The Q-Factor
This
hour-long experimental play, co-written with three other playwrights, follows the
journey of the starship M.O. Sizlac to deliver its
mysterious cargo, the Q-Factor, to its allies behind enemy lines.
Newly-minted Captain Jessica Allbright commands the ship, maintaining order while her Communications Officer, Lieutenant Mentat, asserts her career ambitions, and her Weapons Officer, Commander Quall, tries to hide her ancestral links to the enemy Voltarins. Through it all, the gender-uncertain SIMPLAMALF (artificial life form created to serve as a worker) aids and disrupts its human superiors.
Play Structure: |
1 Act: 40-minute play |
Cast size: |
4 |
Gender: |
4 female |
Period: |
The 25th century. |
Costumes: |
The three officers wear
starship uniforms; CBX 9000 wears attire appropriate to an artificial life
form. |
Location: |
The command deck of the M. O.
Sizlac. |
Set: |
A mostly bare stage. |
Production History
The Q-Factor received its premiere production by LiveGirls! Theater in |
Capt. Allbright |
Katie Bartholomew |
Commander Quall |
Stephanie Merrow |
Lt. Mentat |
Erin Palmer |
CBX 9000 |
Brandon Jepson |