I have read that Andrew J. Robinson wrote a play called The Dream Box that he has performed with Alexander Siddig at conventions- does anyone know if this is available anywhere, in any form (e.g. written or videotaped)? Having just finished the excellent A Stitch in Time which, so far as I can tell, he actually wrote himself (as opposed to a ghost writer) I'd love to see what else he has produced but I haven't been able to track this down.
The Dream Box
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He co-wrote and performed "The Dream Box" with Siddig live at numerous conventions, but was not comfortable with the play becoming available as a commercial script, or being reproduced as a video.
No ghost writer. "A Stitch in Time" had its genesis in a series of letters from Garak to Bashir, which Robinson started to write for himself to thwart the possibility that he might, one day, get stuck on stage at a convention where no one in the audience pitched him any questions for an entire hour.
When asked by Pocket's editor for permission to reprint "The Dream Box", or to turn it into prose, he preferred to pen "The Calling" instead: a Garak short story sequel to the play in the DS9 anthology Prophecy and Change. The short story itself reveals what controversy occurred for Cardassia offstage during the interaction of the play.
Funny coincidence... I just read "The Calling" a few days ago, and tried, to no avail, to find any sort of synopsis for "The Dream Box" online. It definitely felt like I was missing something from that story without having seen the play.
Can anyone here give a summary of what actually happened in "The Dream Box"? I know I would really appreciate it...
Can anyone here give a summary of what actually happened in "The Dream Box"? I know I would really appreciate it...
I haven't seen "The Dream Box", but the first paragraph of the description of "The Calling" (on Memory Beta) tells you everything you need to know: "After A Stitch in Time and The Lotus Flower, the post-war Cardassia has continued to deteriorate. Disease ravages the population, and Castellan Alon Ghemor has been assassinated. Garak has become an important part of what little government there is."
The play was essentially Garak and Bashir on stage, reading letters from each other, as those events unfolded.
^^^ Hmm, I had read that too; Robinson makes that much pretty clear during "The Calling." Okay, so I guess there isn't much more in terms of details from "The Dream Box"? The interest comes from the Siddig's and Robinson's presentation?
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