What do you think of this as an idea for a play?

Dan, my advice is to ignore it. People tend to get snotty here (generally the trolls I mentioned); I think part of the comments made to you probably stem from the fact that last year someone took the rather vitriolic comments from this site and turned it into a satirical play. And then there was backlash because people who agreed to give their comments for use got a small fee, and a whole bunch of people complained about the payments. The person who contacted you probably don't understand the concept of 'collaboration' or 'brainstorming'. (To the person who will no doubt contact me for saying such: bring it on. Unless you are one of the regulars - which I doubt - I stand by my words) Personally, I don't see what's wrong with asking for advice and guidance, especially when stuck. Theatre isn't presented in a vacuum, why should the script writing process be caged to one person in one room? Puppets and patterns at Puppets in Melbourne