Taproot Theatre, at 204 N. 85th St., will premiere the regional debut of Richard Strand’s “The Realization of Emily Linder” from May 11 – June 11. It’s recommended for ages 14 and up.
Charity Parenzini, Annelih GH Hamilton and Laura Kenny in The Realization of Emily Linder at Taproot Theatre. Photo by Erik Stuhaug, Taproot Theatre.
Control is an illusion… Where’s the remote? Retired college professor Emily Linder summons her daughters to share her recent realization: she knows the precise time of her death. In this quirky comedic drama one eccentric family will amuse and surprise you with their preoccupations, recognitions and realizations.
Director Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey said, “Richard Strand [the playwright] captures a family dealing with the new challenges of an aging parent and the old rivalries of competitive siblings. This story’s honesty and hilarity will not only touch mothers and daughters and caregivers of aging parents, but everyone who has dealt with the difficulty of growing up and watching the world change drastically around them.”
