1.01 Introductory Lecture 1

From DoctorWhen

Status

::FINAL-READY::

Location

Name and Address: "Trenchwood Institute" -- Highlands Elementary School, 2320 Newport St, San Mateo, CA 94402

Parking: School lot, free

Bathrooms: Yes

Food: No

GC PoC: Erik Stuart, (415) 475-8463, lab@trenchwood.com

Type

Mandatory Presentation

Plot Setup

Visitors have finished registration, entered the Institute, and are waiting for the presentation.

Props

  • PowerPoint presentation on Erik's Laptop File:PPT for intro speech.ppt
  • projector
  • screen
  • PA system
  • time machine set with sound/light/smoke special effects.
  • seats for players
  • portable tachyon detector prop

Plot Point to Convey

The Doctor's creation is a time machine. Tongue-in-cheek tone of game through homologous survey of others' failed time travel efforts (lots of references to time travel in pop culture). Doctor When has been working on this problem since high school and is about to demonstrate. The Doctor's high school friend, Prof. Catherine Chronos, has flown in to assist. Two of the key components of the time machine are the "midi ether co-keypad ring" and the "quantum chronomentometer," which the Professor and the Doctor were specialists in respectively. Doctor admonishes audience to "Never use time travel for petty personal gain." Dr. When is carrying an overly-conspicuous and highly recognizable envelope but makes no overt reference to it. When he enters the time machine and activates it, the machine goes haywire.

Short Description

Doctor When gives intro speech, steps inside time machine, which malfunctions and he never exits.

Open Time Period

Saturday, 9:00 AM-9:10 AM

Staff Instructions

Puzzles At This Site: None in this segment

Where To Get Materials:

  • Set should be installed the previous night
  • Chairs should be onsite
  • Everything else from GC HQ

Site Set Up:

  • Place portable tachyon detector near entrance of time machine

Actors:

  • PROFESSOR CATHERINE CHRONOS: Kristina Kenney
  • DOCTOR WESLEY WHEN: Dan Kurtz
  • TIRESIAS THE JANITOR: Sean Gugler
  • Miscellaneous lab assistants

Script (see Google Doc):

Note that two lab assistants will be required to open the curtains to reveal the time machine. Do this when Doctor When first says "time machine."

Site Close Down:

Detailed Description

See script (Google Doc) for details.

Puzzle Answer

N/A

Puzzle Solution

N/A

Budget

Credits

Everyone on GC who helped with the story; mostly Allen, Erik, Trisha.

Manager

Erik

Hints

N/A

Response to Correct Answer

N/A

To Do

Other Notes

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