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In theater, as in television, summer is an opportunity for producers and creative teams to try ideas that may be a little wackier than main-season fare – off- and off-off Broadway, that’s what all the play festivals that are currently on and coming up are about. But the theater world also has its version of summer TV’s ubiquitous reruns, only there we like to think the phenomenon of show extensions and brief revivals is weighted more toward being a chance to see things you didn’t see previously, rather than being an expression of laziness or lack of better things to show. more ›

Interesting assortments of shows just keep opening. At this rate, theatre-lovers will be worn out and sick of novelty onstage by the time the Fringe Festival steamrolls into town…nah. Gothamist hopes people took last week’s advice and went to the Ice Factory festival in SoHo to see Fathom, SaBooge Theatre’s mesmerizing tale of English devils in Tasmania. Too bad for those who didn’t, but you can catch this week’s offering, courtesy of Sponsored by Nobody: The Position, a satire that features six guys waiting for their interview at a big corporation. more ›