Black Historic Canadian / African Nova Scotian / Afro-Caribbean Devan's pretentious Mom who very much wants Grandchildren. Jessica is shocked when she learns her son is gay, she certainly didn’t raise him this way. She does love her son, and works to accept his life choices.

Black Historic Canadian / African Nova Scotian / Afro-Caribbean Devan's conservative Dad who is gearing up for his big retirement. He is very much a ‘yes man’ with his wife wearing the pants. Ken is also shocked when he learns his son is gay. He works to accept his son’s life choices.

Caucasian. Catherine Chansey’s adorable daughter (Age 12 or older to play 9). Catherine is the sister of Marley Chansey, cast as Leanne Melissa Bishop.

Homme et femme dans la vingtaine. (20- 30 ans) FP doivent savoir très bien tricoter ou avoir une petite base .

Homme ou femme dans la 30 aine. (30-40 ans) FP doivent savoir très bien tricoter ou avoir une petite base .

Homme ou femme dans la 40 aine. (40-50 ans) FP doivent savoir très bien tricoter ou avoir une petite base .

Homme ou femme dans la 50 aine. (50-60 ans) FP doivent savoir très bien tricoter ou avoir une petite base .

Homme ou femme dans la 60 aine. (60-70 ans) FP doivent savoir très bien tricoter ou avoir une petite base.

Performer will receive a finished 3 to 4 minute stand-up comedy set and perform it at an established local open mic in their own city. Before material is assigned, the performer must identify a suitable open mic where phone recording is permitted and provide the venue name and a proposed performance date. Material should be performed essentially as written without intentionally adding, replacing, rewriting or substantially paraphrasing jokes. Small accidental wording changes during live performance are fine. Cue cards, printed pages or notes are completely acceptable; memorization is not required. Performer must obtain a clear phone-quality recording of the full performance and send the footage afterward. Stand-up experience is not required. This role is specifically intended for actors and scripted performers comfortable delivering supplied material; it is not a joke-writing, punch-up or improvisational role.

Ethnicity: Jewish Description: A respected literature professor at NYU, Margaret is intelligent, thoughtful, and quietly ambitious. Once an aspiring novelist, she has spent years setting aside her own creative aspirations in favor of the stable, predictable life expected of her. Beneath her composed exterior is a deeply curious woman searching for purpose beyond the roles she's been asked to play, torn between the comfort of certainty and the longing to live more authentically.

Ethnicity: White Description: A free-spirited artist and poet living in Greenwich Village, Alice approaches life with curiosity, warmth, and unwavering honesty. Independent and creatively driven, she values authenticity above convention and believes art should reflect life's deepest truths. While fiercely confident in her identity, she carries the quiet vulnerability of someone who has learned that living openly often comes at a cost.

Ethnicity: Jewish Description: A successful corporate executive, Ross is confident, disciplined, and deeply invested in maintaining the life he has built. Practical and ambitious, he believes stability is earned through hard work, order, and tradition. Though dependable and outwardly charming, his need for control leaves little room for uncertainty or perspectives that challenge his understanding of the world.

Ethnicity: white Description: Alice's roommate and closest friend, Patricia is grounded, perceptive, and fiercely loyal. Practical where Alice is idealistic, she has a clear-eyed understanding of the realities facing queer women in the 1960s. Her warmth and quiet wit make her a steady source of support, even when she isn't afraid to tell the people she loves what they need to hear.

Ethnicity: white Description: A distinguished professor and respected literary scholar, Dr. Pembroke is an encouraging mentor with a genuine passion for nurturing new voices. Thoughtful and measured, he recognizes talent in others and believes literature has the power to shape culture. Years in academia, however, have also taught him the value—and the consequences—of compromise.

Ethnicity: white Description: An experienced New York publisher, Alvin Jewett is polished, pragmatic, and keenly aware of the realities of the publishing industry. He has an instinct for recognizing exceptional writing, but his decisions are guided as much by commercial viability as artistic merit. Courteous and professional, he sees compromise as an unavoidable part of bringing stories to the public.

female, 70+, Eastern European, FLUENT IN POLISH Must be comfortable performing simulated smoking.

female, 30s, Caucasian, granddaughter of Babica and Dziadek

male, 70+, Eastern European, FLUENT IN POLISH Must be comfortable performing simulated smoking.

open to all ethnicities, FLUENT IN POLISH Must be comfortable performing simulated smoking.