First off, this play ain’t funny. The dialogue is more poetic than authentic. But the actors manage to pull off difficult performances that demand raw emotion painfully restrained. There’s good stuff here.

Oh The Humanity! by Will Eno and produced by Staircase Xi Productions is an earnest piece – or I should say, five earnest pieces, played with enthusiasm and polish by the actors, Maryanne Renzetti and Brad Duffy. They’ve got tough gigs; the monologue-ish dialogue (even when the two are in the same scene), and lack of action or overt conflict make it a tough role for the players....