"Birthday Present 2050" is a dystopian drama. There are many fine books and movies but fewer dystopian plays to be read or performed. "Birthday Present 2050" takes place in a totalitarian system of government in which only people and things considered "productive" are assured existence. Among the non-productive are pets, flowers and any person over the age of 65. After a parent reaches that age, it is up to the next generation, the sons and daughters, to choose on each subsequent birthday between extending the life of the ageing parent or accumulating more comfort for themselves. In the world...