Revolution 9 from Outer Space
| Convention skit | |
|---|---|
| Title | Revolution 9 from Outer Space |
| Fandom(s) | Tris/Alex (coded Led Zeppelin RPS), Bodie/Doyle, Starsky/Hutch Kirk/Spock |
| Author(s) | Paula Smith |
| Troupe | various fans |
| Date(s) | 1997 |
| Location(s) | ZebraCon |
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Revolution 9 from Outer Space was a con skit by Paula Smith.
It was performed at ZebraCon in 1997.
The musical is a parody of Revolution, a zine by Madelien Lee.
The play includes this at the end:
I take you for my mate, till the stars grow cold," Spock says happily. "And now, we have sex." He holds out two fingers. Kirk eagarly places his paired fingers against Spock's. Pause. Spock then puts both hands behind his back. "Is that IT???" Kirk cries, dismayed. "What did you expect, Jim, Courts of Honor?") [1]
Fan Comments
After the awards came The Play -- Paula Smith's traditional musical-comedy parody of a slash novel. This year the target was "Revolution," which became "Revolution 9 From Outer Space." As I was in the play I can't be objective about it -- we were fuckin' *great*. The audience screamed, cheered and roared with laughter; for the next 24 hours every cast member was lionized by passersby. As a theatrical tyro, I was stunned to feel that thing that happens when you start playing off each other and picking up on each other's stuff (one piece of physical humor was born live on stage). Fluffed lines were smoothly hidden, one garbled song actually enhanced the reality of the situation, and no one broke a leg. I discovered that I *like* carrying Shoshanna locked around my hips.
A most triumphant production, Paula! [2]
References
- ^ from a con report in The K/S Press/Issues 011-020 #16 (December 1997)
- ^ quoted anonymously with permission from Virgule-L (8 Nov 1997)