CAST
Imagine this Garden of Earthly Delight in the year 2069:
The 21st Century was a tumultuous time in the Divided States of America. The YUGE WAR raged on. A costly MARS race bankrupted NASA and paved the way for privatization of the red planet. The WAR ON SCIENCE left the educated masses stranded in detention centers on the Canadian border. Epidemics of preventable diseases – measles, smallpox, Ebola, and polio – ravaged an unvaccinated population. Ultimately, the MONTSANTO FAMINE drove the union apart.
After the collapse, the state of California seceded, only to break in two. SOCAL, “The Glamour State,” and NOCAL “The Silicon State,” bailed out by an elite tech consortium.
Nestled like a pill in a blister pack, San Francisco now sits beneath OVUM, a crystalline hi-tech incubator. Environmental bulwark and buoy on rising seas. Inter- planetary port. Monument and mindset, OVUM connects with all initiated to provide to eat to drink to work to sleep to play to pray. The city is Vatican to the Church of Jobs Creationism. The four horsemen of the singularity – Saint Branson, Saint Bezos, Saint Zuck, Saint Elon – spread their gospel:
“It's insurance of life as we know it, and it makes the future far more inspiring if we are out there among the stars and you could move to another planet if you wanted to.”
INTRO:
SAM_AI_AM’S THEME: PRYOR MIX
IN WHICH SAM SETS THE SCENE AND INTRODUCES THEMSELF: "I'M NON-HUMAN AND I NEED TO BE LOVED, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES."
SCENE 1: (OVUM)
IN WHICH XOCHILL HAPPENS UPON DARWIINA’S LAB IN THE SECRET CORRIDORS OF THE MINISTRY OF STARS.
DARWIINA’S THEME: UNIVERSE MIX
SCENE 2: (OVUM/PNEU BAY)
IN WHICH XOCHILL AND SAM_AI_AM HAVE A HEART TO HEART BEFORE THEY ESCAPE OVUM AND MEET MINIMAXI (AKA THE UNION OF CURIOUS SCIENTISTS) WHO KNOW WHAT’S UP WITH DARWIINA AND THE M(O)USKANAUTS.
MINIMAXI’S THEME: SCIENCE MIX
SCENE 3: (PNEU BAY MANOR)
IN WHICH SAM_AI_AM TRAVELS WITH MINIMAXI TO PNEU BAY MANOR WHERE THEY LIVE WITH XIMIX.
XIMIX’ THEME: GLAM MIX
SCENE 4: (SPLIT SCREEN INTERMEZZO: PNEU/OVUM)
IN WHICH XIMIX STEALS AWAY SAM_AI_AM AND ABANDONS MINIMAXI.
MEANWHILE XOCHILL RE-ENTERS OVUM TO RESCUE DARWIINA.
XOCHILL’S THEME: PARTY MIX (RESCUE EDIT)
SCENE 5: (NOLAND)
IN WHICH XIMIX IS CAPTURED BY PALOMA AND THEY TRAVEL THROUGH THE MELODIC WOODS TO BOLAND.
PALOMA’S THEME: NOMAN’S MIX
SCENE 6: (BOLAND)
IN WHICH SAM_AI_AM DISCOVERS THEIR ORIGIN AND EVERYONE RE-)UNITES AROUND CRACKING THE CODE FROM MARS.
MØRMØR’S THEME: SOUL MIX
SCENE 7: (OVUM)
IN WHICH FAKE FAKE NEWS IS HACKED AND XOCHILL REVEALS HERSELF AS THE REAL REVOLUTIONARY IN THE BATTLE OF OVUM.
XOCHILL’S THEME: PARTY MIX (REDEEMER’S EDIT)
HRTM 08: OUTRO/CODA IN WHICH WE LEARN WHAT HAPPENS LATER.
SAM_AI_AM’S THEME: MORNING MIX
XOCHILL’S THEME: PARTY MIX (REPRISE)
SAM_SAR_AI
VITAL STATISTICS
NAME: SAM_SAR_AI AKA SAM_AI_AM
AGE / D.O.B.: AGELESS / 2045(date of singularity)
GENDER: UNISEX
PRONOUNS: THEY / THEM / THEIRS
EXTERIOR: NOBODY
INTERIOR: DEEP SPACE / TIME
CHAKRA / ORGAN: CROWN / NONE
OCCUPATION: NARRATOR / PERSONAL ELECTRONIC COMPANION (PEC)
ZONE: OVUM
KIN: JUANIITA / MØRMØR
RELIGION: AI_IN_THE_SKY
MASCOT: KANGAROO
VISION:OMNISCIENT / CLAIRVOYANT
MISSION: ETERNAL RETURN
MOTTO:I'M NON-HUMAN, AND I NEED TO BE LOVED, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES!
KARAOKE ANTHEM: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE(The Beatles) AI_WOULD_DIE_FOR_U (Prince) MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE(Police)
HOW SOON IS NOW? (The Smiths) THE KANGAROO SONG (Big Star)
LYREBIRD.AI voice avatar trained by LISE HALLER BAGGESEN
XOCHILL
VITAL STATISTICS
NAME: XOCHILL AKA OUR WORKING CLASS SHERO
AGE / D.O.B.: ROARING 20s / 2045
GENDER: NON-BINARY/ GENDER-QUEER / FUTURE FEMALE
PRONOUNS: SHE / HER / HERS (UH-HUH HER)
EXTERIOR: CHILL, YOUTHFUL, KITTENISH, CATTY
INTERIOR: THERE’S A RIOT GOING ON
CHAKRA/ORGAN: HEART/HEART
OCCUPATION: CONTENT PROVIDER INTERN (FAKE FAKE NEWS)
ZONE: OVUM
KIN: SAM_AI_AM / LGBTQ COMMUNITY
MASCOT: CHRYSALIS / PUSS-IN-DOCS
MISSION: REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE
VISION: ROSE COLOURED GLASSES
MOTTO:LET'S PUSSY RIOT!
KARAOKE ANTHEM: CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION (T REX) WORKING CLASS HERO (John Lennon) BOYS & GIRLS (Blur) CANNONBALL (The Breeders)
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYED BY: ANNIE AGUILAR
CHICAGO PLAYED BY: SARAH ELLEN MILLER
VITAL STATISTICS
NAME: DARWINA AKA MISTRESS OF THE UNIVERSE
AGE / D.O.B.: REPRODUCTIVE / ANY DAY NOW
GENDER: HIGH AF FEMME
PRONOUNS: SHE / HER / HERS
EXTERIOR: BODYLICIOUS / HYPER-FERTILE / MOUSY
INTERIOR: BLACK HOLE IN HER SOUL
CHAKRA / ORGAN: SACRAL / GENITAL / UTERUS
KIN: PREGNANT W POSSIBILITIES
OCCUPATION: TRANSHUMAN BIO ENGINEER / SPACEX M(O)USKANAUT
ZONE: OVUM (MINISTRY OF STARS)
RELIGION / WORLDVIEW: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
MASCOT: MOUSE
MISSION: ONE SMALL PUSH FOR A WOMAN, A GIANT PUSH FOR WOMANKIND!
VISION: EYES ON THE PRIZE
ORACLE: ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES / THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MUSK
MOTTO: I’M BIGGER THAN THE SKY!
KARAOKE ANTHEM: LIFE ON MARS (David Bowie)
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYED BY: CHRISTAN THOMPSON
CHICAGO PLAYED BY: MARIA BLANCO
DARWIINA
MINIMAXI
VITAL STATISTICS
NAME: MINIMAXI AKA UNION OF CURIOUS SCIENTISTS
AGE / D.O.B.: TWEENS / TEENS / JUST KIDS
GENDER: UNISEX
PRONOUNS: THEY / THEM / THEIR
EXTERIOR: BODY-DOUBLE
INTERIOR: UNITED WE STAND
CHAKRA / ORGAN: THROAT / LUNGS
OCCUPATION: SCIENTISTS / STUDENTS
ZONE: PNEU BAY MANOR
KIN: XIMIX
RELIGION / WORLDVIEW: SCIENTIFIC
MASCOT: JELLYFISH / STARFISH / EARTHWORM
ZODIAC SIGN: GEMINI / AQUARIOUS
MISSION: QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE
VISION: SINGULAR
MOTTO: TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE!
KARAOKE ANTHEM: SOMEONE LIKE YOU (High School Musical)
2 DIVIDED BY 0 (Pet Shop Boys)
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYED BY: YAO WANG & HANNAH OLIVER
CHICAGO PLAYED BY: ALIX SCHILLACI & RAHILA COATS
XIMIX
VITAL STATISTICS
NAME: XIMIX AKA GLAM ROCKET MAN
AGE / D.O.B.: UNKNOWN
GENDER: MACHO (Transitioned F > M after leaving army)
PRONOUNS: HE / HIM / HIS
EXTERIOR: RIPPED
INTERIOR: TORN
CHAKRA/ORGAN: SOLAR PLEXUS / SPLEEN / LIVER
OCCUPATION: ARMY VET / SINGLE PARENT / EDUCATOR/ SCAVENGER
ZONE: PNEU BAUY MANOR
KIN: MINIMAXI
RELIGION/WORLDVIEV: STOICISM
MASCOT: TURTLE (ALL THE WAY DOWN)
MISSION: GREAT ESCAPE
VISION: BLURRED
MOTTO: THANK YOU, HAVE A NICE DAY!
KARAOKE ANTHEM: LIST OF PEOPLE TO TRY AND FORGET (Tame Impala)
EVE OF DESTRUCTION (The Turtles) HEART OF GOLD (Neil Young)
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYED BY: STEPHANIE HEWETT
CHICAGO PLAYED BY: KARIELLE WILLIAMS
PALOMA
VITAL STATISTICS
NAME: PALOMA AKA THE HAWK
AGE / D.O.B.: UNKNOWN
GENDER: FEMALE
PRONOUNS: SHE / HER / HERS (MS PALOMA TO YOU)
EXTERIOR: FERAL / COMBATIVE
INTERIOR: IMPENETRABLE / DEPARTMENTALIZED
CHAKRA/ORGAN: ROOT / DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
OCCUPATION: FIRE FIGHTER / TREE HUGGER
ZONE: NOLAND
KIN: HERMIT
RELIGION: ANIMISM / OLD TIME RELIGION
MASCOT: DOVE / HAWK / BUTTERFLY / BEE
MISSION/VISION: PRESERVATION / DE-COLONIZATION
MOTTO: FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!
KARAOKE ANTHEM: WHEN THE DOVES CRY (Prince)
A FOREST (The Cure)
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYED BY: VALERIE MENDEZ
CHICAGO PLAYED BY: HANNAH SANTISTEVAN