The Parallax Second Players have a long fine tradition of performing musical parodies of well know science fiction stories or plays of well known science fiction authors. Below is a table of some of our productions.
| Year | Play | Director(s) | Musical? | Playwright(s) |
| 1994 | Dune: The Soft Rock Musical |
Barb Carlson |
yes (a cappella) |
Barb Carlson, Randy Hoffman, Henry Tjernlund, and Parsec Players |
| 1995 | The Thing and I |
Beth Bowles, Ruth Heller |
yes (a cappella) |
Ann Cecil and Parsec Players |
| 1996 | The Review and Preview Revue |
Kira Heston |
yes (a cappella) |
Parsec Players |
| 1997 | My Fair Ladle |
Kira Heston |
yes (taped accompaniment) |
Greg Armstrong, Kira Heston, and Parsec Players |
| 1998 | Who Killed Harry Kim This Time? |
Kira Heston |
no | Shanti Fader |
| 1999 | ----no play (no con) |
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| 2000 | The Zombies of Montrose |
Barb Carlson |
no | James Morrow |
| 2001 | 20,000 Leagues of Music |
Mia Sherman |
yes (taped accompaniment) |
Ann Cecil; lyrics by Greg Armstrong, Barb Carlson, Ann Cecil, Kira Heston, and Randy Hoffman |
| 2002 | ----no play |
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| 2003 | The Music Caves |
Barb Carlson |
yes (piano by Mary Crowell) |
Ann Cecil and Parsec Players |
| 2004 | Encounter at FourPoints | Kim Eklund |
no | Randy Hoffman, Henry Tjernlund, and Parsec Players |
| 2005 | Dune: The Soft Rock Musical | Kim Eklund |
yes (a cappella except finale) |
see 1994; edited by Randy Hoffman and
Parsec Players |
| 2006 | Guards and Dragons | Kim Eklund |
yes (Mac accompaniment) |
Ann Cecil, Greg Armstrong, and Parsec Players |
| 2007 | Grease Wars |
Kim Eklund |
yes (MP3 accompaniment) |
Randy Hoffman and PARSEC Players; lyrics by
Luke Ski |
| 2008 | Come Back, Dr. Sarcophagus |
Randy Hoffman |
no | James Morrow |
| 2009 | The Girl in the Firefly or, Jaynie Get Your Gun |
Kira Heston |
yes (a cappella) |
Randy Hoffman and PARSEC Players |
| 2010 | The Na'vitivity Story |
Heidi Pilewski |
yes (CD accompaniment) |
Randy Hoffman and PARSEC Players |
| 2011 | 20,000 Leagues of Music | Heidi Pilewski |
yes (CD accompaniment) |
see 2001; minor editing by Parsec Players |
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Keep an eye on this space for announcement of auditions for our next production.
Too shy for stage, but want in on the hilarity? Wanna paint wacky signs or create zany set pieces? We also need crew--stage hands and set techs. Caution: you may get carried away and end up on stage after all!All company members (cast and crew) should be available for 2 rehearsals/week between April 30 and Confluence (July 28), and for a tech rehearsal to be held early in July at a location to be disclosed, though crew and characters appearing in fewer scenes will be scheduled less often. Your availability will be a consideration for casting. Everyone in the company (cast & crew) will be expected to contribute tangibly to the production by helping with or creating one or more of the following items: Humor-Impaired signs, Scene Titles, publicity pieces, set pieces, backdrops, costumes, any props that must be created, handbills and/or souvenirs, in accordance w/ the production schedule and creative guidelines.
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