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From: UFO UpDates - Toronto <ufoupdates.nul> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:50:37 -0500 Archived: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:50:37 -0500 Subject: Sci-Fi Play Probes Alien Intelligence Source: The Halifax Daily News - Nova Scotia Canada http://www.hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=84273&sc=95 28/11/07 Sci-Fi Play Probes Alien Intelligence Dean Lisk The Daily News The world of science fiction - artificial intelligence, time theories and maybe even extra-terrestrials - is getting the centre-stage treatment. "I scratched my brain, and I can't remember the last time someone did an original sci-fi play in Halifax," Paul Kimball said. The local filmmaker is directing Doing Time, an original production that will be performed at the Wired Monk in Halifax beginning tonight. Although he has helmed a number of sci-fi and UFO television projects and documentaries for Halifax-based Redstar Films, this is just Kimball's second time directing a play. He oversaw last March's production of Le Theatre de Boheme's Marat. He enjoyed the experience so much he started up his own independent theatre company, Semaphore Theatre, to produce original works by people he knows in the sci-fi industry. Doing Time was adapted from a short story by Kansas City-based UFO expert and Internet blogger Mac Tonnies. The work originally appeared in an anthology called Illumined Black. "The most important thing is that I wanted to do original works, but also niche-oriented plays that you are not going to see in Halifax - in this case, science fiction," Kimball. The main character in the play is a young woman, Leda, who may - or may not - be in prison. The story also deals with ideas about time and the differences between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. "Mac looks, in his writing, at how close are we, as human beings, coming to being artificial-life forms? How close is artificial intelligence to becoming self-aware - sort of the Terminator thing," Kimball said. Appearing in the production are Kris Lee McBride, Christina Cuffari and Nick Lachance. "I enjoy working with actors who have their own strong ideas," said Kimball, who says he has allowed them to explore the text and the themes. "They are confident, talented young actors, and have made this process easy for me." Kimball said Tonnies will be flying into Halifax from his home in Kansas City to see the play, and there are hopes the production will tour and eventually be turned into a short film. dlisk.nul if you go - What: Doing Time, by Mac Tonnies and Paul Kimball - Where: The Wired Monk, 5147 Morris St. - When: Today through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Listen to 'Strange Days... Indeed' - The PodCast See: http://www.virtuallystrange.net/ufo/sdi/program/subscribers/
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