Monday CALL 911! CALL 911!: Political and economic commentator and White House strategist during the Nixon administration, Kevin Phillips talks about his book, American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century. Phillips traces the set of related causes that caused the downfall of historical world powers. That same combination of ills he says -- global over-reach, militant religion, resource problems, and ballooning debt -- is......

There's a temptation when you see a very funny show to try to tell people what's so funny about it, which is a recipe for disaster. So we're not going to do that. We have restraint. We're just going to point out that up-and-coming funnyman Steven Martin has adapted German satirist Carl Sternheim's 1910 comedy, The Underpants, and it's showing at ACT through November 12. Tickets are in the $40-$50 range, depending on the......

Joseph Campbell once pointed out that your real midlife crisis happens between the ages of 30 and 35, living past 70 being a relatively recent event. At 35 you have the accoutrements of home and family, community standing, and realize with a sudden sickening shock there's no way out of it: you've become your parents. (Okay, in theory. In reality, you're probably doing less well than your parents, comparatively.) 35-ish playwright Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman,......