Sci-fi stage play highlights how families deal with dementia in age of technology
‘Marjorie Prime’ is on stage at Falcon Theatre until December 7th.
Show Transcript
HELPING A FAMILY WHOSE LOVED ONE IS IMPACTED BY DEMENTIA — MARJORIE PRIME IS NOW ON STAGE AT THE FALCON THEATER. JOINING ME THIS MORNING ARE RYAN POOLE AND SUE BREVING. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED WITH HOW IN — HUMANITY INTERSECTS WITH TECHNOLOGY, THIS IS THE SHOW FOR YOU. TELL US WHAT THIS NEVER — THIS NARRATIVE IS. >> MARJORIE IS SUFFERING FROM THE EARLY STAGES OF DEMENTIA, LOSING HER MEMORIES. SHE LIVES WITH HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW AND THEY ORDER FROM A CATALOG EIGHT PRIME, WHICH IS AN AI OF HER HUSBAND AT 30 YEARS OF AGE. MEGAN: TELL US ABOUT THE CHARACTER AND HOW IT CONNECTS TO THE STORYLINE? >> I PLAY WALTER, THE INCARNATION OF MARJORIE’S LATE HUSBAND. HE IS INSTALLED INTO HER LIFE TO HELP WITH HER MEMORY, TO REMIND HER THAT SHE HAD THIS GREAT LIFE AND TO HELP KEEP HER COMPANY AND MAKE HER TWILIGHT YEARS A LITTLE EASIER. IT IS AN INTERESTING STORY ABOUT HOW TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN EMOTION INTERSECT, WHERE THOSE LINES ARE , IF THEY ARE BLURRED, IF WE SHOULD NOT CROSS THEM. WHAT IS THE EVAL ENTITY OF MEMORY? IS IT MORE — WHAT IS THE VALUE OF MEMORY? HOW FAMILIES INTERACT AROUND THOSE ISSUES, IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY WORK. MEGAN: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE AUDIENCE TO GET OUT OF A SHOW LIKE THIS? >> IT IS SO DIFFERENT FROM ANY SHOW I HAVE EVER DONE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE FROM IT BECAUSE IT HAS SO MANY LEVELS. THE MORE WE STUDIED OUR CHARACTERS AND REHEARSED, THE MORE WE LEARNED ABOUT IT. WE ARE STILL LEARNING. MEGAN: IT’S LIKE THE MORE YOU DO IT, THE MORE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> EXACTLY. >> I THINK THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE AUTHOR. HE WANTS TO GENERATE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. HE WANTS THE AUDIENCE TO WALK AWAY TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES FOR DAYS TO COME. AS WE HAVE REHEARSED IT AND PERFORMED IT, WE HAVE FOUND THAT AS WELL. IT IS A COOL THING TO BRING TO THE TRI-STATE AND AN AREA PREMIER AS WELL. MEGAN: THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR COMING. MARJORIE PRIME RUNS IN THE FALCON THEATER. TICK
Sci-fi stage play highlights how families deal with dementia in age of technology
‘Marjorie Prime’ is on stage at Falcon Theatre until December 7th.
Updated: 12:15 PM EST Nov 23, 2019
Find tickets and more information about ‘Marjorie Prime’ on the Falcon Theatre website.
Find tickets and more information about ‘Marjorie Prime’ on the Falcon Theatre website.
