In Bat Boy: The Musical, a young boy with pointy ears is found in a cave. This is the story of his reintegration into society as he struggles to find a place in a world that shuns him. The enduring popularity of the show is due in part to its delicate balance of biting satire and gentle comedy with a story and characters that are strong enough for a serious dramatic piece. Black Sheep Theatre is an independent Ottawa-based theatre company. The mandate is simple: There are plays which should be seen by Ottawa audiences, but are not. These works simply do not fit within the mandates of the established Ottawa theatre companies, whether professional or amateur. Black Sheep Theatre strives to get these works onto Ottawa stages, works from local playwrights (Craig Poile’s The Prize, Dave Dawson’s Cabin Fever) and from established international writers (John Patrick Shanley’s The Big Funk: A Casual Play, and Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins). These are plays of poetry, plays of beauty, plays with a little bit of an edge to them, but more than anything else, plays which deserve to be seen.