Three misfits air their teacher's dirty online secrets.
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Stephen Karam American Theater Company
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| Friday | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday | 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Sunday | 3 p.m. |
| Thursday | 8 p.m. |
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Once upon a time, in high school, a nerdy Christian, a big-city gay kid and a deranged drama queen got all tangled up in each other's internets, uncovered a dirty secret and joined this weird forensics club. "Speech and Debate," in its regional premiere at American Theatre Company, is both funny and deliciously overblown, like a John Hughes classic deformed by Facebook. (Don't miss Sadieh Rifai as video blogger/unredeemable "Wicked" fan Dawita.) The plot, which centers on a web-based student/teacher sex scandal, provides uncountable laughs, plenty of intense confrontations and one utterly fabulous dance number. It smells like a hit.