2 Across (staged reading) – Island Theatre @ Bainbridge Public Library (Bainbridge Isl.)

A man and woman board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. They’re alone in the car and both are doing the New York Times crossword. She’s an organized, sensible psychologist. He’s a free-spirited, unemployed ad exec. She’s a crossword pro, he always quits. She wants to be left alone. He can’t stop talking. Two opposites in an enclosed space, they argue and flirt, attacking each other’s values while gradually opening to the other’s point of view. Their trip is filled with surprises — for them and for the audience — and as the ride ends, it’s obvious that each of them has been changed.

A Comedy of Crosswords and Romance. Written by Jerry Mayer; directed by Karen Hauser.

Admission by donation ($5+). No tickets needed; info here.