Arrow of Time

A tender-odyssey audio drama heard through sixty scenes, sixty years, of a life.

In the near distant future, work is closer than family and we continue to never quite notice the true value of time. The years pass by, the secrets to their importance washed away by the immutable existence of entropy. By the time they’re old, what will the Arrow of Time reveal to Cheryl, Bob, and Paul?
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Arrow of Time

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  • Elijah Guo:
    11 Apr. 2023
    Allyson Dwyer's play strikes a deeply resonant piano-heartstring chord through our experience across life/time. This is one of the best manifestations of the human condition that I've listened to/read, poignantly illustrating the existential bafflement that we can only traverse the complex dimension of time in one path. Through a clever year-by-year structure, Dwyer reels us in with an emotional investment in Cheryl's passage through this tunnel, and her relationships with her loved ones. We care deeply and specifically about each character, which makes their ultimate one-way passage (and the ways they fight it) all the more bittersweet.
  • Tristan B Willis:
    6 Feb. 2023
    Structurally Arrow of Time is a great feat, and supported by such strong moment to moment writing that the structure never feels like a gimmick. So many moments around art and health and how we experience time and bills and work felt so recognizable, while the characters are still very specific and fully lived in. Dwyer's written a moving audio play and I'm grateful to have spent some time with these characters. Highly, highly recommend watching or listening to the audio play production of this piece!

Development History

  • Residency
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    The Brick, SoundLab
    ,
    2020
  • Residency
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    Clubbed Thumb Early Career Writer's Group
    ,
    2020

Production History

  • Professional
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    The Exponential Festival
    ,
    2023

Awards

Winner
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Audio Production of the Year
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The Young-Howze Theatre Journal Awards
,
2023
Winner
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Nominee, Sound Designer of the Year (Leonie Bell)
,
The Young-Howze Theatre Journal Awards
,
2023
Winner
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Nominee, Dramatic Performance of the Year (Ben Holbrook)
,
The Young-Howze Theatre Journal Awards
,
2023
Nominee, Dramatic Performance of the Year (Susannah Perkins)
,
The Young-Howze Theatre Journal Awards
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2023