Amusing, poignant, and sometimes illogical, playwright Sarah Ruhl's romantic comedy, "The Clean House," is a delicate balance of reality, the esoteric and the mystical.

By Orla Swift, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. May 3--CHAPEL HILL -- Have you heard the one about the depressed house cleaner? She'd rather tell dirty jokes than clean dirty floors.

By Rebecca Bailey, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.

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By Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune Apr. 7--In a quiet cafe, a guy croaks. And then his cell phone rings.