ðə plˈeɪ dʌznˌɑːt pɹɪzˈɛnt ᵻvˈɛnts ɪn kɹˌɑːnəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈɔːɹdɚ; ɹˈæðɚ, ðə plˈeɪ fˈiːtʃɚz θəɹˈoʊ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚɹɪŋ ˈɜːlɪɚ pˈɑːɹts ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, nˌɑːt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ ðeɪ əkˈɜːd.
The play does not present events in chronological order; rather, the play features Thoreau remembering earlier parts of his life, not necessarily in the order they occurred.