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, the fourth wall is broken. A few scenes later, it's broken again. I'd been okay with the dream sequences up to that point, but breaking the fourth wall felt obtrusive and out of place, especially this late in the game. And that's where the play would have lost me, if the material outside of these scenes had been weaker. Fortunately, playwright Kathy Anderson created a cast of thoroughly likable characters and a plot inventive and entertaining enough that I was able to ignore, if not forgive, the two clumsy addresses to the audience. Besides, this is a world premiere: there's still the possibility of improvement.

I would like to begin this review by strongly urging all those who believe in abstinence-only sex ed classes to see . There has never been a better defense of Joycelyn Elders' opinions on sex education—even though it was written over a hundred years before President Clinton appointed her to the office of the Surgeon General.

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you.

As Jill mentioned, Fringe is officially over, but that didn't mean there wasn't time to fit one more show in; specifically When Boys Cry. Another work-in-progress (this time a study for a screenplay), When Boys Cry is billed as a "romantic comedy" - and although the play as I saw it (with part of Act II already removed, according to a sign in the lobby), I feel as though "romantic comedy" isn't a fair description. There is a love story in When Boys Cry - and the dialogue is funny, sometimes scathingly so. However, those two aspects of the play were incongruent enough so that they could have been in two separate shows.

This week's quote comes from Enid Bagnold, who once said: "The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name." Now, on with the listings!

This week’s quote comes from Shakespeare’s , act five, scene four. In this scene, the king’s horse has been killed in battle, and he’s so desperate to stop fighting on foot that he offers his kingdom for a horse. Full quote: “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!” Why did we choose it? Because Shakespeare starts us of this week. Now, on with the listings!

Here it is, a week late, a lyric from the actual song “White Christmas.” (We never did get our shopping done, though. This year we’re celebrating Chanukah, for convenience.) Now, on with the listings!

Shark lust! Victory-obsessed little league coaches! Meta theatre! The meaning of life! See what Philly’s got cookin’ on stage this week…

A new month means plenty of new theatre in the area. See below for the great shows going up this week!

- The tale of two friends who reunite and find that living their dreams isn’t as perfect as they’d thought it would be. Philadelphia premiere. September 28-October 15, Adrienne Theatre. For tickets and information, see The Flashpoint Theatre Company’s ticketing site.