Art Attack's Embarrassed!: [Insert Witty Pun]

A show about actors recounting their most embarrassing moments is basically an invitation to mockery--it makes the reviewer want to take advantage of the material offered up. But while Art Attack Theatre's Embarrassed! (1205 East Pike #BA. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. Tix $10) isn't perfect, it's also not that bad. The ensemble of actors take the stage for 12 or so minutes each to recount what's supposed to be the most embarrassing moment of their lives, and while the first half is decidedly weaker than the second, there's enough real laughs by the end to justify the ticket price.

One of the issues with the show is that not all of the stories seem that embarrassing. One actor recounts how, as a child, his hippie father's RV caught on fire in the middle of the Nevada desert, and how they had to flee the McDonald's they stopped at to put out the fire because the RV was actually full of weed and, apparently, it could be smelled burning. But the actor was too young to understand, so the story's really embarrassing in retrospect. Another actor explains how, as a sixth-grader in her small town school, she had to warn her homeroom teacher that her blouse had popped open. Awkward, perhaps, for a child, but ultimately it helped the poor woman save face and the story ended on a quite sweet note years later. It's a great story, just not all that embarrassing.