I was not ready for Breaking the Story to be this terrific. It was first rate. I have seen many plays before that dealt with the subject matter of a journalist going overseas to a war zone and being bombarded by the terror that is war. Then they come home only to have a horrible adjustment. That usually leads them to having a need to return to the war zone in order to cope with all their feelings. I swear I’ve seen this kind of play many times before. This however, is the first time that the story of the journalist ever made sense to me and kept me interested from start to finish. In addition to the first rate performance by all the actors, the dialogue was so clean and elegant. There wasn’t a wasted word or a wasted character. Everything was working toward the plot. Nothing was done in excess. I also think the war was handled very simply and elegantly. It never became too much. So many plays include the war in the story by a series of over the top graphic images or video reels, but this play used very few images. That worked for it. Because it allowed your imagination to work and the war made itself known.  This play also had a wonderful sense of dark humor that poked fun at the banal life that we Americans create – – worried about the most trivial of things while in other parts of the world millions of people are simply trying to stay alive through the night.  Breaking the Story was just the perfect combination of first rate acting, an important story, a wry sense of humor, an interesting collection of characters and 75 very alive minutes.  I only wish this gem of a production was getting more buzz.  It certainly was deserving of more!