The Evolution of Mann

Actor One

HENRY MANN – Our eager and romantically-challenged hero, thirty-two years old, recently invited to his ex-fiancée’s wedding; legal proofreader by night, frustrated writer by day. Henry is someone with one foot rooted in the past who spends much of his time projecting into the future.

Actor Two
GWEN – Henry’s best friend and roommate; gay, recently split from her wife.
HARVEY TRITONE – A lounge singer.
JIM – An ex-boyfriend.


JAY GATSBY

– The fictional hero of The Great Gatsby.
TIMES SQUARE’S NAKED COWBOY

MRS. MANN – Henry’s mother.

Actor Three
SHEILA – Henry’s ex-fiancée; beautiful, refined, but in love with someone else.
TAMAR – Henry’s current love interest; charming, vivacious, but with a somewhat checkered romantic past.
CHRISTINE – A sweet third grade teacher with a great jump shot and a barely perceptible unibrow.
DAISY BUCHANAN – The fictional heroine of The Great Gatsby.
NATALIE – A girl in the park.


MELLOW VOICE – The MC at the Sleepy Wheel, a folk bar.

WOMAN’S VOICE – A mystery woman who leaves forthright phone messages.