[Written] → A Modest Proposal

[bookworldly]

To the residents of Luceti

Comments

[poorneedyand]

I love going to the theater. You can count me among the audience if you put something on.

[bookworldly]

Fantastic! Do you have any preferences? I can't promise anything, but it pays to know your audience.

[poorneedyand]

Oh, I like just about anything. I saw a fantastic play in March--have you heard of "The Crucible," you know, playing at the Martin Beck? Not all the critics liked it, from what I heard, but I thought it was wonderful.

And anyway, there's not a lot to do here at night. No matter what play you do, I'm sure people would come.

[bookworldly]

I don't have anything against Martin Beck's writing - I only read "The Crucible" once and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm a little jealous actually. It must have been fascinating to see performed live.

Unfortunately, though, I think the Salem Witch Trials might be a little bit too limiting a reference to make in a place like Luceti. And if I'm honest, subtextual MacCarthyism might not be the best subject for a play staged here either.

Or at least, I'd like to think that those are two historical events which don't have analogues in too many other worlds. Still, I'll certainly keep the atmosphere of Beck's works in mind.

[poorneedyand]

Well, there're plenty of other plays out there. I'm sure you'll find a good one.

[bookworldly]

Count on it.