Glee’s soprano superstar Chris Colfer writes and lead roles in yet another coming-of-age comedy, Struck by Lightning. Colfer plays overachieving senior Carson Phillips, who launches a literary magazine to boost his resume and chances of college admittance—when a bolt of lightning strikes and kills him. The clock winds back to show Carson’s final feats toward escaping small town life, and his attempts to blackmail classmates into submitting pieces to his publication. Opens Fri Times Vary

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