libretto by Mark M. Keller and Sue Anderson
Dramatic reading, Boskone 35, 14 February 1998, Sheraton Tara, Framingham.
Early in the 21st century a combination of the splintering of fandom and the obsessive academic interest in SF was a disaster to trufans. Finally, a worldwide economic collapse allowed fans to buy the extant space stations and moveāthe European station at L-5 was purchaed by NESFA (Secret Masters of Orbital Fandom, or SMOOFS) to allow unbridling indexing of SF; the American station at L-4 was purchased by the Starship Troopers Memorial Mercenary Legion (Jerry’s Kids, the Jerry here being Pournelle), and the Mir in near-Earth orbit by the Mpls in ’73 bidding committee to brew bheer in microgravity. Decades later, the results are still being felt.
Dramatis Personae | |
Many roles played by the same person | |
Mark M. Keller | |
Sue Anderson | |
SMOF/SMOOF | Tony Lewis |
Narrator | |
Academic 1 | |
Academic 2 | |
Academic 3 | |
Fan | |
Trekkie | |
Drake Fan | |
Used Station Dealer, Europe | |
Used Station Dealer, USA | |
Used Station Dealer, Russia | |
A | |
B | |
C | |
Guard | |
Pat | |
Chris | |
Announcer | |
Commentator | |
Mulligan | |
Legionnaire | |
Trufan |