EST Marathon 2008 Series B features one of the more solid line-ups of one-acts that I've seen so far in this long-running annual festival. The most well known name on the bill is playwright Neil LaBute, who offers up The Great War, about a nameless man and woman who are about to get a divorce after what the husband describes as "nine years of pretty much hell." Grant Shaud brings a sad desperation to his character, and despite his harsh words you get the feeling that he actually does still love his wife. Laila Robins, on the other hand, is blunt and cruel, making the most demeaning remarks possible, then following them up with statements like, "I don't say any of that stuff with malice." La[...]