Alex
A woman in her 20s and 30s. A natural observer, a flaneur. She finds inspiration from her proximity to all the city's activity, but she is never at the center of it. This makes her alternately hopeful and melancholy. **This role may be played by a male.

Antonia
An ambitious, sexy lawyer. She works hard and plays hard. Deeply engrossed in a dysfunctional love affair with the city. **Antonia may be straight or a lesbian, depending on whether Jamie is played by a man or a woman.

Caroline
A free-spirited woman in her early-20s. Low on ambition in the traditional sense, she's on a journey of self-exploration, eager to take it all in--which looks a lot like aimlessness amid the bustle of the city. Smart, well-read, her style is almost -alternative, boasting the requisite accouterments, without being fully committed.

Cooper
An aspiring actor in his early-20s. Earnest and driven, he's left his small Midwestern town to pursue his acting dream. A bit of a loner, unpolished, but a true romantic. (Cooper could read straight or gay, but either way, his sexual identity is not central to his conflict.)

Jamie
A's partner, a man or woman, late 20s. Confident and smooth, a flirt who enjoys the game and who knows to say what s/he wants rather than ask for it--but more sentimental than s/he would let on.

Jordan
A high-powered, sexy business woman in her early-30s. She works hard and plays hard and is trying desperately to balance her fear of missing out with the demands of her relationship.

Shoshana
A woman in her “Late-early” 30s. Independently financially secure, she is driven by a need to fill the empty space of life and a deep desire to connect, but she can't seem to get out of her own way. A real Carol Burnett type. Lonely. A New York native.

Morgan
A creative woman in her early-20s. Fresh out of a creative writing program, she's now stuck in a temp job. A well-read firecracker, she's trying to balance the need to make ends meet with the search for inspiration. **This role may be played by a male.

Taylor
An aspiring actress--working as a waitress--in her mid-20s. Outgoing, always up for a good time, easy to convince to "stay for one more drink," she's also trying to stay focused on her ultimate goals and not get seduced by the money and attention she gets in the service industry. **This role may be played by a male.

Ted
A boyish, innocent midwesterners in his early-20s. A newcomer to the city, he's lonely but optimistic. Sweet and less-than-slick. Jamie, Antonia's partner, a man or woman, late 20s. Confident and smooth, a flirt who enjoys the game and who knows to say what s/he wants rather than ask for it---but more sentimental than s/he would let on.

Will
An Architect in his early-30s. Smart and skilled, his ambition lies more in having a family and making a comfortable life for them, rather than the high-flying city existence. A domestic suburbanite at heart.

Violet
A party-girl and a night-owl in her 20s and 30s. She both longs for and fears a deeper connection with those around her.

Stosh
A Hipster living in Williamsburg. Ironic, kitchy, and aggressively apathetic. **This role may be played by the actor playing Ted.

Timo
A Hipster living in Williamsburg. Ironic, kitchy, and aggressively apathetic. **This role may be played by a female (TALLULAH).

Wallendia
A Hipster living in Williamsburg. Ironic, kitchy, and aggressively apathetic. **This role may be played by the actress playing Morgan. **This role may be played by a male (WALDO).

Temps
MORGAN's fellow defeated office workers, played by the performers playing STOSH, TIMO, WALLENDIA, and TAYLOR. They should in no way resemble our primary characters.

Bucket Drummer
A street performer who uses found percussion objects. He does not speak, though others speak to him. He represents the heartbeat of the city.

Pianist**
Shoshana's accompanist.