Bay Street Theatre: 'Speech and Debate'

Steven Karam's dark comedy about Oregon high schoolers Howie, Diwata and Solomon, who band together in a quest to unmask their school's (male) drama teacher, who's been preying on young boys. Each of the characters is lonely and self-obsessed: Frumpy and freaky Diwata is a fanatic for blowsy Broadway musicals, Solomon is a nerdy reporter for the school paper, and Howie — openly gay and apparently the perv's latest target — is trying to find himself.