Rosemary & Time

by Emma S. Rund

Rosemary is trying her best to bring her family together for a perfect Thanksgiving dinner, even while the world around her inexplicably keeps shifting. One minute her daughter is thirty, then seventeen, then a stranger. The turkey timer won't stop ringing. Her husband's face keeps slipping away. And she can't remember, was it a tablespoon of thyme or a lifetime? Welcome to Rosemary's kitchen, where reality...

Rosemary is trying her best to bring her family together for a perfect Thanksgiving dinner, even while the world around her inexplicably keeps shifting. One minute her daughter is thirty, then seventeen, then a stranger. The turkey timer won't stop ringing. Her husband's face keeps slipping away. And she can't remember, was it a tablespoon of thyme or a lifetime? Welcome to Rosemary's kitchen, where reality simmers, boils over, and burns. Rosemary & Time is a not-so-traditional living room drama in which audiences experience early-onset Alzheimer's from the inside out.

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Rosemary & Time

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  • Devon Hayakawa: Rosemary & Time by Emma S. Rund
    “

    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 by Emma S. Rund
    “

    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
    56
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Sophia
    Older sister. Extremely independent. Perpetually single and happy to be so. Successful business woman.
    30
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Danielle
    Younger sister. Suffers from severe anxiety. Very dependent on other people.
    24
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Michael
    Dating Danielle. Medical student. Loves taking care of other people, making him a perfect match for
    Danielle (theoretically)
    22
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man

Development History

  • Workshop, Actors Theatre of Indiana, 2023

Production History

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