Karen Wilson was 16 when she first began feeling the pain. It began out of the blue one day, and it never stopped. She could never figure out why the heavy feeling in her vagina was happening, or how to stop it. Some days the pain was so bad that she couldn’t walk or even get out of bed. Wilson began going to doctors, but none of them knew what the pain was or how to make it stop. Many people told her it would end after she had children, and one doctor suggested that it was psychosomatic. It wasn’t until her 20s that Wilson was diagnosed with a mysterious condition known as vulvodynia.

Nora and Delia Ephron are no strangers to working together, having collaborated on such films as Bewitched, You've Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle. Now, these multi-faceted sisters have brought their talents to the stage with the off-Broadway play, Love, Loss and What I Wore, now at the Westside Theater, which features a rotating cast of 15 actresses. The Ephrons were inspired to adapt author Ilene Beckerman's work for the stage after Nora read the book and sent it to Delia. Both of them were drawn to the stories and the emotional connections with the clothing that the narrator wore during her experiences.

"Look but don't touch" may be the motto of museums in which ropes and guards protect displays. These six, however, welcome interaction and invite young and old to reach out for hands-on fun and learning.

We all dream of our moment in the spotlight. Whether ît's an Oscar-winning turn in a film or a triumphant Broadway debut, fantasies of fame and fortune entertain everyone from time to time. Luckily, it doesn't require years of acting classes or singing lessons to get onstage in New York. Here are 10 Off-Broadway shows that invite audience members to join the fun, encouraging them to leap from their seats and sing, dance or act out a scene or two.