Ai-Chin Chen
auditioning for
CARLO
in The Ice Cream Crisis
Male, mid-20s, American. Ordinary, agreeable, has never had a strong opinion in his life. Goes from mildly confused to full panic to very quiet.
"What do you mean, how... how do I know?" (internal, spiraling) How do I know? Did I pick the flavor myself? Was it just there, and nothing else available? Nobody ever asked me to try another flavor.
"What exactly should I try?" (panicked) "I've only ever known Brown Butter Candied Pecan!"
(quiet, wrecked. He's alone in his bathroom, and he's just remembered the one thing that was ever his. Not shouted.)- "But the blue one was mine, Mom."