"The Island of Misfit Toys" follows the hypothetical advancement of intensely creative individuals from youth to adulthood. Each vignette depicts the struggle of the "misfit" striving to find a personal mode of expression and social acceptance. New York City provides a simultaneously welcoming and visceral setting for this tale of development.

The visual language draws from Viola, Crewdson, and fashion photography. Most scenes are based on Fluxus events and paper is used throughout the narrative as a metaphor for creativity.

The young child is purely creative and has no idea what being 'different' means. Attending school he or she comprehends the difference through interactions with other children and finds out how difficult being a misfit can be. In high school, friends are made within the misfit culture. This is primarily an outward display of identity.

In college the young creative begins to express himself, but the work is based not on personal expression but popular culture. The effort is derivative and fails. Once the creative realizes there is a history to their chosen medium, that a community is available to draw upon, and finally begins to develop his or her personal voice, then success may flow.

Finally, true success is determined by finding expressive vision and helping younger misfits on similar paths.

To set the characters in the story apart from everyday society, each was dressed in unusual clothing supplied by Agnes B.

Actors based their emotional presence on a script written by Matthew Mohr. Full Narrative