Cast (7F/6M) + Ensemble
- Elizabeth "Betty" Short - 22, The Black Dahlia
- Mallory Martinez - 29, Mexican-American, Betty's rival
- Ann - 30s, Caucasian, aging dancer
- Lottie - late 20s, any ethnicity, Flowers trio
- Billie - mid-20s, any ethnicity, Flowers trio
- Jackie - early 20s, any ethnicity, Flowers trio
- Stella Cross - 40s, LA Examiner newspaper reporter
- Ensemble: Jennie, Harriette, Yesenia, dancers, waitresses, reporters, storekeepers, suspects
- Mark Hansen - 50s, German-Italian club owner
- Lou Scrivano - 40s, screenwriter, barfly
- Red Manley - 20s, Caucasian, salesman, Betty's lover
- Charlie Taylor - 30s, African-American, bandleader
- Banks Ryan - 30s, Irish-American, film star
- Detective Joe Fresno - late 50s, LAPD
- Ensemble: Matthew, Fritz, Andy, Guy, driver, postman, bartender, suspects, soldiers, paparazzi