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The Communist Conspiracy (Sign-Up)

Kulikovia
04-05-2007, 21:21
This is a dark comedy set in suburban America during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The world tetters on the brink of nuclear war. The United States and the Soviet Union stand on the edge as the Cold War reaches its' boiling point. Across the globe, the Cold War is fought from South America to South Asia. America stands as the great democratic power, standing between the godless communist hordes and the free people of Earth. Every person does his and her part to deter Communism, seeking out its' supporters. The very thing that makes America great is underthreat of Communist usurption. In a suburban community in California, the latest battle in the Cold War will be waged. The stakes: America and everything she stands for. Thomas Smith, hard worker, loving husband, and caring father is a true blooded American and loves his country. One day, his perfect American life chsanges forever when a new family moves in next door. They are a Russian family who recently moved to the United States in the hopes of beginning a new and better life. They are instantly viewed with suspicion and outcasted by the concerned citizens of the block. Suspicion and mistrust mounts as Thomas begins to uncover the truth and expose them as Communist spies to the rest of the people. American society is threatened by their presence and Thomas will do anything to rpotect his family and his country. Are his suspicions nothing but fear created by American propoganda or is their something more sinister in store for America?
Kulikovia
04-05-2007, 21:23
Basically, this is making fun of the Cold War and America's fears and society during this period. Patriotism and fear drive the concerned citizens to mistrust these new arrivals.

Avaliable characters:
The Russian Family
Other block families
Journalists
Citizens
FBI Agents
Anything you can thik of and any sterotypical merican character you can come up with.
Kulikovia
04-05-2007, 21:28
Name: Thomas Smith
Age: 42
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 184lbs
Hair: Salt and pepper
Eyes: Hazel
Role: Smith is a patriotic American, concerned that Communism is an all too real threat to freedom and democracy. He has a wife named Janet and two teenage kids, Laura and Joesph.
Socialist States Union
04-05-2007, 23:20
I'll have the Russian Family.
Brazilam
05-05-2007, 02:57
I am interested, though I would like to know what the year is or if we should just assume a certain one.
Pan-Arab Barronia
05-05-2007, 03:01
Hmm. What would the journalist thing entail?
[NS]Corbournne
05-05-2007, 03:11
I'd like to call "another bloc family." Polish, preferably. Even though they were, for the most part, ant-communist, I can only imagine they were discriminated against too for their names and accents.
Kulikovia
05-05-2007, 13:24
This is great to see people interested in this satire of America's fear of Communism.
Brazilam
05-05-2007, 17:40
Yeah, it is isn't it? Anyway, I'll just assume the year is 1961.

The Lychman Family

Names: Jordan Lychman, Mary Lychman, Harold, Lauren
Ages: 34, 35, 6, 3
Heights: 5'9'', 5'4", 3'11", 2'9"
Weights: 155 lbs, 117 lbs, 49 lbs, 26 lbs
Hairs: Brown, Blonde, Black, Blonde
Eyes: Green, Green, Brown, Blue
Role: The Lychamn family is on vacation from the stressful home of New York. They are a proud God fearing family of Evangelicals that seem to live out the American Dream. Not all is well beneath their ideal lifestyle however. The family is said to be cursed since they killed the last witch in America, and as a result has been cursed with a history of mental illness. This part of the family has managed to keep itself from being sent to the asylum so far, but anything could change.

Illness's:
Jordan- Very open to suggestion and does not take much to convince him into thinking someone is right.
Mary- Has Tourette's Syndrome and is prone to yell out offensive language or perform offensive acts at any random time.
Harold- Has Bulimia Nervosa and may vomit at any random time.
Lauren- Not yet known .
Kulikovia
05-05-2007, 17:46
Thanks for joining.