 Molly ShannonEmily Dickinson | Emily Dickinson |
 Susan ZieglerSusan Dickinson | Susan Dickinson |
 Amy SeimetzMabel Todd | Mabel Todd |
 Brett GelmanCol Thomas Wentworth Higginson | Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson |
 Jackie MonahanLavina Dickinson | Lavina Dickinson |
| KKevin SealAustin Dickinson | Austin Dickinson |
 Dana MelanieYoung Emily | Young Emily |
 Sasha FrolovaYoung Susan | Young Susan |
 Lisa HaasMaggie | Maggie |
 Stella ChestnutMattie Dickinson | Mattie Dickinson |
 Guinevere TurnerElizabeth Holland | Elizabeth Holland |
| MMichael ChurvenJosiah Holland | Josiah Holland |
| RRobert McCaskillRalph Waldo Emerson | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| LLauren ModianoAdult Mattie | Adult Mattie |
| AAl SuttonJudge Lord | Judge Lord |
| JJohn Peña GriswoldYoung Austin | Young Austin |
 Allison LaneThe Widow Kate | The Widow Kate |
| MMargot KistlerYoung Lavinia | Young Lavinia |
| CCynthia KaplanHelen Hunt Jackson | Helen Hunt Jackson |
 Charles RogersSamuel Bowles, Jr. | Samuel Bowles, Jr. |
 Derrick T. TuggleQuestioning Soldier | Questioning Soldier |
 Cole EscolaDweeby Reader | Dweeby Reader |
 Celeste PechousEmily Norcross | Emily Norcross |
| JJoel MichaelyEdward Dickinson | Edward Dickinson |
 Rae C. WrightHead Shakespeare Lady | Head Shakespeare Lady |
| LLee EatonParson Mudd | Parson Mudd |
| KKatherine WillardClara Newman Turner | Clara Newman Turner |
 Nick FisherGib Dickinson | Gib Dickinson |
| NNolan ChestnutNed Dickinson | Ned Dickinson |
| CChristian IzziaryAdult Ned | Adult Ned |
