This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
By Merritt Martin

Published: Thursday, July 15, 2004

Saturday, July 17

We're suckers for descriptive and witty names, hence our pleasure in discovering the name of the area's newest theater company: Abbreviated Enlightenment. Producer Leslie Fletcher explains that in /ochen chotto schpiel/: very little play,' AE performs "reality-based short works" and "fast, fast, FAST theater" with a variety of scant plays, the order chosen by the audience. The first month's run opens Saturday (and runs every Saturday through August 7) with 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows at Addison Conference Center, 15650 Addison Road. Oh, and by the way, this is an "All ages show: mature content and language tempered by intellect." Now that's enlightenment. Call 1-877-590-4400.