The day was capped off by ‘Dinner With The Stars.’ Sid and Andy were busy preparing for their play, 'Into The Matrix,’ which allows you the rare opportunity to see them portray Bashir and Garak live. After some musical performances from Chase and Max, the lights dimmed, the room grew silent, and we all awaited the entrance of Andy and Sid.

The play is set three years after the end of DS9, with the Romulans and Klingons in orbit around Cardassia, threatening to conquer the planet. The only thing that prevents them from doing so is a plague which is ravaging the planet. Garak goes into what’s known as the Vinculum, a place filled with witnesses to everything Garak sees and experiences - his fantasies, realities, thoughts, dreams, and memories. After a few minutes, our dear Doctor Bashir enters the Vinculum as well.

'Into the Matrix’ draws upon Andy’s novel 'A Stitch in Time’ and explores the pasts of both Garak and Bashir. One scene in which Sid portrayed the 6 year old Bashir was so moving - it almost brought everyone to tears. We see Enabran Tain, Paladine (from Andy’s novel), Bashir receiving his genetic enhancements, his father parading him around and showing off his intelligence, and at one point a mysterious man in black with blond hair, encountering Bashir as a young cadet asking him what his secret is.

The play was quite complex, and the people who weren’t hard-core Star Trek fans were quite confused. I must say it was probably the best 'Dinner With The Stars’ theatre piece I’ve seen yet. I hope Andy and Sid decide to do it again in a few years, as they said this would probably be their last performance.