the stage pr0ducti0n is in shambles.

the scriptwriters had t0 thr0w 0ut years 0f w0rk, character arcs crashing d0wn like ill-hung stage light scaff0lding.

the act0rs are directi0nless. s0me are hiding in their dressing r00ms, shaking in fear fr0m the ech0es 0f every perf0rmance pri0r.

what new trials w0uld they be put thr0ugh next? "based 0n a true st0ry" usually d0esn't mean casting act0rs wh0've been thr0ugh the same, but here we are.

am i a narrat0r? the playbill? a critic bef0re 0pening night? it d0esn't matter. i will play whatever r0le is necessary f0r this tale t0 end and the next t0 begin.

a new st0ry will be written, but first this cast and crew 0f thirty-seven must each m0urn this failure 0f a play.