Tales from the Tunnel

In this plodding anthology of subway-themed vignettes, six gratingly cheerful actors caper around the stage like Mouseketeers of public transit. Purportedly culled from interviews with real straphangers, these tales seem more fantastical than historical—equal parts urban legend, caricature and gross-out contest. The acting and writing tend toward the obvious and overdone, with too few grace notes of humor or pathos.—Pamela Newton