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Overview

Synopsis

The setting for Samuel Hunter’s ensemble drama Rest is a nursing home in Idaho in the final days before its closure. Despite only a few residents and a skeleton staff left to populate the home, there is still plenty of intrigue. The residents are Etta; her husband, Gerald, who has dementia; and Tom, who says little and who the staff assumes is deaf. Meanwhile, the young staff are absorbed in their personal lives and the stress of impending unemployment. Manager Jeremy struggles to connect with Ken, a jumpy and devoutly religious 20-year-old hired to run the kitchen for a few days, while Faye and Ginny confront an issue that threatens their long-time friendship. Rest sometimes feels like a sitcom and sometimes like a domestic drama as Hunter poignantly explores aging, generational differences, and human connection.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2013
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
The common area of a rest home in Idaho, January
Cast Size
small
Licensor
Concord Theatricals
Ideal For
Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Elderly, Young Adult, Adult Characters, Small Cast

Lead Characters

Context

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Etta

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Gerald

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Ken

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Faye

Ensemble

Female

Non-singer

Tom

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Jeremy

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Ginny

Ensemble

Female

Non-singer

Songs

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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Key Terms

    A condition characterized by a loss of memory and trouble retaining information, usually occurring in old age.

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Guide Written By:

Kevan Dunkelberg

Kevan Dunkelberg

Oklahoma-based drama teacher, actor and playwright