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    He Asked for It

    In this reworking of his 2008 play of the same name, Erik Patterson eloquently examines two of the more perplexing phenomena produced by the AIDS epidemic: men who deliberately choose to become infected, and others so angry and embittered by their affliction that they seek to infect others.

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    Schoolhouse Rock Live Too!

    These days, commercials for snacks and games still run during Saturday morning children's television programming, but what's missing are short, educational pieces set to catchy tunes.

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    Stranger

    This show is advertised as a "new spaghetti Western musical," which is a slight misnomer. It is a Western, in the Sergio Leone vein, and there is some excellent music by Tony Bollas but not quite enough to qualify as a musical.

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    Bach at Leipzig

    It's 1722 in  Leipzig, Germany. The Thomaskirche is in need of a new music director. Germany's top organists and choir leaders descend on the church to apply for the job.

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    Tetro

    Although some of "Tetro" is uneven and melodramatic, it's a stunning-looking and noble effort from a cinematic legend who clearly is just getting started.

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    The Hurt Locker

    "The Hurt Locker" literally opens with a bang as we see Bravo Company, made up of three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordinance Disposal squad, attempt to diffuse a roadside bomb with disastrous results.

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    Sweet Storm

    Two fetching performances, by Eric T. Miller and Jamie Dunn, breathe indelible life into Scott Hudson's slim but evocative "Sweet Storm."

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    FUBAR

    See "FUBAR" if you want to experience theatrical shock and awe. So smart, entertaining, stylish, and surprising is Karl Gajdusek's play that it risks looking too slick and hip in any description.

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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    An energetic, responsive cast gets a lot of entertaining mileage out of this 68-year-old classic warhorse of macabre farce.

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    Hamletmachine

    In Castillo Theatre's new production of "Hamletmachine," the complete text of Heiner Müller's 1977 play is transcribed along the two walls that bound the stage.