Post Gazette: Who knew high school speech and debate competitions were so structured, competitive . . . and emotionally intense?
But they're really just a means to an end in "Speech & Debate," Stephen Karam's affecting dark comedy about three teenagers for whom speech and debate (and extemporary commentary, dramatic interp, declamation, group interp, all those categories) are also just means to an end -- mechanisms for personal discovery, or speaking out, or getting even, or perhaps just hiding out in plain view.
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