Written with a scintillating verbal humor, honesty, and a keen compassion that upends conventions and avoids the predictable at every turn, Canadian playwright Melissa James Gibson's THIS is a tart, melancholy comedy about a group of close friends entering the choppy waters of middle age. "This" is the stuff of real life: relationships, sex, friendships, marriage, and bereavement. Join us for a San Diego premiere of this powerhouse production of Gibson's latest rueful comic meditation on love, adulthood, and adultery. At North Coast Rep. (858/481-1055, www.northcoastrep.org)
