Illy and Neel fall in love and Mora is so upset she decides to go on a journey to find her birth mother. Meanwhile, Neel discovers he’s tone-deaf and decides to go on a journey to find himself. Meanwhile, Illy doesn't go on a journey because she's bought a part of the sky, so what more does she need? Meanwhile Elinore is in jail and Cam is melting . . .? A farcical tragedy that questions the...
Illy and Neel fall in love and Mora is so upset she decides to go on a journey to find her birth mother. Meanwhile, Neel discovers he’s tone-deaf and decides to go on a journey to find himself. Meanwhile, Illy doesn't go on a journey because she's bought a part of the sky, so what more does she need? Meanwhile Elinore is in jail and Cam is melting . . .? A farcical tragedy that questions the destructive nature of the American need for identity and the murky waters of Asian-American-ness.
The youngest and the most impressive, stubborn and self-assured, she has big dreams that are hampered by being the only responsible one in her messy family.
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American, South Asian or South Asian American
Gender:
Female
Neel
28,
Asian American
,
Male
Classic middle child, anxious and naive, he learns something new about himself that leaves him completely unmoored, but underneath a lot of self-doubt is a strong moral conscience.
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American, South Asian or South Asian American
Gender:
Male
Mora
29 going on 30,
Asian American
,
Female
The oldest and the messiest, she lives and feels everything at a ten, which sometimes leads to rash decisions, like going to find her birth mother with no real leads.
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
Gender:
Female, Non-binary
Elinore
62,
White
,
Female
The mother of three adoptees, she loves a lot but not always well. A recovering Vicodin addict, the damage of which has left her a little unpredictable and strange, although perhaps she was always like that, it's hard to tell. Also plays a panicked BIRD.
Can be played by:
Age:
40s, 50s, 60s
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Female
Cam the Snowman
White
,
Male
white, male, a mostly dry and (ironically) warm snowman, the fragments of a father who was a professor of Asian History, though not a particularly good one, maybe even arguably a pretty terrible one. Also plays an enticing COWMAN.
Can be played by:
Age:
40s, 50s, 60s
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male
Srey
Age Unclear,
French-Cambodian?
,
Female
An excellent storyteller and a natural caretaker, appears mysterious but she is actually just living in the moment, like we all claim we want to be.