It’s March 2021 and 88 year old Priscilla Whetherly is enraged with all the government mandates, social distancing and overall disruption to her privileged residency at the exclusive Golden Sunset Retirement Home.
After being isolated in her suite for almost a year and with media reports warning of the impending arrival of a third wave of the virus, Priscilla sees no end to her suffering. That is, until she is thrown a life line of hope with the visit of a special past resident.
Keywords: retirement home, pandemic, aging, loneliness, family, love
Genre: Drama
Acts: 1
Run time: 40 minutes
Content notes: Suicide is implied.
Cast size: 5 actors
Male roles: 1
Female roles: 3
Other roles: 1
Casting notes: 2 of the female roles can be voice overs, narrator can be male or female. This play can be performed with 2 actors on stage (1m, 1f) with the 3 remaining characters as voice overs.
Life Line is also available as a radio drama.