(previews start on Wednesday; opens on May 23) This treasured downtown company returns with its annual festival of what it calls "funny, strange and provocative" plays. This year's provocations are "D Deb Debbie Deborah," by Jerry Lieblich; "Card and Gift," by Kate E. Ryan; and "Men on Boats," by Jaclyn Backhaus. The first-rate casts include Hannah Cabell, Mia Katigbak, Brooke Bloom and Geoff Sobelle.