Overview
This 2-hander play with music explores the multiplicity of the immigrant experience through the lens of an earnest meditation on love and the metaverse. Lina and Roberto’s lives intersect and parallel as three alternate realities unfold. The play renders the near hits and misses of two worn out restaurant workers and the mystical ways the universe conspires to bring us all together. Think: Groundhog’s Day meets Frankie and Johnny.
Casting & Production
Casting
ROBERTO — a poet, an immigrant (see casting note), agreeable, earnest, gentle, passionate, warm, generous, highly intuitive, ever the optimist, also:
Movement 1: a long-time dishwasher at Frankie’s
Movement 2: a new bus boy at Frankie’s
Movement 3: a teacher
LINA — a dreamer, emotional, cynical, frequently despondent (in the way people get when they’ve been beaten down by life), also:
Movement 1: a long-time waitress at Frankie’s
Movement 2: a part-time waitress at Frankie’s
Movement 3: a nurse
STAGEHAND — a non-speaking part which should be “performed” by the actual stagehand of the production. There exists in this world a magical elf (part butler, part sommelier, part nursemaid) with impeccable timing and exquisite taste, always and most honorably in the service of the players.
Casting Note:
The part of Roberto may be modified to fit whatever language / country of origin the actor is best suited for.
Setting
Place:
Frankie’s (a Trattoria)
Time:
May 5th. Midnight. Present Day.
All three variations occur at the same time and location.
Reviews
“Wonderfully effortless.”
—The Enquirer
“Imaginative, vibrant, heart-felt. A mystical, delicate gem of a play.”
—Tony Dallas Theatre Reviews
“Beautiful, hilarious, and creative.”
—Broadway World Sacramento
“Heart-warming. Sweet. Downright funny.”
—City Beat
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