"Speech & Debate"

Modern Teen Comedy "Speech & Debate"

When three misfit teenagers in Dwada's speech and debate team find themselves in the middle of a sex scandal involving one of their teachers, they join forces to seek out and uncover the truth. Instead, they find friendship, themselves -- and dance! Grittier than a high school bathroom, as uncomfortable as a GOP debate and more charming than Rodgers & Hammerstein, "Speech & Debate" speaks to the isolation and fear that young people face every day. Founder of Los Angeles New Court Theatre Nathan Burkart directs this funny and controversial dark comedy written by "columbinus" co-author and 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist Stephen Karam.