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: Death, suicide, pandemic, nursing homes
Genre: Drama, Radio Play
Acts: 1
Run time: 40 minutes
Content note: Contains references to suicide.
Cast size: 5 actors
Male roles: 1
Female roles: 3
Casting note: Narrator can be male or female. A star role for a mature actress (88 years old).
The role of Declan is written for an Irish accent, but can be altered to adapt to actor's strengths. The Juanita character can be a foreign accent of the actresses strength.
Life Line is also available as a one-act play.