Cary Neeper--Writings
© 2002 Carolyn A. Neeper

This comic musical in two acts, produced as "U.F.F.D.U.H." in May 2007 by the Los Alamos Little Theater, is based on the novel The Crystal Diadem by Cary Neeper—a science fiction/occult spoof of an over-bureacratized galactic federation threatened by its bio-silicon members. Music is written by Alice B. Kellogg in a variety of styles reflecting the five aliens involved.

In 3032 CE, when the Earth is flourishing once again with wild greenery and crystal waters, the United Free Federation of Demilitarized Autonomies (U.F.F.D.A.) decides to invite Earth to join the Federation. Before that can happen, an evil silicon marnicon, MALICON, overcome with dark powers promised by a strange Crystal Diadem, affects a coup with a reluctant army and takes over the Federation's space station orbiting Earth. The Chairbeing of UFFDA, rescued by a young elll, the UFFDA Historian, ELLMAR, is thought to be killed while trying to escape to Earth. After a rescue attempt fails at the space station, the Federation Council escapes to Channel Country, Earth, and enlists the help of a young florist, ALICE. Too soon they are discovered by her less forgiving fellow humans and the usurper Malicon. On Earth Ellmar goes mad when he finds a glass figurine (The Marnicon Maiden of the Intonation). Everyone is puzzled by what the dangerous intonation of the Crystal Diadem really means, who has the true Crystal Diadem, and where the powerful Marnicon Maiden is among all the fakes? In the climactic confrontation, the intonation falls on the new anonymous Chairbeing of UFFDA, who is revealed to be Alice the florist, raised on Earth by marnicons and engaged in educating Earth according to Federation guidelines. During the Federation funeral for Alice, the radiculi (flying carrots) discover that Alice is not really dead. She wakes to a joyful celebration and reconciliation with her love interest, the Councilbeing, DARROK.