Now, A Message From Earth

by Jeff Soesbe

Shilpa Gulati, a cleaning technician on the spaceship USS Persistence, has been taken from her ship by aliens. She will have to send a message to the alien homeworld, using only five word sentences, that will determine the fate of her ship. As Shilpa works with the alien trying to help her, they reach an understanding of each other and of the task before them.

Shilpa Gulati, a cleaning technician on the spaceship USS Persistence, has been taken from her ship by aliens. She will have to send a message to the alien homeworld, using only five word sentences, that will determine the fate of her ship. As Shilpa works with the alien trying to help her, they reach an understanding of each other and of the task before them.

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  • John Busser: Now, A Message From Earth

    I loved this play. It's sci-fi, it's got a strange concept I can totally buy into, and two characters that show just how hard it is to adhere to rules of contact and communication. It would be easy for the characters to screw up what they are attempting, and while I can't speak for anyone else, I found myself silently rooting for Gulati to succeed. You will too.

    I loved this play. It's sci-fi, it's got a strange concept I can totally buy into, and two characters that show just how hard it is to adhere to rules of contact and communication. It would be easy for the characters to screw up what they are attempting, and while I can't speak for anyone else, I found myself silently rooting for Gulati to succeed. You will too.