(40s-70s, Any Gender, Black & POC) Guests at a celebratory outdoor event, guests wear all-white. Performers who can believably portray neighbours, city officials, community leaders, activists, and friends and family. Formal party wardrobe as directed.

(18-70s, Any Gender, BIPOC) General street/exterior background across multiple locations–running, riding a bicycle, walking, sitting on a bench.

(8-14, Any Gender, BIPOC) Guests at celebratory events and funeral services. Family casting is possible. Formal wardrobe as directed.

A sharp-tongued, androgynous local in their 60s and a longtime member of Ro’s beach-steps committee. Opinionated, blunt and fiercely protective of the group’s work, Sal has little patience for Annie’s cynical attitude and ultimately throws her out of a meeting when her hostility crosses the line.

A kind, fast-talking hospital worker who helps Claire navigate the overwhelming practical realities of Ro’s recovery, from insurance and wheelchair costs to in-home care. Efficient, knowledgeable and sympathetic.

An EMT/fire instructor who leads Claire’s volunteer emergency-response training. Knowledgeable, good-natured and encouraging, Gary runs his class with an informal, hands-on style, pushing Claire to participate while reassuring her when he mistakes her emotional distress during a child-asphyxiation exercise for ordinary performance anxiety.

A vacationing mother, 40, at the Summer House with her two young children. Defensive and dismissive when Claire becomes alarmed by her children’s rough play in the pool.

A Nantucket local and one of Annie’s high school friends, now working on the 49th floor of Boston’s Prudential Tower after leaving the island. Sociable and enthusiastic, Morgan has eagerly embraced life off-island and questions Annie about her supposed life in Barcelona.

An unidentified, intoxicated partygoer heard holding forth about wealth inequality and environmental collapse.

An intoxicated young man at the party who gets caught up in a rambling philosophical debate with another partygoer about whether ordinary people can still live meaningful lives in a troubled world.

A friendly and slightly tipsy young woman who recognizes Annie from kindergarten after spotting her at the pizza place. Talkative and persistent, Sydney enthusiastically recalls their childhood together.

A physically imposing woman in her late 50s, whom Claire meets while drinking at a steakhouse bar with her husband, Roy. Warm, candid and naturally curious, Brenda strikes up an unexpectedly intimate conversation with Claire, becoming the rare person to directly ask about the daughter Claire lost.

28, Annie’s slightly creepy boss at the local pizza place. Overly watchful and prone to hovering uncomfortably close while training her, Rick keeps a close eye on Annie at work and quickly calls her out when he catches her vaping on her break.

A young New Yorker vacationing on Nantucket, seen chatting with friends at the Summer House bar as Claire works. Candid and self-assured, she muses about whether she wants children, ultimately declaring that she loves the life she already has.

One of Claire’s regulars at the Summer House bar and a familiar Nantucket local who is comfortable trading island gossip with fellow regulars.

A handsome, helpful 30-year-old bartender who works alongside Claire at the Summer House.

A retired teacher and hippie who is part of Ro’s Friends of the West Miacomet Beach Steps group. Outspoken and environmentally minded, Diane is deeply engaged in the committee’s debates over erosion, conservation and fundraising.

A Nantucket local and one of Annie’s high school friends, now reconnecting with her at a party. Friendly and curious, Liza chats easily about the culture shock of leaving the island and takes a genuine interest in what Annie has supposedly been doing in Barcelona.

A member of Ro’s Friends of the West Miacomet Beach Steps group. Opinionated and combative in the committee’s environmental debates, Ed is nevertheless more compassionate toward Annie than some of the others.

A young boy whose frustration erupts into a full-blown tantrum in a grocery store, screaming at his overwhelmed mother before running off through the aisles.