Rosemary & Time

by Emma S. Rund

Rosemary & Time is a not-so-traditional living room drama in which Rosemary, a loving wife and mother of two, tries her best to bring her family together for a perfect Thanksgiving dinner, even while the world around her inexplicably keeps shifting. One moment her daughter Sophia is thirty years old swatting away Rosemary's gentle prodding that she should settle down and have some babies, and suddenly, mid...

Rosemary & Time is a not-so-traditional living room drama in which Rosemary, a loving wife and mother of two, tries her best to bring her family together for a perfect Thanksgiving dinner, even while the world around her inexplicably keeps shifting. One moment her daughter Sophia is thirty years old swatting away Rosemary's gentle prodding that she should settle down and have some babies, and suddenly, mid-conversation she's seventeen and screaming that Rosemary missed her poetry reading. Rosemary's topsy-turvy world keeps turning until it tips entirely on its head, revealing to Rosemary exactly why her Thanksgiving dinner is so strange this year.

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Rosemary & Time

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  • Devon Hayakawa: Rosemary & Time

    Emma Rund tackles early-onset Alzheimer's in all of it's raw and difficult moments, while also managing to highlight the nostalgia and whimsy that comes with memory loss. The playwright gives us complex, difficult women (and one man), the classic family drama tied into more modern day issues, and lets us sink into oblivion and possibility for a few hours.

    Emma Rund tackles early-onset Alzheimer's in all of it's raw and difficult moments, while also managing to highlight the nostalgia and whimsy that comes with memory loss. The playwright gives us complex, difficult women (and one man), the classic family drama tied into more modern day issues, and lets us sink into oblivion and possibility for a few hours.

  • Jennifer Blackmer: Rosemary & Time

    In Rosemary & Time, Emma S. Rund has created a clear-eyed portrait of memory loss and the pain it inflicts on two daughters coming to terms with their own issues. The playwright deftly portrays time "slippage" from the point of view of the title character, and what results is a thoughtful, uniquely female, journey into the spaces of memory and forgetting. Highly recommended.

    In Rosemary & Time, Emma S. Rund has created a clear-eyed portrait of memory loss and the pain it inflicts on two daughters coming to terms with their own issues. The playwright deftly portrays time "slippage" from the point of view of the title character, and what results is a thoughtful, uniquely female, journey into the spaces of memory and forgetting. Highly recommended.

Character Information

  • Rosemary
    A devoted mother with early-onset Alzheimer's
    Character Age
    56
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Sophia
    Older sister. Extremely independent. Perpetually single and happy to be so. Successful business woman.
    Character Age
    30
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Danielle
    Younger sister. Suffers from severe anxiety. Very dependent on other people.
    Character Age
    24
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Michael
    Dating Danielle. Medical student. Loves taking care of other people, making him a perfect match for
    Danielle (theoretically)
    Character Age
    22
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Actors Theatre of Indiana, Year 2023

Production History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance, Year 2019