The timely (and timeless) Born Yesterday
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 31, 2007
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2nd Story Theatre has kicked off its Short Attention Span Theatre with Wave : seven short plays, no waiting; all but one a comedy, so not much time to rest your grin.
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The presentation at 2nd Story Theatre is a gripping reality show, demonstrating how dramatic actual events can be, even when they’re making you think as well as feel.
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Rarely did a play arrive with better timing than You Can't Take It With You , the joyfully optimistic paean to the American spirit that earned its Pulitzer in 1936, when the country was licking the wounds of collective Depression.
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