Before the first choice
You are a substitute pianist at Ruth Vale’s South Side dance hall. Tonight’s bandleader, Clara Brooks, has written a new tune called Window Light. The printed notices credit Eddie Crane, who promotes the dances. With the doors still closed, there is time to put things right—and to find out what each person needs from the evening.
People you’ll meet
- Clara Brooks
- The bandleader and composer of Window Light. Has earned her place at the piano and wants her name beside her music.
- Ben Lewis
- A drummer and your old neighbour, good at hearing when someone is rushing.
- Ruth Vale
- The dance hall’s owner, trying to fill the floor and keep the musicians paid.
- Eddie Crane
- The promoter who printed his own name on Clara’s tune.