Edges

Before Benj Pasek and Justin Paul were writing songs for cult musical Dogfight and the Hollywood smash La La Land, they were college undergraduates unhappy with the musicals they were working on at the University of Michigan. They channeled that dissatisfaction into the song cycle Edges, which speaks to the general feelings of uncertainty and worry that come with being twentysomethings in America. Using the language of youth, the songs in Edges deal with everything from Facebook-induced anxiety to a desire for real love. The show is a favorite of college theater departments for its honesty and its scaled-down staging (a sparse stage with four stools and four vocalists). The Fontbonne University Theatre department presents Edges at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday (January 31 to February 3) at Fontbonne University's Fine Arts Theatre (6800 Wydown Boulevard; www.mustardseedtheatre.com). Tickets are $10.