"The audience will not undergo anything the protagonist does not undergo. For the journey is the same, and the audience members understand themselves to be the protagonist—as, indeed, for the length of the evening they are, for the drama is their dream, put forward by their representative, the dramatist; and we know in our dreams each character stands for the dreamer." So proclaims David Mamet in his book, Theater, and, on this occasion, I agree with the dogmatic/problematic

A good story is like a Russian nesting doll. Initially, you are drawn to it by its trappings, the plot, the pictures, the promise. Then, you open it and discover characters and truths both unexpected and exhilarating, even if heart-rending. The seemingly smallest buried inside the larger tale is the actual core. This is the essence, this is the significance. Watch this well-crafted short doc from ESPN and director Michael Jacobs about the origins of the High Five; you'll disc