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You guys picked the items in this list - which made this post a lot easier to write! And we thank you for that, because we're really kind of burning out on this whole "a list every weekday of December" thing. Why did we decide to do this again?

We've already told you about the New Play Festival that's been making the rounds at various theaters throughout the city, and will continue to do so until February 18. We do however want to give a special shout out to The Vagabond Acting Troupe's Solo Works Festival. In addition to several full length works (5 of which have already been reviewed by Phillyist), most theaters have a works-in-progress tie-in; this is Vagabond's, and each of the pieces is about 10 to 15 minutes long. The Solo Works Festival is happening because The Wedding Consultant (Vagabond's full length contribution to the New Play Festival) started out as a 10-minute solo piece; Solo Works is designed to give exposure to emerging artists so that hopefully they can move on to bigger works (and bigger budgets).

Editor's note: In the interests of full disclosure, we should mention that two Phillyists - Editor Jill and Associate Editor Katie - are involved with the production reviewed below. I'll be upfront with everyone: I am basically a musical theatre nut case. Going to a play is a very rare occasion and when I do it's usually to something familiar or famous. I am usually so involved in a musical(s) that I don't have time...

This week’s quote comes from Isaac Bashevis Singer, who wrote the short story that the Wilma’s upcoming is adapted from. The complete quote is: “A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.” Now, on with the listings!

Last month I went to the wackiest wedding ever. I barely knew the couple, but I was still totally pumped because I was ready to get my Hava Nagila on. What transpired during the reception was mortifying. First of all, instead of the traditional Hava Nagila, they chose a terrible techno version that consisted of a continuously looped house beat with a Goldfrapp wannabe singing over it. It gets worse. Instead of boosting the bride and groom into chairs and inviting everyone to dance around them, the groomsmen hoisted them up one at a time. Who does that? The whole point is for the newly married couple to gaze at each other from up high, looking totally petrified.

.) (Future performances.)