ELECTRONIC PLAYBILL
The 1994 Christmas Skit
for the Department of Physics
at Leland Stanford Junior University
Here it is, the world's first(?) electronic playbill. It has all the
advantages of the 'Net: it's raw, disorganized, and in the end, it
ain't much -- but hey, it's free.
CONTENTS
- The script
- A lot of people asked for the script to the skit. I have
placed my copy on the Web, but be warned that this was a
free-form collaboration, and none of us stuck exactly to our
written lines.
- The props (where feasible)
- Some of the props were textual information, so I put those
on-line. NOTE: Looking at the props will give
away some of the plot -- read the script first.
- The obligatory production notes
- Every time I see a student theatre group do a show, the
playbill includes a statement of inflated importance by the
director or producer. Since we didn't have either, I seized
the chance to write my own.
- A list of credits
- In case you'd like to shower your adulation on the actors, you
can find their names here. NOTE: The effect
is heightened if you
read the script before you look at the cast of
characters.
The Electronic Playbill is a creation of Bernard HP Gilroy
(gilroy@leland.stanford.edu); contact him with your comments.