“And for a fortnight there, we were forever,” sang present-day philosophizer of friendship Taylor Swift, acknowledging that even the most sincere friendship bonds have their moment, then fade. Playwright Rajiv Joseph explores a sincere yet troubled connection that spans 30 years in his gut-wrenching 2012 work Gruesome Playground Stories. Joseph’s funny and sad play begins with a meet-cute in the nurse’s office of an elementary school. Kayleen is…
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