
Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.

Meryl Streep
The Woman
Adam Guettel
The Man (voice)

Tony Nation
Ted (voice)
John Tully
Tod (voice)

Lisa Adams
May (voice)
Garland Hunter
June (voice)
David Sasse
Danny (voice)
Nathan Morgan
Donny (voice)
Anthony Inneo
Jerry (voice)
Julie Fiorenza
Gun
Greg Sinacori
House / Camera
Marcus Willis
Cupcake
Supernova
Supernova

Seabreaker
Seabreaker

Against All Odds
Against All Odds

New York Eye and Ear Control
New York Eye and Ear Control
The Art of Darts & Dying
The Art of Darts & Dying

The Opening
The Opening

Babylon Club
Babylon Club

Threesome
Threesome
On Board
On Board

I Am the Doorway
I Am the Doorway

Reconstruction
Reconstruction

Written Down
Written Down