ABOUT THE SHOW: 
Animals Out of Paper is an uncommon love story from acclaimed playwright Rajiv Joseph, Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Andy, a calculus teacher and avid fan, pressures a reclusive Ilana, a world-famous origami artist, into becoming an unwitting mentor to a troubled teenage prodigy, Suresh. These three intriguingly flawed characters begin to reshape and mold each other’s lives in much the same way they fold and crease their origami art.

ABOUT THE CHARACTERS: 
Ilana - 30s, female-presenting, any ethnicity - Ilana, a world-renowned origami artist, has become a bit of a recluse after her marriage ended and her dog ran away.

Andy - 30s, male presenting, any ethnicity - Andy is a high school calculus teacher and an avid fan of Ilana's work and origami in general. He is also an advocate for his student, Suresh.

Suresh - 17, male presenting, Of Indian/Pakistani descent - Suresh is a troubled student who recently lost his mother. He has natural abilities in math (and therefore origami).