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Today Is My Birthday

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Synopsis

Emily, a would-be writer, retreats home to O’ahu after Manhattan finally gets the best of her. Trading one island for another doesn’t help, though, and when she stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show, she finds herself strangely determined to turn fantasy into reality. Told through a playful mixture of phone calls, voicemails, and live radio spots, Today Is My Birthday is a comedy about loneliness in the age of connection.

Character Breakdown

EMILY – a temp

[All other roles should be doubled as much as possible. Roles below are grouped into possible doublings.]

MOM – Emily’s Mother
MRS. KOBAYASHI – Receptionist
ALYSSA – Bill Tapia’s manager
JOYCE – Public radio hostess
MRS. ASUNCION – Landon’s mother and editor for newspaper

DAD – Emily’s Father
BILL TAPIA – 103-year-old ukulele player, world’s oldest performing musician

KURT – Artistic Director of Hawai'i Repertory Theatre
RICHARD – Emily’s Boss
SEBASTIAN – Emily’s ex-boyfriend
KEONI/JONATHAN/FRANKLIN – Emily’s on-air love interest

DJ LOKI – FM DJ
GRANDPA Z – Caricature grandpa performed by DJ Loki
DR. JOHANNNES CONNECTION – German Radio Shrink performed by DJ Loki
LANDON – Emily’s high school friend
AMAZINGPRESENCE83 – A phone helpline volunteer
MARCUS – Emily’s ex-boyfriend

HALIMA – Emily’s best friend
DJ SOLANGE – FM DJ
GODDESS SWEET LEILANI – Advice Guru performed by DJ Solange
HOSTESS – Works at Doraku Restaurant
GENERIC FEMALE VOICE