And you thought “China Lake: the Musical” was the wackiest idea of the week

The comments on “Ain’t gonna happen” have mutated beyond control developed into a playwriting workshop involving a theater production of China Lake. Dan thinks “The ending would be great…like a stage version of ‘Backdraft’.” Susan suggests a ballet: “The long-awaited sequel to Swan Lake.” Don wants the cast to be covered in Reddi-Wip (entirely and only?) but Patti thinks it’s a bad idea to spray whipped cream over a cage full of ferrets.

What, you think it could be staged? Take a look at what’s playing in Berlin this weekend.

Naked German seniors star in post-9/11 Verdi opera.

BERLIN (AFP) - The ruins of the World Trade Center and naked senior citizens wearing Mickey Mouse masks will share a stage Saturday, when a German theatre’s sell-out reinterpretation of a Verdi opera opens.

The Erfurt Theatre’s production of “A Masked Ball” will feature 35 naked seniors wearing masks of the Disney character throughout the performance.

Theater manager Guy Montavon says, “It’s a very beautiful, poetic scene.”

I don’t doubt him. But if I were to attend, I’d take along a can of Reddi-Wip. Don’t know if I’d deploy it on the cast, or on my own eyes, but I’d want to be armed.

IN THE COMMENTS: Monita says, “I have a hunch that seeing 35 naked seniors might inspire in me that rarest of feelings — the urge to iron.”