That the Multitude May Live
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Bandler Corporation
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Decades from now, in an era of altered realities, mind-augmentation and institutional terrorism, the dirty bombing of the Luton Maxwell Tower leaves Manhattan uninhabitable. Actress Naomi Verne, believed to have perished alongside billionaire-inventor Luton Maxwell, challenges Walter O’Dwyer, the new President of the American Union—the man she calls Daddy—to a rendezvous. Now on board the hyper-yacht “Luton Maxwell” a struggle ensues between the players—one of whom seems all but dead.
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That The Multitude May Live is a one-act science fiction play with elements of psychological drama and love story, written by John Bandler. Set in a dystopic future, the play explores themes of surveillance, technology ethics, and utilitarianism. Second in a trilogy, it follows 59 Minutes in the Maxwell Suite (2011) and precedes The Trial of Naomi Verne (2014). This November 28, 2012 copy is 53 pages. The play was staged for Hamilton Fringe Festival at the Citadel Studio (July 19-23, 2012) and directed by Bandler. See also: http://www.bandler.com/phasetwo, https://web.archive.org/web/20211215195614/http://bandler.com/phasetwo (accessed July 10, 2023). Promotional videos can be found on John Bandler’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/Bandler2009/ .
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Bandler, John, That the Multitude May Live, Bandler Corporation, Dundas, ON, Canada, 2012.