{"id":1533,"date":"2014-03-11T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/2014\/03\/11\/on-live-performances-of-star-trek\/"},"modified":"2014-03-11T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T07:00:01","slug":"on-live-performances-of-star-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20140311-01\/?p=1533","title":{"rendered":"On live performances of Star Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spock’s Brain<\/i> is generally considered to be the worst episode of Star Trek<\/i>. That may be why in 2009 Mike Carano decided to perform it as a theatrical production. Here is the opening scene<\/a>, and here’s Carano talking about the show’s genesis<\/a>. In the second video, skip ahead to 2:40 to see more clips from the show, or go to 4:35 for the fight scene.\n Whereas Carano played the show for laughs, the folks at Atomic Arts<\/a> in Portland (yes, that Portland<\/i><\/a>) played it straight for their Trek in the Park<\/i> series, but they still get laughs because Star Trek<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2009<\/td>\n Amok Time<\/i><\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n Space Seed<\/i> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\n Mirror, Mirror<\/i> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\n A Journey to Babel<\/i> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n The Trouble with Tribbles<\/i><\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

And yes, when the Enterprise is hit, everybody jerks to the left or right<\/a>, even the unconscious bodies in sickbay.\n Their five-year mission complete, the Atomic Arts folks are unloading their larger set pieces<\/a>, so if you always wanted a pair of sickbay beds that can pump Vulcan blood, well now you know where to go.<\/p>\n

But just because Trek in the Park<\/i> is over doesn’t mean you should give up on Star Trek<\/i> live in the park yet. Seattle arts group Hello Earth Productions<\/a> continues to stage Star Trek<\/i> episodes in public parks under the name Outdoor Trek<\/i>. Hello Earth<\/i> aims for a more creative interpretation rather than trying to do a perfect impersonation of the original. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2010<\/td>\n The Naked Time<\/i><\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\n This Side of Paradise<\/i><\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\n (hiatus) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n Devil in the Dark<\/i><\/a> (bonus Horta content<\/a>) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\n Mirror, Mirror<\/i> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

They are currently holding auditions for Mirror, Mirror<\/i><\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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