"A Case-by-Case Basis" offers an extraordinary evening of theater: four short plays spotlighting front-page issues such as teen suicide, homelessness, law enforcement, justice, language, race relations, immigration and parenting. Playwright Philip Vassallo, author of the award-winning play collection "Questions Asked of Dying Dreams," here has written penetrating two-character studies, all previously produced Off-Off-Broadway, which touch a nerve, hold suspense, and resolve unexpectedly. "Ask Me" (20 minutes) tells the story of two middle schoolers whose love is doomed when their parents...