I can see why Tracy Jones is getting production after production! Not only is the humor spot-on and laugh-out-loud funny, but the pacing and arc are extraordinary. I love the way it lives in madcap zaniness until it suddenly becomes a beautiful reflection on loneliness. What's so wonderful, though, is that it manages to be both farcical and affecting while somehow maintain a singular and cohesive tone from beginning to end. Kaplan manages to walk this very fine tonal line with grace and skill.

A wry investigation of loneliness that questions whether the only person who can stand oneself is oneself - and if that's really who we're looking for in companionship: ourself. The stage directions by Stephen Kaplan serve as a how-to regarding the tightrope walk performance that is necessary for Tracy Jones - as well as the other characters - for they have an almost Eugene O'Neill precision to them, with the dialogue in verse-like distinction. There is great delight in the awkward comedy of these people interacting with one another. Special mention for Jillie who is reminiscent of a Stoppard character.

I can easily see why this funny and poignant comedy is getting so much love. It works beautifully as a farce--the setup is hilarious and the various gags and laughs throughout land beautifully. What is most impressive is how much all the humor so organically arises from the well-drawn characters and their competing/intersecting wants and needs. This is a very human meditation on loneliness that punches you in the heart as much as it does in the funny bone (which it does so repeatedly and effectively). Here's to many more productions of it in the future!