<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 11–> ASHEVILLE — North Carolina Stage Company has a wham-bam sci-fi hit with the crazy outer space comedy-adventure “Fight Girl Battle World,” now at the downtown playhouse. There is so much to like about this edgy piece, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by N.C. Stage co-founder Charlie Flynn-McIver as part...
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