Hystery of Heat was first performed at Manhattan’s Ontological Hysteric Theatre in August, 2006. It featured Ric Royer, Bonnie Jones, Jackie Milad, and G Lucas Crane, with special appearances by Lauren Bender, Dan Breen and occasional others. Dramaturgical assistance by Christopher Fritton. The text in this book was written by Ric Royer. The images were chosen by Bonnie Jones. “Joke” courtesy of Emo Philips.