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{{Acts}}{{title}} is the second {{KRZ}} intermission actinterlude, released online on November 22, 2013 . It takes place between [[Act II|Acts II]] and [[Act III|III]].

It is also the name of a play directed by [[James B. Carrington]], with adaptation by [[Joseph Wheattree]] of two original plays, : ''A Reckoning'' and ''A Bar-fly'' (both written by [[Lem Doolittle]]), to be performed simultaneously. The setting was designed by [[Lula Chamberlain]]. In the interlude, it is performed in [[the Lower Depths]].

''The "brick sandwich" on Entertainment'' is available for download [http://kentuckyroutezero.com/the Bar-fly's table is in reference to a circumvention of entertainment/ here]. == Development & background == The game was originally developed for the [[wikipedia:Raines lawOculus Rift|Raines lawOculus Rift]], a prohibition-era law outlawing the sale of alcohol on Sunday except for in hotels (the setting of both headset. This ''The Entertainment'virtual reality version' and Eugene O'Neill's [[wikipedia:is now unavailable and unsupported, and instructions on its operation have since been amended to direct players on how to instead host a live stage production of the play. The Iceman Cometh|The Iceman Cometh]]). Some bar owners would mock former VR design gave players direct control of the law by serving a clay brick between two slices of breadcamera, thus satisfying constrained detailed action to happen close to the minimal legal requirement of serving foodplayer character and resulted in the decision to put the player on-stage as an actor, albeit one with no lines.

[[Cardboard Computer]] stated in a December 2013 [[newsletter]] that the game and one-act play was inspired by modern-era playwrights [[wikipedia:Eugene O'Neill|Eugene O'Neill]], [[wikipedia:Samuel Beckett|Samuel Beckett]], and [[wikipedia:Maxim Gorky|Maxim Gorky]].<ref>[http://kentuckyroutezero.com/pub/newsletter-archive/2013-dec-kentucky-route-zero-release-schedule-update-the-entertainment-other-news.html Kentucky Route Zero - Release schedule update, "The Entertainment" & other news]</ref> The "brick sandwich" on the Bar-fly's table is in reference to a circumvention of [[wikipedia:Raines law|Raines law]], a prohibition-era law outlawing the sale of alcohol on Sunday except for in hotels (the setting of both ' 'The Entertainment'' and O'Neill's ''[[wikipedia:The Iceman Cometh|The Iceman Cometh]]''). Some bar owners would mock the law by serving a clay brick between two slices of bread – as seen in the play – thus satisfying the minimal legal requirement of serving food. === Print version === The [http://www.lulu.com/shop/http://www.lulu.com/shop/lem-doolittle/the-entertainment/paperback/product-21312732.html "Paper and Ink" version] of the script is printed with a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) of {{Code|57-6498}}, which it shares with a published version of [https://lccn.loc.gov/57006498 ''The Iceman Cometh'']. Of note, the LCCN listed is available for download in a format that was in use before the year 2000. A modern printing would require the LCCN to adhere to the present format, which in this case would be {{Code|57006498}}. A PDF of the print version can be found [[:File:TheEntertainment_Final.pdf|here]] and the sound cues can be downloaded from the ZIP linked [http://kentuckyroutezero.com/the-entertainment/vr.txt in this document] (direct link [https://web.archive.org/web/20230725054424/http://kentuckyroutezero.com/the-entertainment/ TheEntertainment_SoundCues.zip here]).

== Cast List list ==

In the world of ''The EntertainmentKentucky Route {{Zero}}'' , the play was first presented at the Buffalo Street Student Theatre on the evening of November 16th16, 1973, with the following cast: