Show Synopsis:
Four people in New York wonder if they?re doing what they?re supposed to be doing with their ?life stories? - Deb is not sure she wants to be in graduate school writing about Virginia Woolf, Warren is sure that he?ll never make a statement as an artist or as a person, Jason does not understand why Claire is hesitant to let him move in with her, and Claire does not know how to precede with her relationship with Jason. Deb realizes she has lost her notebook with all of her graduate dissertation notes, and struggles with how to tell her advisor. Warren finds her book and contacts her to return it at the Met, where Claire and Jason are trying to have a date but find themselves drawn to paintings in different parts of the museum. Claire makes it clear to Warren that she thinks he is weird and delusional, and manages to make him feel incredibly insecure before dashing off to meet her advisor. Claire and Warren have a fight and Warren proposes spontaneously to Claire, who runs away and grabs a cab to get away from him. Deb tries to find some calmness in the chaos of her daily life, and realizes that Warren may not be as weird as she thought. She meets up with him at the apartment he?s housesitting and realize that he once handed her a nice inspirational poster on the street. They throw all the posters over the balcony, along with Claire?s dissertation notes, inspiring Claire and Jason to reconcile. Claire meets Jason and tells him that the reason she has been holding back from their relationship is because she lost her husband in 9/11 and is still grieving, but knows Jason wants her to be happy. She accepts his proposal. They go on a date to the Met, where Deb finally sees beauty in the pictures of ?ordinary things? Warren loves.

Character:
Deb, an anxiety-ridden 20-something perfectionist English graduate student who loves plans but does not exactly what she wants; blunt.

Song Context:
Deb has run out of her coffee with Warren, who has inadvertently made her feel insignificant and made her question her thesis and her life path, so that she can reach her advisor?s office in time for a meeting. She cannot seem to calm down.

Fun Facts:
1. Composer Adam Gwon has noted that the narrative of this song cycle was inspired by his own experiences as a twenty-something in New York City and a re-reading of Virginia Woolf?s Mrs. Dalloway. He noted in an interview that ?The seed that started the whole project was me feeling a little bit at sea with, well, how?and if?life worked itself out. As you can imagine, aspiring artists in New York are almost inevitably forced to stitch together a patchwork life. You?ve got your dayjob, your multitude of creative projects, your social life, your love life, your friends from work, from school, from shows, your family, and on and on, all seemingly leading in different directions. I felt like I was constantly bouncing from one very specific bubble of my daily life to the next, and the question I was asking as I wrote Ordinary Days was how do all these pieces add up? As I wrote, I think that question evolved to explore more than just the experiences of a twenty-something in New York, but it all started from a very real, personal place.? 
2. Ordinary Days premiered at Roundabout Theatre Company?s Underground season in 2009. 
3. The opening lyric to this song is a reference to Woody Allen?s 1979 film Manhattan, which uses Gershwin music throughout the entire piece to enhance the mood of the film. By contrast to Gershwin?s structured and melodic pieces, Philip Glass is a more abstract contemporary composer who frequently uses dissonances and a lack of conventional musical structure.