RILEY THOMAS
PLAYWRIGHT | SCREENWRITER | COMPOSER
A Musical in One Act
Comedy/Drama
3M, 3W
Run time: 90 min
SYNOPSIS:
Six strangers are stranded on the New York City subway. Tensions run high as they begin to recognize pieces of themselves emerging in one another. But can they reconcile their differences enough to help each other move on?
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
2016: Expected release of feature film.
2012: Off-Broadway (45th St. Theatre) with NYMF
2011: Developmental reading at the Metropolitan Room NYC.
2008: World Premiere at La Costa Theatre, Chicago
AWARDS:
2012: NYMF Awards for Excellence: Theatre for the American Musical Prize (Lyric Award), Daegu International Musical Festival Production Award, Honorable Mentions for Best Book and Best Music.
CAST:
Headshots represent actors who have previously portrayed the role.
Giancarlo Esposito
Lloyd
Male, Ageless
A Shakespearean homeless man. Emboldened by his harden wisdom, dichotomously in touch and removed from all things.
Mel Johnson Jr.
Amy Madigan
Sue
Female, 50+
An artsy, kind, meek woman, going through the motions with a huge hole in her heart.
Beth McVey
Ashanti
Eve
Female, 30s
A headstrong young woman, determined to change the cycle she's trapped in.
Anita Welch
Arden Cho
Alicia
Female, 20s
As sharp as she is beautiful, she's desperately trying to discover if she has more to offer anyone, including herself.
EJ Zimmerman
Omar Chaparro
Ramon
Male, 30s
An exhausted, underpaid, overworked father of four. Living for others, not himself.
Danny Bolero
Gerard Canonico
Caleb
Male, 20s
A geeky comic book artist. Struggling with his confidence and his place in the world.
Tim Young