The Unofficial, Unauthorized Story of How Star Wars Really Began - in Barstow, California, 1974. "Summer of '74" is a comedy for theater in three acts which can be performed by ensemble casts in theaters both amateur and professional around the world. A young boy in rural California dreams of getting out of his small town; his mother grows "herbs," but young "Lucas" is sure there is a higher calling for him. The most powerful man in town is Dr. Vader,...