Five years ago, Harry and Sally shared a car from the University of Chicago to New York City together. They didn’t know each other that well; Harry was dating Sally’s friend Amanda. They didn’t exactly hit it off; Harry completely annoyed Sally, and when he propositioned her, she refused. He insisted that men and women […]
Joanna and Mark have been married for many years. They have had their ups and downs, including an affair Joanna had, but they are still together. They reflect on their life together as they drive to a party given by old friends. […]
Jack, Barry and Patrick are first generation Irish brothers who grew up on Long Island, the sons of a “wife-beating, child-abusing alcoholic” and a long-suffering mother. When their father dies, Mom buries him and quickly returns to Ireland to rejoin a long lost love. She leaves the house to the boys, saying, “Don’t make the […]
Mickey and Francis Fitzpatrick are brothers that couldn’t be more different. Mickey leads an unstable life as a New York cabbie. After he found his fiancée, Heather, cheating on him, he took off and spent three years driving around the country. Then he returned and lived with his father in Brooklyn until he met a […]
Beatrice is a tabloid journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. Icelandic villagers have left her at the monster’s doorstep as a sacrifice, and she meets the monster for the first time. He is not at all what she expected. […]
George, Julianne’s gay best friend, surprises her by flying to Chicago to provide moral support while she figures out how to tell Michael, her straight best friend who’s about to get married, that she’s in love with him. […]
Loretta is going to marry Johnny, but she doesn’t really love him. When he has to leave suddenly to care for his dying mother in Italy, he asks Loretta to invite his estranged brother, Ronny, to the wedding. Loretta visits the Brooklyn bakery that Ronny runs, and finds a very angry, passionate man. Ronny blames […]
Ike and Tracy had a relationship which is now defunct. He’s about forty and she is eighteen, however, despite the age gap, there’s a certain honesty in their communication. After a failed affair with Mary, Ike realizes that he loves Tracy and shows up at her apartment, where she is preparing to leave for theater […]
Candy and David are close friends, roommates, and ex-lovers. David is bisexual, but most of his lovers now are men. He’s an actor, and has had some success, but he’s not pursuing it right now. Instead, he works as a waiter. Candy works as a book reviewer, and parties with David sometimes, but she feels […]
Caitlin, Dante’s ex-girlfriend, has come down from school to visit Dante, and Randal is suspicious of her intentions. His loyalty to Dante creates conflict when he sees her. His remark about Chinese food is an insulting reference to Caitlin’s current boyfriend, who is Chinese. […]
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