Jaye Tyler, a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with various animal figurines — a wax lion, brass monkey, stuffed bear, and mounted fish, among others — which direct her via oblique instructions to help people in need.

• Caroline Dhavernas
• Tyron Leitso
• Tracie Thoms
• Katie Finneran
• Lee Pace
• Diana Scarwid
• William Sadler