Carols Overload Medley (Duet with Alf)
 * Best Day EVER! (Optional Background vocals)
 * Do You Hear What I Hear? (Optional Background vocals)

Played By
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Trivia

 * In the original story, Roo's name was Ruarh, a play on the Scotch-Gaelic word for the color red; also, she and Alf were not related, being two separate species of wolf (Red and Grey).
 * Alf and Roo are the only characters of which there are two of their species.