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about turning his story into a play? Brian was adamant that this was a true story - his story. That he, as young boy, saw a UFO, or lied about seeing one, or both. The details moved from time to time but he never wavered that this was true. I took his story, and ran with it, made it one or two steps removed from his direct story, to create something that I hope can speak to large audience. The de- tails are the same, the container What was it that interested you has been slightly re-shaped.  so he was involved in Theater for Youth Audiences (TYA) for most of his life. I met Brain after I finished writing another TYA show called The Adventures of Don Marcos Sebastian Guevara Fantastico in 2012 for the City of Calgary and University of Calgary’s joint program called Wagon Stage. He liked how I wrote and the slightly off-centre style and he commissioned me to write this play. NJ STAGE - ISSUE 44 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 31