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MISSION: COLUSA
by Arthur M. Jolly
3m,2w, 1 any.
Running time: 90 mins.
CHARACTERS
CAPTAIN JAMESON WOOD – British. Handsome, refined, with a slightly apologetic air.
WARRANT OFFICER STEVEN CHEN – Tightly wound. Asian heritage but American born - no accent.
FIRST OFFICER ABIGAIL "ABBY" HOYT – A new mother with all the sleep-deprived edge that implies.
ALSO FIRST OFFICER BOSTIN FOWLER – Rather gawky - with a gentle nature. Eminently likable.
RANDOM BLOB – A big blobby green fungus, floating in a hydroponic vat. Looks like a plant until it opens its eyes.
DR. DANA OWENS – A NASA veteran scientist on her last big experiment before retirement.
SETTING
A mock-up of a rocket, here on earth.
SYNOPSIS
Four volunteer astronauts, confined to a sealed environment for a four year experiment, struggle to maintain their ever diminishing sanity.