Jane Strauss

Brooklyn, New York. After the sudden death of their aunt Isabelle, Vivien and Chloe inherit her historic bakery. Vivien wants to keep up the tradition; Chloe feels that the business needs to be modernized. But when notified that they are about to be evicted, the two do not hesitate to work together to preserve the family legacy.

A nameless, pill-popping drifter girl steps off a bus and into a New Jersey neighborhood bar owned by two middle-age brothers, Jimmy & Victor. She quickly befriends older brother, Victor––a good-natured lummox whose mind was affected by a childhood accident. The mysterious "Girl" soon upsets the delicate balance of the brothers' lives while bringing both trouble and new life into their resigned world and town.

What connects us as people? A shared space. A common interest. A basic drive. Blood. In our teeming city of millions, lives criss-cross in ways both expected and unexpected. The bag lady. The straphanger. The summer intern. The single mom. In a single evening, these familiar characters discover just what it is that connect one to the other, and along the way confront their own deep secrets. transitions is a snapshot of our modern-day lives, played out on the ultimate world stage.