PAINt is the story of Crystal Hayes, an African-American woman that cross dresses as a man (known as HAZE) to go out into the dangerous, yet mysterious world of graffiti artists. A college student by day, she takes care of her grandmother that she lives with while sneaking out at night to see her girlfriend, Deidre and also to create art on the billboards and rooftops of the city. Haze’s life becomes more difficult when she uses her college loan money to pay the rent and is recruited by an older, street hustling, graffiti artist, Pablo.
Cast:
CRYSTAL/HAZE - 23 YEAR OLD, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WHO IS AN ART STUDENT THAT WANTS TO MAKE HER NAME BY CREATING STREET ART AT NIGHT ON THE ROOFS OF NEW YORK. SHE DRESSES LIKE A MALE TO FIT IN AND STAY SAFE IN THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF STREET ARTIST.
GRANDMA - 60 & OLDER, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN, CRYSTAL'S GRANDMOTHER WHO KNOWS ART AND LOVES CRYSTAL. CRYSTAL LIVES WITH HER, THEY ARE VERY CLOSE.
PABLO - 35 AND OLDER, HISPANIC MALE, AN ESTABLISHED STREET ARTIST WITH A CREW THAT WANTS TO BECOME WORLD FAMOUS. PABLO HAS SOME DARK SECRETS HE HIDES TO MAINTAIN HIS STREET START STATUS.
DEIDRE - 23 YEAR OLD, ANY RACE, FEMALE, CRYSTAL'S LOVER AND NURSING STUDENT.
FLARE - 25 AND UP, ANY RACE, MALE, AN ARTIST ON PABLO’S CREW.
SEEN - 25 AND UP, ANY RACE, MALE, AN ARTIST ON PABLO’S CREW.
LILY - 25 AND UP, WHITE WOMAN WITH RED-HAIR. A DANCER IN THE CLUB THAT THE PAINT CREW HANGS OUT IN AND THAT CRYSTAL/HAZE SEDUCES WHEN CRYSTAL IS DRESSED AS HER MALE COUNTERPART, HAZE. FLIRTY, SEXY, LOST... BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE HER. SHE WANTS LOVE, BUT REALLY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
RICHARD - 55 AND OLDER, WHITE, MALE, CRYSTAL'S ESTRANGED FATHER. AN ART DEALER WITH MONEY WHO IS CONTROLLING AND VERY ABUSIVE.
AUCTIONEER - WHITE, MALE, STUFFY, RIGHT OUT OF CHRISTIES
