One of the bonuses of seeing a lot of theater is that you sometimes learn something new. Certainly, without Bear Kosik’s Girl Boy Girl Boy Girl I would never have known that musical chairs had replaced key parties as a way for “swingers” to get together. Beyond the education that I received from Kosik’s play, it was a very well written and performed short production lasting about half an hour.

As it currently exists GIRL BOY GIRL BOY GIRL would seem to be a good show for a theater festival, but it has the problem that it is too long for a 10-minute festival and too short for a one act.

The good news is that five characters searching for connection are the basis for a good extended play.

Kosik’s play reminded me of Nicholas Barker’s 1997 film Unmade Beds where four, rather unhinged, New Yorkers seek connection through the personal ads. The current play forms an excellent basis for both prequel and sequel scenes looking into psychology of the participants.