Live Show: Doctor Who

Author: LCARS65
Posted: 05.13.2010

This is a summary of an episode performed during Improvised Star Trek's initial live run at iO Chicago from October 17, 2009 through May 8, 2010. The adventures continue wherever you listen to podcasts.

Captain Bill Spillman has been found dead, and while Cmdr Hayes and LtCmdr Watson attempt to determine how a belt got wrapped around his throat, an unsupervised Counselor Whitman, Lt.Cmdr Raxter, Lt.Cola, and Ensign Lorem decide to take the ship to the Edge of the Universe, inexplicably found in our own galaxy. To get there the Sisyphus must pass through the Neutral Zone into Romulan territory, where they soon encounters a Romulan warbird under the command of a Commander Koopar.

To everyones surprise Commander Koopar is conciliatory, suggesting that the Sisyphus and his vessel engage in an officer exchange. Two female Romulan officers, the sisters Kootar & Kootay, beam over, and in exchange LtCmdr Watson is sent to the Romulan ship, on a shuttle piloted by Lt. Cmdr Raxter.

Kootar & Kootay, who have grown beards under the mistaken impression that human women do so, are led on a tour of the ship by Cmdr Hayes and Lt. Cola, who's so taken with them that she has the computer replicate her a beard as well. Meanwhile, Ensign Lorem meets with Counselor Whitman to discuss a personal problem; his overpowering lust for Romulan women. On the shuttlecraft, Lt.Cmdr Rick Raxter reveals a shocking secret to Lt.Cmdr Watson. That he, Rick Raxter, is actually Captain Julius Baxter in disguise, hiding amongst his own crew after going on the run from Starfleet. Captain Baxter now plans to destroy the Romulan Warbird using a tactic he developed in his time off: the hold of the shuttlecraft is filled with plague blankets that he intends to smother the warbird's warp core with, resulting in a massive explosion preceded by a few moments of virulent illness. Lt. Watson, amazed that he was fooled by the captain's disguise, doubts the plan but decides to assist the Captain.

Unfortunately, the Romulan security sensors are set to detect fake mustaches, and shortly after they arrive Baxter and Watson are captured. Commander Koopar contacts the Sisyphus to reveal their treachery, as well as his own. For Kootar and Kootay have been hard at work on the Sisyphus disabling its shields and using their Romulan nerve pinch (which differs from the Vulcan nerve pinch in that it just stings like the Dickens) on anyone who tries to stop them. The Sisyphus is at a disadvantage, without defenses in Romulan territory, but when Koopar taunts them with this fact, they remind him they're only here to see the Edge of the Universe, which the Romulan Star Empire cannot call dibs on. At this Koopar turns frustrated, explaining that the empire will not even allow him or his ship to approach the Edge either. But after being Triple-Relbenbeast-Dared, Koopar agrees to approach the edge, but via the Sisyphus, which he beam over to commandeer. He arrives onboard with the Baxter and Watson, and en route to the Edge Lt. Cola sees an opportunity to incapacitate Kootay & Koopar. The ship proceeds with the Romulans now the prisoners; Ensign Lorem takes the opportunity for nuzzling and spooning.

Upon reaching the Edge of the Universe, everyone grows violently ill, with the exception of the gaseous Dr. "Foggy McCloud." Soon, over the Edge pops God, an eccentrically-dressed British dandy with a long scarf and whimsical top hat. The last is too much for Computer, who resigns as ship's operating system. God speaks of his vast power to a wretching crew, but on seeing Dr. "McCloud" starts a fight, having recognized the Doctor from the Big Bang. Dr. "McCloud" is victorious, despite God turning his hands into flowers, but when the crew try to claim God's jaunty hat as a trophy, they quickly become infected with megalomania. The hat is fired out into the vacuum of space and the USS Sisyphus heads back towards Federation territory. They've had a big day, not to mention a stupid and impossible one, and Captain Baxter thinks they could all use a visit to the Ice Cream Planet.

With Special guest Jon Forsythe as Commander Koopar and SubCommander Kootar

Author: LCARS65
Posted: 05.13.2010