In the not-too-distant future with artificial intelligence deeply embedded in our daily lives, 85-year-old Marjorie struggles with disparate, fading memories. That is, until the appearance of Walter, a mysterious and charming young visitor programmed to help Marjorie recall her past. Jordan Harrison’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize Finalist play burrows into thoughtful questions of the digital age: what would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance to re-write our own stories? Will we be any less human, once computers know us better than we know ourselves? This wondrous, touching, and clever play explores the mysteries of human identity, collective family memory, and the limits – if any – of what technology can replace.
Suggested for PG-14, with mature themes involving aging, grief and self-harm.