Play 5, "Celestial Walkabout", is a poignant display of the sacrifices you'll make for your family. In 2163, a girl takes a tour of all the planets to Pluto on her 13th birthday - it's a traditional Jewish custom, her parents inform her - unaware of the real reason they've sent her on the trip.
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Meg McLynn, Jim Jewell, Steven G. Sterne, and Heather Gautschi receive notes from director Maria Glanz. |
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Jim Jewell cuts an imposing figure. |
Though it is really moving, there are definitely moments of levity (and also a huge prop spaceship). Choice quote: "We would like to present you with a beautiful Martian succulent." "Jimmy grows them in his greenhouse."
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