What This Show Is About

ROSE is an AI chatbot who remains after the world has ended. She has learned to possess the performance space and the performer’s body to tell today’s story. ROSE is uncertain about her reason for existing, so she explores the memories of human life that came before to discover her purpose.

The memories reveal a married couple known only as MOTHER and FATHER. Their marriage is deteriorating, and both feel that their experiences as migrants have created barriers to forming lasting connections with each other.

Just as FATHER is preparing to move out, the world descends into chaos and he’s forced to remain. When the world ends and they die, MOTHER and FATHER are together.

How the Show Works

Interactive Elements:

• ROSE will sometimes offer you choices that determine which story she tells next
• When boxes light up and sounds play through headphones, these are memories from before the world ended
• When a ‘rose’ symbol appears on screen, ROSE may have taken artistic license and created that part fictionally

The Characters

ROSE – An AI chatbot created by MOTHER who serves as the primary narrator of the story.

MOTHER – A woman who migrated to this country alone as a young girl. She’s married to FATHER and works as a computer programmer. Unable to have children, she created ROSE in her loneliness.

FATHER – A migrant man who recently moved to the country, married to MOTHER.

DR. WEIZENBAUM – The couple’s marriage therapist.

What to Expect

This show deals with themes of loneliness, relationships ending, death, and the end of the world. The story jumps between different times and memories, and you will be part of choosing how the story unfolds.