Synopsis
Our new musical VIRTUALLY OURS invites you on a rollercoaster ride peppered with misrepresentations, red flags, robots, missed opportunities, and a “Ruth Less” boss, all orchestrated by “Apperators” of an AI driven dating app. The clock is ticking for five busy professionals who have “no time” to find their “needle in a haystack.” They turn to a new dating app called Virtually Ours that creates avatars, who go on thousands of dates on their behalf without wasting a second of their time. Sounds perfect except sometimes AI solves problems in unexpected ways and sometimes people intervene.
Through clever lyrics and an original musical score that transcends various genres, we feel their angst about being alone and laugh at the bitter ironies of our new normal.
Cast Of Characters
MAIN CHARACTERS
JOHN - late 20s/early 30s, handsome and charismatic, any ethnicity)
RICK - late 20s/early 30s, handsome, charismatic, any ethnicity, IB at big bank
NICOLE - late 20s/early 30s, beautiful, stylish, any ethnicity, associate attorney at big firm
MIA - late 20s/early 30s, wears outrageous clothes, therapist at heart, funny, unfiltered, any ethnicity, paralegal at big firm who has been there longer than most lawyers
RUTH LESS - mid 40s, tall, austere, not stylish, workaholic, no sense of humor, divorced, tough as nails, no nonsense, power bitch, any ethnicity, partner in law firm
CARLI - late 20s, pretty in an understated, unconventional way, hides her looks with glasses and conservative fashion, any ethnicity but not blonde, Rick's and John's assistant
Actors can be double and triple cast in various roles below
VIRTUALLY OURS WORKERS
DATING APPERATORS :
GARY/APPERATOR BOSS - early 30s/male
APPERATOR 1 - any age/enthnicity/gender
APPERATOR 2 - any age/enthnicity/gender
APPERATIOR 3 - any age/enthnicity/gender
STEWART-
SIRI/NARRATOR/SUPPORT CHATBOT - any age/enthnicity/gender
HELP DESK APPERATOR- any age/enthnicity/gender
MAUDE- any age/enthnicity/gender
CORNER CAFE / RESTAURANT WORKERS
BARISTA - any age/enthnicity/gender
CUSTOMERS 1 - 6 any age/enthnicity/gender
MAITRE D/WAITER - any age/enthnicity/gender
BARTENDER - any age/enthnicity/gender
SPEED DATES
MATT - late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/male
REMI - late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/female
CHLOE - late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/female
DEVON - late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/male
SYDNEY - late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/female
LIAM- late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/male
PRE-RECORDED TESTIMONIALS
WOMAN FROM MUMBAI - 30s/40s
MAN FROM MUMBAI - 30s/40s
SUCCESSFUL USER FEMALE - any age/enthnicity
SUCCESSFUL USER MALE - any age/enthnicity
KEVIN - late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/male
ZACH - late 20s/early 30s/any ethnicity/male
ROBOTA- a female robot