Island Song (Small Cast Edition)

CAROLINE – Early 20s. A free-spirited woman 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 accoutrements, 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.)
JORDAN – A high-powered, sexy business woman in her early 30s. She works and 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 and amateur singer. She speaks quickly.
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.
HIPSTERS – STOSH (played by the actor playing WILL), TIMO (played by the actor playing COOPER), and WALLENDIA (played by the actress playing SHOSHANA). Tragically “hip” in a carefully crafted Williamsburg way. They are aggressively apathetic.
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.

The cast size may easily by expanded to 8 by casting 3 additional performers as the HIPSTERS.

BUCKET DRUMMER and PIANIST are intended to be members of the band. However, the roles may be given to 9th and 10th cast members or 2 of the cast members playing the HIPSTERS.

Final casting note: Additional material for any of these additional performers may be created by interpolating the song “Waiting” (which exists in the expanded version of Island Song) and placing it between “Moment in the Subway” and “The Club.”

The cast size may easily by expanded to 8 by casting 3 additional performers as the HIPSTERS.

BUCKET DRUMMER and PIANIST are intended to be members of the band. However, the roles may be given to 9th and 10th cast members or 2 of the cast members playing the HIPSTERS.

Final casting note: Additional material for any of these additional performers may be created by interpolating the song “Waiting” (which exists in the expanded version of Island Song) and placing it between “Moment in the Subway” and “The Club.”