bludgeoned by ‘message’ plays,
I wanted it to be more subver-
sive in how the message comes
across.
But, yes, in today’s ‘alternative
facts’ environment, a story about
telling the truth is very relevant
and needed.
I’m always surprised that sci-
ence fiction has not been pre-
sented on stage as much as it is
shown in films. I saw that you
had another work that involved
time travel. Is science fiction a
big interest of yours?
I am a fan of Sci-fi (a short film
I shot called The Void was an of-
ficial selection in the Philip K.
Dick Science Fiction Film Fes -
tival in New York last year.) but
I wouldn’t say it’s something
that is a giant influence. Sci-fi
is a great vehicle for writers to
dig into big themes with a level
of detachment from the real-
ity the theme exists in. It also
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works best when it’s used to re-
imagine existing genres - Blade
Runner is a film-noir, Star Wars
is a western... It also allows your
imagination to go anywhere it
wants to because its all some-
what in the future or another
world.
Dancing Monkey’s piece called
Humanoid - A Love Supreme is
very sci-fi on the surface, but at
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